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Title: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: index on March 23, 2021, 02:24:04 AM
For my submission...Here is this road in Mexico.

https://www.google.com/maps/@18.876144,-98.6107183,3a,67.9y,175.92h,83.51t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1snJRg4hPTtLAB6S5_UklNjQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DnJRg4hPTtLAB6S5_UklNjQ%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D89.01333%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656

GSV along it and you'll see some vehicles that really struggle to fit in.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Bruce on March 23, 2021, 03:40:01 AM
The Aurora Bridge in Seattle crams 6 lanes into 57 feet of deck space, making for some very narrow lanes. Buses and trucks have to straddle the outer two, and there's no room for a proper barrier (leading to several cross-over crashes).

(https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/9b9087fe-6312-11e5-9cf0-e4ea68601338-1024x1024.jpg)
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: csw on March 23, 2021, 07:08:28 AM
Any Mass Pike exit ramp.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: CNGL-Leudimin on March 23, 2021, 07:14:56 AM
Since the OP started off with a Mexican road, here is one (https://www.google.es/maps/@42.1405097,-0.4540165,3a,75y,317.93h,91.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sIjdhYlX7RsLrzmBTKVXdQg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) I regularly drive.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Rothman on March 23, 2021, 07:27:12 AM
Quote from: csw on March 23, 2021, 07:08:28 AM
Any Mass Pike exit ramp.
No.  If anything, the ramp from I-90 EB to I-91/US 5 is overly wide, just as one example.

Nothing narrow about the ramps at Exit 2...at MA 32...

Maybe within I-95, but definitely not enough to say they're all narrow.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: SectorZ on March 23, 2021, 08:08:33 AM
The Fresh Pond Pkwy stretch of US 3/MA 2 in Cambridge MA between Huron Ave and Cambridge St.

https://goo.gl/maps/qDZDwkUvxKfQgwPNA
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: jmacswimmer on March 23, 2021, 08:51:48 AM
MD 185/Connecticut Ave just outside of DC. (https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9684505,-77.0770609,3a,48.8y,358.59h,84.48t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spv38CBz50VtDMLCmdLLX3A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e1?hl=en)
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: CoreySamson on March 23, 2021, 12:39:23 PM
This old section of Route 66 near Erick, OK. (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2146476,-99.9025393,3a,65.5y,270.35h,79.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxEOthfpBlGxNXLAU4sWh4w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: kphoger on March 23, 2021, 02:10:47 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on March 23, 2021, 12:39:23 PM
This old section of Route 66 near Erick, OK. (https://www.google.com/maps/@35.2146476,-99.9025393,3a,65.5y,270.35h,79.74t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxEOthfpBlGxNXLAU4sWh4w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)

I drove that in 2019.  Good thing there's almost no traffic.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: webny99 on March 23, 2021, 02:49:54 PM
The Grand (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.069474,-78.9909332,3a,75y,197.13h,78.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHginUwMrINa4BalW8q40EA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) Island (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.065553,-78.9909375,3a,63.4y,331.07h,88.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sC_-XA6uHJzgjcrTz9kzetQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) bridges (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9984054,-78.9362702,3a,75y,295.84h,84.28t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1smd606P_ixcMLve9SGDyLPQ!2e0!5s20170901T000000!7i13312!8i6656) on I-190 between Buffalo and Niagara Falls have the least margin for error of any multi-lane bridge I've ever been on. A true nail-biter for first time drivers!
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: 1995hoo on March 23, 2021, 03:06:02 PM
The narrowest significant road that comes to mind off the top of my head is the old, now-demolished, Goethals Bridge, as well as the Outerbridge Crossing (https://goo.gl/maps/9XrfeScyBTHLjFyE8). Off the top of my head, I'm not sure whether I've ever driven over the Outerbridge myself (as opposed to riding over it as a passenger, which I have done umpteen times), but I certainly drove over the old Goethals Bridge. The 10-foot-wide lanes made for a very unpleasant drive if there were large trucks around.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Rothman on March 23, 2021, 11:22:40 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on March 23, 2021, 08:08:33 AM
The Fresh Pond Pkwy stretch of US 3/MA 2 in Cambridge MA between Huron Ave and Cambridge St.

