Crossing the same body of water twice or more

[hotdogPi]

I-495 in Massachusetts crosses the Merrimack River 3 times.

[Big John]

US 10 crosses the Tomorrow River 4 times near Amherst WI

[txstateends]

TX:  US 69 crosses the Sabine River twice; between Mineola and Lindale, and between Lone Oak and Greenville.  It used to be 3 times, when US 69 was routed through Greenville, but the in-town portion was made into a Bus. route several years ago and the main route was placed on the former Loop 315 around town, which now misses the 3rd Sabine River crossing.

...EDIT, now that more brain cells are working....

TX 155 crosses 3 parts of Lake Palestine, 1 of which is the sole crossing spanning the middle of the lake (otherwise you'd have to go around).

US 175 crosses 2 parts of Cedar Creek Lake between Kemp and Mabank.

FM 273 (north of Bonham) crosses 3 parts of Lake Bonham.

[Eth]

Alabama: US 431 crosses Lake Eufaula five (yes, five) times: just south of AL 285, just south of the US 82 west split, just north of AL 30, just north of AL 131, and one last time south of AL 95.

[roadman65]

I-895 in MD crosses the Patapsco River 3 times.  Two of them on bridges, and one while inside the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

US 31 in MI crosses the St. Joseph River at least two times.

I-287 crosses the Raritan River twice in New Jersey.

FL A1A crosses the Indian River twice in Central Florida.

[ce929wax]

M-89 crosses the Kalamazoo river six times.  Twice in Plainwell, once in Otsego, two times in Allegan and once just west of where M-89 and M-40 split East of Fennville.

[JREwing78]

As far as the Interstates in Michigan go, it's hard for me to fathom that anything could beat I-96's four crossings of the Grand. I'm more than willing to be corrected if I'm wrong.

That's certainly the winner among interstates. US-127 trumps I-96's multiple crossings of the Grand River with six crossings, all in Jackson County.

[thenetwork]

I-70 crosses the Colorado River in Colorado at least 10 times. including a couple of times when the river 'splits" and I-70 is routed over the "island" in the middle of the Colorado.

[sbeaver44]

I-81 crosses the Susquehanna 2 times:

• I-81 on the George Wade Bridge in Harrisburg
• I-81 again before Exit 230 near the NY/PA State Line

Its counterpart US 11 also crosses 2 times:

• At Pittston, PA on the Fort Jenkins Bridge
• Again at Hallstead, PA near the I-81 bridge

Both come close to crossing again in Binghamton, but that river is actually the Chenango which feeds into the Susquehanna.  Also, the US 11 Northumberland crossing is the West Branch of the Susquehanna, and that doesn't count.

PA 29 (the not-Allentown one) crosses the Susquehanna twice as well, once near Nanticoke and another at Tunkhannock.

[doorknob60]

If I counted this right based on Google's Terrian Map, OR-42 crosses the Coquille River (I'm counting any of the forks) 22 times over about 31 miles. If someone wants to double check the accuracy of that it'd be nice. I always remembered that highway having lots of bridges, but I didn't realize it was that many.

Here's the link to the section of highway: http://goo.gl/maps/mUA7O

This has to be a winner that's like once every 1.5 miles for an extended stretch of road.

EDIT: I think if you count only the Middle Fork, you get 21 crossings over 28 miles, even better!

[hotdogPi]

I-93 and US 3 also cross the Merrimack River 3 times each.

[sandwalk]

Ohio Turnpike / I-80 crosses the Cuyahoga River twice:
-one dramatic crossing in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park
-and another crossing east of Streetsboro

[hobsini2]

I-294 Tri State Tollway crosses the Des Plaines River twice in Illinois (Justice and Des Plaines). I-94 also crosses the Des Plaines twice (Gurnee, IL and Pleasant Prairie WI near Hwy C. So If you took the Tri State to Milwaukee, you would actually cross it 4 times.

[hobsini2]

US 41 technically crosses the Menomonee River 4 times. Once near Downtown Milwaukee with I-94/43. Second time with I-94 east of Miller Park. Third time by itself north of Miller Park. And finally with US 45 just south of Wis 167 Mequon Rd.

[hobsini2]

Wis 83 crosses the Fox River (southern one from Illinois) 5 times. First with Hwy 50 west of Paddock Lake, 3 times in Burlington, and once in Waterford.

[roadman65]

Does the I-190 in NYS count?  It does cross the Niagara River twice, but being Grand Island is in the middle of it, does it really count as I-190 only goes half way across the Niagara and the other half back?

[hobsini2]

Does the I-190 in NYS count?  It does cross the Niagara River twice, but being Grand Island is in the middle of it, does it really count as I-190 only goes half way across the Niagara and the other half back?

As far as I am concerned, it counts twice. I would even say that I-190 could technically have a 3rd crossing of the Niagara as it goes in to Canada.

[cpzilliacus]

Md. 200 crosses the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River three times between Exits 10 and 13.

[ethanhopkin14]

Texas State Highway 71 crosses the Colorado River 4 times between Austin and Columbus. It crosses it in Bastrop, in Smithville, in La Grange and lastly in Columbus. For that fact, I-10 crosses the Colorado in Columbus as well, and then heading west crosses the Colorado crossing from Arizona to California near Blythe, although not the same river. 

[mapman1071]

AZ 95 1/2 Crosses the Colorado River Three Times:
I-40/Historic US 66 Bridge and Needles River Road Bridge (The California/Arizona Line and the California/Nevada line is at midspan)
Also Bullhead Parkway Bridge (AZ 95 Ends At Midspan and NV 163 Begins)

[TEG24601]

US 24 crosses the Wabash River at least 3 times between Ft. Wayne and Logansport, IN.


I-90 crosses the Clark Fork at least 5 times in Montana, but sometimes I swear it is 100.

[NWI_Irish96]

Indiana Toll Road: Crosses Fawn River three times & St. Joseph River twice (third time on the Ohio Turnpike)

The St. Joseph River in Ohio is a different river than the one in Indiana/Michigan.

The St. Joseph River in Indiana/Michigan is also crossed twice by M-139 and US 12 and three times by US 31.

**EDIT: Is this potentially the only river that is crossed multiple times by both an odd and even US highway with none of the crossings being multiplexes of the two?**

US 24 crosses the Wabash River twice.

I-465 crosses the White River twice, and so will I-69 once it's finished.

[Thing 342]

US-60 crosses the James River 3 times:

• Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, along with I-64
• Manchester Bridge in Downtown Richmond
• Near Gladstone, VA

[vtk]

I see most people avoided this, but I'll point it out anyway.  Circumferential highways crossing rivers twice are trivial and uninteresting.  On the other hand, Ohio's I-270 crosses a few rivers twice, but the Olentangy only once – the Olentangy flows into the Scioto downtown.  Speaking of the Olentangy, I think one could say OH 315 crosses it twice, on a single bridge which also passes over Fifth Ave.  And US 23 crosses the Scioto twice: at Piketon, and at Chillicothe.

[JustDrive]

Four L.A. area freeways cross the Los Angeles River twice:
I-405 in Long Beach (JCT I-710) and by the Sepulveda Dam (JCT U.S. 101),
U.S. 101 in Downtown L.A. (JCT California 10) and near Universal City,
IH 5 near Elysian Park (JCT California 110) and north of the 134 interchange, and
CA 134 once west of IH 5 and immediately east of IH 5

101 crosses the LA River THREE times.  The westernmost crossing is just east of Van Nuys Blvd.