Show us Your Interchanges!

[CasperVg 587]

Dogma: Comment on SC4D

A diamond-alike interchange (embanked highway - avenue), featuring a roundabout to connect the avenue to the on-offs.

Drawpath & Grid; to show you how it functions.

Other view, no grid nor drawpaths.

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The same type of interchange (sunken highway - avenue). This is far more realistic, as it doesn't require massive ammounts of earth to be moved. No eye-candy here, as I was just going to show how it would be more realistic, and I havn't saved this one into the quad.

Link to a m ap of an intersection with the same concept, but equipped with right turn lanes, near to where I live.

[Dalton 23]

Is it actually realistic to see a rotary elevated above a highway for exits? I've never heard of such a thing in reality. (but I also live in a province that does not have a single divided highway so there's a lot I don't see).

If you could find a real life image of such a thing I'd love to see it. I'm always interested in seeing new highway options.

[jacqulina 162]

wonderfull work guys

[CasperVg 587]

It sure is, Dalton. Look up "E40 Wetteren" in Google Maps

[MandelSoft 2,775]

Originally posted by: Dalton Is it actually realistic to see a rotary elevated above a highway for exits? I've never heard of such a thing in reality. (but I also live in a province that does not have a single divided highway so there's a lot I don't see).

If you could find a real life image of such a thing I'd love to see it. I'm always interested in seeing new highway options.quote>

In the Netherlands there are a highway interchanges with roundabouts. For example, look up in Google Maps for the intechange of  A9 crossing A200 nearby Haarlem.

[Dalton 23]

I stand corrected

[Smarty218 2]

Wow, great intersection, looks really cool!

[neongamer 3]

Dalton: We have a lot of them in England, like this one:

Between the M6 and the A426 near Coventry

There are variations of this, such as here:

Which is called a Dumbbell roundabout. It works much the same as a normal one, but has a dedicated roundabout for each direction.

Also, you can have modified ones with extra turn lanes. Here's one on the M1/ M62 junction near Leeds:

Of course, there are some really messed up ones if you know where to find them:

M42/ A45 near Birmingham

M42/ M6/ A446, also near Birmingham

M40 (A40)/ A4020 and A412

And this one, which is my favourite:

Which is the turning off the M25 for the Heathrow link road/ A3113 towards London.

Confused? I'm just scratching the surface ! Visit http://www.cbrd.co.uk for more crazy junctions!

[Haljackey 17,398]

Dalton: Yes, they DO exist in real life.  Here is a quick example:

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Anyways, time to show you more progress on what I was doing last time:

Click on the images to view them in FULL RESOLUTION!

And a look at the (new) main part of the interchange:

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Keep Showing Us Your Interchanges!

Best,

-Haljackey

[vilbe 6]

looking good. but a suggestion Hal, you might wanna tunnel the rails instead of bridge them over the highway/avenue.

[Dalton 23]

for the rails it might be better if you can get your highway to go over the rails. You don't often see trains making that kind to grade

[Dsrwhat316 12]

here's the latest one from me:

~ Dan

[Haljackey 17,398]

Thanks everyone for your comments! I will fix my rail overpasses before while I still have room!

Dsrwhat316: Awesome! Its great to see some traffic, too! Well done!

[Smarty218 2]

Awesome pics haljackey! That is a really cool bypass to a cloverleaf...

[BlackStar 0]

Originally posted by: haljackey Dalton: Yes, they DO exist in real life.  Here is a quick example:

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-Haljackeyquote>

God, they look so big from the air, lol. When you get used to driving over several 4 times a day on work runs, they begin to seem tiny.

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Here is my interchange that I made with the RHW/MIS system. The city is called Terracia and will be featured in my CJ soon.

[sedimenjerry 1]

Hey Patricius Maximus, how did you make those more realistic on/off ramps?

[neongamer 3]

They're part of the RHW project, that comes with the latest NAM (Network Addon Mod), which can be found here: https://www.simtropolis.com/modding/index.cfm?page=1&keyword=Network. You can use it with the PC or Mac depending on which you are using.

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Thanks, neongamer.

[sedimenjerry 1]

i have that but I can't seem to make it work

[neongamer 3]

Have you used the correct button in the menu (It should be the bottom one). Click that, and then press Tab (Button next to Q) to cycle through the various parts until you find the right one.

[dogma555 187]

looks great everyone. Dsrwhat, another beatiful shot.. just incredible detail to.. the detail!  Casper, very interesting !

lets see some more pics from everyone, it seems its the same few of us posting pics here.. me, hal, casper, dsrwhat.. Good start patricius.. Sedimenjerry check out the link in HalJackeys sig for a link to a RH making guide.

[Haljackey 17,398]

Originally posted by: neongamer They're part of the RHW project, that comes with the latest NAM (Network Addon Mod), which can be found here: https://www.simtropolis.com/modding/index.cfm?page=1&keyword=Network. You can use it with the PC or Mac depending on which you are using.quote>

Actually, the RHW is separate from the NAM, and must be downloaded in addition to the NAM.  There's a link to it in my signature as dogma555 already stated.

[neongamer 3]

Hmmm, that's odd, as I only downloaded the NAM and it works fine, MIS and all!

[sedimenjerry 1]

ok thanks guys

i realized i did not install the january '08 update

but i still can't make it work

does it take a while for the cursor to change from red to green?

and i now have the RHW download that i needed but again the cursor won't change from red to green to make a on/off ramp

( I feel like such a bad mayor)

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Here's a quick incomplete parclo interchange in a soon-to-be-developed area:

Comments and/or suggestions welcome - remember, it is incomplete. I plan on completing it tomorrow.

[JakeMD 107]

Wonderful work people, waay to complicated for me

[Dsrwhat316 12]

i dug up another one:

~ Dan

[Patricius Maximus 236]

A good lot of eyecandy there, and good onramps, Dsrwhat.

[Need4Camaro 50]

I have updated the EastWest Connector/Highway 4 Video, sponsored by The Blue Hope City Journal. It can be viewed - HERE