Ramp meter on a freeway mainline?

[halork]

This could be considered the "ramp" from NB US-101 to NB CA-85, but it is the de facto mainline. Still makes no sense to me.
http://goo.gl/maps/fyNrD

[jakeroot]

This could be considered the "ramp" from NB US-101 to NB CA-85, but it is the de facto mainline. Still makes no sense to me.
http://goo.gl/maps/fyNrD

This looks like the closest to the original post so far.

[roadfro]

This could be considered the "ramp" from NB US-101 to NB CA-85, but it is the de facto mainline. Still makes no sense to me.
http://goo.gl/maps/fyNrD

This looks like the closest to the original post so far.

I remember discussing the absurdity of this in another thread.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

I-394 in Minneapolis at its eastern beginning.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.980338,-93.277651,3a,75y,222.57h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sbRij23aRpmuCg79SNyuayg!2e0