I-10/I-605 in the LA area. I love the design of it.
San Angelo, Tx
Loop 306, U.S 87, U.S 277 Interchange.
It's small but i like it
Springfield Interchange(I-95/I-495/I-395). I really like driving on the I-95 flyovers(especially the view).
I-5 at Broadway/41st Street NE...a flyover/HOV tunnel with an SPUI!
I-85 @ I-285 (Spaghetti Junction)
I-75 @ I-285 (Cobb Cloverleaaf)
I-85/285 @ SR 279 and SR 14 Connector (SW Perimeter)
Be well,
Bryant
I like my I-80, US 46, and NJ 23 Spaghetti Bowl. It's my local "famous" interchange.
I-94/I-75. One of my favourite views of Detroit is the flyover from 75N to 94W
I like the High Five (I-635/US 75) interchange on the north side of Dallas.
Another one of my favorites is the downtown Dallas Mixmaster (I-30/I-35E). Sometimes I grumble about how it's laid out, but it's still one of my all-time favorites.
The I-80/I-180 junction in Cheyenne is my favorite interstate-to-interstate interchange in the county :-P
Kidding aside though, I love the I-25/I-70 stack interchange, but that might be because I don't have a lot of personal experience driving stacks
The Flying Wye in Boise is nice, as is the I-705/SR 509 SPUI in Tacoma, but that might all be nostalgia too.
I do like the eastern I-80/I-215/UT-186 interchange in Salt Lake too. That's a really cool design given the geography.
Another interchange that I like -- well, two really. :D
1) SR 280 (Delk Road/South Cobb Drive) @ US 41/SR 3 (Cobb Parkway) -- this interchange is near Dobbins A.R.B.
2) Pleasant Hill Road @ US 23/SR 13 (Buford Highway) -- Pleasant Hill Road was tunneled up underneath US 23/SR 13 (Buford Highway). This interchange is, say, two miles west of I-85 and Gwinnett Place Mall.
EDIT:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H7KiUVRgWg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H7KiUVRgWg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHa6tYIgWBY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHa6tYIgWBY)
That's it for now.
T.T.F.N. -- Ta Ta For Now!
-Bryant
I'm going to be weird and name a couple of interchanges that are traffic nightmares but have some very unique and interesting designs.
First, I-87/I-95 in the Bronx.
I-87 is in the Harlem River valley. I-95 is up high crossing said river. So, there's nearly 100 feet vertically between the two highways. A couple of the ramps connect directly to the bridge itself. The eastern part is essentially built into the side of a cliff. Also connecting here is the Washington Bridge. And, finally, a pair of local streets go right through it. One goes over it (which, ironically enough, is named Undercliff Avenue), the other (Sedgwick Avenue) goes under it.
And let me tell you, Sedgwick Avenue under that interchange... is surreal. On the one hand, you have this huge busy interchange towering right over you. On the other hand, you're completely in no-man's land, on a street strewn with litter that few cars even go down, let alone pedestrians.
The other is just to the west: the interchange at the east end of the George Washington Bridge, with the Henry Hudson Parkway. Now this one's a real piece of work. Like it's brother to the east, it's got some of that "built into the side of a cliff" thing going, though not as drastically. It also has a street that goes under it (Riverside Drive)... which actually gets involved rather than just passing through. Many of the ramps go directly onto the bridge itself here, too.
It also plays host to something which I find quite amusing: a connection which is completely possible in theory but which attempting to actually make in practice takes balls. The movement of honor is connecting from the Henry Hudson south to the Lower Level of the bridge.
I'll let the picture handle this:
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg24.imageshack.us%2Fimg24%2F5315%2Fgwbhhpmess.png&hash=401ed0200ea008675cc0d6cb2526d6fd95bdb187)
Good luck. :ded:
The I-10/Water Street interchange in Downtown Mobile.
QuoteThe I-10/Water Street interchange in Downtown Mobile.
That one is in danger of being torn down too, though I think its unlikely it will happen.
GWB/Henry Hudson interchange is really cool.
I've always been fond of the East Los Angeles interchange (I-5/I-10/US-101/CA-60), although I'm glad I don't have to drive through it on a regular basis.
Along the same lines as Duke87, I'll mention a unique interchange where I grew up in Santa Cruz, CA -- the CA 1/CA 17 interchange, locally known as "The Fishhook." At the north end is a nearly complete trumpet interchange (which gives the interchange its name). At the south end are both a partial Directional T interchange (i.e. two left exits) and a half-diamond interchange.
QuoteMy favorite interchanges are the ones that take me where I need to go...
