Care to show? :cool:

Champs Elysees, Paris

http://www.globalphotos.org/paris/20050415/DSCN7465.jpg

Buenos Aires

http://www.worldhockey.org/vsite/vimagesite/images/jpgs/0,8567,8877-1181-custom-44345,00.jpg

http://jennyhouse.info/skyline/BUENOS%20AIRES.jpg

^^Two of my favorite streets ever.^^
The part of Broadway in the UpperWestSide of Manhattan was referred to as "The Boulevard".

Mexico City-
Paseo de la Reforma

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Mexico.DF.Chapultepec.02.jpg

http://www.kochweb.de/omex/image/albums/dfaire/Angel.jpg

Osaka-
Midosuji Road (not very wide, there's no space in Japan)

http://www.epcc.pref.osaka.jp/books/midori100/img/010.jpg

http://www.svs.ne.jp/home/svs/home/glico2003/01.jpg

Avinguda diagonal in Barcelona

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5613/fmtramdiagonalafter1xb.jpg

straße des 17. juni

longest street in berlin from east to west

http://www.aac-berlin.de/luftbild/luft300899-04-24%20strasse%20des%2017%20juni%20tiergarten%20PXA.jpg

http://wikitravel.org/upload/de/thumb/4/41/300px-Berlin_strasse_des_17juni.JPG

http://www.flyweck.de/berlin/_gross/46.1.1.jpg

The Netherlands don't really feature any 'wide boulevards' (monumentalism is considered architectural blasphemy in this calvinist country); the one that comes closest must be the 'Coolsingel' in Rotterdam. Here's one picture; I'll see if I can dig up some others:

http://207.44.228.232/images/B03/3316.jpg

Gran Via, Madrid

http://web42.p10070178.pureserver.de/wp-content/images/Papa%20in%20Madrid/madrid_050613_69_gran%20via.jpg

Avenida Paulista, Sao Paulo

http://www.tonyvella.it/www/foto/sao_paulo_avenida_paulista_full.jpg

Michigan Avenue, Chicago

http://florio2.home.mindspring.com/City/DCP_0072x.JPG

Alameda, Santiago

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2426/ka034642jl.jpg

Eixo Monumental, Brasilia

http://www.bresilpassion.com/datas/photos_base/b_473.jpg

Gran Via, Madrid

http://web42.p10070178.pureserver.de/wp-content/images/Papa%20in%20Madrid/madrid_050613_69_gran%20via.jpg


actually that's not the Gran Via.it's Alcala Street,very near

this is gran via

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2097/26mar05l4dd.jpg



another wide boulevard in Madrid is Prado/Recoletos/Castellana avenue

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/7706/2824diaarquitectura038zv.jpg

http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/6448/3433c3a763b232327ffp633dot3e23.jpg

http://www.20minutos.es/data/img/2005/06/06/123327.jpg

Andrassy, Budapest
http://www.budpocketguide.com/photosgallery/worldheritage/1_Andrassy_avenue.jpg

szent istvan krt is wider I think, but I couldn't find any photos unfortunately.

LEIEN in Antwerp.
Don't have any better pics at the moment. But it's the green line :)

http://foto.immonet.be/fotoslucht//watermerk/11197.jpg

a picture of 1997 :
http://www.gva.be/dossiers/-a/leien/img/lucht1997.jpg

A quite old one...
http://www.gva.be/dossiers/-a/leien/img/sinksenonbekend.jpg

Exceptionally for cyclists (before the renovation - started in 2001) :
http://www.gva.be/dossiers/-a/leien/img/fietseling1994.jpg

My Favourite Avenue in the World

http://www.kottke.org/plus/photos/200105europe/champs03.jpg

Blvd Unirii, Bucharest, Romania


http://oasis.halfmoon.jp/extphoto/rom_photo/p9271756.jpg

http://oasis.halfmoon.jp/extphoto/rom_photo/p9271718.jpg

http://www.rumtor.com/Fotos%20para%20web/bubulevardunirii3web.jpg

University Avenue - Toronto, Canada

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/filipv/Toronto_fall/PICT0043.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/flipv/Toronto%20winter/PICT0092.jpg

Nice shots of Bucharest, Elilo. Do you have more photos? Bucharest is a city I haven't seen many photos of, I'd be interested to see more. Any chance of starting a picture thread of the city?

Lord Street, Southport UK

http://www.southportforums.com/pics/r/gls04.JPG

http://www.southportforums.com/pics/r/emls01.JPG

Rome, Via dei fori imperiali (near Coliseum):

http://www.gardkarlsen.com/rome/Via_dei_fori_Imperiali_and_colosseum.jpg

http://www.astrolazio.altervista.org/images/031109_via%20fori%20imperiali_colosseo_notte.jpg

http://www.astrolazio.altervista.org/images/031109_colosseo%20di%20notte_roma.jpg

Rome, Via della Conciliazione (St. Peter Basilica):

http://www.stpetersbasilica.org/Pics/EXT/SPeters-frViaConciliazione-01.jpg

http://oasis.halfmoon.jp/extphoto/ita2_photo/pc261220.jpg

(when the pope John Paul II died)
http://www.protezionecivile.it/gallery/images/grdscn1584ok.gif

They're not really big, but I think they're beautiful...also I like the Champs Elisees.. :)

Park Avenue in Manhattan, NYC

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/2043/newyorkokt03parkave1dx.jpg


http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/3746/nyc5th5od.jpg


http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/1013/nycfifth1hy.jpg

^^ wasn't it Park Avenue???

:runaway:

Yeah, don't know what the hell I was thinking.... :cheers:

Nice shots of Bucharest, Elilo. Do you have more photos? Bucharest is a city I haven't seen many photos of, I'd be interested to see more. Any chance of starting a picture thread of the city?

Bucharest is a very underated city and it deserves much more attention.
Click on this link for more pics.

http://sabin.ro/gallery/bucuresti/pagina/1

More pictues of Bulevardul Unirii

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2289/unirii7kw.jpg

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/9640/gbukarest0lz.jpg

^^^^^^^^^ BEAUTIFUL shots!!

Brussels:

Av. de Tervuren

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Tervurenlaan/100_1964.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Tervurenlaan/100_1991.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Tervurenlaan/100_1975.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Tervurenlaan/100_1985.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Tervurenlaan/100_1982.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Tervurenlaan/15.jpg

Inner ring Boulevards
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/467305653NRVxJp_ph.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/100_0975.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/100_0978.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/100_5836.jpg

Avenue Louise

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/32bf4557.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/61d8d537.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/692fe7c4.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/snot/Brussel/Louizalaan.jpg

Queens Blvd, NYC. This is half of it. The eastbound side is on the other side of the viaduct which carries the subway. Crossing this monster is a nightmare, especially around Continental Ave, where it's 12 lane across.

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/3166/queensblvd2un.jpg

Boulevards In Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Glendale Boulevard
http://www.you-are-here.com/sunset/1890.jpg

To Pasadena From Downtown...
http://www.you-are-here.com/transport/pasadena.jpg

Broadway
http://www.you-are-here.com/panorama/broadway_.jpg

Western Avenue -Koreatown-
http://www.you-are-here.com/panorama/western_.jpg

Wilshire Boulevard
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:BQYrjE9RGTF76M:http://www.yesterdayla.com/Graphics/macarthur2.jpg
http://www.socalcompass.org/images/wilshireblvd.jpg
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:xDK25eGeb53_1M:http://latimemachines.com/Wilshire.jpg
http://www.magazinusa.com/images_st2/ca/la2/la_wilshire1.jpg

Santa Monica Boulevard
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:c_YvqzA1R8gooM:www.mykreeve.net/california/los_angeles/santa_monica/santa_monica_boulevard_toward_beach.jpg


Hollywood Blvd. (u can see downtown in the distance)
http://www.world-guides.com/images/los_angeles/los_angeles_hollywood_blvd.jpg\
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Hollywood_boulevard_from_kodak_theatre.jpg/800px-Hollywood_boulevard_from_kodak_theatre.jpg

Sunset
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Hollywood_boulevard_from_kodak_theatre.jpg/800px-Hollywood_boulevard_from_kodak_theatre.jpg


Rodeo Drive
http://www.world-guides.com/images/los_angeles/los_angeles_rodeo_drive3.jpg
http://www.world-guides.com/images/los_angeles/los_angeles_rodeo_drive.jpg

Figueroa Street
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/FigueroaStTunnels.jpg/300px-FigueroaStTunnels.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/07-16-01.JPG/350px-07-16-01.JPG

:runaway: sorry posted twice... :weirdo:

Utrecht has the Beneluxlaan...

And in Casablanca La Corniche; http://elaouadiahmed.free.fr/dreams-world/casablanca-images_bd_corniche.jpg

Bad pic tough.

