Interchange Names
John A. Weeks III
For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
In the past few days, I have seen people talk about the
"Hillside Strangler" in Chicago and "The Orange Crush" in
LA. I have also heard the the I-5/I-10 interchange called
the "5 and Dime" on LA traffic radio.
Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
names formal names, or just folklore?
-john-
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Bowl". This is its official name as the recent construction project to
redesign the interchange was called the "Spaghetti Bowl Reconstruction
Project" by NDOT.
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Don Hagstrom
jo...@johnweeks.com (John A. Weeks III) wrote:
> Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
>
> For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
> In the past few days, I have seen people talk about the
> "Hillside Strangler" in Chicago and "The Orange Crush" in
> LA. I have also heard the the I-5/I-10 interchange called
> the "5 and Dime" on LA traffic radio.
>
> Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
> names formal names, or just folklore?
>
> -john-
>
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I-10/CA-57/I-210/CA-71--Kellogg Interchange
I-605/I-405/CA-22--Los Alamitos Curve
US-101/CA-110--Four-level Interchange
US-101/CA-170/CA-134--Hollywood Split
I-210/CA-210 (signed I-210/CA-30)--Glendora Curve
I-215/CA-60/CA-91--Riverside Interchange
I-5/CA-14 Newhall Pass
I-5/I-405 (South)--El Toro "Y"
I-5/CA-134--Gene Autry Interchange
I-210/CA-710/CA-134--Pasadena Interchange
SF Bay Area
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I-80/I-880/I-580--MacArthur Maze
Las Vegas
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I-15/I-515/US-95--Spaghetti Bowl
I-15/I-215/CC-215--Fish Bowl (I think one is more "unofficial" and was
named by a traffic reporter--Nick could say for sure here.
Phoenix
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I-10/I-17 (North)--The "Stack"
Some of these are probably more offical than others.
Don
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<john-25010...@24-216-156-209.hsacorp.net>, jo...@johnweeks.com stated...
>
>Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
In the Boston area:
I-93/MA 3 in Braintree - "The Braintree Split"
I-93/US 1 in Charlestown - "The Merge"
The I-90 (MassPike) interchanges have official names, some of which
are in common use:
Weston (I-95, MA 128)
Allston (Cambridge St / River St / Soldiers Field Road)
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> Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
Gods, how could you forget our own hometown items....like the
famous "Crosstown Commons", or "Spaghetti Junction", or the "Capitol
Interchange"? :o)
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CompuLar
Just a few I could think of off-hand:
Bruckner Interchange: Bruckner Expwy. (I-278), Cross Bronx Expwy. (I-95),
and Major Deegan Expwy. (I-87): Bronx, NY.
Kew Gardens Interchange: Van Wyck Expwy. (I-678), Grand Central Pkwy.,
Jackie Robinson (Interboro) Pkwy., and possibly Queens Blvd. and Union Tpk.:
Kew Gardens, Queens, NY.
Springfield Interchange: Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495), Shirley Memorial Hwy.
(I-395), and I-95: Springfield, VA.
Mixing Bowl: Shirley Memorial Hwy. (I-395), Washington Blvd. (VA-27),
Columbia Pike (VA-244), and possibly the George Washington Pkwy.: Arlington,
VA.
CompuLar
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>
> For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
> In the past few days, I have seen people talk about the
> "Hillside Strangler" in Chicago and "The Orange Crush" in
> LA. I have also heard the the I-5/I-10 interchange called
> the "5 and Dime" on LA traffic radio.
>
> Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
> names formal names, or just folklore?
Columbus has...
Spring-Sandusky for I-670-US 33-Oh 315
East & West splits for I-70/71
And the West split was originally called the Mound-Sandusky interchange
(this went out of style when I-70 was rerouted from entering at
Spring-Sandusky to Mound-Sandusky, thus the West Split was created)
I-270 @ Morse Rd - Easton interchange
I can't think of any others (unless I start creating some here & now)
BTW, These were listed on the FAQ for a time, but I don't think they're
listed there anymore.
