Spaghetti Junction

Spaghetti Junction

"Spaghetti Junction" is a nickname sometimes given to a complicated or massively intertwined interchange that resembles a plate of spaghetti.

Canada

* The interchange between Highway 401, Highway 427, Eglinton Avenue, and Highway 27 in Toronto near its boundary with Mississauga in Ontario; it is also a mega-interchange. [ [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&time=&date=&ttype=&q=HWY-427+Collectors+%26+HWY-27,+Etobicoke,+Toronto,+Ontario,+Canada&sll=43.704352,-79.445486&sspn=0.006624,0.027122&ie=UTF8&cd=4&geocode=0,43.669850,-79.573220&om=1&ll=43.673149,-79.581656&spn=0.014154,0.040169&t=h&z=15 Map of interchange on Google Maps] ]
* The interchange between Bloor Street, Dundas Street, and Kipling Avenue in Toronto's west end, officially known as the Six Points Interchange, but often referred to as "spaghetti junction" by local residents. [ [http://maps.google.ca/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.641083,-79.534922&spn=0.005249,0.008712&t=k&z=17&om=0 Map of interchange on Google Maps] ] [ [http://www.thestar.com/article/291547 Untangling Etobicoke's messy Six Points interchange] ]
* The Montreal interchange between Autoroute 20, 15, and 720, commonly known as Turcot Interchange, a few kilometres north of the Victoria Bridge approach. The east and west lanes of A-20 reverse left-right and then flip back while passing through the interchange. [ [http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=map%20of%20montreal&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl. Map of interchange on Google Maps] ]

Europe

* Gravelly Hill Interchange, the intersection of the M6 motorway, A38(M) motorway A38 road and A5127 road above two railway lines, three canals and two rivers in Birmingham, England. This is considered to be the [http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definitions/spaghetti%20junction first] Spaghetti Junction.
* Kreuz Kaiserberg, an intersection of German Autobahnen A 3 and A 40. [ [http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=51.442,+6.805&ie=UTF8&ll=51.441998,6.805&spn=0.00642,0.015557&t=h&z=16 Map of interchange on Google Maps] ]

outhern Hemisphere

* Springvale Junction, the intersection between Princes Highway, Springvale Road, and Police/Centre Roads in the south-east of Melbourne.
* Central Motorway Junction, the intersection of New Zealand State Highways 1 and 16, as well as several separate on-and off-ramp clusters, south of the city centre of Auckland, New Zealand.
* E.B. Cloete Interchange, the intersection of the N2 and N3 freeways in Durban, South Africa.

United States

* A future interchange with Interstate 65 and (future) Interstate 22 in Birmingham, Alabama. The interchange is expected to have 14 bridges, cost $143 million, and be the largest interchange in the U.S. State of Alabama. This interchange is being constructed no less than 2 miles north of the current busiest interchange in Alabama, between Interstate 65 and 20/59 — itself known by the nickname Malfunction Junction.
* Bruckner Interchange, a complex interchange at the intersection of the Bruckner Expressway, Cross Bronx Expressway, Whitestone Expressway, and Hutchinson River Parkway in the New York City borough of the Bronx.
* Golden Glades Interchange, the intersection of Interstate 95 with Florida's Turnpike, US 441, SR 9 and the Palmetto Expressway in Miami Gardens, Florida, is also sometimes called the "Spaghetti Bowl".
* Kew Gardens Interchange, an intersection of Grand Central Parkway, Van Wyck Expressway (Interstate 678), Jackie Robinson Parkway, Queens Boulevard (NY-25); and Union Turnpike, in Kew Gardens, in the center of the New York City borough of Queens.
* Newark Airport Interchange, a massive interchange of Interstate 78, U.S. Route 1/9, U.S. Route 22, Route 21, and Interstate 95 (the New Jersey Turnpike) at the northern edge of Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey, just outside of New York City.
* Tom Moreland Interchange, the intersection of the major roadways Interstate 85 and Interstate 285 in DeKalb County outside Atlanta, Georgia.
* Circle Interchange, the intersection of the Kennedy Expressway, the Dan Ryan Expressway, the Eisenhower Expressway, and Congress Parkway just west of downtown Chicago, Illinois
* Kennedy Interchange, the intersection of Interstates 64, 65 and 71 at the northeastern edge of downtown Louisville, Kentucky.
* The interchange between Interstate 35W and Interstate 94 in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
* The interchange between Interstate 35E and Interstate 94 in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota.
* The interchange between Interstate 75/85 and Interstate 20 in Atlanta, Georgia.
* The intersection of Interstate 15 and US 93/US 95 (signed as Interstate 515) in downtown Las Vegas.
* Spaghetti Bowl, the intersection of Interstate 80 with Route 23 and US 46 in Wayne Township, New Jersey.
* Marquette Interchange, the intersection of Interstate 94 with Interstate 43, & Interstate 794 in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
*Interstate 84 and Route 8 interchange in Waterbury, Connecticut, locally known as the Mixmaster Interchange. The two highways intersect one another on double-decked viaducts. A multitude of ramps at several different levels connect the two highways and provide access to and from local streets.
*Interstate 95, Interstate 395, and Interstate 495 interchange Springfield, Virginia. [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=9690101918537651758,38.791575,-77.239369&time=&date=&ttype=&q=lynbrook,+va&ie=UTF8&ll=38.790403,-77.174556&spn=0.012209,0.020084&z=16&om=0 Google Map] link here. This is locally known as the Springfield Interchange.
*MacArthur Maze, where Interstate 80, Interstate 580, and Interstate 880 intersect at the east end of the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge in Oakland, California.
*The Interstate 279 Interchange near the North Shore of Pittsburgh.
*The Artery Interchange between I-90 and I-93 in downtown Boston.

References

ee also

* Magic Roundabout
* Stack interchange


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