I am thinking of a few instances where a road goes under an interstate through a glorified (https://goo.gl/maps/srR8qDsRkeJkJPQ28) box culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/286N6fNqs64nPwpu7)
Any other examples of odd overpasses?
US 66 under I-44 (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6810122,-97.0466736,3a,40.1y,267.12h,86.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAMbJHq-NDESUR1dZN4N6Eg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) isn't quite a box culvert, but I think "non-standard" fits.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 17, 2021, 02:42:48 PM
US 66 under I-44 (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6810122,-97.0466736,3a,40.1y,267.12h,86.57t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sAMbJHq-NDESUR1dZN4N6Eg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) isn't quite a box culvert, but I think "non-standard" fits.
That underpass looks like I would get tetanus just driving underneath it.
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 02:56:49 PM
That underpass looks like I would get tetanus just driving underneath it.
So many of the OTA overpasses done in the 1950s are just...bad.
This one (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2764696,-97.6046727,3a,75y,287.94h,66.05t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sss1GEe3EhbWcmGmZMDzl4A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dss1GEe3EhbWcmGmZMDzl4A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D299.34378%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656) hasn't been fixed yet despite being in a town of 7,600 and on the same road as a major destination for out-of-towners (not that this is part of the route there, but it's one wrong turn away).
All sorts of these exist in Mexico, but I won't bother linking to any, considering the OP specified 'interstate'.
Quote from: kphoger on February 17, 2021, 03:32:00 PM
All sorts of these exist in Mexico, but I won't bother linking to any, considering the OP specified 'interstate'.
Naw, it's okay. I was thinking interstate, because of the odd things you can find on non interstates making the odd ones you find on interstates a bit rarer, but I don't think this has to be exclusively interstate.
Quote from: Scott5114 on February 17, 2021, 03:09:37 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 02:56:49 PM
That underpass looks like I would get tetanus just driving underneath it.
So many of the OTA overpasses done in the 1950s are just...bad.
This one (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2764696,-97.6046727,3a,75y,287.94h,66.05t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sss1GEe3EhbWcmGmZMDzl4A!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dss1GEe3EhbWcmGmZMDzl4A%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D299.34378%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656) hasn't been fixed yet despite being in a town of 7,600 and on the same road as a major destination for out-of-towners (not that this is part of the route there, but it's one wrong turn away).
Not sure if I have ever seen this (https://goo.gl/maps/CLYGLP1DNXAxXkDV9) sign. Just before you get on the question bridge.
Quote from: snowc on February 17, 2021, 03:55:18 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 02:37:42 PM
I am thinking of a few instances where a road goes under an interstate through a glorified (https://goo.gl/maps/srR8qDsRkeJkJPQ28) box culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/286N6fNqs64nPwpu7)
Any other examples of odd overpasses?
That :colorful: graffiti on the box culvert in second link.
More impressive that someone traveled to the desolate expanse of far west Texas to graffiti the box culvert.
I-78 and Glenside Avenue, Union County
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 03:58:18 PM
Quote from: snowc on February 17, 2021, 03:55:18 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 02:37:42 PM
I am thinking of a few instances where a road goes under an interstate through a glorified (https://goo.gl/maps/srR8qDsRkeJkJPQ28) box culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/286N6fNqs64nPwpu7)
Any other examples of odd overpasses?
That :colorful: graffiti on the box culvert in second link.
More impressive that someone traveled to the desolate expanse of far west Texas to graffiti the box culvert.
Makes me wonder what the purpose of those ramps and the culvert is. Convenient turnaround?
Not a road, but something I thought of.
The SkyTrain (Vancouver rail system) has an underpass at Templeton St (https://goo.gl/maps/yryCt2n3a3fw94LE6) that was built more like a tunnel than an underpass. I suspect this is done for safety reasons, such as keeping people off the third rail.
This underpass in Puyallup, WA (https://www.google.com/maps/@47.1894141,-122.3277429,87a,35y,327.47h,54.37t/data=!3m1!1e3) is very similar to the OP. I think it was built to connect the two WSU campuses without requiring people to cross over the busy street dividing the campus. Road was first, so I guess it was easier to build than constructing a bridge.
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on February 17, 2021, 05:20:52 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 03:58:18 PM
Quote from: snowc on February 17, 2021, 03:55:18 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 02:37:42 PM
I am thinking of a few instances where a road goes under an interstate through a glorified (https://goo.gl/maps/srR8qDsRkeJkJPQ28) box culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/286N6fNqs64nPwpu7)
Any other examples of odd overpasses?
