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Pictures of Insanely Complex Intersections
dailycognition.com — Pictures of some of the worlds most complex intersections you'll ever see...
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- ekso, on 10/11/2007, -44/+9Cars sucks.
- vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -3/+37Take a look at this link:
http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2006/11/incomprehensible-intersections.html - roastedbagel, on 10/11/2007, -3/+39They really aren't that confusing, moreso just LOOK awfully twisted. If you can read signs, and you know your destination, these things aren't hard at all. Just follow the signs and stay on the road, despite the twists and turns.
- Lasereth, on 10/11/2007, -13/+6Buried due to unnecessary usage of "you'll ever see"
- drobati, on 10/11/2007, -0/+11Yea I live right up the street from spaghetti junction in Atlanta. Its not complicated at all. It only looks complicated if you see it from above but when your driving down I-85 if you read the road signs it tells you exactly where your going to go if you choose to stay in that specified lane.
And they are expanding further up I-85 to make 316 into a mini spaghetti junction. - mikebai1990, on 10/11/2007, -10/+9You mean "cars suck".
- Spuy767, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4Spaghetti Junction as it's known locally, or Tom Moreland Interchange, is actually fairly easy to navigate, the only confusing bit about it is that there are four ways to get of of I-85 and onto I-285. Two roads in each direction that go to the same place. Go figure. I used to have to go there every day, and th only bad thing about it is, when big trucks get on there and have to go 12 miles per hour, they really give traffic the kinks.
- GraceHead, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1oops vroom101 beat me to the direct link
- CoBLeviathan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Here some as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malfunction_Junction - mccrusc, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Hosting Unlimited!
- TheKricket, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5its amazing how people design these things - from above, they look like a mangled mess - yet when youre driving them (at least, most of them) it all seems so incredibly intuitive
three cheers to the engineers who are MUCH smarter than i am... - tidu, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8These aren't intersections... I was expecting some traffic light intersections that cause brain anuerysms
- Sneezyx, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1No, it's "car suck."
- hfactor, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1"three cheers to the engineers who are MUCH smarter than i am..."
They aren´t smart at all, they are complete idiots for designing such an unnecessary mess... Still looking cool from above. - cawpin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@roastedbagel - I suggest you never drive in Phoenix, AZ. People here can't even handle simple 4 way stops. They have no idea of right of way. God help us if a traffic light is out.
- AriaStar, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I got a headache just trying to follow those roads. It's like a game of follow-the-lines kids play to find which letter goes to which object on the other side.
- hfactor, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1@coasters2k
Well, I don´t know whether space has got some extra dimensions in the US, but our autobahn intersections here in Germany work quite well. And I have never seen one with three levels of lanes over each other, let alone four. I had to laugh when I saw that :) The only excuse I could find for intersections like these is the continued adding of lanes for different directions over the course of decades. Still: unnecessary like a piece of crappy code that has been supplemented again and again instead of being redesigned lean and clean. - samk, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0"Cars sucks."
The movie? I think Cars is pretty good.
- vroom101, on 10/11/2007, -3/+37Take a look at this link:
- blubloblu, on 10/11/2007, -2/+83reminds me of xkcd 'highway engineer pranks' http://xkcd.com/c253.html
- lighty14, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17I laughed a lot. Gotta love them rotary supercolliders.
- Rich7ejr, on 10/11/2007, -1/+5Make sure to read the alt text on all xkcd comics.
- mapkinase, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I sweated profusely when I was looking at this. This is not funny, this is as scary as The Castle.
- Marigold, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Looking at these makes me think, "This took some engineers a LOT of work"
- IamTheProfessor, on 10/11/2007, -3/+11Link moved? Dugg down for pissing me off.
- bongbishop, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1Dammit already down after just 56 diggs! Booooooo. That didn't take long.
- ninsei, on 10/11/2007, -4/+1Refresh a couple of times and you'll get it or just go to the blogspam re-post courtesy of vroom.
- Cyber_Akuma, on 10/11/2007, -1/+10I guess they must have been too complex for my HTTP request to reach them.
