Show us your area's highways

[p4p3rc1ip 2]

Wow... I was just interested to compare it to ours (scroll up for my pics). When we encounter a bridge, barriers appear on the left and the one in the middle splits. We've even developed a concrete one which is the new sliced bread for road building. It greatly reduces the amount of cross carriageway accidents, but doesn't stop them completley (which if you imagine a car at more than 70mph ploughing through concrete and hitting traffic coming the other way at more than 70, you know it's going to be bad).

And when we transfer from barrier to concrete or the barrier is protecting us from concrete, it grows an extra barrier ontop of it,and sometimes a third barrier. You could call us safety freaks, but people are still crashing.

We've also developed a new 'start' for our old barriers. Rather than having them start with a small amount of concrete, and then rising (which if a car involved in an accident drives up it would then roll over) and replacing them with an 'end' square, which is highly visable and deflects vehicles.

Just trying to get some pics...

[p4p3rc1ip 2]

Wow... I was just interested to compare it to ours (scroll up for my pics). When we encounter a bridge, barriers appear on the left and the one in the middle splits. We've even developed a concrete one which is the new sliced bread for road building. It greatly reduces the amount of cross carriageway accidents, but doesn't stop them completley (which if you imagine a car at more than 70mph ploughing through concrete and hitting traffic coming the other way at more than 70, you know it's going to be bad).

And when we transfer from barrier to concrete or the barrier is protecting us from concrete, it grows an extra barrier ontop of it,and sometimes a third barrier. You could call us safety freaks, but people are still crashing.

We've also developed a new 'start' for our old barriers. Rather than having them start with a small amount of concrete, and then rising (which if a car involved in an accident drives up it would then roll over) and replacing them with an 'end' square, which is highly visable and deflects vehicles.

Just trying to get some pics...

[acidbomb2k4 0]

where im from [oklahoma], on highways without krails [jersey barriers], those piers are protected by big yellow barrels filled with either sand or water.

[p4p3rc1ip 2]

The end of the M8, a pointless motorway that is only 2 kilometres long, with no exits.quote>

(You mean A8(M).) You gotta laugh at that road. Mind you, we've got worse.

[Jetsurf2002 0]

Originally posted by: Duke87 No, we have crash barriers. We usually refer to them as "guardrails". You see them around curves and near dropoffs. You often see them along highways where there are trees or developed areas to the side of the road, too.

I don't think I've ever seen them guarding supports to an overpass, though...

Another thing which is worth pointing out: The US government only funds interstates and US routes. All highways are designed and maintained by the DOT of the state they're in, unless it's a toll road or toll bridge, in which case usually some private authority handles all aspects of it.

Roads not numbered by the state are maintained by the local town/city/village/etc. government.

So whether the FHWA has heard of crash barriers (which they have) is irrelivant, It's up to the state of Virginia whether they go there or not. And it costs money, so they didn't incude one.

You can bet that if anyone ever crashes into one of those things tere will be barriers going up there, though.

That's another thing. Politics here are such that good preventiative legislation and safety improvements rarely come unless someone is hurt or killed due to lack of them first. It needs to be proven necessary.

And BTW, that last pic depicts I-64 outside of Richmond, Virginia, not I-295 in New Jersey. The 295 advertised on the sign is a different 295.

Dead giveaways:

-It says "Richmond International" on the sign to the side there

-the largest exit number in New Jersey is 74, off I-95. There's no exit 177 anywhere in the state.

-US 250 doesn't go through New Jersey.quote>

oops. you're right. I keep forgetting that I295 splits off of I95 in a few different places, one being in NJ. And I thought the highest exit number was 67... cause then it turns into I95 again for some reason, and it's only Southern NJ's part of the highway that is a wreck. North is a bit better...I ended up driving up it last week, took such a long time...

[hamsterTK 93]

i saw some funky looking crash barriers on I-45 south of dallas a while back. instead of being normal guardrails they are metal posts holding rows of cables. Havent seen that type before

[simzebu 20]

Oh, we have tons of those here in upstate NY. Mostly on State and County roads, rather than Interstates or Federal Highways.

[p4p3rc1ip 2]

Those cable things are common on our major a-roads. They're OK, but generally aren't used any more because it can be very nasty if a motorbiker gets tangled up in them.