The blvds. of LA and Brussels are great:D

Las Vegas Blvd
http://www.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz/people/autumn/pix/vegas/vegas_strip.JPG

St. Charles Ave., New Orleans
http://photos1.blogger.com/img/40/2134/640/DSC08146.jpg

Canal Street, New Orleans
http://www.heritagetrolley.org/IMAGES/NewOrleans50.jpg

In Paris the widest Boulevard (or Avenue) is the Avenue Foch : wide 120m, length 1300m. The wide of the Champs Elysees is 70m (length 1970m).

In 1900 :
http://paris1900.lartnouveau.com/paris16/avenue_bois_boulogne/avbbc6.JPG
http://paris1900.lartnouveau.com/paris16/avenue_bois_boulogne/cpa/avbbc8.jpg

Today :
http://paris1900.lartnouveau.com/paris16/avenue_bois_boulogne/actuel/afocha1.jpg


The Champs Elysees in 1900:
http://paris1900.lartnouveau.com/paris08/champs_elysees/cpa/chelysc4.jpg

Avenue Foch in Le Havre in 1955 :
http://www.marville.org/photos/ships/ships-235.jpg

Today :
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/lehavre/perretcity.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/lehavre/perretcity2.jpg



The Cours Jean Jaures in Grenoble (length 8km) :
http://1900anosjours.hpsam.info/photos/grenoble/jaures-05.jpg
http://www.obiou.org/printemps-ete/images/grenoble/villebastille500.jpg

The Wide Boulevards in Grenoble :
http://1900anosjours.hpsam.info/photos/grenoble/vallier-01.jpg
http://1900anosjours.hpsam.info/photos/grenoble/vallier-02.jpg

The widest street or highway in the world? In single lanes way, not combinated.

Avenida 9 de Julio, Buenos Aires.
140 meters wide.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Buenos_Aires-Av._9_de_julio.jpg

I can't see how many lanes it has? But even in this photo looks great. :)

Avenida 9 de Julio has 17 lanes. Gardiner Highway in Toronto, Ontario, is even broader, it has 21 lanes.

So in a one way it has 8 and 9 lanes in BA, and 10 & 11 in Toronto?

Highway 401
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/401atDVP.jpg

Avenida 9 de Julio has 17 lanes. Gardiner Highway in Toronto, Ontario, is even broader, it has 21 lanes.

Not the Gardiner, but the 401.

Highway 401
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/401atDVP.jpg
But this one is combinated. :( I'm asking for single lanes widest road. :)

The widest street or highway in the world? In single lanes way, not combinated.


What do you mean by combinated? That's not even in the dictionary.

The avenue outside the Forbidden City (between Forbidden City and Tian'anmen Square) in Beijing is really, really wide. And it's not even separated by a fence in the middle.

Dumlupınar Avenue-Antalya is the widest road of Mediterranean and Mid-East. It's 10 lanes and 100m wide. Sorry for the bad pic :(
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/ont1991/de31007.jpg
BTW widest road in the world is in Brazil and it's wider than 200m

What do you mean by combinated? That's not even in the dictionary.
I mean that for example this Toronto 20 lanes higway is divided: 5+5/5+5, so I wanna see 10 lanes in unique way. 10/10 or something like this. I hope you will understand me. :) Sorry for my poor english... :bash:

As far as I know, the widest avenue in the world is in Brasilia, Brazil.

that's right, it's 250 meters wide

:( That Brasilian avenue has only 4 lanes, so it isn't interesting. I'm asking for the widest stret which has the most lanes in the world. Please post pics of the biggest cities streets with most lanes.

I don't know if this one is the widest in the world, neither could i find good pictures.

El Toro Y

The El Toro "Y" is a freeway interchange in southern Orange County, California where the Santa Ana Freeway, Interstate 5, and the San Diego Freeway, Interstate 405 merge. South of that point, it retains the name "San Diego Freeway" but the highway designation "Interstate 5." The junction, located in southeastern Irvine, is named for the El Toro region, itself named after the nearby Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. (The base closed in 1999 and much of the area incorporated as the City of Lake Forest).

The "Y" is one of the busiest interchanges in the world; from 1975 to 2002, daily traffic surged from 102,000 to 356,000 vehicles a day.[1] By the early 1990s it had also become one of the most congested, its severe overcrowding fed by a housing boom in southern Orange County.

In November 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure M, a half-cent increase in the county sales tax to finance transportation improvements. In 1993, the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) began a massive expansion project, adding a new interchange at Bake Parkway, new collector/distributor lanes, and new carpool lanes and connectors. The $166-million project also vastly increased regular traffic lanes. After the project was completed in 1997, the El Toro Y stood as the widest roads in the world, at 26 traffic lanes wide.

The traffic delays at the interchange sparked the construction of several parallel bypass toll roads. The San Joaquin Hills Toll Road, designated California State Highway 73, opened in November 1996 and connects San Juan Capistrano and Costa Mesa. An extension to California State Highway 241, the Foothill Toll Road, is under development. It would bypass the El Toro Y to the east and connect to I-5 in northern San Diego County.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Toro_'Y'

The under-construction I-10 Katy Freeway in Houston will be one of the widest freeways in the world upon completion, possibly busiest too. No renders though, but here is a schematic:

http://www.katyfreeway.org/images/schematics_pdf/70.pdf

That is 12 lanes on each side (24 altogether); 9 mainlanes and 3 frontage road lanes. The maximum (non-sustained) width is at the N. Post Oak intersection, with 15 lanes on each side.

^^

I go to Houston alot and I can't wait for that project to be done. It's spectacular.

The under-construction I-10 Katy Freeway in Houston will be one of the widest freeways in the world upon completion, possibly busiest too. No renders though, but here is a schematic:

http://www.katyfreeway.org/images/schematics_pdf/70.pdf

That is 12 lanes on each side (24 altogether); 9 mainlanes and 3 frontage road lanes. The maximum (non-sustained) width is at the N. Post Oak intersection, with 15 lanes on each side.
Thanks. :cheers: It's great. So the widest is 9 lanes. 9/9 :runaway: :cheers:

that's right, it's 250 meters wide
In Canberra, capital of Australia, there is an avenue which is 250 metres wide, too!
;)

where is the world's largest interchange and what does it look like?

East LA?

Shanghai indeed has some huge ones,but dont know the biggest.

It's probably this one betweeen the Century Freeway and the 110:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/La_city_hwys.jpg

Sry I couldn't find a better pic.

Californian forumers: plz post some more shots of this interchange.

I don't have pictures or statistics, but the Highway 400/401 Interchange in Toronto, Ontario apprently has the highest volume in North America.

It's probably this one betweeen the Century Freeway and the 110:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9c/La_city_hwys.jpg

Sry I couldn't find a better pic.

Californian forumers: plz post some more shots of this interchange.
I love looking at pics of such complicated interchanges!

Someone said:
"The I-110/I-105 interchange in Los Angeles, California. Quite possibly the world's largest freeway interchange, in terms of ramp height. This is a five-level stack interchange with the tallest ramp reaching a height of 110 feet."

I think that this could be it for now! Eventho, here in chicago SW suburb we also have a super highway interchange that handles 3 different highways! The sight and occupying areas also very shocking!
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/il-i88-i290ov.jpg

This is LA, I-110/I-105 interchange:
http://www.donovanmartin.com/images/i110i105.jpg
:runaway: :) :cheers:

I don't have pictures or statistics, but the Highway 400/401 Interchange in Toronto, Ontario apprently has the highest volume in North America.

Yes it is the busiest in North America but not largest (whatever largest is being based on?)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/gf_curtis/hjjy.jpg

Here is another view of 110/105 interchange, I hope this helps
Looks like it has six levels.

http://members.cox.net/mkpl/interchange/105-110big.jpg

The Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee is pretty insane. It is currently undergoing a 4-year, $810 million reconstruction project, scheduled to end in 2008

Old
http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/jan05/marquette010105.jpg

New
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/04may/images/ber23.jpg

http://www.mchange.org/images/main_banner1.jpg

Dallas hi 5 is bigger than that. At the moment it would be the dallas hi 5 or the 110/105.

What about the springfield interchange? any pics of that?

http://members.cox.net/mkpl/interchange/105-110big.jpg
http://projectionbeyond.com/wordpress/images/105_110.jpg

There is also the East LA Interchange (the 5, 101, 10, and the 60 freeways meet)
http://www.scvresources.com/highways/east_la_topo_copy.jpg
http://members.cox.net/mkpl/interchange/5-101-10-60.jpg

The Orange Crush (the 5, 22, and 57 freeways meet)
http://www.whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/ca-i5-s22o.jpg

El Toro Y (the 405 and 55 freeways meet)
http://members.cox.net/mkpl/interchange/eltoro-y.jpg

^ The El Toro Y is 26 (!) lanes across.