https://goo.gl/maps/qDZDwkUvxKfQgwPNA
Alewife Brook Parkway -- MA 16's another good one.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: DJ Particle on March 23, 2021, 11:53:20 PM
MA 6A/28 in Orleans.  US-6 in Eastham used to be just as narrow until a 1982 widening project.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 24, 2021, 12:01:46 AM
The Nacimiento Ferguson Road near CA 1 has a really narrow two lane for some reason.  I think it is meant to be a passing zone on the first climb/final descent from/to the coast:

https://flic.kr/p/VNvn5n

https://flic.kr/p/VdeH39
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: I-55 on March 24, 2021, 12:37:30 AM
Most MS-7xx routes. Also the access road form US-60 to Mud River Baptist Church in Barboursville, WV, which has 9' lanes.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: interstatefan990 on March 24, 2021, 12:55:10 PM
This small section of the Saw Mill Parkway:

https://goo.gl/maps/PwMAXRc3xZ9uQh716
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: capt.ron on March 24, 2021, 01:19:41 PM
Back before AL 35 was 4 laned southeast of Scottsboro, AL, it was a 2 lane and that old bridge was a true nail biter before the road was twinned.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: doorknob60 on March 24, 2021, 01:48:21 PM
If we're counting bridges, The Hood River Bridge across the Columbia between OR and WA comes to mind. Lanes are 9 ft 4.75 in according to their website. I drive it a few times a year, certainly not a walk in the park, though I've never had an issue with it. GSV Link (https://www.google.com/maps/@45.7137975,-121.4996739,3a,75y,36.69h,82.7t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s9wv7POLe3VyqO8uu82Oagg!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D9wv7POLe3VyqO8uu82Oagg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D145.67387%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656)
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Sctvhound on March 24, 2021, 03:42:16 PM
The Grace Bridge (old US 17) over the Cooper River in Charleston. Used to be one lane each way until the 1966 Pearman Bridge opening. With like 9-10' lanes. And big trucks crossing all the time.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: NoGoodNamesAvailable on March 24, 2021, 04:12:15 PM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on March 24, 2021, 12:55:10 PM
This small section of the Saw Mill Parkway:

https://goo.gl/maps/PwMAXRc3xZ9uQh716

By NY parkway standards those are pretty typical lane widths (around 10'). There are sections of the Bronx River Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9439214,-73.8382632,3a,89.4y,209.16h,81.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4w9XEvfD5xs42Ae0n5J9Ig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) and Jackie Robinson Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7140489,-73.8317083,3a,31.3y,60.57h,83.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEvhjs8odUD1ebNaTOMm0qQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) that are noticably much narrower, the former with barely 8 foot wide lanes.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: kylebnjmnross on March 24, 2021, 08:51:39 PM
Market Street Bridge in Harrisburg provides four 10 ft lanes with no center divider. 40 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2514705,-76.8897469,3a,75y,50.33h,80.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9z4YPSRPGflDPPzwQRszAw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2514705,-76.8897469,3a,75y,50.33h,80.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9z4YPSRPGflDPPzwQRszAw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)

Front Street in Downtown Harrisburg has three 10 ft lanes with curbs. 35 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2627114,-76.8888,3a,15y,323.97h,88.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKnf50WDsmgYxFbBKcZ-_UA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2627114,-76.8888,3a,15y,323.97h,88.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKnf50WDsmgYxFbBKcZ-_UA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)

In uptown Harrisburg, Front Street has four lanes... that are 9 ft. Same 35 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.293784,-76.9059848,3a,75y,184.09h,71.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D358.36002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.293784,-76.9059848,3a,75y,184.09h,71.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D358.36002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192)
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: vdeane on March 24, 2021, 08:55:44 PM
Quote from: NoGoodNamesAvailable on March 24, 2021, 04:12:15 PM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on March 24, 2021, 12:55:10 PM
This small section of the Saw Mill Parkway:

https://goo.gl/maps/PwMAXRc3xZ9uQh716

By NY parkway standards those are pretty typical lane widths (around 10'). There are sections of the Bronx River Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9439214,-73.8382632,3a,89.4y,209.16h,81.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4w9XEvfD5xs42Ae0n5J9Ig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) and Jackie Robinson Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7140489,-73.8317083,3a,31.3y,60.57h,83.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEvhjs8odUD1ebNaTOMm0qQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) that are noticably much narrower, the former with barely 8 foot wide lanes.
I think this view (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7124492,-73.8346707,3a,75y,52.26h,90.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4KsOnmx1eo5qrwR4l7x57A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) shows just how tiny the Jackie Robinson really is quite well.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: interstatefan990 on March 24, 2021, 10:36:09 PM
Quote from: NoGoodNamesAvailable on March 24, 2021, 04:12:15 PM
Quote from: interstatefan990 on March 24, 2021, 12:55:10 PM
This small section of the Saw Mill Parkway:

https://goo.gl/maps/PwMAXRc3xZ9uQh716

By NY parkway standards those are pretty typical lane widths (around 10'). There are sections of the Bronx River Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9439214,-73.8382632,3a,89.4y,209.16h,81.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4w9XEvfD5xs42Ae0n5J9Ig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) and Jackie Robinson Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7140489,-73.8317083,3a,31.3y,60.57h,83.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEvhjs8odUD1ebNaTOMm0qQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) that are noticably much narrower, the former with barely 8 foot wide lanes.