- zachblume, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2one ping mr. vasili
- juicebag, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12At least he didn't say AMAZING!
- enivid, on 10/11/2007, -3/+11Or BREAKING!
- asdmalol, on 10/11/2007, -6/+6Or HACK!
- Kyan, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12or POPSICLE!
- Kyan, on 10/11/2007, -5/+8Or DASTARDLY!
- Kyan, on 10/11/2007, -3/+21Or AMAZING pic of DASTARDLY POPSICLE HACK BREAKING!
- jeet404, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2Kyan you should make that into your next digg story. Watch as it hits the frontpage and beyond!
- Kyan, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I will - as soon as I can figure out why DASTARDLY is getting dugg down.
- PAStheLoD, on 10/11/2007, -1/+21this is just a rip of http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2006/11/incomprehensible-intersections.html .. :|
- markp93, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4...which, itself, was also on Digg ~4 months ago: http://digg.com/design/PICTURES_World_s_Wildest_Intersections
so, it's kind of like like Digg mimicking the complexity of some of these interchanges :)
- markp93, on 10/11/2007, -3/+4...which, itself, was also on Digg ~4 months ago: http://digg.com/design/PICTURES_World_s_Wildest_Intersections
- rkuchiki, on 10/11/2007, -4/+26Corel of blogspam:
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http://static.flickr.com/121/304428348_4469a1653d_m.jpg- regeya, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6-1 for irritating overuse of 'blogspam'. Being from a blog doesn't automatically make something 'blogspam.' Is linking to a newssite 'spam?' ***** no.
sometimes blog posts are truly blogspam, though, I'll grant you that. - RandomGuySteve, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2If it's on digg it's bloggspam.
- CompIsMyRx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2That Russian one is insane!
- regeya, on 10/11/2007, -4/+6-1 for irritating overuse of 'blogspam'. Being from a blog doesn't automatically make something 'blogspam.' Is linking to a newssite 'spam?' ***** no.
- dalewj, on 10/11/2007, -2/+5Most of these are just flyovers of 2 highways meeting. Not exactly exciting, but much better then the clover leaf design of something like this (Rt128, Meets Rt 93) http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tampa+FL&ll=27.964603,-82.452264&spn=0.007733,0.017231&t=h which is located near my house and in-passable for 8 hours a day. Flyovers don't stop traffic getting on a highway as it merges with traffic getting off a highway, they are a better solution
- cp101, on 10/11/2007, -0/+29Those are interchanges.
Not intersections. I was thinking complex intersections. Where there's 6-12 lights and about the same amount of roads. The lights are so close together that it's almost impossible to tell which light is yours unless you're about 10m from the light itself, and when the sun shines in your eye you're pretty much screwed and each ***** road leads into a completely different direction. - ajchavar, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8some of these are kind of beautiful, in a way.
- alexkehr, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1Duplicate.
- dalewj, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1Also to add I hate this intersection the worst. http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Tampa+FL&ll=27.964603,-82.452264&spn=0.007733,0.017231&t=h 678 (Hutch), 278, 295/95 all merge in one disgusting mess of turns.
- thcobbs, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2They look complex, but with the exception of one, they all look like they were very efficiently planned as far as traffic congestion goes. Almost every image shows nice traffic density on all parts of the intersection with no real bottlenecks.
In that case, I'd say they are very successful. - SenorPez, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Marquette Interchange: http://www.mchange.org/
- TexanPsycho, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Dugg up for the photo of the guy behind the wheel.
- UCFmethod, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5The DC mixing bowl is terrible ... Anyone from the northern VA area knows to avoid it....
- UCFmethod, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=22030&ie=UTF8&ll=38.786271,-77.175865&spn=0.02161,0.037808&z=15&iwloc=addr&om=1
Craziness!!! - starvo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Ah, the DC expressway system, making grown adults weep in frustration since the Eisenhower years. And I live in Boston now, and the current system of I90//I93/Rt1 converging scares the ***** out of me.. makes me wonder how bad it was before the Big Dig was finished...?