Dallas hi 5 is bigger than that. At the moment it would be the dallas hi 5 or the 110/105.

What about the springfield interchange? any pics of that?

Just curious, you have any aerial shot of Dallas I-5?
Which springfield interchange are u talking about? :cheers:

Dallas High-Five:

http://www.dallashighfive.org/images/lbj_north.gif

http://www.dallashighfive.org/images/lbj_north.gif

I don't have any live photos. Never thought of taking pictures of a highway interchange. :D

the one being reconstructed in Virginia near washington DC

Here is another view of 110/105 interchange, I hope this helps
Looks like it has six levels.

http://members.cox.net/mkpl/interchange/105-110big.jpg
This one is..... :omg:

The LA interchange is pretty awesome.. it just looks like shit, they need to like seriously like reconstruct every inch of the damn thing, it´s the ugliest thing ever...

Here in chicago area, we have 4 large & major highway interchanges

I-88, I-290, I-294, US 20, IL 38, and IL 64 of hillside:
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/il-i88-i290ov.jpg

I-88, I-355, and US 34 of downers grove:(I travel thru this interchange every time from SW suburb to Chicago)
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/il-i88-i355o3.jpg

I-90, I-190, and I-294 of park ridge:
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/il-i90-i190o.jpg

I-90, I-94, and I-290 of Chicago:
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/il-i90-i290o.jpg

:runaway: :eek2:

The LA interchange is pretty awesome.. it just looks like shit, they need to like seriously like reconstruct every inch of the damn thing, it´s the ugliest thing ever...
yep, I know they need to replace the loop with a proper semi-directional ramp :D

How about this one in Miami beach, FL? :runaway: :)
I-95, Florida's Turnpike, US 441, FL 9, and FL 826
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/fl-i95-s91o.jpg

yep, I know they need to replace the loop with a proper semi-directional ramp :D
It'd be fun if they increase the banking angle of the loop until it's 45 degrees. Then have people barrel down the thing at 80 mph, like in Nascar. :lol:

http://files.photojerk.com/chinaphoto/sh16005.jpg

It'd be fun if they increase the banking angle of the loop until it's 45 degrees. Then have people barrel down the thing at 80 mph, like in Nascar. :lol:
LOL, I guess every states have different tastes on their interchange ambition!
For LA, they like them stacks, here in Chicago, we love follow thru with mini stack! :) :runaway:

who else hates driving on those things...especially during rush hour. and if a car breaks down on one, forget it, you're fucked becuase they typically are only one lane wide with a negligable shoulder.

The LA interchange is pretty awesome.. it just looks like shit, they need to like seriously like reconstruct every inch of the damn thing, it´s the ugliest thing ever...

Naaa... I think this pic takes the cake lol
http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/jan05/marquette010105.jpg

Yum... :naughty: hey good lookin!

http://files.photojerk.com/chinaphoto/sh16005.jpg
awesome they come in fun size aswell!

Naaa... I think this pic takes the cake lol
http://graphics.jsonline.com/graphics/news/img/jan05/marquette010105.jpg

Yum... :naughty: hey good lookin!
nah, I'm pretty sure the Dallas high5 is larger

Giloolies Interchange in Johannesburg S. Af. is the largest interchange in the southern hemisphere. Looking for pictures....

datilguy, try google earth if you have it

I think the M7/M4 stack in Sydney or the M1/Eastlink spaghetti in Melbourne might be the largest in the southern hemisphere. Don't know for sure though.

interchange U/C in MElbourne
http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/9311/monash6ea2og.png

http://img314.imageshack.us/img314/7094/monash26rm2ye.png

awesome they come in fun size aswell!
Haha. Shanghai interchanges aren't that big, and neither are their highways themselves. No wonder they are jammed half the day.

The El Toro Y in greater Los Angeles could be the worlds largest interchange:

El Toro Y

The El Toro "Y" is a freeway interchange in southern Orange County, California where the Santa Ana Freeway, Interstate 5, and the San Diego Freeway, Interstate 405 merge. South of that point, it retains the name "San Diego Freeway" but the highway designation "Interstate 5." The junction, located in southeastern Irvine, is named for the El Toro region, itself named after the nearby Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. (The base closed in 1999 and much of the area incorporated as the City of Lake Forest).

The "Y" is one of the busiest interchanges in the world; from 1975 to 2002, daily traffic surged from 102,000 to 356,000 vehicles a day.[1] By the early 1990s it had also become one of the most congested, its severe overcrowding fed by a housing boom in southern Orange County.

In November 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure M, a half-cent increase in the county sales tax to finance transportation improvements. In 1993, the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) began a massive expansion project, adding a new interchange at Bake Parkway, new collector/distributor lanes, and new carpool lanes and connectors. The $166-million project also vastly increased regular traffic lanes. After the project was completed in 1997, the El Toro Y stood as the widest roads in the world, at 26 traffic lanes wide.

The traffic delays at the interchange sparked the construction of several parallel bypass toll roads. The San Joaquin Hills Toll Road, designated California State Highway 73, opened in November 1996 and connects San Juan Capistrano and Costa Mesa. An extension to California State Highway 241, the Foothill Toll Road, is under development. It would bypass the El Toro Y to the east and connect to I-5 in northern San Diego County.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Toro_'Y'

Pictures of El Toro Y, taken with Google Earth:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/eltoro.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY01.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY03.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY02.jpg

Yes, it's very massive... ;)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/eltoroymassive.jpg

God I wish they had more of these in Australia - we don't even have that many cloverleafs.

cloverleafs are outdated so it's good that we don't have many of them. Some countries are even replacing them with diamonds!!! Mellbourne has a modified cloverleaf and I think Brisbane has a couple.

Not as massive but almost as busy as El Toro Y is Europe's busiest interchange: the Frankfurter Kreuz.

But there is one thing i don't understand. Why do Americans need a 26 lane expressway to handle 356,000 vehicles a day while an Autobahn with less lanes can handle relatively more cars?

Frankfurter Kreuz

The Frankfurter Kreuz is an Autobahn interchange in the city of Frankfurt in Hesse, Germany where the autobahns A3 and A5 meet. The interchange was originally to be built from 1931 to 1933, but due to World War II construction was not finished until 1957. It underwent massive remodeling in the 1990s, as it had been frequently overloaded due to excess traffic. Today, both autobahns have ten lanes.

Two tunnels of the Cologne - Frankfurt high-speed railway line have been put below the Kreuz. The Kreuz is situated at the northeastern corner of Frankfurt International Airport.

Along with the airport and the airport's railway station, the Frankfurter Kreuz is commonly seen as a symbol of Frankfurt's good connections to the world.

With 300,000 cars daily it is the most heavily used interchange in Europe, followed by the Kamener Kreuz.

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

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/FrankfurterKreuz02.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/FrankfurterKreuz.jpg

Probably the speed limit that is being imposed and millions of sunday drivers

Great pics all around:D:D

http://www.houstonfreeways.com/modern/images/2004-04-11_high_five_aerial/high_five_25b_looking_e_along_635_2005-04-11_25b_1000.jpg

http://www.houstonfreeways.com/modern/images/2004-04-11_high_five_aerial/high_five_12_looking_ne_2005-04-11_12_1000.jpg

nah, I'm pretty sure the Dallas high5 is larger
Well I was actually talking about ugliness but sure... Dallas high5 is larger.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c293/rise_against88/Aerial.jpg

Kind of an old pic now...but fun to look at none the less. This is a pic of the toronto airport.

^^

Having driven there, I can say it is simply amazing....

The Golden Glades Interchange in the very car dominated Miami.

EDIT- Just realised that someone already posted it. I'll leave it up anyways.
http://www.miamiprogress.com/images/interchange/goldenglades.jpg

LOL, I guess every states have different tastes on their interchange ambition!
For LA, they like them stacks, here in Chicago, we love follow thru with mini stack! :) :runaway:

Stack interchanges are problematic in any place that tends to get weather below freezing, because bridges always ice up so quickly, compared to roads at are part of the ground. That's why there are very few in the northern U.S. (although Cleveland conspicuously has 3 of them). Even Atlanta doesn't have any full 4 level stack interchanges, if I'm not mistaken. It's just not practical for most of the country.

That said, what Northern interchanges lack in height they make up in horizontal size. Ohio is building a lot of interchanges like the new one under construction at I-70 I-75 in Dayton, which has 3 flyovers and one loop, eliminating weaving, and allowing traffic to move through more quickly than a 4 level stack (where the speed limits on ramps are something like 40mph).