> -john-
>
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>
> For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
Big Badger? I've heard it as Badger, but not Big Badger. You also forgot
I-39 :-)
Milwaukee (and Washington Co):
Richfield Interchange - US 41/45
North/Granville Interchange - US 41/45/WI 100/145
Zoo Interchange - I-94/894/US 45
Hale Interchange - I-43/894/US 45
Marquette Interchange - I-43/94/794/US 41
Mitchell Interchange - I-43/94/US 41
Chicago:
Circle Interchange - I-90/94/290/Congress Pkwy
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Bruckner Interchange
Kew Gardens Interchange
Washington Heights Interchange
Harrison Interchange
Harriman Interchange
Hawthorne Interchange
Kamikaze Curve
Newburgh Interchange
Can of Worms
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Michael G. Koerner
>
> "John A. Weeks III" <jo...@johnweeks.com> wrote in message
> news:john-25010...@24-216-156-209.hsacorp.net...
> > Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
> >
> > For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> > 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
>
> Big Badger? I've heard it as Badger, but not Big Badger. You also forgot
> I-39 :-)
>
> Milwaukee (and Washington Co):
>
> Richfield Interchange - US 41/45
> North/Granville Interchange - US 41/45/WI 100/145
> Zoo Interchange - I-94/894/US 45
> Hale Interchange - I-43/894/US 45
> Marquette Interchange - I-43/94/794/US 41
> Mitchell Interchange - I-43/94/US 41
I-43/WI 145 (Park Freeway) is the 'Hillside' interchange.
I-94/US 41 (Stadium Freeway/Miller Park Way) is the 'Stadium' interchange.
> Chicago:
>
> Circle Interchange - I-90/94/290/Congress Pkwy
>
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>
> Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
>
> For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
> In the past few days, I have seen people talk about the
> "Hillside Strangler" in Chicago and "The Orange Crush" in
> LA. I have also heard the the I-5/I-10 interchange called
> the "5 and Dime" on LA traffic radio.
>
> Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
> names formal names, or just folklore?
Most interchanges in Hawaii have formal names, in keeping with the
Hawaiian custom of referring to highways by name rather than number.
AFAIK, there are no informal interchange names in common usage, though
the huge and complicated Halawa Interchange (junction of Interstates
H-1, H-3, and H-201/state 78, plus several other roads) undoubtedly
deserves one.
See http://users.erols.com/ovoss/oahu-freeways.htm for exit guides for
all four of Hawaii's freeways, which include interchange names where
applicable (plus links to some junction diagrams).
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Scott M. Kozel
>
> Springfield Interchange: Capital Beltway (I-95/I-495), Shirley Memorial Hwy.
> (I-395), and I-95: Springfield, VA.
>
> Mixing Bowl: Shirley Memorial Hwy. (I-395), Washington Blvd. (VA-27),
> Columbia Pike (VA-244), and possibly the George Washington Pkwy.: Arlington,
> VA.
Bryan Park Interchange: I-95, I-64 and I-195 in north Ricchmond VA
Stadium Interchange: I-195, VA-195 Downtown Expressway, and Powhite
Parkway in Richmond VA
Bowers Hill Interchange: I-64, I-264, I-664 and US-58 in Chesapeake VA
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> Just a few I could think of off-hand:
>
> Bruckner Interchange: Bruckner Expwy. (I-278), Cross Bronx Expwy.
> (I-95), and Major Deegan Expwy. (I-87): Bronx, NY.
The Major Deegan is not part of the Bruckner. The official components
of the Bruckner Interchange are:
Bruckner Expressway (I-95/I-278)
Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95/I-295)
Hutchinson River Parkway (part I-678)
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Ron Newman <rne...@thecia.net> wrote:
> The I-90 (MassPike) interchanges have official names, some of which
> are in common use:
>
> Allston (Cambridge St / River St / Soldiers Field Road)
Which apparently used to go by "Beacon Park," also the name of the
adjacent rail yard until Conrail was split. I'm not sure where this
name comes from... I live very close by and it's not used for anything
else. Beacon St. is nowhere nearby, and N. Beacon is not exactly there
either.
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jo...@johnweeks.com (John A. Weeks III) wrote:
>
> For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
> In the past few days, I have seen people talk about the
> "Hillside Strangler" in Chicago and "The Orange Crush" in
> LA. I have also heard the the I-5/I-10 interchange called
> the "5 and Dime" on LA traffic radio.
>
> Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
> names formal names, or just folklore?
There's always the PA turnpike, which has interchange names on the
BGSs. It seems that many toll roads in the northeast have
had "official" names for interchanges, though they've largely been made
less visible or eliminated.
Amos
the Inner Belt (both part of I-90). The lights start flashing a mile before
the curve itself, and rumble strips have been installed but the accidents
keep happening.
