Where is that?Well it was a regular bridge with 4 ramps, but it could not handle the amount of traffic, so the build 2 new bridges next to the old one, made a roundabout and demolished the old bridge. The highway is a bit deeper there, because of a small hill.
That one always gets the publicity, but I always felt that this one was actually cleverer in design:These kind of junctions are fairly common in UK/Europe, with a main road at a different height to a roundabout (sometimes called a rotary or traffic circle). The beauty of these kinds of junction is you never have to wait for a red light.
For a really interesting driving experience try this:
Equally fascinating! Am curious to know what appeals to you more with this design? It functions in essentially the same way as its more famous counterpart. The designers did have the luxury of much more available space, so making a flyover with on/offramps was a possibility.That one always gets the publicity, but I always felt that this one was actually cleverer in design:
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It is similar to the MR in comprising two full counter-rotating roundabouts with a mini roundabout at each exit, but with the addition of the M40 over the top. Maybe it is the larger structure, but the traffic flow ends up appearing less random than on the MR, and it flows much faster, which may also just be a function of size I guess.Equally fascinating! Am curious to know what appeals to you more with this design? It functions in essentially the same way as its more famous counterpart. The designers did have the luxury of much more available space, so making a flyover with on/offramps was a possibility.
Okay - let's go full interchange nerd:Here in the US, it's more common to build a "cloverleaf" with one highway over the other for large, fast highways.
or "traffic circles" (also called "roundabouts") for smaller, slower highways with all roadways at ground level.
By the way, I did not take either of these photos.
The traffic there often moves so slowly that you should have plenty of time to figure out your route. I always thought it was aptly named - lacking any kind of pleasing symmetry.Now I’m getting Interchange envy!
How about Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham, England. Drove through that one a lot and sometimes even came off at the right junction!
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A nice image
Thats normal here too for highway crossings/t-splits. This is an off/on ramp with the vertical road being the highway, and the horizontal road being the regional road.
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