Nicest cloverleaf?

[kj3400]

I like how the "nicest cloverleaf" thread degenerated into the "nastiest cloverleaf" thread. I suppose that's just a function of cloverleaves!

What, the niceness of cloverleaves shown is inversely proportional to the number of people who come to their senses about cloverleaves looking nice?

[Occidental Tourist]

This one is tight and a full cloverleaf.

[colinstu]

I like how the "nicest cloverleaf" thread degenerated into the "nastiest cloverleaf" thread. I suppose that's just a function of cloverleaves!

I agree.

Nicely designed cloverleaves feature nice geometry, decent minimum speeds, enough capacity for a given area, C-D lanes are a plus.

Yuckily shaped ones? Stupidly small and tight and feature lots of weaving? At-grade ones that also feature stop lights? Sorry, bulldoze it and make it a regular intersection imo (or diamond interchange/something else).

[roadman65]

I thought these are all out of style with today's drivers and the added motorists to the mix?  I have not found any that are nice, but many that need replacing as soon as some money and demand is met.  Weaving is the biggest issue with this type of facility except for the US 1 & 9 and NJ 35 interchange that had no merge areas that eliminated the problem, but even that one (NJs first cloverleaf I believe) was reconfigured when NJDOT replaced the US 1 & 9 Bridge over NJ 35 a few years ago.  It is now a diamond with one cloverleaf ramp from NB US 1 & 9 to NB NJ 35 that causes no weave issues whatsoever.

[Alps]

There are two categories of "nice" - ones that function nicely (straight outer ramps, well curved inner ramps, good weaving areas) and ones that look interesting from a roadgeek perspective (unique designs, very old designs still around).

[oldblue910]

http://m.google.com/u/m/BRmT0r

Easily my favorite cloverleaf in the United States.

[agentsteel53]

http://m.google.com/u/m/BRmT0r

Easily my favorite cloverleaf in the United States.

what freeway was never built through there?

[oldblue910]

what freeway was never built through there?

As far as I know, it was supposed to be a US 12 bypass of Clinton Village. I could be wrong though.

[BiggieJohn]

Dallas has this nice example just south of Love Field
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Dallas,+TX&hl=en&ll=32.816116,-96.842176&spn=0.005075,0.006845&sll=31.555134,-97.156219&sspn=0.465752,0.87616&oq=da&t=h&hnear=Dallas,+Texas&z=18