There is also the Metro Curve where I-71 merges onto I-90. It's named after
MetroHealth Medical Center, which is adjacent to the curve.
FYI - Cleveland's Inner Belt, which consists of I-90, I-490, I-71 and I-77
is slated to be redesigned over the next several years with construction to
begin in 2007. The project is currently in the very early stages of problem
assessment, but so far a lot of attention has been given to the nearby
neighborhoods that were bisected by the original constuction in the 1950s.
At the first public meeting on the subject, there was a lot more talk about
tearing things down than there was about adding capacity.
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I278, basically the Battery Tunnel exit from the Gowanus.
Then there was always the now-demolished "Tanks" on the LIE, where the lower
level of 495 split for the BQE.
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> Interchanges in NYS
>
> Bruckner Interchange
I-95, I-278, I-295, I-678 and Hutchinson River Pkwy.
> Kew Gardens Interchange
I-678, Grand Central Parkway, Jackie Robinson Parkway and Union Tpke.
> Washington Heights Interchange
I-87, I-95, Harlem River Drive, Washington Heights Bridge, surface streets.
> Harrison Interchange
I-287, I-684 and Hutchinson River Pkwy.
> Harriman Interchange
I-87, NY 17, US 6 and NY 32.
> Hawthorne Interchange
Saw Mill River Parkway, Taconic Parkway, NY 9A, NY 100 and NY 141.
> Kamikaze Curve
NY 17 and I-81.
> Newburgh Interchange
I-84, I-87, NY 17K and NY 300.
> Can of Worms
I-490, I-590, NY 96 and NY 590.
> Winston Brownlow
Never heard of that one.
Winston969
>
>I-95, I-278, I-295, I-678 and Hutchinson River Pkwy
Actually, its the Cross Bronx Expwy, the Bruckner Expwy, and the Hutchinson
Pkwy. ;-)
> Kew Gardens Interchange
>
>I-678, Grand Central Parkway, Jackie Robinson Parkway and Union Tpke.
Actually the Van Wyck Expwy, Grand Central Pkwy, J Robinson (Interborough)
Pkwy, and Union Tpk. ;-) Speaking of Union Tpk, are you sure it actually is
part of the Kew Gardens Interchange?
>> Washington Heights Interchange
>
>I-87, I-95, Harlem River Drive, Washington Heights Bridge, surface streets.
Actually its the Deegan Expwy, the Cross Bronx Expwy, the George Washington Br,
the West Side Hwy, the Harlem River Dr, plus Broadway. ;-)
>I-287
Actually the Cross Westchester Expwy ;-)
>I-87, NY 17,
Actually the Thruway and Quickway. ;-)
>NY 17 and I-81.
Actually the Quickway and the Stateway. ;-)
>> Winston Brownlow
>
>Never heard of that one.
huh, thats strange. I thinks it is the interchange of the NoInterstate Expwy
and the DecomissionUS Pkwy.
Winston Brownlow
C470guy
spillway' but its not referred to that often. Also In Albuquerque I-25 / I-40
is the 'Big I'
Sam
Tpk, Palmetto Expy, and 167 street, and a HOV flyover on I-95.
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Marc Fannin
> John A. Weeks III <jo...@johnweeks.com> wrote...
>
> > Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
>
> BTW, These were listed on the FAQ for a time, but I don't think
> they're listed there anymore.
They were in the old FAQ, which I just happen to have saved....