True, but look at the right lane in my example. I know it's probably just the bridge/guardrail, but that does not look 10' to me.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Ketchup99 on March 24, 2021, 10:47:29 PM
Quote from: kylebnjmnross on March 24, 2021, 08:51:39 PM
Market Street Bridge in Harrisburg provides four 10 ft lanes with no center divider. 40 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2514705,-76.8897469,3a,75y,50.33h,80.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9z4YPSRPGflDPPzwQRszAw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2514705,-76.8897469,3a,75y,50.33h,80.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9z4YPSRPGflDPPzwQRszAw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)

Front Street in Downtown Harrisburg has three 10 ft lanes with curbs. 35 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2627114,-76.8888,3a,15y,323.97h,88.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKnf50WDsmgYxFbBKcZ-_UA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2627114,-76.8888,3a,15y,323.97h,88.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKnf50WDsmgYxFbBKcZ-_UA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)

In uptown Harrisburg, Front Street has four lanes... that are 9 ft. Same 35 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.293784,-76.9059848,3a,75y,184.09h,71.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D358.36002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.293784,-76.9059848,3a,75y,184.09h,71.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D358.36002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192)
From experience driving Front Street, it wasn't a problem. If anything, the speed limit could have been 40 or 45.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: kphoger on March 25, 2021, 09:40:23 AM
Quote from: vdeane on March 24, 2021, 08:55:44 PM

Quote from: NoGoodNamesAvailable on March 24, 2021, 04:12:15 PM

Quote from: interstatefan990 on March 24, 2021, 12:55:10 PM
This small section of the Saw Mill Parkway:

https://goo.gl/maps/PwMAXRc3xZ9uQh716

By NY parkway standards those are pretty typical lane widths (around 10'). There are sections of the Bronx River Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.9439214,-73.8382632,3a,89.4y,209.16h,81.02t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4w9XEvfD5xs42Ae0n5J9Ig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) and Jackie Robinson Parkway (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7140489,-73.8317083,3a,31.3y,60.57h,83.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEvhjs8odUD1ebNaTOMm0qQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) that are noticably much narrower, the former with barely 8 foot wide lanes.

I think this view (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7124492,-73.8346707,3a,75y,52.26h,90.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4KsOnmx1eo5qrwR4l7x57A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192) shows just how tiny the Jackie Robinson really is quite well.

So, every single time a chunk of concrete crumbles off the Jersey barrier, does it cause vehicle damage?  I don't see much opportunity to swerve around it.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Chris19001 on March 25, 2021, 01:16:35 PM
Here's one in Philly.  There aren't trucks, which is good.  But this is darn narrow going northbound (right side of street view) since the last repaving and restriping.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0229466,-75.1974531,3a,75y,60.72h,83.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s08kBza0w2rSmbu_Y__Z5mg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: webny99 on March 25, 2021, 02:32:13 PM
Quote from: Chris19001 on March 25, 2021, 01:16:35 PM
Here's one in Philly.  There aren't trucks, which is good.  But this is darn narrow going northbound (right side of street view) since the last repaving and restriping.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.0229466,-75.1974531,3a,75y,60.72h,83.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s08kBza0w2rSmbu_Y__Z5mg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Yikes, that is narrow. That bridge in the background is also in the running for highest overpasses (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=8710.0).
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Avalanchez71 on March 26, 2021, 04:15:08 PM
What is the narrowest well marked signed route?
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: hotdogPi on March 26, 2021, 04:16:31 PM
Quote from: Avalanchez71 on March 26, 2021, 04:15:08 PM
What is the narrowest well marked signed route?

M-185
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Bitmapped on March 27, 2021, 08:00:24 PM
Quote from: I-55 on March 24, 2021, 12:37:30 AM
Also the access road form US-60 to Mud River Baptist Church in Barboursville, WV, which has 9' lanes.