That :colorful: graffiti on the box culvert in second link.
More impressive that someone traveled to the desolate expanse of far west Texas to graffiti the box culvert.
Makes me wonder what the purpose of those ramps and the culvert is. Convenient turnaround?
Yes. The graffiti one also doubles as an actual culvert. It obvious in the desert, 99% of the time it's not used as a culvert, but that 1%....
There was one on I-25 between Colorado Springs and Denver, but it is being turned into a bridge during the construction of the express lanes. Here (https://goo.gl/maps/3zkVEZ5bkQTc1GsD9) is what it looked like.
when we visit our grandparents in New Mexico, we sometimes take old US 66 just for fun, and the old road goes under the highway in this (https://goo.gl/maps/T64uQ2huL5wqVgsw6).
And, although not on the interstate, this (https://goo.gl/maps/cZFzbrtE7H9VyE4A7) is in the same area, and it is literally a big culvert. The google car hasn't been there in a looong time, but from what I remember, it was similar to this (https://bnxo223rnq71rkvla2y3v3d7-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/1436990854_IMG_2261-1024x767-2.jpg). I'm sure there are other haul roads that do this, but it's the only one I have seen.
Here is another one on I-25 in Colorado
https://goo.gl/maps/aM4DKZ7LyHxxaPJa7 (https://goo.gl/maps/aM4DKZ7LyHxxaPJa7)
This one is a railroad underpass, but...
https://goo.gl/maps/5JstRC97KrRS2okUA (https://goo.gl/maps/5JstRC97KrRS2okUA)
Quote from: bwana39 on February 17, 2021, 07:50:45 PM
Here is another one on I-25 in Colorado
https://goo.gl/maps/aM4DKZ7LyHxxaPJa7 (https://goo.gl/maps/aM4DKZ7LyHxxaPJa7)
This one is a railroad underpass, but...
https://goo.gl/maps/5JstRC97KrRS2okUA (https://goo.gl/maps/5JstRC97KrRS2okUA)
That is a pretty ubiquitous design for a rural rail underpass.
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 06:09:56 PM
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on February 17, 2021, 05:20:52 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 03:58:18 PM
Quote from: snowc on February 17, 2021, 03:55:18 PM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 02:37:42 PM
I am thinking of a few instances where a road goes under an interstate through a glorified (https://goo.gl/maps/srR8qDsRkeJkJPQ28) box culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/286N6fNqs64nPwpu7)
Any other examples of odd overpasses?
That :colorful: graffiti on the box culvert in second link.
More impressive that someone traveled to the desolate expanse of far west Texas to graffiti the box culvert.
Makes me wonder what the purpose of those ramps and the culvert is. Convenient turnaround?
Yes. The graffiti one also doubles as an actual culvert. It obvious in the desert, 99% of the time it's not used as a culvert, but that 1%....
Primary purpose is probably to allow for ranch access. Look at the south side of the interchange (https://goo.gl/maps/hTqdUJd3prWefp7h9).
This (https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1499449,-89.8591861,3a,66.6y,51.02h,90.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su3kuW0iFTDyIMD_cdL7uRA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) at the US 11/ I-10 interchange east of NOLA.
Orchard Road at US 67 near Bonne Terre, MO (https://goo.gl/maps/fLy1XCi9kB19eccZ8)
There's at least one on I-44 at MO 96 now, possibly more, per https://www.modot.org/i-44-project-bridge-rebuild-completed (https://www.modot.org/i-44-project-bridge-rebuild-completed) and https://www.facebook.com/MoDOT.Southwest/posts/the-route-96-to-eastbound-i-44-ramp-mile-mark-58-at-halltown-is-open-to-traffic-/10158736615734743/ (https://www.facebook.com/MoDOT.Southwest/posts/the-route-96-to-eastbound-i-44-ramp-mile-mark-58-at-halltown-is-open-to-traffic-/10158736615734743/)
EDIT: Also these under I-57/I-70 at Effingham, IL. (https://goo.gl/maps/FW1rYeXTuJR3GMgs5)
Not sure you can classify them as an overpass, but would the Illinois Tollway oasis count? Certainly not a standard overpass.
The New York Thruway (I-90) goes under NY 64 like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0311214,-77.515124,3a,75y,291.27h,89.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFb-0E9n_LXpRDmE0kfdeNg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
How about this one that goes under the Trent Severn Canal in Peterborough ON, adjacent to the Peterborough Lift Lock?