A lot of these are redundant now to other posts in this thread, but
here's the list in its entirety for completeness (the FAQ indicated
that these names were unofficial, though it's been stated that some are
official):
Braintree Split I-93 and US 1 @ MA 3, Braintree, MA
Crosstown Commons MN 62 @ I-35W, Minneapolis
Dead Man's Curve I-90 @ OH 2, Cleveland
East Los Angeles Interchange I-5, I-10 and US 101 @ CA 60, Los Angeles
El Toro Y I-5 @ I-405, Irvine, CA
Golden Glades I-95, FL 826, US 441 and FL 9 @ Florida's Turnpike,
North Miami Beach
Grandview Triangle I-435 and US 71 @ I-470, Kansas City
The 4-Level US 101 @ I-110, Los Angeles
MacArthur Maze I-880 and I-80 @ I-580, Oakland
Malfunction Junction I-75 @ OH 4, Dayton
Malfunction Junction I-275 @ I-4, Tampa
Malfunction Junction I-20 and I-59 @ I-65, Birmingham
Mixing Bowl I-5 @ Atlantic Blvd., East Los Angeles
Mixing Bowl I-395 and VA 27, Arlington, VA
Mixing Bowl I-95 and I-495 @ I-395, Springfield, VA
Mix Master I-30 @ I-35E, Dallas
Mousetrap I-25 @ I-70, Denver
Orange Crush I-5 and CA 22 @ CA 57, Orange, CA
Riverside Junction I-215 and CA 60 @ CA 91, Riverside, CA
San Bernardino Split US 101 @ I-10, Los Angeles
The Stack I-84 @ CT 9, Newington, CT
The Stack I-55 and I-20 @ US 49, Jackson, MS
The Stack I-10 @ I-17, Phoenix
Spaghetti Bowl I-10 @ I-110, El Paso
Spaghetti Junction I-64 and I-65 @ I-71, Louisville
Spaghetti Junction I-85 @ I-285, Doraville, GA
Tobin Merge US 1 @ I-93, Boston
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Brent Hooton
jo...@johnweeks.com (John A. Weeks III) wrote:
>
> For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
> In the past few days, I have seen people talk about the
> "Hillside Strangler" in Chicago and "The Orange Crush" in
> LA. I have also heard the the I-5/I-10 interchange called
> the "5 and Dime" on LA traffic radio.
>
> Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
> names formal names, or just folklore?
For interchange naming in Ontario, the big one is ON-403/QEW in
Burlington. It's officially known (or at least was at the time of its
construction) as the Freeman Interchange; now on traffic reports, it's
commonly referred to as "the Junction" (e.g., "The Toronto-bound QEW's
backed up from Bronte Rd. to the Junction").
Currently, I think that's the only official or unofficial interchange
name in at least the GTA/Golden Horseshoe area. Everything else is
just referred to by the cross street or expressway, or another major
landmark (e.g., the Credit River bridge [on the QEW], the Bloor Viaduct
[over the DVP], the Ford Plant [at QEW and Ford Dr.]).
The "Basket Weave" gets honourable mention; it could count as an
interchange if you count the 401 express and collector lanes as two
expressways. (It's the set of 4 transfer lanes east of the 400.)
Brent
Ron Newman
> > The I-90 (MassPike) interchanges have official names, some of which
> > are in common use:
> > Allston (Cambridge St / River St / Soldiers Field Road)
>
> Which apparently used to go by "Beacon Park," also the name of the
> adjacent rail yard until Conrail was split.
Have you ever seen a sign that said "Beacon Park"? I haven't,
though I may have seen it on a map once.
Frank Curcio
jo...@johnweeks.com (John A. Weeks III) writes:
>Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
The interchange of I-78 and I-287 in Central Jersey is the Vincent J. Kramer
Interchange. I asked a NJ/DOT official who Vincent J. Kramer was and got a
mystified shrug.
That's the only interchange with an honorary name I've encountered.
In New Jersey there is a tendency to call interchanges by the name of the town
or location or road - even tho' most think the answer to You're from New
Jersey, what exit? ought to be a number. For example, I'd tell a local to get
off I-287 at the Easton (Ave) exit to get to New Brunswick the back way and the
River Road exit to get to Rutgers Stadium. I'd tell an outsider to take Exit
10 or Exit 9 respectively.
Regards,
Frank
Garrett Wollman
Ron Newman <rne...@thecia.net> wrote:
>Have you ever seen a sign that said "Beacon Park"? I haven't,
>though I may have seen it on a map once.
Yes, that's what the sign at the Cambridge St. truck entrance to the
intermodal terminal said.
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> Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
[...]
> Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
> names formal names, or just folklore?
Around here:
I-10W/I-35 - Offical: "Downtown Y"; Colloquial: "Finesilver Curve"
I-10W/I-410 - Official: "Northwest Int."; Colloquial: "Crossroads Int."
I-35N/I-410NE - Official: "Fratt Int."
I-35N/I-410S - Official: "BAMC Int."; Colloquial: "410 South Cutoff"
None of the other local interchanges have any names that I'm aware of.