9-foot lanes are relatively common across WV's route network, even on some primary roads.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Roadsguy on March 27, 2021, 09:19:17 PM
The Burlington—Bristol Bridge (https://goo.gl/maps/BJhdpVbXd174nHVS7) (which carries PA/NJ 413 over the Delaware River) is pretty narrow. Until a repave about 5-6 years ago, it was only striped with a single yellow line.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: ibthebigd on April 03, 2021, 09:30:46 PM
Both Cairo Illinois bridges

SM-G950U

Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: behogie230 on April 03, 2021, 10:36:07 PM
Quote from: Ketchup99 on March 24, 2021, 10:47:29 PM
Quote from: kylebnjmnross on March 24, 2021, 08:51:39 PM
Market Street Bridge in Harrisburg provides four 10 ft lanes with no center divider. 40 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2514705,-76.8897469,3a,75y,50.33h,80.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9z4YPSRPGflDPPzwQRszAw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2514705,-76.8897469,3a,75y,50.33h,80.97t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9z4YPSRPGflDPPzwQRszAw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)

Front Street in Downtown Harrisburg has three 10 ft lanes with curbs. 35 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2627114,-76.8888,3a,15y,323.97h,88.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKnf50WDsmgYxFbBKcZ-_UA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.2627114,-76.8888,3a,15y,323.97h,88.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKnf50WDsmgYxFbBKcZ-_UA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)

In uptown Harrisburg, Front Street has four lanes... that are 9 ft. Same 35 mph speed limit.
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.293784,-76.9059848,3a,75y,184.09h,71.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D358.36002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192 (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.293784,-76.9059848,3a,75y,184.09h,71.41t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D_D6Jq2ePxxz33xQxH6iD6w%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D358.36002%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i16384!8i8192)
From experience driving Front Street, it wasn't a problem. If anything, the speed limit could have been 40 or 45.

Absolutely not... I frequently go down Front Street and get pretty uncomfortable if I'm in the center lane. The curve at Liberty Street and the dip in front of UPMC is straight up dangerous if traffic is heavy. It gets even worse on the north end of the city when it becomes two lanes each way undivided.

I'd rather break down in Allison Hill than take Front Street during rush hour!
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: kphoger on April 06, 2021, 01:10:21 PM
Quote from: ibthebigd on April 03, 2021, 09:30:46 PM
Both Cairo Illinois bridges

Both of those bridges have 20-foot decks, FYI.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: Gnutella on April 08, 2021, 04:08:53 PM
Lumpkin Street in Athens, GA used to have four 7' lanes with no median or center turning lane from downtown to Five Points. Buses couldn't even fit into a single lane. Athens-Clarke County has reconstructed it since then, and now it has two 10' lanes with two bike lanes and a center turning lane -- and they had to widen it to do so.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: MCRoads on April 08, 2021, 04:52:06 PM
Quote from: webny99 on March 23, 2021, 02:49:54 PM
The Grand (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.069474,-78.9909332,3a,75y,197.13h,78.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHginUwMrINa4BalW8q40EA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) Island (https://www.google.com/maps/@43.065553,-78.9909375,3a,63.4y,331.07h,88.22t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sC_-XA6uHJzgjcrTz9kzetQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656) bridges (https://www.google.com/maps/@42.9984054,-78.9362702,3a,75y,295.84h,84.28t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1smd606P_ixcMLve9SGDyLPQ!2e0!5s20170901T000000!7i13312!8i6656) on I-190 between Buffalo and Niagara Falls have the least margin for error of any multi-lane bridge I've ever been on. A true nail-biter for first time drivers!
You didn't even mention the scariest part: they used to be reversible lanes! Engine driving on one of those bridges with oncoming traffic!

Also, I'm pretty sure most older tunnels could qualify for this thread.
Title: Re: Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes
Post by: jakeroot on April 08, 2021, 05:08:27 PM
Quote from: Gnutella on April 08, 2021, 04:08:53 PM
Lumpkin Street in Athens, GA used to have four 7' lanes with no median or center turning lane from downtown to Five Points. Buses couldn't even fit into a single lane. Athens-Clarke County has reconstructed it since then, and now it has two 10' lanes with two bike lanes and a center turning lane -- and they had to widen it to do so.

Any idea if there are pictures of this old setup? Looks like the conversion took place in the mid-2000s, and isn't on Street View.

7' lanes seem wicked narrow for an urban setup. Farm road? Sure, but even urban roads typically bottom out around 8' or so. 7' is nuts.