Which ones take you where you need to go? :-D
I'm gonna have to say the I-264/464 interchange in Norfolk, VA.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=36.835754,-76.287614&spn=0.006148,0.009656&t=h&z=17 (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=36.835754,-76.287614&spn=0.006148,0.009656&t=h&z=17)
Look at it and you'll see that it's VERY unique.
The I-95/VA 150/VA 895 interchange is quite impressive to look at.
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Which ones take you where you need to go?
Depends on where I'm going...
What about if you're going to work(or school in my case, in which there are none)? :nod:
QuoteIt's also very painful if you're trying to get from 464 to the Downtown Tunnel...
Then good thing I never have a reason to go that way. ;-)
I second the I-95/VA 895/VA 150 interchange, for two reasons. One, the high ramps and river bridge are breathtaking in height. Second, the signing at the interchange is mostly my design.
I don't know why, but I've always liked the following.
- The Badger Interchange in Madison, WI (I-94 meeitng WI-30 and I-39/90)
- The Cascade Interchange just a ways north where WI 78 heads to the south, I-39 heads north, and I-90/94 continues northwest.
My personal favorites are
- I-81 at U.S. 22/322 in Harrisburg. It's so cool to drive through on 81 either direction, and it was my first introduction to the stack.
- Garden State Parkway at NJ 440/US 9/I-287. Arguably the most complex interchange in New Jersey, and it looks awesome when you weave in and out.
- I-76/I-676 and I-76 Exit 340 on both sides of the river. These are my favorite urban interchanges, especially Exit 340.
I-10 @ S. Carrollton Ave/Tulane Ave/Airline Hwy,
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fileden.com%2Ffiles%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2F2145144%2Fat.jpg&hash=f2a98d43e959496f928f41d3833fecdc1ff4d925)
(https://www.aaroads.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fileden.com%2Ffiles%2F2008%2F10%2F16%2F2145144%2Fat2.jpg&hash=76c7ffda93ec3ddc6596a86c4a837858214d16d8)
Red is I-10 West related, Blue is I-10 East related.
I find the I-20/I-220 interchange in Bossier City interesting. It's a cloverleaf "waiting to happen". All of the dirtwork was done for a full cloverleaf interchange for whenever they decided to build south of I-20 here. The only problem is that if they do, they will be building the interstate thru Barksdale A.F.B. The Air Force may have a problem w/that, but w/ I-69 coming thru somewhere, and I-49 actually becoming an INTERstate, they may need to build a south loop in the next 20 years.
QuoteI second the I-95/VA 895/VA 150 interchange, for two reasons. One, the high ramps and river bridge are breathtaking in height. Second, the signing at the interchange is mostly my design.
Dammit akotchi, you did too good a job. Nothing for me to take photos of sign-wise!
I-355 at I-88
Ooh, I don't know if it has been mentioned, but I like the US 61/Airline Hwy and Causeway Boulevard in NOLA. I wonder if it is the only roundabout freeway/freeway interchange in the USA?
Note: yes I know that they are not freeways. But that is definitely a freeway style interchange, grade separations and all.
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The I-95/VA 150/VA 895 interchange is quite impressive to look at.
It's also missing a ramp movement...
About the missing ramp movement(from I-95 South to VA 895 East), is Transurban also responsible for that ramp as well as the Airport Connector Rd(which is now under construction)???
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About the missing ramp movement(from I-95 South to VA 895 East), is Transurban also responsible for that ramp as well as the Airport Connector Rd(which is now under construction)???
AFAIK, there is no plan to add the missing ramp movement...
I believe there is a stub on the VA 895 East Bridge over I-95 for the future construction of the movement; however, Transurban's $2.75 toll won't allow for traffic needs to warrant it for a really long time. :nod:
Well I can't choose only 1 so I'll give a few.
I-95 and I-695 in Essex, MD. Though this is currently under a huge rebuilding project and will be soon replaced.
