Nicest cloverleaf?

[bugo]

The nicest one that I know of is at the Creek and Muskogee Turnpikes in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma:

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=&q=broken+arrow&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Broken+Arrow,+Tulsa,+Oklahoma&ll=36.046288,-95.739155&spn=0.013394,0.041027&t=h&z=15

It is huge and even has C/D lanes for both roads.  It's very nice for a cloverleaf, but in the end it's still a cloverleaf.

Are there any bigger, nicer cloverleafs in your area?

[nyratk1]

Aaah, the cloverleaf, severely abused on Long Island.

Suffolk County Road 46 (William Floyd Pkwy.) at I-495 (Long Island Expwy.) Exit 68 in Yaphank, NY:

[UptownRoadGeek]

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+Orleans,+Orleans,+Louisiana&ll=29.997388,-90.154817&spn=0.005064,0.010568&t=h&z=17
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+Orleans,+Orleans,+Louisiana&ll=29.999209,-90.183227&spn=0.005064,0.010568&t=h&z=17

^ The only 2 cloverleaves in the area and the only 2 that I've seen where instead rising on an embankment, the leaves actually elevate on bridges as they approach the overpass.

[Chris]

Slussen, Stockholm.

Opened to traffic in 1935, it is claimed to be the first urban interchange in the world, and the first place where the concept of the cloverleaf was implemented. (the first full German cloverleaf opened in 1938) It has been modified over the years though. It precedes the first Swedish freeway by 18 years.

[TheStranger]

Slussen, Stockholm.

Opened to traffic in 1935, it is claimed to be the first urban interchange in the world, and the first place where the concept of the cloverleaf was implemented. (the first full German cloverleaf opened in 1938) It has been modified over the years though. It precedes the first Swedish freeway by 18 years.

Wasn't the first cloverleaf in the US? 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverleaf_interchange

The first cloverleaf interchange built in the United States was the Woodbridge Cloverleaf at Route 25 and Route 4 (now US 1/9 and Route 35) in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey.[4][5] It opened in 1929, and has been replaced with a partial cloverleaf interchange.[6] The original cloverleaf interchange was designed by the Rudolph and Delano building firm from Philadelphia, and was modeled after a plan from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[J N Winkler]

The Woodbridge cloverleaf (which no longer exists) was built in 1928 and is said to have been the first globally, but when it was about to be reconstructed, NJDOT apparently commissioned a team of historians to document it and it was found a cloverleaf in Buenos Aires had been built earlier.  I have not seen any of the documentation arising from the NJDOT investigation and no specific location for the supposed Buenos Aires predecessor has been quoted in any of the Web material on their efforts I have seen.

I have seen material from the 1930's in archives in Britain which indicates that, at that time, British highway engineers believed the Woodbridge cloverleaf was the first globally.  Of course they might have been wrong; this is why I want to see information on the possible Buenos Aires predecessor.

BTW, I don't think Slussen was a full cloverleaf when it opened in 1935, and it certainly is no longer one now because the layout was revised significantly in the late 1960's/early 1970's after Sweden changed from driving on the left to driving on the right.  I actually made a special point of visiting Slussen when I was in Stockholm in 2005 and discovered that there are underground passages which do not show up well in aerial imagery.

[Ian]

I personally think the nicest cloverleaf is along I-95 at exits 9A-B for PA 420. It looks all even and symmetrical.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=essington,+pa&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.764224,78.662109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Essington,+Pennsylvania&ll=39.870881,-75.301001&spn=0.007987,0.019205&t=h&z=16

[Chris]

How about this set of three cloverleafs near Hannover, Germany?

[Brandon]

Illinois has some aesthetically pleasing ones from the air.  Example, I-55 and I-80: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.486302,-88.19792&spn=0.011188,0.027466&t=k&z=16

[FreewayDan]

The Victory Blvd. intherchange with California 170 in Van Nuys; some of the ramps are seperated by bridge:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=12372+Victory+Boulevard,+Van+Nuys,+CA&sll=34.186667,-118.401155&sspn=0.001593,0.003428&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=12372+Victory+Blvd,+North+Hollywood,+Los+Angeles,+California+91606&z=16

[Chris]

This cloverleaf in Valencia, Spain has a seasonal river running through the median.

[haljackey]

How about this massive one in the UAE?



It's still under construction at the time this photo was taken. The roundabout will be removed once complete.

[mgk920]

Illinois has some aesthetically pleasing ones from the air.  Example, I-55 and I-80: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.486302,-88.19792&spn=0.011188,0.027466&t=k&z=16

DON'T mention the one at I-90/290/IL 53. ok?