Minneapolis needs a stack interchange, we don't even have ONE. :(

Stack interchanges are problematic in any place that tends to get weather below freezing, because bridges always ice up so quickly, compared to roads at are part of the ground. That's why there are very few in the northern U.S. (although Cleveland conspicuously has 3 of them). Even Atlanta doesn't have any full 4 level stack interchanges, if I'm not mistaken. It's just not practical for most of the country.

That said, what Northern interchanges lack in height they make up in horizontal size. Ohio is building a lot of interchanges like the new one under construction at I-70 I-75 in Dayton, which has 3 flyovers and one loop, eliminating weaving, and allowing traffic to move through more quickly than a 4 level stack (where the speed limits on ramps are something like 40mph).

Good stuff, and very true! :)

Montreal and Toronto have numerous 4 level stacks and the cold weather never seems to cause problems.

I've got a good shot of the High Five in Dallas on my desktop.Trying to figure out how to post it here.I don't see an attach option.Any suggestions?

I would say this one in Miami gotta be the king or queen?
:runaway:
How about this one in Miami beach, FL? :runaway: :)
I-95, Florida's Turnpike, US 441, FL 9, and FL 826
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/fl-i95-s91o.jpg

Not as massive but almost as busy as El Toro Y is Europe's busiest interchange: the Frankfurter Kreuz.

But there is one thing i don't understand. Why do Americans need a 26 lane expressway to handle 356,000 vehicles a day while an Autobahn with less lanes can handle relatively more cars?
Americans are significantly worse drivers. Given the same number of lanes, an American expressway will become congested with fewer vehicles. Even with a surplus of lanes, traffic jams may still occur due to driver stupidity.

Americans are significantly worse drivers. Given the same number of lanes, an American expressway will become congested with fewer vehicles. Even with a surplus of lanes, traffic jams may still occur due to driver stupidity.

LOL, true!
And don't forget that American cars are overall larger and with some stupid drivers, it is very likely that he/she is occupying two lanes..... :) :sleepy: :cheers:

LOL, true!
And don't forget that American cars are overall larger and with some stupid drivers, it is very likely that he/she is occupying two lanes..... :) :sleepy: :cheers:
It's not lane occupancy that is a problem. Most traffic jams are caused by illegal or otherwise dangerous lane changes. An illegal lane change causes everybody behind that vehicle, in both lanes, to slam on the brakes. Americans also have bad habits such as passing on the right.

It's not lane occupancy that is a problem. Most traffic jams are caused by illegal or otherwise dangerous lane changes. An illegal lane change causes everybody behind that vehicle, in both lanes, to slam on the brakes. Americans also have bad habits such as passing on the right.

LOL, tell me about it!
I have seem worst in Asian cities! :)

LOL, tell me about it!
I have seem worst in Asian cities! :)
That's Asia's problem. But it is compensated by daring. Drivers in Shanghai pay attention, as opposed to eat and talk on the phone simultaneously while driving. It allows for some very fast reflexes among veteran drivers. By Chinese standards, America doesn't even have veteran drivers outside of New York. We've only been through boot camp, not war.

couple other big ones in Toronto.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/gf_curtis/hgghguy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/gf_curtis/hdfd.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/gf_curtis/hgfhfg.jpg

Montreal and Toronto have numerous 4 level stacks and the cold weather never seems to cause problems.

They might have a couple like Cleveland, but I doubt they have that many. Also, if you take a close look at them they might not even be 4 level stacks.

Of the ones you posted above, look at how horizontally spread out the ramps are. That's to minimize the length of the bridges, and minimize the need for having multiple bridges all flying over eachother. They all look like 3 level interchanges tops.

:shocked: :omg: How do find your way out? and what happens if you enter the wrong way?

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j187/tomcatserver/shroadsnightpc.jpg

Shanghai, China.

Americans also have bad habits such as passing on the right.

... or driving slow on the left. one of my pet-peeves! :rant:

cool pix, that stack in LA is definitely the most impressive, although that one in Shanghai is pretty sweet.

Here's a couple of my pix from Shanghai in January:

http://img128.imageshack.us/img128/898/chinapix1049jf.jpg

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5177/chinapix1050wn.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7474/chinapix1075sl.jpg

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/671/chinapix1080dg.jpg

They might have a couple like Cleveland, but I doubt they have that many. Also, if you take a close look at them they might not even be 4 level stacks.

Of the ones you posted above, look at how horizontally spread out the ramps are. That's to minimize the length of the bridges, and minimize the need for having multiple bridges all flying over eachother. They all look like 3 level interchanges tops.

Here is one right here.

http://www.407etr.com/images/fs_photo/fs_aerial1.jpg

Here is one right here.

http://www.407etr.com/images/fs_photo/fs_aerial1.jpg

Yup that's one. Dallas and Houston have like 15 each. :p

That said, what Northern interchanges lack in height they make up in horizontal size. Ohio is building a lot of interchanges like the new one under construction at I-70 I-75 in Dayton, which has 3 flyovers and one loop, eliminating weaving, and allowing traffic to move through more quickly than a 4 level stack (where the speed limits on ramps are something like 40mph).

I think that older stacks are slower but newer ones like the Dallas high 5, the 190(35E, DNT, 75, 635) interchanges, 35W/30 and the BW8 stacks are probably as fast if not faster.

Yup that's one. Dallas and Houston have like 15 each.

They also have interchanges where the service roads create 5 level stacks. The 635/75 interchange is levelled like

US75
service road box
I635
flyovers
flyovers

Holy crap!! How do people find their way through all those monstorous exchanges. Damn I hate cars!!!

Holy crap!! How do people find their way through all those monstorous exchanges. Damn I hate cars!!!
It's quite easy. Easier than finding my way through Xujiahui subway station. :D

Golden Glades in Miami is an obsolete disaster built back when Florida was still the American equivalent of a third-world country, its government gave thanks daily for Mississippi's existence so it didn't have to be last at anything, and FDOT was insane enough to think having 3 freeways and 2 major highways collide within the same square mile area was actually a good idea.

The big flyover for I-95's HOV lanes is fun to drive south on (one of Miami's two "postcard" vantage points... the other being northbound I-95 right after it splits off from US-1 and makes a hard left to the north, leaving the downtown skyscrapers laid out in front of you), but was a horrible waste of money. For what FDOT spent building it, they could have widened the mainline by TWO lanes in each direction AND built proper ramps from eastbound 826 to northbound 95, north and southbound 95 to westbound 826, and a few other directions.

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the I-75/I-595/Sawgrass Expressway interchange in western Broward County is the geographically largest interchange east of the Mississippi river. Not number of lanes, just total square meters of ramps and right-of-way. It's huge. From first split to last merge, it's more than a mile both east-to-west and north-to-south.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=i-75+at+i-595,+fort+lauderdale,+florida&ll=26.121939,-80.3407&spn=0.057952,0.090809&t=k&om=1

It's huge. From first split to last merge, it's more than a mile both east-to-west and north-to-south.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=i-75+at+i-595,+fort+lauderdale,+florida&ll=26.121939,-80.3407&spn=0.057952,0.090809&t=k&om=1

according to Texasfreeway.com the ramps going west on 635 at the high five are 1.4 miles and that is just one side

http://www.houstonfreeways.com/modern/images/2004-12_dfw_update/high_five_C_2004-12-19_1000.jpg

http://www.houstonfreeways.com/modern/2004-12_dfw_update.aspx

ramps going north on US75
http://www.houstonfreeways.com/modern/images/2004-12_dfw_update/high_five_K_2004-12-19_1000.jpg

I thought that the Dallas hi 5 is the largest interchange in the world. But Pegasus will be much bigger than that just to the south of that. Ill try to find pictures.

This is just part of it. Great Prarie, you would know more than me on this one.
http://www.projectpegasus.org/grafx/mixmaster_view.jpg

I lived by this one Chicago Skyline at Hillside.
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/il-i88-i290ov.jpg
Also i fear for my life everytime I'm on the Golden Glades in Miami.

Here's another picture of that Hi-Five in Dallas.
http://img6.photobucket.com/albums/v19/rantanamo/HighFive/asla20040184.jpg

http://dallashighfive.org/images/lbj_south.gif

And pegasus is suppose to be bigger than this?

dallas and houston have similar interchanges

Pegausus covers a much larger area, I believe all of the south(30) and west parts(35) of the downtown freeway loop. It won't be as tall but will be take longer and involve more ramps etc...

Pegasus is I-30 from I-35 to US-75, and I-35 from I-30 north to 183. Good thing; these roads need help.

We don't have those giant interchanges back East, they look too complicated...

Cloverleafs are better to drive on, but those Stacks are impressive.