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=39.350925,-76.493082&spn=0.016626,0.038452&t=h&z=15 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=39.350925,-76.493082&spn=0.016626,0.038452&t=h&z=15)
The I-95/I-295/I-495/US 202/DE 141 "Megachange" in Newport, DE:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=39.703555,-75.594435&spn=0.033083,0.076904&t=h&z=14 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=39.703555,-75.594435&spn=0.033083,0.076904&t=h&z=14)
I-87/I-287 at US 9W in Nyack, NY:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=41.081138,-73.922507&spn=0.008103,0.019226&t=h&z=16 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=41.081138,-73.922507&spn=0.008103,0.019226&t=h&z=16)
I-90/I-93/US 1/MA 3 new Big Dig interchange thats mostly underground in Boston, MA:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=42.346619,-71.058755&spn=0.015891,0.038452&t=h&z=15 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=42.346619,-71.058755&spn=0.015891,0.038452&t=h&z=15)
I-93/US 1//MA 99Storrow Drive in Boston, MA:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=42.370926,-71.066651&spn=0.003971,0.009613&t=h&z=17 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=42.370926,-71.066651&spn=0.003971,0.009613&t=h&z=17)
I-95/US 4/US 1 By-Pass/NH 16/Spaulding Turnpike in Portsmouth, NH:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=43.074311,-70.781693&spn=0.015705,0.038452&t=h&z=15 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=43.074311,-70.781693&spn=0.015705,0.038452&t=h&z=15)
Thats about it for my favorite interchanges.
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NJ I-80 Exit 53 WB (NJ 23 & US 46). That one is so fun to drive through.
NJ 17 going into NY I-287, I-87 and NY 17. Flyovers are fun to drive on.
I-295 going into I-95 and DE 141 in Delaware.
All the interchanges on free I-80 in OH before the OH turnpike going WB.
QuoteI-95 and I-695 in Essex, MD. Though this is currently under a huge rebuilding project and will be soon replaced.
That was a fairly creative interchange there. No weaving I assume being the intent. Problem is, four of the eight ramps are left hand exit and left hand entrance... something which we today know to avoid. So fixing that is a functional improvement.
Of course, the actual reason they're replacing it is they can't build HOT lanes through the existing interchange with the roadways crossing like that.
I grew up in the Los Angeles area and still visit a few times a year. Some of the interchanges there that I've always liked:
I-405/I-10
The Kellogg Interchange (I-10/California 57/California 71)
The Orange Crush (I-5, California 57/California 22)
The Stack or Four-Level near downtown Los Angeles
The aforementioned East L.A. Interchange (I-10/I-5/US 101/California 60)
The Newhall Interchange (I-5/I-210/California 14, with the northern terminus of
I-405 just a couple of miles to the south), which probably has the most bizarre
history of any interchange in the country
Interstate 45 and State Highway 288/US 59 --- Downtown Houston Texas
Interstate 10 and Interstate 45 -- Houston
Dallas' "Mixmaster' (IH 35E, IH30 and ... kinda IH 45/US 75)
Interstate 310 ... pretty much every exit. Huge sweeping loops over the swamp
Interstate 10 at Airline/Carrollton- New Orleans
and my all time favorite ever:
Exit 234.. Interstate 10 at US 90/Business Us 90 in New Orleans
Well, my official favorite interchange has always been I-787/US 9/US 20 in Albany, because of the contrast between its apparent orderliness when viewed from above, and the utter visual chaos it presents from ground level. In that way, it reflects the idealist aesthetic of city planning from its period, the new urbanism of le Corbusier, also seen in the nearby Empire State Plaza. Such design is notable in how harmonious and satisfying it is when taken theoretically (as with the aerial view), but how it stands apart from the human element, isolates and excludes it, when everyday interaction comes into play.
http://empirestateroads.com/week/week7.html
That said, the more I get to know the GWB/Henry Hudson interchange, the more fascinated I am by it. And for similar reasons to the Albany example, as well as for sheer engineering prowess, I am also intrigued by the Highbridge Interchange (I-87/I-95), but again, until the massive reconstruction project is complete there, my appreciation will remain strictly theoretical for that one!
The Marquette Interchange in downtown Milwaukee. Nothing like a brand new, five-level stack cozied up against skyscrapers.
Plus it's Brewers' colors!
Honorable mention for the sprawling cloverleaf at the odd-angle meeting of US 53 and WI 29 in Lake Hallie.
One (well, two) of my favorites are exits 160 and 161 on I-80 in IL (I-94/IL-394 and the SPUI at Torrence Ave)
The Ross Island Interchange (I-5, I-405, US 26, OR 43 and technically OR 10 and OR 99W)
I-35W, I-94, US 12, US 52, MN 55, MN 65 and CH 122 in Minneapolis.
I-5 and I-90 in Seattle.
I-5 CA-14 Interchane in Newhall Pass,
Also I have to add the I-10 I-15 Jct in Ontario.
I've always been fascinated by the I-87/I-95 High Bridge interchange, too, it being one of the first examples I'd ever seen of a stack with all its twisting movements. It's also pretty impressive from an engineering perspective, being built into the most unlikely site for a freeway interchange.
I also like Atlanta's Spaghetti Junction (I-85/I-285). There's a particular movement that takes you way above the whole thing, but it's sort of an easter egg. It's been a while, but I think you can only get to it from the southbound I-85 local access road. I remember how thrilled I was when I finally figured that out.
I have never driven this interchange, but I keep finding myself drawn to its geometry.....
Near Culiacán, Sinaloa:
http://g.co/maps/rp89v (http://g.co/maps/rp89v)
Quote from: kphoger on March 02, 2012, 05:56:37 PM
I have never driven this interchange, but I keep finding myself drawn to its geometry.....
Near Culiacán, Sinaloa:
http://g.co/maps/rp89v (http://g.co/maps/rp89v)
I've never seen anything like it, with the mainline of one route being split wide open to accommodate ramps coming in.
There's one of those on SC 31 (future I-74) :)
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=33.739347,-78.950651&spn=0.015881,0.033023&t=k&z=16
I like the junction of FL-417 (the Central Florida Greeneway) and FL-528 (the Bee Line). The movement from southbound 417 to the eastbound Bee Line is a little bit odd, but otherwise it's a great interchange in terms of ramp layout (only one loop-around) because it has no weave areas and several of the movements are via decent flyovers that aren't sharply curved. I often think it seems a tad overbuilt for the amount of traffic changing directions there, but perhaps it was built with the intent of handling future demands. If so, good for the designers.
The Springfield Interchange in Virginia has been mentioned before. I drive through it several times a week and I like it a lot because I think it's a fine example of an interchange redesign working extremely well to solve the traffic and accident problems the redesign was intended to address. It does a good job of separating out local and thru traffic. The one downside is that it's absolutely imperative to pay heed to the signs directing you to the proper lane, but I suppose people who fail to do that are just guilty of sloppy driving.
I also like the interchange of I-75, I-595, and FL-869 near Sunrise, Florida. My brother-in-law lives a few miles to the south of there and we usually pass through it taking I-75 south/east from Fort Myers (nephew's family) to visit him. I think the flyovers have a rather graceful look to them, and I also like it because it's something visually interesting after what is, frankly, a rather visually monotonous drive across the Everglades. The first time I drove through there I felt like I was CRAWLING when I slowed down to 80 mph after bombing across the Everglades at 100. Can't get away with that nowadays.
Finally, this one may seem like an odd choice compared to the others, but I like Exit 13 off I-95 in Maryland (Ritchie—Marlboro Road). It's a diamond interchange that uses two roundabouts at the foot of the ramps instead of traffic lights or stop signs. I like roundabouts and I think they work quite well at this interchange and I'd like to see more interchanges modified to use roundabouts where possible because I always favor the idea of not imposing a rule that you always have to stop even when there's no other traffic.
Quote from: agentsteel53 on March 02, 2012, 06:12:27 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 02, 2012, 05:56:37 PM
I have never driven this interchange, but I keep finding myself drawn to its geometry.....
Near Culiacán, Sinaloa:
http://g.co/maps/rp89v (http://g.co/maps/rp89v)
I've never seen anything like it, with the mainline of one route being split wide open to accommodate ramps coming in.
Detroit used to have one of those, I want to say I-94 at US 24. Going to check my old maps now...
Edit: Yup, I was right. I studied that city map (AAA 1992-93) very thoroughly and it inspired many of my interchange designs for years after.
Quote from: kphoger on March 02, 2012, 05:56:37 PM
I have never driven this interchange, but I keep finding myself drawn to its geometry.....
Near Culiacán, Sinaloa:
http://g.co/maps/rp89v (http://g.co/maps/rp89v)
Not a bad design for a low-cost full interchange.
Minuses: left exits for one highway
Pluses: no weaving; only 2 bridges; minimal elevation
Agreed, agreed, yes. But I'm a geek, and I want to know what it's called. An inside modified cloverleaf??? :hmm:
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2012, 11:23:42 AM
Agreed, agreed, yes. But I'm a geek, and I want to know what it's called. An inside modified cloverleaf??? :hmm:
It's basically a pair of trumpets with a few ramps braided.
The "Big I" (I-25/I-40) in Albuquerque. What elevates it above the typical 4-level stack is the adobe color with turquoise highlights that the bridges are painted.