Anyways, I've always liked the one at I-39/80 - from a driving through perspective.

Also, aren't a couple of those autobahns near Hannover currently being chewed up by coal mining activity?

Mike

[sandiaman]

  One of the largest  cloverleaf  interchanges  I have ever  seen  is at I-84  and ID-55  in Meridian, Idaho.  It is actually a paritial cloverleaf  on the south side only,  but  is has  a  massive  full circle  cloverleaf  as  you go eastbound on I -84

[JREwing78]

Nicest? Well, it's definitely interesting.

Formerly, the highway was a left turn from south to west, and then during a 8-year span it gained spokes to the east and north.

I-69 @ US-127 near Lansing, MI:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Dewitt,+MI&sll=43.04023,-89.392482&sspn=0.012186,0.015728&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=DeWitt,+Clinton,+Michigan&ll=42.807114,-84.5119&spn=0.048927,0.095615&t=k&z=14

[mapman]

CA 237/Lawrence Expressway/Caribbean Drive interchange in Sunnyvale, CA.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sunnyvale,+CA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.04407,113.203125&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sunnyvale,+Santa+Clara,+California&ll=37.409182,-121.998399&spn=0.006306,0.013819&t=h&z=17

[myosh_tino]

How about consecutive exits on U.S. 101 at Tully Road and Capitol Expressway in San Jose, CA.

U.S. 101/Tully Road...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sunnyvale,+CA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.04407,113.203125&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sunnyvale,+Santa+Clara,+California&t=h&ll=37.318281,-121.830482&spn=0.007782,0.013797&z=16

U.S. 101/Capitol Expressway...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Sunnyvale,+CA&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.04407,113.203125&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Sunnyvale,+Santa+Clara,+California&t=h&ll=37.303126,-121.816063&spn=0.007783,0.013797&z=16

Work has begun to replace the Tully Road interchange with a partial cloverleaf and there are plans to replace the Capitol Expressway interchange but there is no money for that project.

[TheStranger]

How about consecutive exits on U.S. 101 at Tully Road and Capitol Expressway in San Jose, CA.

Don't forget the one at Story Road, too!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Story+Rd+%26+Via+Ferrari,+San+Jose,+CA&sll=37.332733,-121.847048&sspn=0.009674,0.016608&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Story+Rd+%26+V%C3%ADa+Ferrari,+San+Jose,+Santa+Clara,+California+95122&ll=37.33519,-121.849129&spn=0.009674,0.016608&t=h&z=16

[yakra]

I like I-90 & I-29 - dig those sweeping, constant radius turns.
Larger radius loops might be nice, but hey, that'd start to make the land take pretty huge.
Edit: Nifty Historical Context: US2 gained spokes to the east and south, then moved back outta the interchange onto surface rd.

Still no full coolness points here for C/D lanes here though. :-\

Crack.

[Bickendan]

http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+Orleans,+Orleans,+Louisiana&ll=29.997388,-90.154817&spn=0.005064,0.010568&t=h&z=17
http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=New+Orleans,+Orleans,+Louisiana&ll=29.999209,-90.183227&spn=0.005064,0.010568&t=h&z=17

^ The only 2 cloverleaves in the area and the only 2 that I've seen where instead rising on an embankment, the leaves actually elevate on bridges as they approach the overpass.

Note the location of Independent Insurance Agents in the first link. I wonder what the map is trying to say...

[roadfro]

Can't say there's a nice cloverleaf in my area. Nevada's never had more than a half-clover interchange.

[Scott5114]

The only good cloverleaf is a dead cloverleaf.

[triplemultiplex]

The only good cloverleaf is a dead cloverleaf.

Don't tell Minnesota that.

Someone already mentioned the one I first thought of in Lansing.
Wisconsin's nicest cloverleaf is in Sheboygan at I-43 and WI 23.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=43.75479312532119~-87.76973247528076&lvl=15&sty=a&where1=Sheboygan%2C%20WI
Although, the state's newest cloverleaf at US 53 & WI 29 in Lake Hallie is not too shabby.  Very unique shape at least.
http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=44.89191737338034~-91.41382925212383&lvl=15&sty=a&where1=Lake%20Hallie%2C%20WI

[Revive 755]

The nicest cloverleaf is one with little to no truck traffic using the loops and either an extended merging lane for the loops or a C-D lane setup.

[algorerhythms]

The only good cloverleaf is a dead cloverleaf.

What about this one?
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=35.218592,-97.484887&spn=0.008835,0.01796&t=k&z=16