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.3079388,-78.3009764,2a,75y,102.47h,92.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sruteGgHZNobLJjui8tHKjQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
Quote from: GenExpwy on February 18, 2021, 02:36:25 AM
The New York Thruway (I-90) goes under NY 64 like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0311214,-77.515124,3a,75y,291.27h,89.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFb-0E9n_LXpRDmE0kfdeNg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
It's different, but still up to standards. I believe it's actually a newer bridge.
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 03:51:14 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 17, 2021, 03:32:00 PM
All sorts of these exist in Mexico, but I won't bother linking to any, considering the OP specified 'interstate'.
Naw, it's okay. I was thinking interstate, because of the odd things you can find on non interstates making the odd ones you find on interstates a bit rarer, but I don't think this has to be exclusively interstate.
So something like
this (https://goo.gl/maps/1V7A1t4c2Ap8H1y86)?
Or how about low clearance?
Here's one (https://goo.gl/maps/gVoNE15xRPM3v2Fd7) I've personally driven under.
Edited to add: Also,
does this qualify (https://goo.gl/maps/JWYiWv93npZvsxi46)?
Quote from: kphoger on February 18, 2021, 10:41:39 AM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 03:51:14 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 17, 2021, 03:32:00 PM
All sorts of these exist in Mexico, but I won't bother linking to any, considering the OP specified 'interstate'.
Naw, it's okay. I was thinking interstate, because of the odd things you can find on non interstates making the odd ones you find on interstates a bit rarer, but I don't think this has to be exclusively interstate.
So something like this (https://goo.gl/maps/1V7A1t4c2Ap8H1y86)?
Or how about low clearance? Here's one (https://goo.gl/maps/gVoNE15xRPM3v2Fd7) I've personally driven under.
Edited to add: Also, does this qualify (https://goo.gl/maps/JWYiWv93npZvsxi46)?
Wow! That second link can't be more than 7-8 feet tall!
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 01:22:32 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 18, 2021, 10:41:39 AM
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 03:51:14 PM
Quote from: kphoger on February 17, 2021, 03:32:00 PM
All sorts of these exist in Mexico, but I won't bother linking to any, considering the OP specified 'interstate'.
Naw, it's okay. I was thinking interstate, because of the odd things you can find on non interstates making the odd ones you find on interstates a bit rarer, but I don't think this has to be exclusively interstate.
So something like this (https://goo.gl/maps/1V7A1t4c2Ap8H1y86)?
Or how about low clearance? Here's one (https://goo.gl/maps/gVoNE15xRPM3v2Fd7) I've personally driven under.
Edited to add: Also, does this qualify (https://goo.gl/maps/JWYiWv93npZvsxi46)?
Wow! That second link can't be more than 7-8 feet tall!
It's not bad when you're driving this model of vehicle:
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/%2706-%2708_Chevrolet_Chevy_3-Door.jpg/320px-%2706-%2708_Chevrolet_Chevy_3-Door.jpg)
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 01:49:23 PM
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
While most parking garages are that low, bridges usually aren't, not unless they are going over a waterway or pedestrian path. And even then, usually they are at least around 10'.
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 01:49:23 PM
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
While most parking garages are that low, bridges usually aren't, not unless they are going over a waterway or pedestrian path. And even then, usually they are at least around 10'.
Of course, yes. And in the US, it would certainly be signed out the ying-yang as drivers would have repeatedly hit it. A bit like this
8-foot clearance underpass (https://goo.gl/maps/2ZGL68HUMTXh1XUR7) in Renton, WA.
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 02:06:30 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 01:49:23 PM
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
While most parking garages are that low, bridges usually aren't, not unless they are going over a waterway or pedestrian path. And even then, usually they are at least around 10'.
Of course, yes. And in the US, it would certainly be signed out the ying-yang as drivers would have repeatedly hit it. A bit like this 8-foot clearance underpass (https://goo.gl/maps/2ZGL68HUMTXh1XUR7) in Renton, WA.
If that is 8' 0" , than the bridge linked before might be even lower! Maybe only 5-6'!
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 02:10:12 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 02:06:30 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 01:49:23 PM
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
While most parking garages are that low, bridges usually aren't, not unless they are going over a waterway or pedestrian path. And even then, usually they are at least around 10'.
Of course, yes. And in the US, it would certainly be signed out the ying-yang as drivers would have repeatedly hit it. A bit like this 8-foot clearance underpass (https://goo.gl/maps/2ZGL68HUMTXh1XUR7) in Renton, WA.
If that is 8' 0" , than the bridge linked before might be even lower! Maybe only 5-6'!