Quote from: empirestate on February 29, 2012, 05:31:31 PM
Well, my official favorite interchange has always been I-787/US 9/US 20 in Albany, because of the contrast between its apparent orderliness when viewed from above, and the utter visual chaos it presents from ground level. In that way, it reflects the idealist aesthetic of city planning from its period, the new urbanism of le Corbusier, also seen in the nearby Empire State Plaza. Such design is notable in how harmonious and satisfying it is when taken theoretically (as with the aerial view), but how it stands apart from the human element, isolates and excludes it, when everyday interaction comes into play.
http://empirestateroads.com/week/week7.html
That said, the more I get to know the GWB/Henry Hudson interchange, the more fascinated I am by it. And for similar reasons to the Albany example, as well as for sheer engineering prowess, I am also intrigued by the Highbridge Interchange (I-87/I-95), but again, until the massive reconstruction project is complete there, my appreciation will remain strictly theoretical for that one!
I agree fully with you on both of those interchanges. I'm also a huge fan over the Bruckner Interchange (I-95/I-278/I-678/I-295/Hutchinson River Parkway).
Quote from: NE2 on March 03, 2012, 12:21:39 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2012, 11:23:42 AM
Agreed, agreed, yes. But I'm a geek, and I want to know what it's called. An inside modified cloverleaf??? :hmm:
It's basically a pair of trumpets with a few ramps braided.
Yeah I'd call it an inside double trumpet.
Thanks. It really helped to think of it as two connected three-way interchanges, rather than one four-way interchange.
One of the most free-flowing interchanges is Interstate 75/Interstate 595/FL 869 Sawgrass Expressway. It is one of my favorites since the interchange has mostly 2- and 3-lane ramps that can be driven at 65-70 mph, quickly and efficiently, is well signed and now well lit. It used to be completely dark, and being on the edge of the Everglades where there is nothing but razor-sharp sawgrass, water and BIG power lines, dark means pitch black.
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2012, 11:23:42 AM
Agreed, agreed, yes. But I'm a geek, and I want to know what it's called. An inside modified cloverleaf??? :hmm:
A spread double trumpet, or "strumpet".
Quote from: kurumi on March 03, 2012, 04:14:02 PM
A spread double trumpet, or "strumpet".
How much is the toll for this strumpet?
I-10 and I-605 is a great choice by the OP. Two major interstates intersecting and yet the design is so simple and elegant.
Quote from: Steve on March 03, 2012, 01:19:50 PM
Quote from: NE2 on March 03, 2012, 12:21:39 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 03, 2012, 11:23:42 AM
Agreed, agreed, yes. But I'm a geek, and I want to know what it's called. An inside modified cloverleaf??? :hmm:
It's basically a pair of trumpets with a few ramps braided.
Yeah I'd call it an inside double trumpet.
I say name it a flügelhorn interchange and call it a day ;)
Quote from: Grzrd on March 03, 2012, 06:53:04 PM
Quote from: kurumi on March 03, 2012, 04:14:02 PM
A spread double trumpet, or "strumpet".
How much is the toll for this strumpet?
If you refer to the toll booth just to west of the interchange, here is the GMSV of the tolls, listed out by vehicle type in pesos:
http://g.co/maps/2gd9d (http://g.co/maps/2gd9d)
In Oregon it's the I-5/38-99 interchange. That's due to it meaning I'm on the way home or heading out for something interesting and maybe even fun...LOL!
If I am just looking at interchanges as interchanges, I always liked the I-215/I-10 interchange between Riverside and San Bernardino. It was first driven by me in June 1974 when it was I-10/I-15-US 395 and I was on my way to March AFB. A clean design with the ability to handle the volume without a lot of slowing down and changing lanes, it looked better than any interchange in Oregon did at that time to my eyes.
Rick
Mine are the aforementioned 95-895-150 interchange and the revamped Springfield Interchange.
Quote from: Takumi on March 04, 2012, 01:06:37 AM
Springfield Interchange.
???
http://www.6065interchange.com/
(//http://) :-D
Quote from: intelati49 on March 06, 2012, 11:26:02 AM
???
http://www.6065interchange.com/
(//http://) :-D
Try this link instead: http://www.6065interchange.org/
No, this one. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Interchange)
I-95/I-476/MacDade Blvd., southwest of Philadelphia. Brian Polodoro once called it the Squid Interchange. Can't think of a name even close to as good as that.
http://binged.it/xaUkB5
One of my favorites is the I-244/I-444/US 75/US 412 interchange in Tulsa at the northeast corner of the IDL. This is the northern 244/75 interchange and the northern/eastern terminus of the secret I-444. It's especially cool going north on 444/75.
I always liked the intersection of I-96/I-275/I-696/M-5 (nee M-102 nee BL-96) in Metro Detroit (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=novi,+mi&hl=en&ll=42.479947,-83.423395&spn=0.037538,0.104628&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.139534,107.138672&hnear=Novi,+Oakland,+Michigan&t=h&z=14) just for the sheer size of this interchange.
IIRC, at one time this was the biggest interchange in the country.
Quote from: thenetwork on March 06, 2012, 05:30:36 PM
I always liked the intersection of I-96/I-275/I-696/M-5 (nee M-102 nee BL-96) in Metro Detroit (http://maps.google.com/maps?q=novi,+mi&hl=en&ll=42.479947,-83.423395&spn=0.037538,0.104628&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=41.139534,107.138672&hnear=Novi,+Oakland,+Michigan&t=h&z=14) just for the sheer size of this interchange.
IIRC, at one time this was the biggest interchange in the country.
Back in the 1970's, before the northbound M-5 ramps were built, the eastbound I-96 ramp was this long smooth ramp with woods on either side. One night, during an a winter storm, I was surprised to encounter headlights facing me on this ramp. Multiple cars had spun out on the ramp and were facing backwards on both sides of the ramp.
Quote from: qguy on March 06, 2012, 04:55:44 PM
I-95/I-476/MacDade Blvd., southwest of Philadelphia. Brian Polodoro once called it the Squid Interchange. Can't think of a name even close to as good as that.
http://binged.it/xaUkB5
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftangh!
Quote from: Bickendan on March 07, 2012, 03:42:40 AM
Quote from: qguy on March 06, 2012, 04:55:44 PM
I-95/I-476/MacDade Blvd., southwest of Philadelphia. Brian Polodoro once called it the Squid Interchange. Can't think of a name even close to as good as that.
http://binged.it/xaUkB5
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftangh!
Wha?
Quote from: PennDOTFan on April 13, 2009, 06:28:33 AM
Well I can't choose only 1 so I'll give a few.
The I-95/I-295/I-495/US 202/DE 141 "Megachange" in Newport, DE:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=39.703555,-75.594435&spn=0.033083,0.076904&t=h&z=14 (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hl=en&ll=39.703555,-75.594435&spn=0.033083,0.076904&t=h&z=14)
DelDOT wants to upgrade it: http://www.deldot.gov/information/projects/sr141_i95/index.shtml
Among other things, this has to be finished first: http://www.deldot.gov/information/projects/br_1-501/
I like the infamous "Orange Crush" interchange. The meeting of the 5, 22, and 57. It can be a pain in the ass driving through there sometimes, especially given tourist traffic caused by Disneyland just to the north. What I like about it is looking at it on google maps is rich. It literally looks like a mess of noodles, ramps going every which way. :-)
Quote from: OCGuy81 on March 07, 2012, 09:51:37 AM
I like the infamous "Orange Crush" interchange. The meeting of the 5, 22, and 57. It can be a pain in the ass driving through there sometimes, especially given tourist traffic caused by Disneyland just to the north. What I like about it is looking at it on google maps is rich. It literally looks like a mess of noodles, ramps going every which way. :-)
If you like that one, try the Newhall Interchange, where I-5, I-210 and California 14 all meet on the north edge of the San Fernando Valley. It's really three interchanges in one: Coming from the south on I-5, first you hit the 210 which comes in from the east, then a mile or so farther, you hit California 14, which comes in from the northeast, so that's two. The third interchange is composed of the separate I-5 and California 14 truck bypass lanes that hook into each other off the mainline interchanges. And even as I type this, Caltrans is working on a major project at the Newhall Interchange to hook separate carpool lane connectors to each other at the 5 and 14, and when that little task is completed, the Newhall Interchange will be
four interchanges in one!
That interchange is also a pain in the neck to drive in, as it's right at a narrow mountain pass that really is the only way to get from downtown Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley or LAX and the various beach communities west of downtown Los Angeles to Santa Clarita, the Palmdale/Lancaster area, or points north, including Sacramento. It's on the shortest route to the Bay Area, too.
The Newhall Interchange also has a bizarre history, courtesy of the two earthquakes (1971 and 1994) that knocked down some of the transition ramps.
I'd never really thought of the 210 as being part of the Newhall. Just independent: 5 hits 14, 210, 405, 118, 170 in fairly short order.
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I-95/I-476/MacDade Blvd., southwest of Philadelphia. Brian Polodoro once called it the Squid Interchange. Can't think of a name even close to as good as that.
http://binged.it/xaUkB5
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I know, it's supposed to be "fhtagn". The spell checker should have caught that.
Quote from: kurumi on March 07, 2012, 12:12:57 PM
Quote from: qguy on March 07, 2012, 07:08:21 AM
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I-95/I-476/MacDade Blvd., southwest of Philadelphia. Brian Polodoro once called it the Squid Interchange. Can't think of a name even close to as good as that.
http://binged.it/xaUkB5
Ia! Ia! Cthulhu ftangh!