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Matt Laurita
- Spaghetti Junction (officially the Tom Moreland Interchange) - the
northern I-85/I-285/Chamblee-Tucker Rd interchange
- Cobb Cloverleaf - the northern I-75/I-285 interchange
- Brookwood Split - where I-85 & I-75 Southbound combine into the Downtown
Connector
- the eastern I-285/US78 interchange is officially the Richard F. Sams
Interchange
MJL
John A. Weeks III <jo...@johnweeks.com> wrote in article
<john-25010...@24-216-156-209.hsacorp.net>...
> Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
>
> For example, I have heard WI-DOT folks call the I-90/I-94
> 3-level interchange by Madison, WI, called "The Big Badger".
> In the past few days, I have seen people talk about the
> "Hillside Strangler" in Chicago and "The Orange Crush" in
> LA. I have also heard the the I-5/I-10 interchange called
> the "5 and Dime" on LA traffic radio.
>
> Anyone know any more interchange names? Also, are these
> names formal names, or just folklore?
>
Dan Garnell
>
I know someone from this newsgroup has a page with a list of special
names for interchanges, but I can't think of it at this second.
There is one that I remember is NOT on that list that I think should be:
Southfield, MI: "The Mixing Bowl" JCT I-696, US-24, & M-10
(I-696 travels between the NW-bound & SE-bound lanes of M-10 for about
1/4 mile W of US-24 & 1/2 mile E of US-24.)
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N.W.Perry
> >> Bruckner Interchange
> >
> >I-95, I-278, I-295, I-678 and Hutchinson River Pkwy
>
> Actually, its the Cross Bronx Expwy, the Bruckner Expwy, and the
Hutchinson
> Pkwy. ;-)
And Eastern Boulevard.
>
> > Kew Gardens Interchange
> >
> >I-678, Grand Central Parkway, Jackie Robinson Parkway and Union Tpke.
>
> Actually the Van Wyck Expwy, Grand Central Pkwy, J Robinson (Interborough)
> Pkwy, and Union Tpk. ;-) Speaking of Union Tpk, are you sure it actually
is
> part of the Kew Gardens Interchange?
Well, it adds to the tangle, even if the access ramps are considered
separate interchanges.
>
> >> Washington Heights Interchange
> >
> >I-87, I-95, Harlem River Drive, Washington Heights Bridge, surface
streets.
>
> Actually its the Deegan Expwy, the Cross Bronx Expwy, the George
Washington Br,
> the West Side Hwy, the Harlem River Dr, plus Broadway. ;-)
>
> >I-287
>
> Actually the Cross Westchester Expwy ;-)
Or the Dewey Thruway (or does that only apply to the mainline?).
>
> >I-87, NY 17,
>
> Actually the Thruway and Quickway. ;-)
>
> >NY 17 and I-81.
>
> Actually the Quickway and the Stateway. ;-)
>
> >> Winston Brownlow
> >
> >Never heard of that one.
>
> huh, thats strange. I thinks it is the interchange of the NoInterstate
Expwy
> and the DecomissionUS Pkwy.
Oh...is the Trailer Park Pike involved?
Matthew Salek
>
> I believe I-25 / I-225 is 'the spillway' but its not referred to
> that often.
Close but no cigar. When the airborne traffic guy says I-225 is
backed up at the spillway, he means the REAL spillway, the one coming
off Cherry Creek Reservoir three miles northeast of I-25.
I've started calling the I-25-76-270/US 36 area the Turnpike Tangle,
as US 36 used to be the Denver-Boulder Turnpike.
--
Til next time,
Matthew E. Salek, E.I.
Aurora*, Colorado
http://members.xoom.com/msalek
* Or Denver, or Sullivan, or Cunningham, depending on whom you ask
Winston969
>is
>> part of the Kew Gardens Interchange?
>
>Well, it adds to the tangle, even if the access ramps are considered
>separate interchanges.
I think they are. The Union Tpk, Queens Blvd, and Jamaica Av (?) all come
together at the interchange on the Van Wyck Expwy south of the Kew Gardens
Interchange, I think Exit 5. That would be a great interchange of the week.
>> Actually the Cross Westchester Expwy ;-)
>
>Or the Dewey Thruway (or does that only apply to the mainline?).
The Cross Westchester Expwy is not a Thruway though, it only under the
jurisdiction of the Thruway Authority, so in any event the Dewey title would
not apply. But your comment does raise another interesting issue, to wit,
whether the other, non mainline Thruways, are Dewey Thruways.
>> huh, thats strange. I thinks it is the interchange of the NoInterstate
>Expwy
>> and the DecomissionUS Pkwy.