Here is a better view: https://goo.gl/maps/ohsgTrv6PaFSf1w5A
Based on that mid-2000s Mitsubishi Endeavor in the foreground, I would guess the clearance is around 8 to 9 feet.
Quote from: Rothman on February 18, 2021, 07:32:48 AM
Quote from: GenExpwy on February 18, 2021, 02:36:25 AM
The New York Thruway (I-90) goes under NY 64 like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0311214,-77.515124,3a,75y,291.27h,89.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFb-0E9n_LXpRDmE0kfdeNg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
It's different, but still up to standards. I believe it's actually a newer bridge.
Speaking of the Thruway, what about something like
this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0295272,-77.8601853,3a,80.7y,1.38h,89.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqEq9T-0xB5fcv6DBygP29A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1)?
Quote from: webny99 on February 18, 2021, 02:29:03 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 18, 2021, 07:32:48 AM
Quote from: GenExpwy on February 18, 2021, 02:36:25 AM
The New York Thruway (I-90) goes under NY 64 like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0311214,-77.515124,3a,75y,291.27h,89.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFb-0E9n_LXpRDmE0kfdeNg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
It's different, but still up to standards. I believe it's actually a newer bridge.
Speaking of the Thruway, what about something like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0295272,-77.8601853,3a,80.7y,1.38h,89.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqEq9T-0xB5fcv6DBygP29A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1)?
This one, further east in Victor...I used to travel through this a lot...it's a little tricky...
https://goo.gl/maps/zq8mDPazFhigwdKL7
Quote from: jemacedo9 on February 18, 2021, 02:59:18 PM
Quote from: webny99 on February 18, 2021, 02:29:03 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 18, 2021, 07:32:48 AM
Quote from: GenExpwy on February 18, 2021, 02:36:25 AM
The New York Thruway (I-90) goes under NY 64 like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0311214,-77.515124,3a,75y,291.27h,89.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFb-0E9n_LXpRDmE0kfdeNg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
It's different, but still up to standards. I believe it's actually a newer bridge.
Speaking of the Thruway, what about something like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0295272,-77.8601853,3a,80.7y,1.38h,89.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqEq9T-0xB5fcv6DBygP29A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1)?
This one, further east in Victor...I used to travel through this a lot...it's a little tricky...
https://goo.gl/maps/zq8mDPazFhigwdKL7
This one in particular borders on tunnel material. Which brings up a topic, when does a bridge become a tunnel?
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 18, 2021, 03:01:21 PM
Quote from: jemacedo9 on February 18, 2021, 02:59:18 PM
Quote from: webny99 on February 18, 2021, 02:29:03 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 18, 2021, 07:32:48 AM
Quote from: GenExpwy on February 18, 2021, 02:36:25 AM
The New York Thruway (I-90) goes under NY 64 like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0311214,-77.515124,3a,75y,291.27h,89.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFb-0E9n_LXpRDmE0kfdeNg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
It's different, but still up to standards. I believe it's actually a newer bridge.
Speaking of the Thruway, what about something like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0295272,-77.8601853,3a,80.7y,1.38h,89.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqEq9T-0xB5fcv6DBygP29A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1)?
This one, further east in Victor...I used to travel through this a lot...it's a little tricky...
https://goo.gl/maps/zq8mDPazFhigwdKL7
This one in particular borders on tunnel material. Which brings up a topic, when does a bridge become a tunnel?
Most of the "Box Culvert" bridges on here I would consider a tunnel, as that is basically what a culvert is: a tunnel. These just happen to be very big culvert with a road through them.
This railroad bridge is worth mentioning just because of the low clearance.
https://goo.gl/maps/TR7y8nzbnsvHfqBX6 (https://goo.gl/maps/TR7y8nzbnsvHfqBX6)
Quote from: Steve.S on February 18, 2021, 05:06:28 PM
This railroad bridge is worth mentioning just because of the low clearance.
https://goo.gl/maps/TR7y8nzbnsvHfqBX6 (https://goo.gl/maps/TR7y8nzbnsvHfqBX6)
We've had a thread about this before haven't we?
Anyway,
beat you (https://goo.gl/maps/EMNbjamtXwsw3aU47)!
QuoteWe've had a thread about this before haven't we?
Anyway, beat you (https://goo.gl/maps/EMNbjamtXwsw3aU47)!
Not sure about the previous thread, but I would duck while driving under your bridge!
Isn't there a 1,8m somewhere in France?
Quote from: jemacedo9 on February 18, 2021, 02:59:18 PM
Quote from: webny99 on February 18, 2021, 02:29:03 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 18, 2021, 07:32:48 AM
Quote from: GenExpwy on February 18, 2021, 02:36:25 AM
The New York Thruway (I-90) goes under NY 64 like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0311214,-77.515124,3a,75y,291.27h,89.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFb-0E9n_LXpRDmE0kfdeNg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192).
It's different, but still up to standards. I believe it's actually a newer bridge.
Speaking of the Thruway, what about something like this (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0295272,-77.8601853,3a,80.7y,1.38h,89.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sqEq9T-0xB5fcv6DBygP29A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1)?
This one, further east in Victor...I used to travel through this a lot...it's a little tricky...
https://goo.gl/maps/zq8mDPazFhigwdKL7
Despite normally living thousands of miles way, this was actually the first example I thought of. I had family-friends that lived in Victor until very recently, and we drove through that tunnel a lot to get between their housing estate off Gillis Rd and the 490.
Quote from: 1 on February 18, 2021, 05:17:34 PMquote author=kphoger link=topic=28569.msg2574005#msg2574005 date=1613686308]
Quote from: Steve.S on February 18, 2021, 05:06:28 PM
This railroad bridge is worth mentioning just because of the low clearance.
https://goo.gl/maps/TR7y8nzbnsvHfqBX6 (https://goo.gl/maps/TR7y8nzbnsvHfqBX6)
We've had a thread about this before haven't we?
Anyway, beat you (https://goo.gl/maps/EMNbjamtXwsw3aU47)!
I like how the google car gives no craps, drives over the railroad tracks (I'm guessing that that isn't supposed to be a road, lol) and just continues on that road.
Quote from: 1 on February 18, 2021, 05:17:34 PM
Isn't there a 1,8m somewhere in France?
Found it!
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on November 18, 2017, 02:23:12 PM
Introducing a 1.8 m (5' 11") underpass (https://www.google.es/maps/@49.4408528,1.0828749,3a,26.8y,265.27h,80.96t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sUBXLAymBlWtBFqGGbpp9AA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) in Rouen, France. It's so low Google couldn't pass through it, and has also ruined the holidays to several Dutch vacationers (the first two are from the same crash):
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FwItryaz.jpg&hash=e5df25196cbd713f8a4cebd3a5eec29ce554ee85)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FCetwz6C.jpg&hash=2f36b9c2a8ffc0f71ef537e75e807f3626ea55da)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FHFMY4zW.jpg&hash=7b9b8af4b8cba3137d9844270ef16bc887a84f15)
There is an 8'0" railroad underpass (https://goo.gl/maps/zigGNg7ZFffDMaN5A) in Springville, Utah. Naturally, GSV couldn't go under it either.
I have no idea why it's there...it's not that old of a structure, the railroad line has multiple grade crossings already, and 1600 South is not exactly a high-traffic road (and it already has a grade crossing at another line just to the west). Seems like this could have just been a grade crossing.
Culverts as underpasses are pretty common in the west and midwest, as I've found researching my posts for the ORIGINAL Interstate Bridge Designs From Every State (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=26007.0) thread. Of all the ones I've found, this one in Illinois (https://goo.gl/maps/QWr55hAg8PRPxi856) is my favorite.
Quote from: MCRoads on February 17, 2021, 07:24:34 PM
There was one on I-25 between Colorado Springs and Denver, but it is being turned into a bridge during the construction of the express lanes. Here (https://goo.gl/maps/3zkVEZ5bkQTc1GsD9) is what it looked like.
what about the i-25/225 split south of denver... that seems sort of culvert-y to me...
Quote from: zachary_amaryllis on February 18, 2021, 08:10:07 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 17, 2021, 07:24:34 PM
There was one on I-25 between Colorado Springs and Denver, but it is being turned into a bridge during the construction of the express lanes. Here (https://goo.gl/maps/3zkVEZ5bkQTc1GsD9) is what it looked like.
what about the i-25/225 split south of denver... that seems sort of culvert-y to me...
That isn't a culvert, it's just a really wide bridge.
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 05:18:18 PM
Quote from: jemacedo9 on February 18, 2021, 02:59:18 PM
This one, further east in Victor...I used to travel through this a lot...it's a little tricky...
https://goo.gl/maps/zq8mDPazFhigwdKL7
Despite normally living thousands of miles way, this was actually the first example I thought of. I had family-friends that lived in Victor until very recently, and we drove through that tunnel a lot to get between their housing estate off Gillis Rd and the 490.
Dang, you've been through it more times than me, and I live less than 20 minutes away! I couldn't even begin to count the amount of times I've been
over it on the Thruway, but I've never been through it to my knowledge.
