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Narrowest roads that are marked with two or more lanes

Started by index, March 23, 2021, 02:24:04 AM

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Chris19001

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


webny99

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.

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What is the narrowest well marked signed route?

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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.

Roadsguy

The Burlington—Bristol Bridge (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.
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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

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

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
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!

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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.

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Quote from: webny99 on March 23, 2021, 02:49:54 PM
The Grand Island bridges 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.
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more room plz

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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.

CoreySamson

Was looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67
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Rothman

Quote from: CoreySamson on May 19, 2026, 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67

Certainly narrow for OK, but Boston's Alewife Brook Parkway laughs...
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

pderocco

Quote from: Rothman on May 19, 2026, 07:03:07 AM
Quote from: CoreySamson on May 19, 2026, 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67

Certainly narrow for OK, but Boston's Alewife Brook Parkway laughs...
I don't think Alewife Brook or Fresh Pond have narrower lanes than those Tulsa streets. Their problem is that they're curvy, which means you have to work really hard to stay in the lane. Arborway and Jamaicaway are like that too. Nervewracking, but quite pretty.

webny99

Quote from: CoreySamson on May 19, 2026, 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67

Both of these are begging for a road diet, but if you want outside shoulders you might only get 2 normal width lanes instead of the usual 3.

pderocco

Quote from: webny99 on May 19, 2026, 03:17:39 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on May 19, 2026, 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67

Both of these are begging for a road diet, but if you want outside shoulders you might only get 2 normal width lanes instead of the usual 3.
Do they ride bikes in Tulsa?

Scott5114

Quote from: webny99 on May 19, 2026, 03:17:39 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on May 19, 2026, 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67

Both of these are begging for a road diet, but if you want outside shoulders you might only get 2 normal width lanes instead of the usual 3.

Those are both main arterials. The only thing a road diet would do is back up traffic and get a city councilman booted out of office.
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jakeroot

This isn't exactly in-keeping with the spirit of the thread, but it reminded me of this:

The off-ramp from 405 southbound to Southcenter Blvd in Tukwila, WA shrinks from 17 feet in the curve to ~7.5 feet where it merges into Southcenter Blvd, in the span of about 80 feet.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WYcTXUvbkbfEcv1j9

No idea why it was built this way. It has always been this way, from what I can tell.

webny99

Quote from: Scott5114 on May 19, 2026, 09:53:36 PM
Quote from: webny99 on May 19, 2026, 03:17:39 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on May 19, 2026, 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67

Both of these are begging for a road diet, but if you want outside shoulders you might only get 2 normal width lanes instead of the usual 3.

Those are both main arterials. The only thing a road diet would do is back up traffic and get a city councilman booted out of office.

I haven't been able to find a good source for AADT off the state highway system, but anything 15k or less is usually manageable in an urban setting.

Scott5114

Quote from: webny99 on May 20, 2026, 10:02:26 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on May 19, 2026, 09:53:36 PM
Quote from: webny99 on May 19, 2026, 03:17:39 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on May 19, 2026, 02:57:32 AMWas looking through old threads I'd posted in, and I found this one. Some of Tulsa's streets are the narrowest 4-lane roads I've ever seen:

Peoria Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/9UZ33PnFPwxFNVZs5

Lewis Ave:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HP2ovEtBQ7DCjvE67

Both of these are begging for a road diet, but if you want outside shoulders you might only get 2 normal width lanes instead of the usual 3.

Those are both main arterials. The only thing a road diet would do is back up traffic and get a city councilman booted out of office.

I haven't been able to find a good source for AADT off the state highway system, but anything 15k or less is usually manageable in an urban setting.

This is Oklahoma. It isn't.
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