I lived by this one Chicago Skyline at Hillside.
http://whereroadsmeet.8k.com/Interchange/il-i88-i290ov.jpg
Also i fear for my life everytime I'm on the Golden Glades in Miami.

LOL!
Dallas high five does look very intuitive and well designed! I like it and it can be the highest man made highway interchange! :runaway:

This is all mind-boggling to me as I don't even own a car...

nice thread! Dallas Hi-5 I think is the biggest in the world, just look at that thing, it's massive as all hell and the ramp heights are amazing!

I-5 to I-90, Seattle, WA

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/I-90_and_I-5_cloverleaf_seattle_washington.jpg/428px-I-90_and_I-5_cloverleaf_seattle_washington.jpg

The Hi Five interchange in Dallas is not particularly attractive. It looks like a mish mash of lanes going here and there, plus ugly Texas service roads on the sides.

As far as five level stack interchanges go, the one in LA, with its smaller footprint, more "classic" symmetrical ramp layout, etc. is much more attractive on aerial photographs.

probably the biggest interchange in a country of 4 million with a population density of 13 per km².

Central Motorway Junction, Auckland, New Zealand

Links the Northern, Southern, Northwest, and Grafton Motorways as well as several entry and exit points to the CBD.

http://www.aucklandmotorways.co.nz/CMJ.jpg

Houston:

I-45/BW8
http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/bw8/images/bw8_i45s_4.jpg

http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/bw8/images/bw8_i45s_3.jpg

US 290/BW8
http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/290/images/290_at_bw8_looking_e_20-may-2001_hres.jpg

http://www.bjy.com/images/sht290_tn.jpg

I-10/I-45
http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/downtown/images/i10_i45_merge_evening_8-sept-01_hres.jpg

I-45/Spur 3
http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/downtown/images/45_s.jpg

US-59/Texas 288
http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/downtown/images/288_59_merge.jpg

http://www.texasfreeway.com/Houston/photos/downtown/images/59_45_s.jpg

Overview of I-10/I-45
http://www.stxsoccer.org/programs/2006Workshop/large_images/DOWNTOWN-HOUSTON.jpg

^^Great pics....can you show a map of Houston's Highway system??

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the I-75/I-595/Sawgrass Expressway interchange in western Broward County is the geographically largest interchange east of the Mississippi river. Not number of lanes, just total square meters of ramps and right-of-way. It's huge. From first split to last merge, it's more than a mile both east-to-west and north-to-south.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=i-75+at+i-595,+fort+lauderdale,+florida&ll=26.121939,-80.3407&spn=0.057952,0.090809&t=k&om=1

Oh I didn't see this post. yes, that one is huge, very huge.

^^Great pics....can you show a map of Houston's Highway system??
http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/

It's a traffic map, but it illustrates all of Houston's highways.

Largest in the world? Probably one in Los Angeles or Texas.

Well, I found a 300m wide road in Aleppo-Syria
http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Aleppo&ll=36.203785,37.109478&spn=0.007999,0.014505&t=k&om=0

Well, I found a 300m wide road in Aleppo-Syria
http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Aleppo&ll=36.203785,37.109478&spn=0.007999,0.014505&t=k&om=0

Yea, and half of it is a grass median.

For sheer complexity, amount of lanes involved and levels of stack, the 110/105 interchange is by far the most complex on Earth. The Dallas interchange is also massive and i would say in the top 5 but i have driven on both (the Dallas hi-5 about 5 times and the 110/105 about a million) and the nod has to go to the 110/105.

What does NIMBY mean? And why are they blamed for the blockage of contruction of high-rise developments? Thanks. :)

Holy crap!! How do people find their way through all those monstorous exchanges. Damn I hate cars!!!


It just looks complex from afar. All you do is follow the sign and at most you need to make two options. You exit the main highway, then exit one more time in the direction of the highway you exited for.

What does NIMBY mean? And why are they blamed for the blockage of contruction of high-rise developments? Thanks. :)
NIMBYs (not in my backyard syndrome) are persons, or a group of persons, that try to oppose any development, be it road or building etc, in the immediate vicinity of their residence.

^^ Road is road.

It's not a road if people can't drive on it.

Yea, and half of it is a grass median.

LMAO.

Thank you Melborne Man. BTW the Eureka tower rocks.

I know its probably not the widest but still impressive
Highway ?? in LA
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1337/4668427/9752730/143304014.jpg

^^That's a sick pic:D:D

Concrete overload!

I know its probably not the widest but still impressive
Highway ?? in LA
http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1337/4668427/9752730/143304014.jpg
We found wider than that, stop spamming!

I wonder where the world's most bitumized (and most fuel-inefficient) city is.

They say a third of it is either roadway or parking lot. Guess I should get back to my book.

We found wider than that, stop spamming!

That´s not spam, It was a cool pic and most impressive in this tread. That pic you posted was spam, just a silly ugly country road.

For more information, see post #16. Pictures of El Toro Y, taken with Google Earth:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/eltoro.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY01.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY03.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/ElToroY02.jpg

Yes, it's very massive... ;)

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/chriswevers/eltoroymassive.jpg

In France, the widest street (not way) is the "Avenue Foch" in Paris is 120 meters wide, the lanes are not drawn:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/anthony.atkielski/AvenueFochArcLarge.jpg
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/anthony.atkielski/AvenueFochLarge.jpg

here in Manila.. the widest avenue is going to be 10 lanes on each side...the Commonwealth Avenue... the whole stretch of the avenue hasn't been expanded to 10 lanes yet.. but portions of it already is and they are finishing up on the construction of the avenue....

here in Manila.. the widest avenue is going to be 10 lanes on each side...the Commonwealth Avenue... the whole stretch of the avenue hasn't been expanded to 10 lanes yet.. but portions of it already is and they are finishing up on the construction of the avenue....

Commonwealth was wide. But what I hate about that road are the no. of Jaywalkers. The area has several overpass but still they risk themselves crossing the road.

Yes, the 110/105 interchange is the largest un the world. the 405/105 is large too.

Also, the 405 actually curves and goes through Long Beach in an esat/west direction and intersects with the 110. This may be the second largets in the world.

Volumes approach 400,000 per day on several LA metro freeways. The 110 has eight lanes in each direction in some places and the 405 is being expanded to 10 lanes each way in certain areas.

What do you think of this in Madrid's M-30? I dont think is that big but it is completly underground!!!

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/2281/pginasdecalle30proyectooesteco.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Cool^^

Dallas hi 5 is bigger than that. At the moment it would be the dallas hi 5 or the 110/105.

What about the springfield interchange? any pics of that?


The Century Fwy & Harbor Fwy interchange [I-110 & 105] is the world's tallest interchange...with the highest ramp @ 110' ! .........it's great at 55mph...!

Already was posted but i think the 401, 427 interchange has to be one of the biggest, but not the biggest. And Ontario has only one 4 level stack interchange, we mostly us Parclo A4

Here is another view of 110/105 interchange, I hope this helps
Looks like it has six levels.

http://members.cox.net/mkpl/interchange/105-110big.jpg

^^Another view of the 110/105 interchange...

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/9246/141103641exmbxqfs4nj.jpg

http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/1082/74416560dlnquffs8tx.jpg

Some other LA freeway views
http://img487.imageshack.us/img487/2346/429729960gs.jpg

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/9569/trafficjam15qe.jpg

http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/5950/trafficjam23qc.jpg

I think the largest interchange in the southern hemisphere is the Gral Paz and Panamerican Highway interchange in Buenos Aires

It's the junction of these 2 highways:
http://img476.imageshack.us/img476/2181/219im.jpg

http://img494.imageshack.us/img494/3497/panamerica6gp7gp.jpg

which gives us this interchange:
http://img494.imageshack.us/img494/1456/223jk.jpg

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7223/interchange1tb.jpg

sbarn: Insane interchange, great pics...

http://www.interstate-guide.com/images301/i-395_fl_wt_11.jpg

I thought I would throw a shot of Miami's larger interchange up...not sure how tall it is or if it comes
close to some of those others like the one in Dallas, but that bus looks like it's up pretty high.

http://www.interstate-guide.com/images301/i-395_fl_wt_10.jpg

http://www.backbaypress.com/images/aerial-comm-03.jpg

Also this is the I595/95 Exchange in Ft. Lauderdale

http://www.interstate-guide.com/images501/i-595_fl_wt_11.jpg

Also the following some shots of the knot...