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 02:06:30 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 01:49:23 PM
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
While most parking garages are that low, bridges usually aren’t, not unless they are going over a waterway or pedestrian path. And even then, usually they are at least around 10’.
Of course, yes. And in the US, it would certainly be signed out the ying-yang as drivers would have repeatedly hit it. A bit like this 8-foot clearance underpass (https://goo.gl/maps/2ZGL68HUMTXh1XUR7) in Renton, WA.
The previous Renton bridge on the site: 6-6.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1729/42486646791_e335c330a0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27JpaSX)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1745/27616113397_e5e5b57652_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/J5kNoa)
Back to the culverts. I noticed that in Victoria, BC there was a railroad that passed under a round culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/bgtR3pPHj5EiS2469) Now it's a trail. Sometimes in the 70s, Seattle Times cartoonist Alan Pratt drew a proposed solution to traffic problems. The first panel was an exaggerated spaghetti interchange, and panel two was the same interchange, but built with culverts. The logic was that since culverts are so common, they must be cheaper, and if only the state could build highways with all culverts, they would be affordable. With the Seattle Times archive available online, I've been trying to find this cartoon, with no luck.
Also, the Snoqualmie Pass Wildlife Crossing (https://goo.gl/maps/eFFE3pSzjeKvx4vr5) was built as a culvert, then filled in.
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on February 18, 2021, 09:23:15 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 02:06:30 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 01:49:23 PM
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
While most parking garages are that low, bridges usually aren't, not unless they are going over a waterway or pedestrian path. And even then, usually they are at least around 10'.
Of course, yes. And in the US, it would certainly be signed out the ying-yang as drivers would have repeatedly hit it. A bit like this 8-foot clearance underpass (https://goo.gl/maps/2ZGL68HUMTXh1XUR7) in Renton, WA.
The previous Renton bridge on the site: 6-6.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1729/42486646791_e335c330a0_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27JpaSX)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/1745/27616113397_e5e5b57652_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/J5kNoa)
Damn, you have pictures! I never saw it with my own eyes, so it's very cool to see those.
Really no wonder that railroad leg needed reconstruction. That's one of the most bizarre underpasses ever.
Four cows is the most amazing measurement ever.
Quote from: snowc on February 19, 2021, 05:20:23 AM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 02:13:56 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 02:10:12 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 02:06:30 PM
Quote from: MCRoads on February 18, 2021, 01:54:54 PM
Quote from: jakeroot on February 18, 2021, 01:49:23 PM
Well, and 7 to 8 feet is pretty standard parking garage clearances. Maybe not quite enough to fit that lifted truck, but high enough for most (if not all) regular cars.
While most parking garages are that low, bridges usually aren't, not unless they are going over a waterway or pedestrian path. And even then, usually they are at least around 10'.
Of course, yes. And in the US, it would certainly be signed out the ying-yang as drivers would have repeatedly hit it. A bit like this 8-foot clearance underpass (https://goo.gl/maps/2ZGL68HUMTXh1XUR7) in Renton, WA.
If that is 8' 0" , than the bridge linked before might be even lower! Maybe only 5-6'!
Here is a better view: https://goo.gl/maps/ohsgTrv6PaFSf1w5A
Based on that mid-2000s Mitsubishi Endeavor in the foreground, I would guess the clearance is around 8 to 9 feet.
that :colorful: graffiti though
Of all the things in that image, the graffiti gets your attention!!?!? Lol.
Returning to the culvert discussion, this underpass (https://www.google.com/maps/@61.4892005,-149.2443717,3a,48.8y,276.59h,83.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1si43R9O6cTWU6Ech-5dUI6Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en) north of Anchorage is a pair of metal arch culverts! I've seen similar things done for pedestrian underpasses, but this is the only vehicle underpass I've seen built like this.
Another (somewhat less) unusual design is the concrete arch underpass (https://www.google.com/maps/@48.1063282,-123.3470683,3a,60y,12.17h,98.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxSImfSoNaLi7UgAeX8RYaQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en) on Dear Park Road just east of Port Angeles. I have no idea why this one wasn't built as a standard bridge.
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on February 18, 2021, 09:23:15 PMBack to the culverts. I noticed that in Victoria, BC there was a railroad that passed under a round culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/bgtR3pPHj5EiS2469) Now it's a trail. Sometimes in the 70s, Seattle Times cartoonist Alan Pratt drew a proposed solution to traffic problems. The first panel was an exaggerated spaghetti interchange, and panel two was the same interchange, but built with culverts. The logic was that since culverts are so common, they must be cheaper, and if only the state could build highways with all culverts, they would be affordable. With the Seattle Times archive available online, I've been trying to find this cartoon, with no luck.
