Highways to Heaven

[jbnv]

This topic will honor the bridges and roads that go up, up, up.

There are quite a few of these in south Louisiana, where the land is flat and the bridges can be quite tall to accommodate large vessels. Some of my favorites include:

* I-10 at Lake Charles.
* I-210 over Prien Lake in Lake Charles.
* Old US 90 over Bayou Caroline at Amelia, LA.
* I-310 over the Mississippi River.

[oscar]

This topic better fits several roads in the U.S., and some more in other countries, rising above 12,000 feet in altitude (in the U.S., ncluding the Mt. Evans, Pikes Peak, and Mauna Kea summit roads; Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park; and CO 82 over Independence Pass).  Other mountain roads, maybe (such as the Haleakala summit road in Hawaii, and the Mt. Washington summit road in New Hampshire); but none in states or other places that don't have any mountains. 

[NE2]

[CNGL-Leudimin]

I'd nominate the Chinese G219, also known as Xinjiang-Tibet highway. It has several passes over the 16,000 feet mark. Now that is high . Not to mention most of it is above the 10,000 feet line.

[SteveG1988]

Rainbow Bridge in Texas

[Henry]

Delaware Memorial Bridge


Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore

[texaskdog]

Rainbow Bridge in Texas

wonder what the grade is?  I need to drive this!!  I think my steepest has been I-10 by Baton Rouge.

Favorite "road to Heaven" is the Mount Evans drive in Colorado.  Two lanes, no guardrail, no center lane, and lots of bikes on it.

[1995hoo]

The following page says it's a 5% grade: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/err03

That picture is really something. I wonder how trucks do on that slope.

[OCGuy81]

Where in Texas is that bridge? Wow!

[1995hoo]

Where in Texas is that bridge? Wow!

https://www.google.com/maps?ll=29.979722,-93.871667&q=29.979722,-93.871667&hl=en&t=m&z=15


(How appropriate that Bridge City is nearby, eh?)

[BrianP]

It doesn't have as much grade but it sure has the look of a never ending road up is the Platt Bridge in Philadelphia:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.892959,-75.222286,3a,75y,67.06h,76.35t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s57betN-TzjtYcsWsui85Fg!2e0

[jp the roadgeek]

The Jamestown Bridge  (old and new) in RI

[NE2]

The following page says it's a 5% grade: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/err03

That picture is really something. I wonder how trucks do on that slope.

1940 Rand McNally:

[dfwmapper]

The Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach has that feel.

[CapeCodder]

The bridge on I-155 near Caruthersville, MO across the Mississippi River headed eastbound towards Dyersburg,TN.

[myosh_tino]

Antioch Bridge (CA-160)...


San Mateo-Hayward Bridge (CA-92)...

[US81]

Beltway 8 - Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge bridge feels this way to me approaching southbound.  Northbound the approach feels less steep.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Houston_Ship_Channel_Bridge#mediaviewer/File:Sam_Houston_Tollway_Ship_Channel_Bridge_0804091506BW.jpg

[Revive 755]

* The Chicago Skyway

Streetview eastbound

Streetview westbound

* The bridge on I-43 in Green Bay

Streetview northbound

Streetview southbound

[texaskdog]

The following page says it's a 5% grade: http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/err03

That picture is really something. I wonder how trucks do on that slope.

It looks more like about 15%  no way it's 5% unless that's a goofy angle.

[NE2]

It looks more like about 15%  no way it's 5% unless that's a goofy angle.

Ever hear of foreshortening?

[Roadrunner75]

Victory Bridge - NJ 35 over the Raritan.  The adjacent Driscoll (Garden State Parkway) too...
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=40.504341,-74.293958&spn=0.000004,0.00327&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=40.50434,-74.294471&panoid=WNBM92JVeOlFsiVcofc_Lw&cbp=12,30.23,,0,0.84


Also, the Harry Nice Bridge (US 301) over the Potomac...
https://www.google.com/maps?ll=38.360701,-77.003185&spn=0.000004,0.00327&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=38.360701,-77.003698&panoid=nTZ9gnyWlL_V-8yITcjDvw&cbp=12,92.6,,0,3.6

[1995hoo]

It looks more like about 15%  no way it's 5% unless that's a goofy angle.

Ever hear of foreshortening?

Is that a synonym for circumcision?

[golden eagle]

How high is the Coronado Bridge in San Diego?

[Pete from Boston]

It looks more like about 15%  no way it's 5% unless that's a goofy angle.

Ever hear of foreshortening?

Is that a synonym for circumcision?

Lard substitution, foreshortening.

What about the Sunshine Skyway?  The flat surroundings (Tampa Bay, Gulf of Mexico) make its rise feel particularly abrupt.

[SteveG1988]

The General W.K. Wilson Jr. Bridge on I-65 in AL over the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta.