Show us Your Interchanges!

[un1 41]

AndCar: A little large...

I redid that strange trumpet interchange I made into a real trumpet. 

I know it's compact but that's all of the room I have.

-un1

[Haljackey 17,270]

AndCar:  Looks a bit overloaded.  Getting rid of the intersections and the sharp 90 degree turns would work wonders!

un1: A classic.  It looks like you have room to make a smooth loop curve, so why don't you?

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Anyways, some new ones from me, like I promised!

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Tight interchange near a large transit station.

A maxis highway interchange at the edge of town:

RHW with a GLR median:

Work on a massive interchange:

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I hope you enjoyed them!

Keep Showing Us Your Interchanges!

Best,

-Haljackey

[Muck308 55]

Oh boy! you're getting a Wren Insurance in you downtown. You must be excited. I like your work.

[art128 4,618]

nice interchange all !!

[deathtopumpkins 43]

Haljackey, great interchanges as always.

Now for one of mine. As seen in my CJ, here's the trumpet interchange between VS-1 and VS-2.
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Completed interchange:


I then added a small pond into the open space,


Followed by some weeds from Chris Adams' wonderful Rural Renewal Project.

[flyinbird93 2]

A redo of one of my downtown loop corners.

old

The NEW!

[Nexis 1]

You will see those in My upcoming Farm Region cj!

[The_Hutt 11]

Here's a Directional "T" interchange of mine. Route 149 (Airport Access Road) makes a ninety degree turn here ( l_ ), and Route 56 begins/terminates at this intersection. This was a challenge because Route 149 is a right angle - a trumpet interchange would not have worked because the left-hand lanes of Route 149 would have gone to Route 56. Ultimately the solution was multiple flyover ramps and I have to admit it looks pretty good.

Enjoy!

- The_Hutt

[068664663 2]

Wow! These are some awesome interchanges!  

This is one of mine: ( I decided to post it here to see what type of interchange it is...) 

[Patricius Maximus 236]

pagenotfound: Don't know what that is. Combines elements of turbines, parclos, and diamonds.

AndCar: Simple, but creative.

un1: A nice trumpet. Much better.

haljackey: Neat interchanges in pics 2 and 3. Nice parclo and Directional T in Pic 1, but there is a weaving section just before the T. Intentional?

flyinbird93: Much, much better. Although there is still some weaving, it is not uncommon in ring roads.

Nexis: Very... simple. Great for a farm region.

The_Hutt: As usual, very asthetic work. Love the sloping. With the bonus of no weaving.

068664663: Full cloverleaf. Seen before, way back. Still, it is a change from the usual design.

Wow, that was a lot of replies. But I like to comment on them .

I have 2 more of mine to show. These interchanges have been seen before, but GLR has been added to them.

Here is the terminating interchange. Note the GLR-in-Avenue:

And the previously seen cloverstack. Notice the development and retaining walls:

That's all for now.

More will come later.

Please post comments and suggestions.

[Haljackey 17,270]

068664663:  Nice cloverleaf!  Its much different than the one Maxis did!

PM:  Nice use of GLR ,mixed in with the interchanges!

Originally posted by: Patricius Maximus

haljackey: Nice parclo and Directional T in Pic 1, but there is a weaving section just before the T. Intentional?

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I don't think there's any weaving in the pic.  If you are talking about the on-ramp just before the T that is supposed to be a direct connection northbound.  No weaving there.

[Patricius Maximus 236]

If you are talking about the on-ramp just before the T that is supposed to be a direct connection northbound.quote>

Yes, I was. That explains it better. Sometimes I do the same thing.

- Patricius Maximus

[thinboy66 6]

The Hutt:

The interchange fits great into its surroundings!

Note:Second pic: Drag the RHW first before placing cruves. 

DeathtoPumpkins:

Very Nice! Loved your farm and your pond.

Haljackey:

Great idea using GLR as RHW Median. Your Massive interchange is great, very realistic!

Also, this is my 140th Post!

[flyinbird93 2]

maximus, that last interchange freaking rocks! must of taken a bit of time to throw that one together

[Haljackey 17,270]

Meh.. may as well post this sucker here... Its a unique stack interchange.  It is unique because it involves sunken, ground and elevated highways whereas the normal stack interchange is just ground and elevated highways.