Wha?
I know, it's supposed to be "fhtagn". The spell checker should have caught that.
Stupid spellcheck.
QuoteIf you like that one, try the Newhall Interchange, where I-5, I-210 and California 14 all meet on the north edge of the San Fernando Valley.
Yes, that's a rather ugly one as well. I've driven through it many times, though I try to avoid the 5 Golden State when heading north. Never been a fan of driving through the Grapevine.
I really love taking the 101 if I'm heading north.
Quote from: OCGuy81 on March 08, 2012, 12:14:19 AM
Yes, that's a rather ugly one as well. I've driven through it many times, though I try to avoid the 5 Golden State when heading north. Never been a fan of driving through the Grapevine.
I really love taking the 101 if I'm heading north.
I don't mind the grapevine; it's the endless plains of the central valley which are pretty sleep-inducing. I take 101 if I have the time; but for speed, it is 5.
The windmill design at US-35 and OH-32/124 outside of Jackson, OH.
http://g.co/maps/hje8x
You don't see many of those around. As a matter of fact, it's the only one that I know of. Plus, if they ever decide to upgrade US-35 to a full freeway there, that could easily become a cloverleaf.
The Stack in Jackson, Miss. (I-20, I-55 North, U.S. 49)
Quote from: cooperrhall on March 08, 2012, 12:59:04 PM
The windmill design at US-35 and OH-32/124 outside of Jackson, OH.
http://g.co/maps/hje8x
You don't see many of those around. As a matter of fact, it's the only one that I know of. Plus, if they ever decide to upgrade US-35 to a full freeway there, that could easily become a cloverleaf.
Ugh, both highways have at grade left turns. Dangerous. I'd rather see a simple diamond.
The end of the US 70 Hot Springs, AR bypass has a left turn onto a freeway. I think this situation might be temporary.
I always liked the MA 128/I-95-US 1-MA 129 interchange (http://g.co/maps/g5hp4) in Lynnfield and Peabody, as home was near it from when I was 6 until my parents moved away after I was out of grad school. You could barely skim the interchange, like going from 128 NB to US 1 SB via the short ramp (Exit 44A), or you could be in the interchange seemingly forever like if you were going from Goodwin Circle coming from Lynn to US 1 SB via the interchange (which one would do if you were heading to Lake St. in West Peabody, heading for home for me). The interchange has everything--a Massachusetts rotary with bonus traces of old alignment, local access (slip ramp to Dearborn Rd. from onramp to US 1 NB), second chances (if one misses Exit 44A, or if it were blocked/closed, one can access US 1 SB if one knows what one is doing), yellow flashing lights at gore points, etc.
Before the missing link in I-95 was completed in Peabody in 1988, I-95 NB went through the ramps of this interchange, on Exit 44B (formerly Exit 30N) northbound and through an always-green signal for the right turn lane at the jughandle on SB US 1, exiting and following signs to 128 SB for southbound I-95 traffic.
I call it The Fallopian Interchange
http://g.co/maps/z44sg
US41 and WI60 near slinger, because the food sign has two culvers on it...one in each direction... cheese curds for win.
I always liked the downtown Newport News ramp complex on I-664. I moved into a fixer at 48th and Huntington in 1991, and was heavily involved in the revitalization of the North End throughout the 1990's. I had opportunity to do alot of ressearch into the history of downton NN and why there was such a huge, overpowered interchange constructed for such a low ADT:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=newport+news+va&hl=en&ll=36.980118,-76.422572&spn=0.003608,0.007639&hnear=Newport+News,+Virginia&gl=us&t=m&z=17
Well into the mid 1980's downtown NN was still very viable and was in fact up until around 1975 the largest "downtown" in Virginia. It was killed due to the rapid aging of the original downtown storefronts, built in haste in the 1890's to go with the boom of the newly opened shipyard. Newmarket plaza, and later Newmarket Fair Mall gave a destination for all the stores who wanted toleave downtown, and since both those commercial venues had failed as well. If you look at the map and see the undeveloped green area bounded by 26, 28 Washington and West, you will see the final nail in downtowns coffin: The city, around 1985, condemmed over 70 businesses and 3 churches to clear the "superblock" at the request of NN shipbuilding, it was to become 2-35 story office buildings and a hotel. The day before groundbreaking, the shipyard cancelled the ceremony without reason. The loss of those businesses were just enough to kill downtowns critical mass of commerce. I had a big picture on the wall of my office dated 1983, showing Washington Avenue packed with pedestrian shoppers from 28th to 34th. Over the next year 250 businesse closed their downtown locations. NN shipbuilding went on to champion zoning laws that made it hard to renovate or restore remaining buildings and then bought and demolished what was left. As of 1980 downtown still had Sears, JC Penny's, Montgomery Ward, Grants Murph'y, Woolworth's and a Leggett's along with 3 grand movie theatres. I-664 was planned to service all that.