Results for miami - David R. Frazier Photolibrary, Inc.
http://drfphoto.com/search/?query=miami&n=15&s=15

Highway Aerial Stock Photos Gallery Photo Gallery by Sunbird Photos by Don Boyd at pbase.com
http://www.pbase.com/airlinerphotos/aerials_highways

Biggest one in the Southern Hemisphere would probably be this one:

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3664/interchangemelbourne4lr.jpg

what about the 401x427x27 interchange in toronto? that is quite large

Post pics of the best freeway in your country.

this is one of the best if not the best in INdia
http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/expressway_malavi_bridge_2.JPG
http://img75.exs.cx/img75/2384/punexway0od.jpg
http://img243.echo.cx/img243/3709/255647850cyonyofs0ms.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/chimmalgi/PDR_153.jpg
http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/931/32vt1.jpg
^^ you can see the effects of the rains from monsoons in some of the pics esp the dryiong water and the muddy road color

other good one:
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2407751&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2406810&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2406811&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1
http://images.fotopic.net/?id=2410902&outx=600&oq=0&original=1&noresize=1&nostamp=1


these are called expressways in INdia not sure if they are different and more of this can be found in the indian highways thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=260884

this is one of the best if not the best in INdia
http://www.amitkulkarni.info/pics/expressway/expressway-photographs/expressway_malavi_bridge_2.JPG
http://img75.exs.cx/img75/2384/punexway0od.jpg
http://img243.echo.cx/img243/3709/255647850cyonyofs0ms.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/chimmalgi/PDR_153.jpg
http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/931/32vt1.jpg

Where in India is this expressway located?

it is the Mumbai Pune Expressway between obv: Mumbai and Pune

before this the journey use to take alot more time

these pictures are during the monsoons and along the Western Ghats a mountain range on the Western part of The Indian Peninsula

This road looks veeeery quiet...

it is the Mumbai Pune Expressway between obv: Mumbai and Pune

before this the journey use to take alot more time

these pictures are during the monsoons and along the Western Ghats a mountain range on the Western part of The Indian Peninsula

Nice to see India now having a new highway which meets international standard.

This are the best freeways I've drived in Mexico:

The 95 (México-Cuernavaca)
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/canellemx/44601165_d427e09880_b.jpg

And the 91 (México-Toluca)
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/canellemx/172352656_03c02a5359_o.jpg

But, I'm a bit confused. What¡s the difference betwwen a freeway and a highway?

Typical Chinese highway...
The most beautiful Chinese highway should be in Guangdong and Shanghai
The original thread is here
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=232957

http://www.imageshanghai.cn/Picture/ZB/ZBA0000370.jpg
http://www.imageshanghai.cn/Picture/ZB/ZBA0000388.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/ShanghaiSuburb/sh1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/Highway/nj2.gif

I found it, Guangzhou&Dongguan highway, the most beautiful ones in China!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/Highway/dgroad11.jpg
http://files.photojerk.com/daoxu312368/0205FED5.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/daoxu312368/0205FEF4.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/daoxu312368/0205FF6B.jfif
http://files.photojerk.com/daoxu312368/02060038.jfif
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/Highway/dgroad1.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/Highway/dgroad4.jpg

I-95 in northern Dade County (Miami) is similar to this. I think the design combining a pair of concrete Jersey barricades filled with dirt and used as a planter for hedges, shrubs, etc. is one of the best overall ways to make freeways look nice in situations where there isn't enough space for a wide median. It achieves the safety goal via the concrete barriers, and the hedge blocks motorists' view of the other side (so people won't slow down and cause a traffic jam to look at an accident that happened on the other side).
http://files.photojerk.com/daoxu312368/0205FEF4.jfif

Here's a poor picture of it, though you can't really see the middle very well:

http://www.beaglebass.com/roads/2001_east_usa/I-95%20SB%20nearing%20FL860%20Aventura.JPG

i was wondering do ppl in China use the lanes like do they stick to them

I-95 in northern Dade County (Miami)

Pretty ugly highway overall, but I really like the part of the I-95 somewhere in the middle between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami where you get the super express lane that goes up one lane into a 15 story tall bridge and just flies over everything... that part is pretty fun to drive on.

i was wondering do ppl in China use the lanes like do they stick to them

Definitely not... the Chinese are eratic drivers!

... on a side note, how long until somebody posts a picture of Toronto's 401? :lol:

yeh the driving in india ppl dont stick to lanes (Although a fellow forumer ofi believe higher authority on this subject said thats starting to change ... slowly) but the system is the same someone can predict the behavior of other drivers even if a foreigner would be like OMMMMMGGGGGGGGGG when sittingg in a car

and on ur side note do u want the pics or are u sarcastic cause they always come up highway discussions

Definitely not... the Chinese are eratic drivers!

... on a side note, how long until somebody posts a picture of Toronto's 401? :lol:

Most drivers in more developed provinces do use them nowadays.

Polish freeway (highway?) A4 near Katowice:

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_0_polskie_dr_d.jpg

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_12_polskie_dr_d.jpg

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_19_polskie_dr_d.jpg

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_29_polskie_dr_d.jpg

A pair of lousy photo's (I only have these 2...) of Portugal's most important motorway (A1) taken by me:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Nephasto/DSCN3962.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Nephasto/DSCN3963.jpg

Polish freeway (highway?) A4 near Katowice:

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_0_polskie_dr_d.jpg

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_12_polskie_dr_d.jpg

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_19_polskie_dr_d.jpg

http://www.autogaleria.mojeauto.pl/zdjecia/p/polskie_drogi:_slaska_autostra/722_29_polskie_dr_d.jpg

This road looks excellent. I wish Poland had many highways like this. Driving on this must be a great pleasure. :cheers:

This is the best and most modern in the Philippines, and perhaps, among the bests in Southeast Asia..
THE NORTH LUZON EXPRESSWAY "NLEX"
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/Northluzonexpressway.jpg
FEATURES:
*Variable Message Signs displaying real-time traffic situations

*Emergency Telephones(every 2 km in the Balintawak-Burol segment, every 1 km in the Burol-Sta. Ines segment)

*Rest and Service Areas (privately owned and operated)

*CCTV

*Car Density Sensors underneath road surface

*Hidden Speed Guns

*Electronic Toll Payment (class 1), Prepaid Account Cards (class 2/3)

*Much of the expressway has been built to U.S. Interstate highway standards, featuring eight lanes through Metro Manila. As it enters the more rural area north of Manila, the expressway narrows to 6 and then 4 lanes with a grass median to separate the two carriageways.

>>All signage is in English, and are nearly identical to the "big green signs" (BGS) on American expressway, including white lettering on a green background, with the exit tab in the upper-right corner (distance signs even employ a font similar--if not identical--to the Caltrans font; all other signs employ a different font)

>>Like expressways in most American states, the NLEx uses a distance-based sequencing for numbering interchanges. Being a metric country, though, the system is kilometer-log rather than mile-log--exits are numbered according to the distance (in kilometers) from the start of the expressway.



other information:
*The expressway is the longest and most modern expressway in the Philippines
*The expressway is the first expressway in Southeast Asia, built and completed during the late 1960s

NLEX TOLLGATE AERIAL VIEW
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/Tollgate_Topview.png

NLEX CAR PATROL
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/NLEX_Patrol.png

NLEX MONITORING CENTER
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/Monitoring26controlcenter.png

NLEX CONTROL CENTER
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/Controlcenter.png

NLEX HELP ASSISTANT
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/Helpassistant.png

NLEX @ NIGHT
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b196/ULTRADOME/NLEX_at_night.png

In Germany almost every highway is the best :D

I am sure someone is gonna do Canada asooner or later so i ll do my other country

This is the best one i think in Bangladesh
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/dhakairportroad5.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v193/Bangladesh/bangladesh1/Bangladesh2/dhakastreets68-1.jpg

I just wanted to post this before somebody posted the 401 :lol:
Honestly, any rural "freeway" like this is better than an 18 or so lane monstrosity (in my opinion)

Canada:
http://www.gmcanada.com/inm/gmcanada/english/about/MissionGreen/Daily/Sep23/TCH1.JPG

Don't know if you'll ever find a best in the US considering how extensive the system is, but here's one that many like. Central Expressway in Dallas

http://www.oscarmail.net/dfwfreeways/aerial/us75_north/3a_us75_looking_s_at_knox_henderson_2005-05-30_ADJ_900.jpg
http://www.oscarmail.net/dfwfreeways/aerial/us75_north/11a_us75_looking_n_at_mockingbird_2005-05-30_ADJ_900.jpg
http://www.oscarmail.net/dfwfreeways/aerial/us75_north/9a_us75_looking_sw_at_loop12_2005-05-30_ADJ_900.jpg
http://www.oscarmail.net/dfwfreeways/aerial/us75_north/3a_us75_looking_n_at_loop12_2005-05-30_ADJ_600.jpg
http://www.oscarmail.net/dfwfreeways/aerial/us75_north/4a_scan2_us75_looking_n_at_loop12_2005-05-30_ADJ_900.jpg
http://www.oscarmail.net/dfwfreeways/aerial/us75_north/7a_us75_looking_se_at_loop12_2005-05-30_ADJ_900.jpg

http://www.texasfreeway.com/Dallas/photos/us75/images/us75_10.jpg

From what I know in the US I like particularly the I-95 (New Jersey turnpike).
It may not have as much lanes as others, but it's much more organized.
A total of 12 lanes divided in 4 carrigeways 2 in each direction (3+3+3+3), and each carrigeways is isolated from the other in the same direction (the junctions have direct conections to every carrigeways... talk about complicated junctions!).