>
>Oh...is the Trailer Park Pike involved?
Yup, and it crosses over Strip Mall Blvd.
Winston Brownlow
Jim Terry
I can't think of another in the area that is named.
JIM
"John A. Weeks III" <jo...@johnweeks.com> wrote in message
news:john-25010...@24-216-156-209.hsacorp.net...
> Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
>
Gene Janczynskyi
>
> - Spaghetti Junction (officially the Tom Moreland Interchange) - the
> northern I-85/I-285/Chamblee-Tucker Rd interchange
>
interchange on the southwestern section along with GA 14. The northeastern
one is called the Tom Moreland Interchange.
> - Cobb Cloverleaf - the northern I-75/I-285 interchange
>
> - Brookwood Split - where I-85 & I-75 Southbound combine into the Downtown
> Connector
>
But on www.georgia-navigator.com/traffic it's called the Brookwood
Interchange. :-)
</anal>
> - the eastern I-285/US78 interchange is officially the Richard F. Sams
> Interchange
>
In FL:
I-275/I-4 - Unoffically called the "Malfunction Junction"
I-95/I-195/FL 112 - Offically called "NW 36th St Interchange," although I
have never heard of anyone calling it by that name
Most interchanges on the original FLTP exits are named after the control
city: Boca Raton, Yeehaw Jct, etc.
And of course we have all heard the Golden Glades Interchange, or as I call
it: "The most F-ed up interchange in the world."
--
Gene Janczynskyi
in Cape Coral, FL
N.W.Perry
> I think they are. The Union Tpk, Queens Blvd, and Jamaica Av (?) all come
> together at the interchange on the Van Wyck Expwy south of the Kew Gardens
> Interchange, I think Exit 5. That would be a great interchange of the
week.
Sure would!
> The Cross Westchester Expwy is not a Thruway though, it only under the
> jurisdiction of the Thruway Authority, so in any event the Dewey title
would
> not apply. But your comment does raise another interesting issue, to wit,
> whether the other, non mainline Thruways, are Dewey Thruways.
Or the Canal system, for that matter.
Duncan J. Shaw
Matthew Salek <mes...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:l%nc6.11473$k%3.32...@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> c47...@aol.com (C470guy) wrote:
> >
> > I believe I-25 / I-225 is 'the spillway' but its not referred to
> > that often.
>
> Close but no cigar. When the airborne traffic guy says I-225 is
> backed up at the spillway, he means the REAL spillway, the one coming
> off Cherry Creek Reservoir three miles northeast of I-25.
I suggested to two of the local Denver traffic reporters that I-25/I-225
should be called "The Full House"... it works both numerically and when
describing typical traffic conditions through the area. =)
-Duncan Shaw
donut at atdial dot net
Denver, CO
David J. Greenberger
> In article <john-25010...@24-216-156-209.hsacorp.net>,
> jo...@johnweeks.com (John A. Weeks III) writes:
>
> >Anyone have a list of Interchange names?
>
> The interchange of I-78 and I-287 in Central Jersey is the Vincent J. Kramer
> Interchange. I asked a NJ/DOT official who Vincent J. Kramer was and got a
> mystified shrug.
>
> That's the only interchange with an honorary name I've encountered.
They're not common, that's for sure. The Brooklyn Bridge exit from the
FDR Drive in NYC is the Ari Halberstam Memorial Ramp (named after a
15-year-old who was killed a few years ago in a shooting on the
bridge). The overpass over I-90 at the west end of I-86 has a name (I
don't remember what it is, but it's reported in one of my road trip
reports), but I don't think that's the name of the junction.
--
David J. Greenberger
David J. Greenberger
> >> Washington Heights Interchange
> >
> >I-87, I-95, Harlem River Drive, Washington Heights Bridge, surface streets.
>
> Actually its the Deegan Expwy, the Cross Bronx Expwy, the George Washington Br,
> the West Side Hwy, the Harlem River Dr, plus Broadway. ;-)
I never heard this name until you mentioned it a week or two ago. Are
you sure you didn't make it up? I ask because you've just lumped three
distinct interchanges together under one name:
- George Washington Bridge (I-95), Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95),
Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A), Riverside Drive, and a few local
streets.
- Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95), Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95),
Washington Bridge [N.B.: not the George Washington Bridge -- but,
Nathan, there's no such thing as the Washington Heights Bridge],
Harlem River Drive.
- Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95), Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95),
Major Deegan Expressway (I-87).
I haven't heard an official or unofficial name for any of these
interchanges, although "under the apartments" refers to the TME.
Winston, you also listed a few of the Thruway's interchanges. I think
they all have official names, although unlike on the Pennsylvania
Turnpike they're not listed on the BGSs.
--
David J. Greenberger
N.W.Perry
"David J. Greenberger" <gren...@uiuc.edu> wrote in message
news:wkvgqzw...@uiuc.edu...
> winst...@aol.com (Winston969) writes:
> I never heard this name until you mentioned it a week or two ago. Are
> you sure you didn't make it up? I ask because you've just lumped three
> distinct interchanges together under one name:
>
> - George Washington Bridge (I-95), Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95),
> Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A), Riverside Drive, and a few local
> streets.
> - Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95), Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95),
> Washington Bridge [N.B.: not the George Washington Bridge -- but,
> Nathan, there's no such thing as the Washington Heights Bridge],
> Harlem River Drive.
> - Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95), Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95),
> Major Deegan Expressway (I-87).
I know, but Steve Anderson calls it the Washington (Heights) Bridge to avoid
confusion (or to confuse avoision).
Bruce B. Reynolds
(Frank Curcio) writes:
>The interchange of I-78 and I-287 in Central Jersey is the Vincent J. Kramer
>Interchange. I asked a NJ/DOT official who Vincent J. Kramer was and got a
>mystified shrug.
Make an assumption the Vincent J. Kramer is the long-time Rutgers alumni
official and also Marine Corps veteran: he was around all the years that I
was at Rutgers...see http://fas-history.rutgers.edu/oralhistory/kramer.html
--
Bruce B. Reynolds, Independent/Legacy Systems Consultant: Trailing Edge
Technologies, Glenside PA---Sweeping Up Behind Data Processing Dinosaurs
Winston969
>
>> >> Washington Heights Interchange
>> >
>> >I-87, I-95, Harlem River Drive, Washington Heights Bridge, surface streets.
>>
>> Actually its the Deegan Expwy, the Cross Bronx Expwy, the George Washington
>Br,
>> the West Side Hwy, the Harlem River Dr, plus Broadway. ;-)
>
>I never heard this name until you mentioned it a week or two ago. Are
>you sure you didn't make it up? I ask because you've just lumped three
>distinct interchanges together under one name:
>
> - George Washington Bridge (I-95), Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95),
> Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A), Riverside Drive, and a few local
> streets.
> - Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95), Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95),
> Washington Bridge [N.B.: not the George Washington Bridge -- but,
> Nathan, there's no such thing as the Washington Heights Bridge],
> Harlem River Drive.
> - Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95), Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95),
> Major Deegan Expressway (I-87).
>
>I haven't heard an official or unofficial name for any of these
>interchanges, although "under the apartments" refers to the TME.
I did make this interchange name up. It just seems to fit for the cluster of
separate interchanges which you described. I suppose the GW Br/Palisades Pkwy
interchange could even be included in this interchange glut.
>Winston, you also listed a few of the Thruway's interchanges. I think
>they all have official names, although unlike on the Pennsylvania
>Turnpike they're not listed on the BGSs.
Yeah, they are listed on the Thruway's website.
Winston Brownlow
Garrett Wollman
David J. Greenberger <gren...@uiuc.edu> wrote:
>franc...@aol.com (Frank Curcio) writes:
>> That's the only interchange with an honorary name I've encountered.
>They're not common, that's for sure. The Brooklyn Bridge exit from the
>FDR Drive in NYC is the Ari Halberstam Memorial Ramp (named after a
>15-year-old who was killed a few years ago in a shooting on the
>bridge).
Unsurprisingly, this practice is more common in Massachusetts, where
even ordinary intersections often have honorary names. I believe
(ObXThread) Roosevelt Circle is one; the ``Bowker Interchange'' in
Storrow Drive (at Charlesgate) is another. The other major
interchanges on Storrow Drive are Leverett Circle and Charles Circle;
the former is presumably named after the late Governor and the latter
is probably named (indirectly) after His Majesty the King.
I think the intersection of Memorial Drive, Gerry's Landing Road,
Greenough Boulevard, and the Eliot Bridge has an official honorary
name, but I don't recall seeing signs for it.