But during this time, 664 was being designed, and tthe palns were to accomodate about 4x the traffic that remained by the time the road opened.
My choice would be the NE I-95/I-695 interchange in Baltimore, if they weren't rebuilding into some ugly stack. :no:
SO I'll go with the mess of ramps of MD 295, I-95 and I-395.
Though the Springfield Interchange to the southwest is a close second.
Quote from: kphoger on March 17, 2012, 02:51:52 PM
I call it The Fallopian Interchange
http://g.co/maps/z44sg
Looks like someone said "let's see what the most inefficient way of building this is".
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Quote from: kphoger on March 17, 2012, 02:51:52 PM
I call it The Fallopian Interchange
http://g.co/maps/z44sg
Looks like someone said "let's see what the most inefficient way of building this is".
To be fair, the east-west highway existed, including the tollbooth, before the north-south highway was built; in fact, the north-south highway is quite new.
Quote from: ARMOURERERIC on March 17, 2012, 03:54:38 PM
I always liked the downtown Newport News ramp complex on I-664. I moved into a fixer at 48th and Huntington in 1991, and was heavily involved in the revitalization of the North End throughout the 1990's. I had opportunity to do alot of ressearch into the history of downton NN and why there was such a huge, overpowered interchange constructed for such a low ADT:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=newport+news+va&hl=en&ll=36.980118,-76.422572&spn=0.003608,0.007639&hnear=Newport+News,+Virginia&gl=us&t=m&z=17
Well into the mid 1980's downtown NN was still very viable and was in fact up until around 1975 the largest "downtown" in Virginia. It was killed due to the rapid aging of the original downtown storefronts, built in haste in the 1890's to go with the boom of the newly opened shipyard. Newmarket plaza, and later Newmarket Fair Mall gave a destination for all the stores who wanted toleave downtown, and since both those commercial venues had failed as well. If you look at the map and see the undeveloped green area bounded by 26, 28 Washington and West, you will see the final nail in downtowns coffin: The city, around 1985, condemmed over 70 businesses and 3 churches to clear the "superblock" at the request of NN shipbuilding, it was to become 2-35 story office buildings and a hotel. The day before groundbreaking, the shipyard cancelled the ceremony without reason. The loss of those businesses were just enough to kill downtowns critical mass of commerce. I had a big picture on the wall of my office dated 1983, showing Washington Avenue packed with pedestrian shoppers from 28th to 34th. Over the next year 250 businesse closed their downtown locations. NN shipbuilding went on to champion zoning laws that made it hard to renovate or restore remaining buildings and then bought and demolished what was left. As of 1980 downtown still had Sears, JC Penny's, Montgomery Ward, Grants Murph'y, Woolworth's and a Leggett's along with 3 grand movie theatres. I-664 was planned to service all that.
But during this time, 664 was being designed, and tthe palns were to accomodate about 4x the traffic that remained by the time the road opened.
I lived in Newport News from 1976-1985 while I was stationed at Langley AFB. I don't remember downtown NN being very much alive at the time. We very seldom went down past Mercury Blvd (unless I was trying to see some of the ships being built at the Shipyard. The two malls on Mercury Blvd (Newmarket Mall and Coliseum Mall [Looking at Google maps it appears Coliseum Mall and the infamous 'flyover' on Mercury Blvd have been torn down]) had taken all the chain stores by then. My daughter was born at Mary Immaculate Hospital in the old building along the water. Seven years later my son was born at the Same Hospital 10 miles away at the new Hospital building out near the Airport. I also remember when they replaced the old James River Bridge (now the fishing pier) with the new bridge. For a while you drove out on the new bridge then made a sharp turn onto a temporary trestle to use the old lift bridge then shifted back to the new bridge.
Quote from: kphoger on March 17, 2012, 02:51:52 PM
I call it The Fallopian Interchange
http://g.co/maps/z44sg
There's one of these in Montreal at the east end of the Champlain Bridge.
i20 / i75 exit in atlanta
I like the new I-87/I-84 interchange in Newburgh. The curved flyover from NY-300 to I-87 is really sweet, especially when you look at it from I-84 East.