Aguascalientes, Mexico, says "Hold my beer (https://www.google.com/maps/@21.9442061,-102.2912141,399m/data=!3m1!1e3)."
Quote from: Tom958 on February 20, 2021, 07:30:10 PM
Quote from: ErmineNotyours on February 18, 2021, 09:23:15 PMBack to the culverts. I noticed that in Victoria, BC there was a railroad that passed under a round culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/bgtR3pPHj5EiS2469) Now it's a trail. Sometimes in the 70s, Seattle Times cartoonist Alan Pratt drew a proposed solution to traffic problems. The first panel was an exaggerated spaghetti interchange, and panel two was the same interchange, but built with culverts. The logic was that since culverts are so common, they must be cheaper, and if only the state could build highways with all culverts, they would be affordable. With the Seattle Times archive available online, I've been trying to find this cartoon, with no luck.
Aguascalientes, Mexico, says "Hold my beer (https://www.google.com/maps/@21.9442061,-102.2912141,399m/data=!3m1!1e3)."
That intersection hurt my head. So it imitates left side of the road driving? I think.
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 22, 2021, 10:33:27 AMThat intersection hurt my head. So it imitates left side of the road driving? I think.
Not really. Except for the frontage roads, it has a similar layout schematically as I-59-20-65 in Birmingham or the original I-95 north-I-695 in Baltimore. Its compressed size and low design speed allows it to be done with four bridges instead of eight, with the rest in tunnels or culverts.
This one near St. Louis.
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(https://live.staticflickr.com/8842/28978610625_52da4132ec_5k.jpg)
^^ Interesting way to lengthen a bridge without replacing it.
A Franken-suspension bridge
This one (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.8585142,-73.9757736,3a,75y,180.68h,89.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRZmzREItRDQTnjLpuurC3Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) is not only "irregular," but also reportedly one of the oldest underpasses in NJ.
Quote from: CoreySamson on February 17, 2021, 08:12:47 PM
This (https://www.google.com/maps/@30.1499449,-89.8591861,3a,66.6y,51.02h,90.38t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su3kuW0iFTDyIMD_cdL7uRA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) at the US 11/ I-10 interchange east of NOLA.
Don't tell ODOT that those aren't normal. That is like 80% of the bridges over I-5 along the Willamette River in Portland. Of course, most of those overpass structures are built like they were rendered on an Commodore 64, all straight lines.
I-10 in Texas has a couple of culverts I saw the other day:
A ranch access road goes under I-10, presumably because the same person owns both sides of the interstate. (https://goo.gl/maps/wA2SkNNAYHiobUUE7)
Same as above, but I had to change street view to a winter date to avoid the heavy brush. (https://goo.gl/maps/XJQ91WSoRRiDB7jPA)
This is a legit bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/9fRZkFv1JkdQixmc6) but the wing walls flanking it, and the fact that it just looks like a place for water to cross the interstate give it a very culverty feel.
One of the PA Tpk examples
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FvLAFQkF8QDwWqsx9
Of relatively recent vintage, there's a double-barreled culvert carrying a street under I-77 in Columbia. Two, actually: this one under an offramp (https://goo.gl/maps/k8n8adxFaZ9uYixe9), then this one (https://goo.gl/maps/75VBsLNtaTSa2zmZ8).