- mapkinase, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1@UCFmethod
Luckily, the Tabligh meetings moved to Baltimore, so I do not go through that anymore.
- UCFmethod, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=22030&ie=UTF8&ll=38.786271,-77.175865&spn=0.02161,0.037808&z=15&iwloc=addr&om=1
- bassman730, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2It's things like this that make me want to ride a bike more and more everyday. As long as the weather's alright anyway.
- houndeyex, on 10/11/2007, -2/+0But you won't.
- ajchavar, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2thats why i love being in Boulder, CO (new to the area) everyone bikes, so much so that our bike paths have turning lanes and speed limit signs!
theres still traffic though, but not as much as other cities i have lived in. i guess its impossible to get completely away from it all.
- greenajah, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/06/18/the-magic-roundabout/
Now this is confusing not as complex though- hiPpymIck, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2...it has 2 levels of difficulty
http://www.roundabout.net/DIBcounterflow.html
does US have roundabouts at intersections? - starvo, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4@hiPpymIck
Yes we do have a bunch spread across the east coast. Boston plays host to a number of them, and so does NYC. I've heard there's a nightmare roundabout/rotary in Philly, but probably nothing at all as confusing as that one in England.
- hiPpymIck, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2...it has 2 levels of difficulty
- cynicalirony, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4Some of these remind me of spaghetti junctions in ATL: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Atlanta+GA&ie=UTF8&ll=33.892665,-84.259665&spn=0.012326,0.020084&t=h&z=16&om=1
- wvannus, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Probably cause one is. Specifically the first one. Tom Moreland Interchange.
- funkydopeloven, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1hahaha "Hosting Unlimited"
- beatniak, on 10/11/2007, -0/+14 layers of highway: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=52.061977,4.377086&spn=0.009235,0.020084&t=k&z=16
- kace32, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Haha, I would love to drive on one of these things but I still get lost on the regular non "speghetti junctions" in Austin.
- csisop, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Magic Roundabout: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_Roundabout_%28Swindon%29
- interiot, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2OMG, it's a fractal roundabout. Now all we need is four more of those, all spaced a block from each other, with one-way roads between them.
- stronglikedan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0The intersection of that site and digg seem to be too complex for the site to handle.
- PJBonoVox, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham?
http://maps.google.co.uk/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.510841,-1.862783&spn=0.011283,0.029182&t=k&z=15&om=1 - prcx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0I guess they look more like intestines than interstates.
- prcx, on 10/11/2007, -3/+0looks more like intestines
- stronglikedan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0I have to cast my vote for the Golden Glades Intersection in Miami: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=33020&ie=UTF8&ll=25.926844,-80.207748&spn=0.014956,0.026822&t=h&z=16&iwloc=addr&om=1
- fffizzz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1That one is nasty, been through there many a times...
- bobdole369, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0That ones pretty godawful, not to mention Scarface (and a few thousand other Cubans) lived under it around 1980ish.
- bradleyland, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I-95, I-595, and SR-84 is worse:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=33020&ie=UTF8&t=h&om=1&ll=26.084307,-80.203586&spn=0.020274,0.043173&z=15&iwloc=addr
Take a wrong turn there and you'll be 30 minutes getting going back in the right direction.
- mgrucker, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=st+paul,+mn&ie=UTF8&ll=44.954336,-93.089519&spn=0.008124,0.023303&t=k&z=16&om=1
That's the worst we have around here. Supposedly they are going to try and straighten it out without actually closing it as there is nowhere to route traffic. Should be interesting and at the same time hell on earth when it's all one lane :) - rooskie, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2what's with all the year-old story dupes showing up?
- aNoble, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Man there's not a single California intersection in there! I'm insulted.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Los+Angeles,+CA&ie=UTF8&ll=33.92853,-118.280611&spn=0.006347,0.01133&t=k&z=17&om=1 - dusanmal, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6My choice, NJ intersection (rts. 9, 440,287, NJ Tpke, GSP,... zoomed on the worst part)...