[Uumke 0]

Well, now it's my turn

I'm gonna show you some Dutch highways (snelweg). The most busiest and beautiful highways are in the Randstad (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Rotterdam, The Hague), so I'm going to show only that,, but don't think there are no highways in the other parts of Holland, they certainly are there...Holland has one of the most dense highway networks in Europe.

Let's start with the A4 near Schiphol airport during rush hour

Here you can see intersection Kleinpolderplein near Rotterdam

Amsterdam Ring road (A10) near knooppunt (intersection) Amstel

And here you have the Amsterdam ring road west:

A4 at Clausplein interchange near the Hague:

A9 east of knooppunt Badhoevedorp, near Amsterdam

A16 Ridderkerk-noord interchange, Rotterdam, with new flyovers

The highest flyover is a 3-lane carriageway of the A15:

A8 near Zaandam-zuid junction in direction Amsterdam:

Here you see the Zeeburgertunnel, A10 Ring Amsterdam:

Here is an odd thing, an aquaduct of a ringvaart (a canal around a polder), that crosses the A4

A4 Badhoevendorp interchange : 4 railway tracks in the median

A15/A16 2 carriageways and 8 lanes per direction between Ridderkerk interchanges

The most stupid thing i've ever seen: de Van Brienenoordbrug. This bridge can open, so there will be massive tailbacks. But an old dutch law says: At a bridge, you'll have to give way to ships so......

And this is the result: to the north, everything is stuck, and you don't see one car to the south.

That's it, hope you enjoy

Greets, Justin

[Haljackey 17,385]

Okay, thats it.  I am going to show you what a highway is supposed to look like. 

The 400-series highways of Ontatio, Canada:

(Highway 401 is the widest and bussiest highway in the world)

Features:

-Speed: 100KPH, unless otherwise posted

-Lanes: 4-24, with collector/express layout in the Toronto area on some highways

-The largest network of highways owned and operated on a non-federal level

-Rumble strips on all highways for their entire length

-outer emergency lane on all highways for their entire length

-Inner emergency lane on most highways when a concrete median devides the carrageways

-High mast lighting on all major and urban interchanges

-Long entrance/exit (acceleration/decelleration) ramps connect to the highway for easy

 merging

-No weaving (no cloverleaf interchanges, they cause weaving), interchanges are spread out

 for smooth traffic flow

-high interchange standards (MTO Parclo A4)

-HOV lanes on some highways to encourage commuters to carpool or use mass transit

-Overhead digital message signs post current highway conditions in many segments

-High grade asphalt texture that is well maintained for a quiet, less bumpy ride unlike

concrete highways (excludes 407)

-No toll roads, all provincally maintined (excludes 407)

-No Advertising to keep drivers focused on the road

-Well made drainage system to reduce rainwater accumulation on the road surface

-Well sloped/constructed for easy snow removal/winter upkeep

A few Pictures (don't wanna go overboard)

[SC4BOY 21]

Hehe.. Haljackey, they just look like normal everyday highways to me..  

[hahaha 0]

Immigrant's Highway in São Paulo, Brazil:

First the connection with Via Anchieta Highway:

Then it pass in the dam:

So comes the best part; down Serra do Mar; a cliff of 750metters between São Paulo and the cost (Santos, Guarujá, Praia Grande)...

Then in the end of the tunnels, there is a bridge where one track pass into the other:

And here some more pictures:

The dam:

Starting to down:

Down:

When one cross the other:

[p4p3rc1ip 2]

Does that "Then it pass in the dam:" photo include a service area? Certainly looks like one, but you can't access it from the left side..!

[hahaha 0]

It's the balance for the trucks. But there are 2 services areas; one in each side... that i haven't shown.

Also I forgot to say that Via Anchieta Highway is parallel to Immigrant's Highway. And there is where the trucks down... (it isn't allowed to they down at Immigrant) but they up.

And that at hollidays, when more than a million cars use it for go ot the beach, it works with up and down operations like 10-0, 8-2, 7-3 or nomally 5-5.

[hamsterTK 93]

thats a freaking awesome picture of the two curvy bridges over the hills. It looks like the freeway is getting added-on? thats what that empty bridge is for right?

[1dera3 29]

Oh, this interchange a mile from my house is pretty bad - it's US-50 meets VA-7 meets Wilson Blvd. meets several parking lots. See how bad it is for yourself:

Looking at the road map won't help - it's a big tangle. It's even worse to drive through, believe me.