[QUOTE=googleabcd;10650900]I found it, Guangzhou&Dongguan highway, the most beautiful ones in China!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/hiddendragon99/Highway/dgroad11.jpg

thats a pretty cool feature, i guess, I don't think i find myself going the wrong way on a freeway ever really. is it for everyone to use? not just cops or whoever. I wonder if a lot of people roll their cars on that turn.

^^Hum... It's pretty but not exactly on the safe side to have an exit on the left and an incorporation on the left too.
I mean, it doesn't respect motorway standarts.

It was inevitable....Canada, the 401....

http://www.onthighways.com/hwy_401_images/401_cl_rouge_west.jpg

http://www.onthighways.com/hwy_401_images/401_cl_362_west.jpg

http://www.onthighways.com/hwy_401_images/401_cl_346_east.jpg

http://www.onthighways.com/hwy_401_images/401_cl_392_east.jpg

Photos from: http://www.onthighways.com/index.html

The 16 lane monster of Atlanta

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Atlanta_75.85.jpg

I only count 14 lanes. Here in Europe, we don't count exit-lanes by the total lanes which are through-lanes.
Well, 14 lanes is still very wide! :)

In NL, the widest part without parallel-lanes is 2x5 lanes, and the widest part with parallels is 20 lanes, but that are actually 2 motorways in one.

^^Hum... It's pretty but not exactly on the safe side to have an exit on the left and an incorporation on the left too.
I mean, it doesn't respect motorway standarts.

ya i know, thats kind of what i was thinking. I could see people being retarded and using it as an oval race track. people have done stupider things.

Beautiful Pictures! I'll visit one of these days! Dallas is a great city!
:hi:

It was inevitable....Canada, the 401....

Best, not "most congested" :D.

Buenos aires. North Access
http://img437.imageshack.us/img437/3887/702wycg3.png

Another one. I think it has 18 lanes but i'm not sure
http://img270.imageshack.us/img270/3208/10005878aeee5.jpg

Here's the M1 in Queensland, Australia. This road starts in Brisbane, the state capital and runs south, forming part of the main route between Brisbane and Sydney.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7466/dsc04351mm2.jpg
http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/5791/dsc04319em4.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/7426/dsc04335by2.jpg

Trent.

Best, not "most congested" :D.
That's why I posted this (and managed to do it before the 401 was) :lol:
I just wanted to post this before somebody posted the 401
Honestly, any rural "freeway" like this is better than an 18 or so lane monstrosity (in my opinion)

This seems to be devolving into another "widest expressway" thread. Wider does not mean better. :bash:

Then again the term "best" is really meaningless. The best roads in the U.S. are probably boring 4-6 lane expressways that are well kept and efficiently get people where they need to go with minimal slowdown, like I-80/I-90 in Ohio.

http://www.dart.org/images/newsroom/jpgs/loverslanestation.jpg

superb geometrics

I don't have very good pictures, but this will give you an idea of how freeways in South Africa looks like.

This is the M1 on the west of Johannesburg

http://static.flickr.com/109/283929191_517d7f78a9_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/91/232416509_8feb109ca1_b.jpg

This is the N1 highway, from Johannesburg (hub of SA economy) heading to Pretoria (Capital city).

http://static.flickr.com/81/228996475_d2d392f433_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/30/58194897_accfdba8da_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/33/63956803_505aff1911_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/126/320544064_8222843276_o.jpg

Highway from OR Tambo international airport heading to Johannesburg

http://static.flickr.com/143/320474145_2ba7d5b8b1_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/103/278965800_d605ce0795_b.jpg

Other end of the N1 highway now in Cape Town (some 1400 kilometers from Johannesburg)

http://static.flickr.com/46/135875877_8f85734855_b.jpg

M1 (south bound), M2 (east bound) and M1 (north bound), Johanneburg in the background

http://static.flickr.com/99/285036179_7df5dc5e67_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/66/170333581_4498db693b_o.jpg

In Serbia the best one are the highway+magistral Belgrade-Subotica:

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_ns-su_02.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_01.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_04.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_07.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_09.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_12.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_13.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_14.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_15.jpg

The 16 lane monster of Atlanta

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Atlanta_75.85.jpg


I think there are some problems with the highway of atlanta.On the 285, the exit-only lane is for entrances and exits at the same time.when cars enter the 285,drivers find they are on the exit-only lane then they have to merge to the non-exit lanes.but those cars which want to get off the highway have to change to the exit lane becaue exit is about 1-2 miles after the entrance.

I think there are some problems with the highway of atlanta.On the 285, the exit-only lane is for entrances and exits at the same time.when cars enter the 285,drivers find they are on the exit-only lane then they have to merge to the non-exit lanes.but those cars which want to get off the highway have to change to the exit lane becaue exit is about 1-2 miles after the entrance.

And what is the problem with that? I mean, is ther an 1-2 mile entry/exit lane? If it is really 1-2 miles long, drivers willl have no problem to merge the rest of the trafic (if they are entering) or to go to the entry/exit lane (if they are exiting by that exit).

The only problem with those lanes that serve as entry lanes and exit lanes at the same time is if they are short and the traffic is heavy, in which case it can be confusing and jam the trafic.

China's express ways
http://www.xdfzz.net/UploadFile/2005-11/2005111141561871.jpg

^^^ And your point is...

This thread is about the best freeway in your country, not maps of China's road system. Doesn't anybody read the thread titles anymore?

Panamerican freeway, Buenos Aires, Argentina

http://www.aeropuertosarg.com.ar/fotosusuarios/10013/aepjlg05060601.jpg

http://www.ausol.com.ar/archivofotografico/imagenes05/foto13.jpg

http://www.ausol.com.ar/archivofotografico/imagenes05/foto15.jpg

http://www.ausol.com.ar/archivofotografico/imagenes05/foto4.jpg

http://www.ausol.com.ar/archivofotografico/imagenes05/foto6.jpg

It seems odd that so many of these roads seem to have no breakdown or pullover lanes, which I would have thought would be a requirement.

A2 - Leventina (that's what I call a HIGHway :lol: )
http://www.ppd-ti.ch/img/comuni/dist_leventina.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/d/df/Biaschina_viadukt1.jpg
http://www.maxp.net/photos/alps04/alps04-044.768.jpg

In Brazil, the freeway I like most is Anchieta-Imigrantes (between São Paulo and Santos):

http://guiadolitoral.uol.com.br/imgnoticia/4l5bd4d.jpg

http://www.usp.br/espacoaberto/arquivo/2001/espaco04jan/fotos/ecovias3_dicas.jpg

http://www.usp.br/espacoaberto/arquivo/2001/espaco04jan/fotos/ecovias2_dicas.jpg

http://www.editorialrevistas.com.ar/img/articulos/Pagina%2038.jpg

http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/4010/20060319imigrantessobrebilling.jpg

http://www.pef.usp.br/VSimp/images/ecovias1.jpg

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/7287/anchieta9ce.jpg

http://www.abcr.org.br/bd_imagens/14.jpg

The lahore-Islamabad motorway

http://www.worldtrucking.info/Laender/Pakistan/Pakistan_5/P5.11.JPG

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b388/shaz2005/lahore/pictures%201/24902045_e8935fcadb.jpg

http://www.cybercity-online.net/yp/assets/images/motorway-view.gif

http://daewoopak.com/pgallery/M%20II/Motorway-9.jpg


Not exactly the best but some damn amazing landscape.
http://www.gwadarportcity.com/images/imgs/P2131538.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/amitthakur/Delhi-Gurgaon%20expressway/Delhi-Gurgaon4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/amitthakur/Delhi-Gurgaon%20expressway/Delhi-Gurgaon3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/amitthakur/Delhi-Gurgaon%20expressway/Delhi-Gurgaon2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/amitthakur/Delhi-Gurgaon%20expressway/Delhi-Gurgaon1.jpg

Not exactly the best but some damn amazing landscape.
http://www.gwadarportcity.com/images/imgs/P2131538.jpg

Wow that looks like a highway running through grand canyon.