The area around it has just been developed recently, and the junction is predicted to see heavy traffic soon.

As always, click for full resolution! (1920x1200)

Keep Showing Us Your Interchanges!

Best,

-Haljackey

[Owaen 5]

Hi everyone !

I have been inspired by all these interchanges and whatnot you all created so I reinstalled sc4 and rush hour again.

After much downloading and tweaking/practicing i finally came up with some of my own i´m not too ashamed of to show off.

(Click all images to show full resolution 1680x1050)

NAM European exits amongst some farms

 RHW/MIS Stretched diamond

RHW/MIS Diamond (Sunken underpass)

RHW/MIS Parclo

RHW/MIS Compact trumpet.

RHW/MIS T-Interchange (Don´t know the correct name for this if it even has one)

And finally a full cloverleaf. (I still have to add some eye candy weeds/trees)

I hope this can inspire someone as I was.

(Edit fixed broken links)

[phoenix7 3]

The 2nd to last one doesn't have a name, mostly because it has so much weaving that most RL planners would never make one. The best name for it is a cloverleaf/diamond hybrid.

[Patricius Maximus 236]

I agree -- too much weaving. Converting that side to a classic diamond would be better.

About RL planners not making one; don't be too sure:



It's near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA.

I can think of a name for it -- the weaving diamond.

The planners must have been drunk when designing that thing.

Owaen: Your other interchanges are pretty good. Keep it up and you will go far.

- Patricius Maximus

[ryannayr140 2]

[ryannayr140 2]

as suprising as it may be the traffic flows pretty smoothly but the roads that go under the highway back up pretty bad

[gannman 0]

THAT would be cool!

[Haljackey 17,270]

Originally posted by: ryannayr140 as suprising as it may be the traffic flows pretty smoothly but the roads that go under the highway back up pretty badquote>

So why not have one of those T-interchanges connect to the inside so it takes some of the pressure off of the underpasses?

[nerdly_dood 26]

Or you could use one-way roads instead of standard two-way roads, they have a higher capacity.

[ryannayr140 2]

haljacky great idea nerdly dood you must be under estimating the size of those buildings

[Owaen 5]

> ryannayr140

Awesome buildings and freeways

Remade my "weaving diamond" a bit.

Thanks for the comments to improve it.

A "trumpet in a curve" lies in virgin, untouched lands just waiting to see some traffic.

This badboy took me almost 3 hours to get right.

[gannman 0]

Originally posted by: Patricius Maximus

I agree -- too much weaving. Converting that side to a classic diamond would be better.

About RL planners not making one; don't be too sure:

It's near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA.

I can think of a name for it -- the weaving diamond.

The planners must have been drunk when designing that thing.

Owaen: Your other interchanges are pretty good. Keep it up and you will go far.

- Patricius Maximus

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As goofy as it looks, there was actually a reason for building it like that.  Underneath that overpass used to be a tollbooth.  All of Kentucky's Parkways used to be tolled at one time and they used this goofy arrangement to ensure everybody paid the toll.

[Patricius Maximus 236]

Really? An interesting history.

Still, they would have been better off to build a folded diamond there, instead of... that thing.

[metarvo 710]

Good interchanges, all.  Especially yours, Patricius Maximus and Owaen.

[boredtodeath 0]

My first post in this topic. The first two images are of an Maxis Elevated Highway Interchange, that haven't been posted here before (I believe). Yes it has weaving, but it is probably the most space-efficient interchange possible (at least as long as both highways have an uniterupted flow). It is also easy to make u-turns, unlike most interchanges. Finally it is flexible, and the further away you put the u-turn, the less weaving, but it also means longer commuting times.

The last image is just something I tested when I was already in interchange-building-mode, a sort of poor man's cloverleaf.

[Haljackey 17,270]

Owaen: Very cool. I like the loop in the last picture!

boredtodeath: Interesting interchange. You said it was space efficient? The stack interchange would actually be shorter lengthwise, but would take a few more tiles in the corners, plus it eliminates weaving!

Keep Showing Us Your Interchanges!

Best,

-Haljackey