Show us Your Interchanges!

[Lost Realist 762]

That's a nice design, I always like the partially grade-separated interchanges, reminds me of the federal roads around where I live.

[timmie 988]

Why the intersection with traffic lights, though? That's not necessary, only if you want to make sure people can do a U-turn on the highway.

[burwellian 16]

Why the intersection with traffic lights, though? That's not necessary, only if you want to make sure people can do a U-turn on the highway.

 

Yup, and I'm not sure yet if I'm not gonna put an at grade junction on the left side as well and have a development off it. The flyover bridge is also a tile or two longer than need be by design to allow for future widening of the highway. This isn't going to stay rural.

[ausa07 66]

This is a custom interchange I've been working on yesterday.  It was never completed though since my city tile corrupted last night.  I'm reverting to a backup file from a week ago, which unfortunately means I'll have to do it all over again.  Sad to lose several hours of work but at least I had a photo of it before it was gone.  Anyways this is my first photo I'm uploading to this thread so I hope you enjoy it 

 

[nos.17 5,255]

Here is my latest interchange. It still needs some shoreline refinement and some scenery/trees added, but my progress so far:

 

 

(Sorry I had the grid turned on, and a shame flex-fly curves do not play well over diagonal RHW   )

[zimmie 521]

Here is my latest interchange. It still needs some shoreline refinement and some scenery/trees added, but my progress so far:

 

 

(Sorry I had the grid turned on, and a shame flex-fly curves do not play well over diagonal RHW   )

 

It's too bad there isn't a L1 curve to ground piece available. Would make it possible to make a setup like that much more direct and compact.

 

But you could do something like this:

 

[Haljackey 17,398]

Finally done with this crazy exchange... I think

 

Click pics for full size.

 

SB RHW widened to 3 lanes (was RHW-4 and originally MIS)

 

...To necessitate this extension:

 

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[Durfsurn 539]

Hal, where the SB RHW mainline splits into 2 MIS why did you use the D1 (Striaght both lines) and not the E1 (Straight and Diagonal) and made one less curve maybe even a smooth curve? Or isnt there an inside E1 now that I think about it?

 

[UndercoverNinja12 176]

Hal, where the SB RHW mainline splits into 2 MIS why did you use the D1 (Striaght both lines) and not the E1 (Straight and Diagonal) and made one less curve maybe even a smooth curve? Or isnt there an inside E1 now that I think about it?

 

 

I'm not sure there would even be enough room. 

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

As far as I know, there is no inside edition of the RHW-4 TE1 ramp yet, so that's impossible.

 

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Goin' rural!

 

[Wustmann 174]

Here's just a simple interchange in downtown Crystal Waters (possibly a future CJ). I made this a long time ago and completely forgot about it. I still have to finish the scenery and "cosmetic" features around it. Figured I'd show it. It's pretty massive and takes up a lot of space. But like I said, it was one of the first interchanges I made a couple of years ago. 

[Lost Realist 762]

Here's just a simple interchange in downtown Crystal Waters (possibly a future CJ). I made this a long time ago and completely forgot about it. I still have to finish the scenery and "cosmetic" features around it. Figured I'd show it. It's pretty massive and takes up a lot of space. But like I said, it was one of the first interchanges I made a couple of years ago. 

 

 

Looks really good but do you think there's a chance to tackle the intensely short weaving area to the bottom of the picture? I'm sorry, that just always jumps my eye. Maybe by putting the on/offramps south of the road they have access to, then looping them around is a viable option, weaving space would increase significantly.

[Lordyboy96 77]

I agree with LostRealist, that would be hell to get on/off of, and would cause lots of accidents I guess

 

I also really like that interchange GMA, quite compact yet a safe and fast way for trucks to get onto the highway.

 

Meanwhile, I was messing around with project symphony to see how it integrated with regular RHW (hence the 3-level roundabout interchange in the centre left), and I just kept adding other types of transport to see what I could do. I ended up liking it, and so 'filled it in' with zoning. Not perfect, and a lot of maxis content, but I thought it looked pretty cool

 

 

(Also apologies for the jaggedy edges, I have no GIMP skills )

[Haljackey 17,398]

Holy! Nice interchanges guys!

 

 

Hal, where the SB RHW mainline splits into 2 MIS why did you use the D1 (Striaght both lines) and not the E1 (Straight and Diagonal) and made one less curve maybe even a smooth curve? Or isnt there an inside E1 now that I think about it?

 

 

I'm not sure there would even be enough room. 

 

 

Actually this was my initial plan, but sadly no inside piece exists for this setup.

[MandelSoft 2,775]

Lordyboy96: that's some nice integration of Symphony there! This is exactly how Symphony should be used

[blade2k5 1,523]

Got two questions, what the hell is Project Symphony and where do I find the ground-to-level one ramps?  

[Samerton 833]

Got two questions, what the hell is Project Symphony and where do I find the ground-to-level one ramps?  

 

Project Symphony is the Maxis Highway Override which is an optional component in the NAM v31 onwards, and the ground to level one ramps can either be achieved with using the Flex Transitions in the RHW mod, or/and they are installed with the Maxis Highway Override.

[TopDeej 254]

A controlled access expressway intersecting with a roadway I haven't fully established yet. 

 

 

Some MMP's to spruce things up as well. 

[Durfsurn 539]

Haljackey: I assume FARHW doesn't work either/wont fit?

[Kuewr665 40]

I don't think the RHW-4 F1 Inside Ramp exists.

[Pioneer 140]

A blast from the past:

[clhigh7 583]

A blast from the past:

I always wondered why those weren't full access. I almost want to play it for nostalgic purposes.

[Lost Realist 762]

 

A blast from the past:

I always wondered why those weren't full access. I almost want to play it for nostalgic purposes.

 

 

Ahhhhhhhh... SC3k, I will never forget you. I guess full access would have been a bit too much for the game to handle complexity-wise, it's from 19...98? 99? Afterall.

[Haljackey 17,398]

It just takes a bit of ingenuity....

 

[Lost Realist 762]

It just takes a bit of ingenuity....

 

 

TOTSO forever.

[GeometryMath Algebra 614]

Ah, SimCity 3000! Good ol' memories!

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A partially unrolled cloverleaf... (Click here for full size, if you dare seeing a 3MB mosaic. )

 

[Haljackey 17,398]

A partially unrolled cloverleaf... (Click here for full size, if you dare seeing a 3MB mosaic. )

 

lol, some of my standard screenshots exceed 3MB in size

 

Very nice work! Gets rid of the weaving.

 

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Rebuilt SPUI downtown. Click for full size.

 

 

[The Pennsylvania Turnpike 252]

That's something impressive. These are the 2 current highway interchanges in Titusville.

 

[UndercoverNinja12 176]

Nice job PA, I like the ingenuity and originality! One tip though is I would try to use smooth curves more.

[Kuewr665 40]

For the first one, the ramp crossing the highway and entering the main road seems to be leading the wrong way.