Here is one on I-70 in Colorado. (https://goo.gl/maps/h9cChxjHHz13km586)
There's this one in the Binghamton area, from Watson Blvd. to NY 17C West just outside of Johnson City: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1175574,-75.995316,3a,75y,139.37h,65.28t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6Vethd5lpfTfyIWdcyR3rA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
This used to be a shortcut for farmers and livestock to access farm lands on the river (hence its size), and dates to 1849. Here it is being used by a trolley car around 1900: (https://scontent-ort2-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.18172-8/13087204_10209828662018141_2142806144022167009_o.jpg?_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=Lf2U2aFAcEIAX_xaMI_&_nc_ht=scontent-ort2-2.xx&oh=00_AT9Pkl4MN9X95tZnPr5XsLadk8KUtAASGXdCiXV-oSbowQ&oe=630CBDB0)
It's also a bit weird in that it's currently a one-way on-ramp onto 17C, where 17C's one-way roadways are split across NY 17: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1171004,-75.9949138,3a,75y,293.5h,78.83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1ssxYtU7vJYzBH07z9QoGdOA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Kyle St. in Manville has a very low 7 foot 8 overpass. GSV dates all the way back to Sep 2007 and in 2022 it has not been raised since.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5369242,-74.5880083,3a,49.1y,131.63h,87.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGb18xXbzLzWUi23J_KpX6Q!2e0!7i3328!8i1664 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.5369242,-74.5880083,3a,49.1y,131.63h,87.04t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGb18xXbzLzWUi23J_KpX6Q!2e0!7i3328!8i1664)
7'9" off NY 5, Rotterdam, NY:
3798 Amsterdam Rd
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uu3aL28DTjvCCp7s6
I always found the Eads (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.629361,-90.18468,3a,75y,353.78h,95.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGd5tHRMgrYI6FRDu_KjUdw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)Bridge underpasses (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6292066,-90.1835242,3a,75y,44.28h,100.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smMqV9sVWdyN0QdenIsNX9w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)in St Louis different as the bridge has two levels, the lower being for light rail. There's also this box culvert (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.5526374,-90.4910934,3a,60y,119h,88.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5Kawja-wjqpKlB8HMyBN8w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en) in nearby Valley Park.
Here is this:
https://goo.gl/maps/VgpuPCgHRWn2sxjG9
Quote from: skluth on August 07, 2022, 06:27:38 PM
I always found the Eads (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.629361,-90.18468,3a,75y,353.78h,95.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sGd5tHRMgrYI6FRDu_KjUdw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)Bridge underpasses (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.6292066,-90.1835242,3a,75y,44.28h,100.06t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smMqV9sVWdyN0QdenIsNX9w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en)in St Louis different as the bridge has two levels, the lower being for light rail. There's also this box culvert (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.5526374,-90.4910934,3a,60y,119h,88.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s5Kawja-wjqpKlB8HMyBN8w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en) in nearby Valley Park.
The Eads Bridge examples are pretty neat!
West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, passing under the Michigan Central tracks south of Michigan Avenue. In the ancient time when I was a wee lad, before freeways, this was on the way to the Ambassador Bridge from the west side (Michigan to Grand Blvd. to Porter). My dad would always honk the horn as we went under to hear it echo. Clearance is only 8' 10".
https://goo.gl/maps/57fN8iiTbz2sUKAe9
Quote from: ethanhopkin14 on February 17, 2021, 02:37:42 PM
I am thinking of a few instances where a road goes under an interstate through a glorified (https://goo.gl/maps/srR8qDsRkeJkJPQ28) box culvert. (https://goo.gl/maps/286N6fNqs64nPwpu7)
Any other examples of odd overpasses?
Here's one under Kansas Highway 10: https://goo.gl/maps/F4LGPqf7pQ8Y9AHa7 . I wonder what's going to happen to it when they widen K-10.
Quote from: Tom958 on February 20, 2021, 07:30:10 PM
Aguascalientes, Mexico, says "Hold my beer (https://www.google.com/maps/@21.9442061,-102.2912141,399m/data=!3m1!1e3)."
That's slick! Does this type of interchange have a name?
Quote from: Ned Weasel on August 08, 2022, 09:31:00 AM
Here's one under Kansas Highway 10: https://goo.gl/maps/F4LGPqf7pQ8Y9AHa7 . I wonder what's going to happen to it when they widen K-10.
Quote from: Tom958 on February 20, 2021, 07:30:10 PM
Aguascalientes, Mexico, says "Hold my beer (https://www.google.com/maps/@21.9442061,-102.2912141,399m/data=!3m1!1e3)."
That's slick! Does this type of interchange have a name?
It appears to be a combination of a braided and stack interchange, and the frontage roads create a 3-level diamond interchange as well.
Quote from: tsmatt13 on August 08, 2022, 11:22:31 AM
Quote from: Ned Weasel on August 08, 2022, 09:31:00 AM
Here's one under Kansas Highway 10: https://goo.gl/maps/F4LGPqf7pQ8Y9AHa7 . I wonder what's going to happen to it when they widen K-10.
Quote from: Tom958 on February 20, 2021, 07:30:10 PM
Aguascalientes, Mexico, says "Hold my beer (https://www.google.com/maps/@21.9442061,-102.2912141,399m/data=!3m1!1e3)."
That's slick! Does this type of interchange have a name?
It appears to be a combination of a braided and stack interchange, and the frontage roads create a 3-level diamond interchange as well.
IMO, looks more like a compact version of the I-65/I-20 I-59 interchange in AL, just with service roads.