I live near Bluestone Square, an unremarkable intersection on
Comm. Ave. in Brighton near Cleveland Circle.
mass...@my-deja.com
wol...@lcs.mit.edu (Garrett Wollman) wrote:
> In article <rnewman-2601...@ppp39-199.thecia.net>,
> Ron Newman <rne...@thecia.net> wrote:
> >Have you ever seen a sign that said "Beacon Park"? I haven't,
> >though I may have seen it on a map once.
>
> Yes, that's what the sign at the Cambridge St. truck entrance to the
> intermodal terminal said.
There's some kind of nameplate on the booths themselves exiting
eastbound that says Beacon Park. Very small, with some kind of
numbering.
--
"Obviously when you're looking for a large government subsidy for a
private organization, to pay one employee $160 million is of concern," -
- Brian Honan, Boston City Councillor, on the Red Sox' signing of Manny
Ramirez during their push for $212 million in city funds.
Chris Bessert
>
> Southfield, MI: "The Mixing Bowl" JCT I-696, US-24, & M-10
Indeed, I believe that is the only "named" interchange in Michigan. I
cannot recall any others. Even the major and somewhat-complicated
US-131/I-196 interchange in downtown Grand Rapids is referred to by
traffic reporters as simply "the junction of US-131 and The Ford" (I-
196 is the Gerald R Ford Frwy).
Actually, now that I think of it, I've often heard the two junctions of
US-23 & M-14 in the Ann Arbor referred to as the "East Triple-Decker"
(US-23 Exit 42) and the "West Triple-Decker" (US-23 Exit 45). The two
Y-interchanges are about 2-1/2 miles apart, due east and west of each
other, on the north side of Ann Arbor. I don't think these names re-
ceive too much common useage, though.
Other than that, I know Dyche Anderson has a few choice names for the
interchange of I-96 & US-23 at Brighton, but since this a family
forum... ;^)
Later,
Chris
--
Chris Bessert
Bess...@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/Hwys/
Matt Laurita
<94tp99$8rg$1...@slb3.atl.mindspring.net>...
> > In Atlanta we have:
> >
> > - Spaghetti Junction (officially the Tom Moreland Interchange) - the
> > northern I-85/I-285/Chamblee-Tucker Rd interchange
> >
> Um I think you got Spaghetti Junction confused with the other I-85/I-285
> interchange on the southwestern section along with GA 14. The
northeastern
> one is called the Tom Moreland Interchange.
I agree that officially it's the Tom Moreland interchange, but any traffic
reporter in this city refers to it as Spaghetti Junction when talking about
the congestion on I-85 heading to/from Gwinnett (e.g. 'Packed in all the
way from Spaghetti Junction up through Pleasant Hill Rd...') The
southwestern I-85/I-285 interchange is hardly ever mentioned.
MJL
David J. Greenberger
> David G wrote
> >
> >I never heard this name until you mentioned it a week or two ago. Are
> >you sure you didn't make it up? I ask because you've just lumped three
> >distinct interchanges together under one name:
> >
> > - George Washington Bridge (I-95), Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95),
> > Henry Hudson Parkway (NY 9A), Riverside Drive, and a few local
> > streets.
> > - Trans-Manhattan Expressway (I-95), Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95),
> > Washington Bridge [N.B.: not the George Washington Bridge -- but,
> > Nathan, there's no such thing as the Washington Heights Bridge],
> > Harlem River Drive.
> > - Alexander Hamilton Bridge (I-95), Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95),
> > Major Deegan Expressway (I-87).
> >
> >I haven't heard an official or unofficial name for any of these
> >interchanges, although "under the apartments" refers to the TME.
>
> I did make this interchange name up. It just seems to fit for the cluster of
> separate interchanges which you described. I suppose the GW Br/Palisades Pkwy
> interchange could even be included in this interchange glut.
...and NJ 4 and US 1/9/46 too. Maybe even I-80, while we're at it.
Incidentally, you gave Kamikaze Curve as the name of an interchange.
It's not -- it's the name of the sharp curve just west of the
interchange in question. (From the west, NY 17 curves left, and then
curves right to merge with I-81. The first curve is Kamikaze Curve, and
it's well outside the bounds of the interchange.)
And NY 17 at that point isn't the Quickway. The Quickway, by now, is an
unofficial name, and it ends roughly at the east merge/split with I-81.
Unofficially, the Southern Tier Expressway begins at the west
merge/split; officially it doesn't begin until the Broome-Tioga border.
--
David J. Greenberger