29 July 2010

Travels AhBoon | 31 Jul 2007 05:17 pm

Spaghetti Junctions

Spaghetti Junctions mean confusing highway interchange, and they are located almost in every major city in the West. You can find the streets that end nowhere,

We are always being warned that do not make a wrong turn at an interchange, or you loss yourself in middle of nowhere. However, I realize that in some place, even you are making a correct turn, it will also make you turn around like no ending.


Moscow Interchange - Rosanov Street onto Khoroshev Street

This is an interchange somewhere in Moscow, Russia. In order to make a left turn from Rosanov Street onto Khoroshev Street (The blue arrow on the above picture) … a driver must go through approximately nine right turns and two left turns that involve swirling around, under and through various other intersections (follow the Green arrows below), and it takes you approximately 15munites to complete the ‘Turn’. The sad part is that when you sally up to the initial intersection that marks the starting line of your adventure, Khoroshev is just one little left and a small traffic violation away. …


Moscow most complicated Interchange - from Rosanov Street onto Khoroshev Street

To make you more understand of the situation, check out the exact location on [Google Maps]

Here is another illustration on the situation

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According to the Russian auto forums, this is not a unique occasion. Now you should understand it is not so surprise when you see a [10 lanes street caught in a terrible jam].

And here are some Spaghetti Junctions from around the world…


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Tom Moreland Interchange, intersection of Interstate 85 and Interstate 285, Atlanta, Georgia, USA


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Interchange between 35W and 94 in Minneapolis, USA


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The Central Motorway Junction – New Zealand State Highways 1 and 16, Auckland, New Zealand.


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So do still you have any complain on your local traffic??



Reference: [DarkRoastedBlend]
http://www.dailycognition.com/index.php/2007/06/19/pictures-of-insanely-complex-intersections.html

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3 Responses to “Spaghetti Junctions”

  1. on 31 Jul 2007 at 6:17 pm 1.huei said …

    *faint*

    i see all the lines oso blur liao!

  2. on 01 Aug 2007 at 1:26 am 2.KA® said …

    very pening liao …… luckily i’m not the one taking the pictures!

  3. on 02 Aug 2007 at 3:42 pm 3.Alex said …

    I love the last pic. Dont know how they build these highway, its so complicated and so many layers…..

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