In Brazil, the freeway I like most is Anchieta-Imigrantes (between São Paulo and Santos)
I love that one as well! The interesting fact is that you never know where you will driving up (or down) for they always change it according to the traffic. Driving it the first time I really felt like in the Leventina :)

http://www.gwadarportcity.com/images/imgs/P2131538.jpg
Wow that looks like a highway running through grand canyon.

Yep.. Pakistan does have some amazing landscape. This one runs from near the commercial city of Karachi to the New under construction port of Gwadar. Its some 600-700 kms in length, mostly along the coastal line hence the name "Makran Coastal highway".

Another one, again not the best in terms of quality, is the Karakoram highway that that starts near islamabad upto the chinese border..some 800 kms, all along the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram ranges. I'll post a pic as soon as i find one.

Mumbai Pune expressway

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8825/171103082179ff56151ocp7.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2020/171106998da944636dbojj5.jpg

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/231/2391350252c3e14d4a0opz4.jpg


http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/7460/142567015f9850c228aoln1.jpg

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2772/22544475442c44fe912bmk7.jpg


http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/3186/mpevm7.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/965/43821174de70ce50bdoga0.jpg

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/4189/252419329e2c29ce863odq7.jpg


http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/5622/213128004f1b9788960odzx6.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8031/1736785381604c0ec9o5vf.jpg

^^^ And your point is...

This thread is about the best freeway in your country, not maps of China's road system. Doesn't anybody read the thread titles anymore?

He doesn't often use 26 letters of the alphabet does he?

This maybe one of the biggest interchange in Northeastern United States or probably the biggest but the construction is not over yet.

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/6973/springfieldry5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I don't have aerial links handy, but a few very sprawled-out and/or over-complex interchanges that I know of include:

- I-96/275/296/M-5 in northwest suburban Detroit, MI;
- I-88/355 in west suburban Chicagoland;
- I-95/295/495/US 202/DE 141 near Wilmington, DE;
- (the mess surrounding EWR airport), Newark, NJ; and
- (the mass of roadways surrounding the Pentagon), Arlington, VA.

Mike

One way to put a number on the bigness of an interchange is by counting the points at which traffic diverges or converges. A standard four-loop or four-level stack interchange has sixteen. Long ago, I read that the interchange complex at the Newark airport had 166, making it the world's most complex interchange at the time.

http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1592/shanghaigv7.jpg
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2219/shanghai1kv2.jpg
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1820/shanghai2ep9.jpg

It's my dream to drive on the I-110/I-105 interchange someday. :cheers:

I have a relative in Los Angeles, but he lives nowhere near it. :ohno:

if the car/resident figure nears US or EU standart in Shanghai or the whole of China, they`ll have to add some 10+ lanes to that interchanges.......


The top one is interesting, it show the Shanghai Maglev crossing the interchange...

In bulgaria the best one i know is the neew struma motorway not completed but it will lead from sofia to thessaloniki in greece.

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/1286/1019316vo2.jpg

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4333/1019391zm2.jpg

struma motorway leading to sofia

For Greece i believe that the Attica freeway is the best for now:

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_4c_K_Papagou.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_2b_Skepasto_Irakleiou.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_2a_K_Athinon_Lamias.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22633/29410/354983/0/Athens+-+View+from+Hymettus+-+Hymettus+ring+2+compact.jpg

http://briefcase.pathfinder.gr/download/gm22632/24691/295834/0/Duchess+Placentia+Station+3-+Main+Concourse.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_1f_Siraga_Mauris_Oras.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_3c_SEA_Pallinis.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_3g_K_Aerodromiou.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_4a_K_Katexaki.jpg

http://www.e-go.gr/filesystem/images/20040524/medium/pegasus_m_4d_Perifereiaki_Imitou.jpg

quite impressive, but are there any onboard pics? I like them most as you see how it looks when you travel on the new motorways.

In Serbia the best one are the highway+magistral Belgrade-Subotica:

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_ns-su_02.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_01.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_04.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_07.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_09.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_12.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_13.jpg
this is scary!

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_14.jpg

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_bg-ns_15.jpg

Very very good motorway there, does look european and not like typical serbian architecture.

quite impressive, but are there any onboard pics? I like them most as you see how it looks when you travel on the new motorways.

Ok i found a few , here you go:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/223/497866686_255dd7dd7d.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/221/497866704_5bee4b0c37.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/199/497866706_7f4e2903d7.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/190/497866716_8ec167d3cc_b.jpg

http://www.mlahanas.de/Greece/Regions/images/AttikiOdos.jpg

http://www.jsclavos.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/attiki_odos_greece_toll_fees.JPG

In Serbia the best one are the highway+magistral Belgrade-Subotica:

http://www.x-build.net/4images/data/media/25/sp_ns-su_02.jpgOK, this one was unnecessary. :D Radi6404, what's scary?

What's the status of that Serbian highway from Beograd to Subotica? Is it a real motorway, or more some expressway with grade junctions? Is it connected to the Hungarian Autopalya to Szeged?

^ It's like on my last post (2-lane expressway) from the border to Novi Sad, soon after Novi Sad it turns into motorway and lasts to Belgrade (except for the bridge over the Danube, and just before Belgrade it becomes some "strange" 4-lane road). Here (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=12981026&postcount=484). :cheers:

OK, this one was unnecessary. :D Radi6404, what's scary?

I wanted say that it looks very modern and very stressful, i would be very very tense while traveling through this modorway when the sun is going down. this is as it is very modern and gives me great feelings, i like those feelings.

The Most Expensive Public Project in U.S. History and its not over yet. A staggering cost of 14.6 billion US dollars (and climbing). It is the first freeway system that uses the underground to build a vast, complex tunnel systems that connect the city from Northern Boston, Downtown, South Boston and the Boston Logan Airport (almost the whole city). Currently, the tunnels are suffering some water leakages and engineers are investigating those problems. This is the first of its kind and experts think that if this one will be successful, then this will be the future and the solution of many large, congested cities like New York, Washington DC, Paris and London.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5766/bigdigsj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3406/bigdigtunnelcomplexsv1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

These are the only images I can find but there are more better images than these. This is the world's first complex underground freeway so I considered it "The Best".

I sincerely hope that the proper work and engineering along with materials are used so that the incident on the I-90 east stretch of tunnel NEVER happens again.

The Big Dig will only be repeated once we the world see that it can stand up for the long haul and that goes by making sure that the most quality materials and competent contractors are used.

No VMS or signalisation in the Big Dig? That's a pity. You guys need it in such a busy tunnel. We had this kind of stuff even in the seventies!

The Big Dig is also the longest tunnel in the US (4.2 km/2.6 mi), if I'm not mistaken, which is extremely surprising for such a vast country. :)

My fav in Germany is the A3 between Cologne and Frankfurt!

I like it that the South Africans use the DIN1451-Font on their signs :)

I sincerely hope that the proper work and engineering along with materials are used so that the incident on the I-90 east stretch of tunnel NEVER happens again.

The Big Dig will only be repeated once we the world see that it can stand up for the long haul and that goes by making sure that the most quality materials and competent contractors are used.

Big Dig is just an experiment for a very congested city. I hope it will be successful because there are a lot of cities that has the same problem like Boston. New York is one of cities studying and monitoring this complex system. If it will be successful, then they will build one for the Big Apple.

My fav in Germany is the A3 between Cologne and Frankfurt!

I like it that the South Africans use the DIN1451-Font on their signs :)

German motorways and roads have very old asphalt, it is not damaged but very old

Big Dig is just an experiment for a very congested city. I hope it will be successful because there are a lot of cities that has the same problem like Boston. New York is one of cities studying and monitoring this complex system. If it will be successful, then they will build one for the Big Apple.

Well, let's just hope that if and when NYC tries a project like this they will have found ways to minimize the cost-overuns, the miscues of construction, and the overall mismanagement that the Big Dig was. Big Dig = Big disaster.

I guess in the end, Boston has their new underground freeway. But at what cost?

Great thread! :cheers:

I am wondering if parkways can be counted on this thread too? I have some pictures of one of nicest parkways even I seen in many cities that I want to share.

Well, let's just hope that if and when NYC tries a project like this they will have found ways to minimize the cost-overuns, the miscues of construction, and the overall mismanagement that the Big Dig was. Big Dig = Big disaster.

I guess in the end, Boston has their new underground freeway. But at what cost?


14.6 US billion dollars and counting. There are rumors that some money were misused or went to someone's pocket. That could be the reason why the greatest project in US History was mishandled.

14.6 US billion dollars and counting. There are rumors that some money were misused or went to someone's pocket. That could be the reason why the greatest project in US History was mishandled.

That's $14.6 billion of national money, not local money. The whole thing was funded by Congress.