Widest or Biggest - roads or interchanges - Page 7

xXx carlos xXx · April 20th, 2006, 07:04 AM

dallas and houston have similar interchanges

great prairie · April 21st, 2006, 04:07 AM

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...

Jue · April 21st, 2006, 04:25 AM

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.

***Xusein*** · April 22nd, 2006, 05:09 AM

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

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

ChicagoSkyline · April 22nd, 2006, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasBoi

I lived by this one Chicago Skyline at Hillside.

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!

***Taller, Better*** · April 22nd, 2006, 06:53 AM

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

MelbourneMan · April 22nd, 2006, 07:16 AM

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!

diz · April 22nd, 2006, 07:57 AM

I-5 to I-90, Seattle, WA

Paddington · April 25th, 2006, 04:07 PM

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.

KIWIKAAS · April 25th, 2006, 04:53 PM

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.

Trae · April 25th, 2006, 11:45 PM

Houston:

I-45/BW8

US 290/BW8

I-10/I-45

I-45/Spur 3

US-59/Texas 288

Overview of I-10/I-45

Bertez · April 25th, 2006, 11:54 PM

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

TexasBoi · April 26th, 2006, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by miamicanes

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=e...90809&t=k&om=1

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

Jue · April 26th, 2006, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Bertez

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.

Facial · April 26th, 2006, 03:45 AM

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

Onur · April 26th, 2006, 06:09 PM

Well, I found a 300m wide road in Aleppo-Syria
http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en...14505&t=k&om=0

Kngkyle · April 26th, 2006, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ont

Well, I found a 300m wide road in Aleppo-Syria
http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en...14505&t=k&om=0

Yea, and half of it is a grass median.

TheOldMan · April 27th, 2006, 06:08 AM

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.

The Cebuano Exultor · April 27th, 2006, 06:12 AM

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

FM 2258 · April 27th, 2006, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by centralized-pandemonium

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.

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KIWIKAAS Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Hague Posts: 3,728 Likes (Received): 10	Not the world's largest but... 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.

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April 27th, 2006, 06:08 AM	#138
TheOldMan RIP all NIMBYS Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Philadelphia/Los Angeles Posts: 33 Likes (Received): 0	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. __________________ __________________________________________ Look genius, if you knew anything about anything, you would know that the Eagles did not loose the superbowl due to poor time management. They turned the ball over !!! What are you, a dope? Get off the air you nitwit !!!

April 20th, 2006, 07:04 AM	#121
xXx carlos xXx nice guy high Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Houston, Tx Posts: 1,107 Likes (Received): 0	dallas and houston have similar interchanges

April 21st, 2006, 04:07 AM	#122
great prairie Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 792 Likes (Received): 0	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...

April 21st, 2006, 04:25 AM	#123
Jue Perception Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston/Shanghai Posts: 569 Likes (Received): 0	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.

April 22nd, 2006, 05:09 AM	#124
*Xusein* Somali Mod Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kingdom Come Posts: 24,575 Likes (Received): 443	We don't have those giant interchanges back East, they look too complicated... Cloverleafs are better to drive on, but those Stacks are impressive.

April 22nd, 2006, 07:16 AM	#127
MelbourneMan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, VIC Posts: 35 Likes (Received): 0	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!

April 25th, 2006, 04:07 PM	#129
Paddington Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,518 Likes (Received): 185	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.

April 25th, 2006, 11:45 PM	#131
Trae Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Metro Houston Posts: 1,815 Likes (Received): 0	Houston: I-45/BW8 US 290/BW8 I-10/I-45 I-45/Spur 3 US-59/Texas 288 Overview of I-10/I-45

April 26th, 2006, 03:45 AM	#135
Facial Seeking truth from facts Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles / San Diego Posts: 667 Likes (Received): 0	Largest in the world? Probably one in Los Angeles or Texas.

April 26th, 2006, 06:09 PM	#136
Onur BANNED Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Antalya Posts: 4,612 Likes (Received): 0	Well, I found a 300m wide road in Aleppo-Syria http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en...14505&t=k&om=0

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