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=RT-440,+New+Jersey,+United+States&sll=25.926844,-80.207748&sspn=0.007758,0.014162&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=40.519476,-74.298735&spn=0.013115,0.028324&t=h&z=15&om=1- worxman02, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I agree. I have driven this intersection/collision and it is a nightmare. I don't understand it at all. For anybody who hasn't driven here, the lanes split apart going in the same direction about 10 times and the signs for each "section" all say the same thing, so you dont know which of the 20 lanes to be in. Its so crazy and dangerous and i have to say even as a good driver i feared for my life.
- greater_eagle, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=22030&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=41.986578,-87.865176&spn=0.018278,0.047035&z=15&iwloc=addr
I win - carrett, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0The MacArthur Maze (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Maze) certainly looks cool if you see it from one of the lower layers (http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/35787/thumb_DSC01355_edited-1.JPG).
- clayanderson, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Dude, you've got parentheses stuck to all your links. I think they have a cream for that.
- timcopeland1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0we are a really weird species.
- fani, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Even though New Jersey doesn't have any such spaghetti junction that I know of, I must say that the road layouts are the worst.
You turn left from the right but the immediate next exit is from the right. Exits come up quick and you need to be super quick to make quick turns else you have to follow a long detour just to get back...
Now, I breeze through it, but the first time was a nightmare with constantly missing these quick changes and GPS doesn't really keep up with these quick changes... - link470, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1404 Page Not Found. Mirror anyone?
- johnisfat, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I think the page might be lost on one of those freeways.
- digitalbuzz, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I just think of all the arguments my wife and I get into when we encounter one of these interchanges. ugh.
- bobdole369, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0How about Detroit's (turn right then U-turn to go left) or (go past your turn and make a quick U, then a right). I always wondered how that worked in heavy traffic, then I remembered that its DETROIT there is no heavy traffic. If that were in Atlanta or Miami or LA, holy god the road rage!
- codyg1985, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I-20/59/65 (Malfunction Junction), Birmingham, AL: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=33.520861,-86.82493&spn=0.012469,0.020084&t=k&z=16&om=1
I-565/US 231, Huntsville, AL: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=34.733572,-86.596019&spn=0.012291,0.020084&z=16 - szembek, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Couldn't they add another option under the Bury dropdown menu, for 'Site Down'?
- Tezgno, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1There should be a law against using Digg-unfriendly webhosting providers!
- therunnersays, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1I'm very familiar with this one...
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Asheville+NC&ll=35.555657,-82.610064&spn=0.013686,0.033174&t=h - 317537, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0i dont really see the big deal. what's worse are the intersections that look simple but aren't. like jug handles in new jersey.
the left-turn in russia shown in the link, is quite common everwhere. how else can you make a u-turn on a divided highway? - enigmattic, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Providence, RI is pretty *****. It isn't aided by the fact that nobody knows how to drive.
http://www.google.com/maps?q=Providence,+RI,+USA&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=41.823845,-71.412034&spn=0.020212,0.04446&z=15&iwloc=addr
Thankfully they're fixing the i195/i95 merge, so hopefully it alleviates some of the problem:
http://www.dot.state.ri.us/projects/construction/195relo/I-195Update12.jpg - antdude, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Google Cache: http://209.85.135.104/search?hs=sUq&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&q=cache%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailycognition.com%2Findex.php%2F2007%2F06%2F19%2Fpictures-of-insanely-complex-intersections.html&btnG=Search
- rratss, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0the coolest interchange in the world: 110 and 105 in Los Angeles. sometimes I get on the carpool lane illegally just to experience the flight.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=los+angeles,+ca&ie=UTF8&ll=33.928299,-118.280997&spn=0.007923,0.027122&t=k&z=16&om=1 - FKnight, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1WTF is so complex about reading the signs and following arrows when you're *actually driving on these things* instead of looking at them in a picture from a plane?
If you get confused driving on any of these roads, you shouldn't be in the driver's seat. All you have to do is read the signs.
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