[hahaha 0]

It looks like the freeway is getting added-on? quote>

They aren't; they go by different tunnels.... that the picture doesn't show...

  thats what that empty bridge is for right? quote>

that strait streak with a lot of curves is the emergence rote... for be used in case of fire, accidents.....



Before Immigrant's highway was built, there was just Anchieta's 2 streaks; one built on 03/13/1947 and the other on 07/09/1953 !! So on 06/28/1976 it was built the 1st streak of Imigrant's Highway and the other on 12/17/2002,in 2002; that is considered the best highway of Brazil. 


But all these things have a cust... of 14,4 reais .... what is about 7,2dollars.... on both sides!!!



Read the following text for complete information:

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

Rodovia Anchieta

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Map of the itinerary of Anchieta Highway (in red)

Rodovia Anchieta

Rodovia Anchieta (Anchieta Highway, official designation SP-150) is a highway connection between

[jvlm.123 0]

IRELAND:

M50 motorway.

M50 Motorway, again.

M4 Motorway.

N2 Dual-Carriageway.

N2 Dual-Carriageway.

R136 Dual-Carriageway.

N7 Dual-Carriageway.

N8 Dual-Carriageway.

M8 Motorway.

N7 Dual-Carriageway.

N7 Dual-Carriageway.

N11 Dual-Carraigeway.

M4 Motorway.

N7 Dual-Carriageway.

N11 Dual-Carriageway.

[jacqulina 162]

nice pics guys

[connor_v 3]

The highway through my town, Highway 43 (Or "The Alaska Highway"), is just a normal twinned highway, with some frontage roads, but not many.

Biggest highway I have ever been on is the Deerfoot Trail in Calgary, or maybe the Interstate in Denver, Colorado on my road trip. I also went through some cloverleaf exchange thingy's in Salt Lake City, Utah, and vowed never to go on the interstate again.

[Uumke 0]

now I know everything about Irish motorways

[daniel01 0]

Our Highway area's around Melbourne, are getting massive upgrades.

The new Eastlink Project in the Cities East is to connect the East with the South - Eastern Suburbs to ease the massive traffic snarls.

The Freeway i'll be showing you today is the Tullamarine Fwy (Tulla Fwy) it was one of the first freeways in Australia to be built.

it was built so it could help traffic from the city head in Melbourne Airport, but during the late 80's early 90's people started to move out further from the CBD, and into

the outskirts of towns, in newer suburbs. The entire Freeway has been conjested since, with an estimated 150 casulties, the freeway couldn't handle it anymore. so it was time for upgrade.

The Picture on the Left is before constructionAnd here is the construction 

http://svc106.wic006v.server-web.com/images/gallery/Aerial%20photo%20of%20merge.JPG

http://svc106.wic006v.server-web.com/images/gallery/Aerial%20Oct%2006%20095.jpg

Recently a new section of the Freeway was opened up, which is now making Inbound traffic easier, but the outbound lanes are still cahos

http://svc106.wic006v.server-web.com/index.cfm?pageid=16

daniel01                                  

[Deever 23]

Well, you won't be seeing any stretch of highway in my town--but there are highways in the nation's capital. Although the city has a bad habit of putting to many billboards...

no hang glider.zip

fogwalkers.txt

[Gastly 0]

Tzarigradsko Shose Highway leading out of Sofia to the superbs.

[sc4portugal 10]

A tipical prtugese motorway

PORTUGAL HAS GOT THE WORST ROADS IN EUROPE

FOR EXAMPLE REMENBER THE IP4 AND THE N125!!!!

 ~Please tone down on the caps and highlights~

[maraniac 2]

Here are some highways in Bulgaria.There are not like those in the USA.The European style is different from the american.

[Micah 16]

The European style is different from the american.quote>

Actually, the American highways don't have a unified style. In fact, many of those photos remind me of highways in parts of New England and Colorado.

[Duke87 1,070]

Well, they're different in that the center lines aren't yellow. So one can tell immediately that they're not American.

[M1 0]

Sorry to be a pedant, but highway is just a general term meaning 'a road', while motorway or freeway means 'an access controlled road designed for fast travelling traffic'

[packersfan 666]

I LOVE FREEWAYS!!!! I'm working on my persuasive speech for Com against urban sprawl and it just leads to more SIMCITY playing!!!!