User:Richard Arthur Norton (1958- )/Wrong way concurrencies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents 1 United States 1.1 Alabama 1.2 California 1.3 Georgia 1.4 Illinois 1.5 Indiana 1.6 Iowa 1.7 Kansas 1.8 Kentucky 1.9 Massachusetts 1.10 Michigan 1.11 Nebraska 1.12 New York 1.13 New Jersey 1.14 North Carolina 1.15 Ohio 1.16 Oklahoma 1.17 Oregon 1.18 Pennsylvania 1.19 South Carolina 1.20 Tennessee 1.21 Texas 1.22 Virginia 1.23 Wisconsin 2 Canada 2.1 British Columbia 2.2 Saskatchewan 2.3 Quebec 3 Europe 4 References

[edit] United States

[edit] Alabama

• Interstate 359 and State Route 69 are wrong-way concurrent with U.S. Route 11 in Tuscaloosa. Southbound U.S. 11 is co-routed with northbound S.R. 69 between Skyland Boulevard and 15th Street. When U.S. 11 and S.R. 69 junction with I-359 at its interchange with Interstate 20/Interstate 59, northbound I-359 and S.R. 69 share the wrong-way concurrency with southbound U.S. 11.
• Northbound State Route 69 is co-routed with southbound State Route 5 through Jasper along the former route of U.S. Route 78. The roadway runs in a general east-west orientation.
• U.S. Route 80 and U.S. Route 280 are briefly wrong-way concurrent at Phenix City
• Northbound State Route 35 is routed with southbound U.S. Route 11 at Fort Payne. U.S. 11 is generally a northeast-southwest route, while State Route 35 is generally a northwest-southeast route.
• Southbound U.S. Route 29 and northbound State Route 55 as they approach downtown Andalusia from the east. The two routes share the same roadway as U.S. Route 84.
• Southbound U.S. 29 is co-routed with northbound State Route 41 as they approach downtown Brewton from the southeast.

[edit] California

• A section of the Eastshore Freeway in Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland, California is signed as I-80 and I-580 in opposite directions. The freeway actually runs north-south (and was formerly part of north-south California State Highway 17), but the northbound side is signed I-80 East/I-580 West, while the southbound side is signed I-80 West/I-580 East.

[edit] Georgia

• In Bartow County, U.S. Route 41 and U.S. Route 411 are wrong-way concurrent for a short distance in Cartersville where U.S. Route 411 abruptly changes from a north-south orientation to an east-west orientation (although the signage on the highway is still north-south). A proposed connection between the northern junction of the two routes and Interstate 75 will remove the concurrency if completed.
• In north Cobb County near Acworth, a wrong-way concurrency is made up of U.S. Route 41 and Georgia S.R. 92.

[edit] Illinois

• Near Raymond, IL 48 goes north and IL 127 goes south in a wrong-way concurrency for about 8 miles.
• Illinois 72 runs concurrently with Illinois Route 47 and U.S. Highway 20 by Starks, an unincorporated village approximately 60 miles from Chicago. (This) is a Wrong-way concurrency, where one can be driving both west on Illinois 72 and east on U.S. 20 at the same time. (from the Illinois Route 72 article)
• In Harvard, US 14 and Illinois 173, for approximately 1 mile.
• US 136 (East-West) joins US 24 (West-East) and Illinois 100 (North-South) from Duncans Mills, to two miles south, in Fulton County.
• North of East Peoria, Illinois, US 150 (West-East) and Illinois 116 (East-West) run concurrently on a road that travels North-South.

[edit] Indiana

• On the south side of Fort Wayne near the airport, US 33 north follows I-469 south for about 11 miles^[1].

[edit] Iowa

• On the southwest side of Cedar Rapids, U.S. Route 151 and U.S. Route 218 run in opposite directions while also concurrent with U.S. Route 30.
• U.S. Route 65 and Iowa Highway 5, both north-south highways, are wrong-way concurrent for 3 miles between U.S. Route 69 and Carlisle.
• U.S. Route 30 and Iowa Highway 37 are wrong-way concurrent for 3 blocks in Dunlap.

[edit] Kansas

• South of Pittsburg, a north-south stretch of road is wrong-way concurrent with north-south U.S. Route 69, and east-west highways U.S. Route 160 and U.S. Route 400. If you are going to the north, you are going north on 69, west on 400 and east on 160.

[edit] Kentucky

• In McKee, U.S. Route 421 and Kentucky Route 89, both of which are signed as north-south roads, have a wrong-way concurrency for about 0.6 mile.
• In Walton, U.S. Route 127 and Kentucky Route 338 are signed this way for less than one mile. U.S. Route 42, which runs east-west, is also signed along this route. When traveling south, you are going south on U.S. 127, north on KY 338 and west on U.S. 42.

[edit] Massachusetts

• In 1989, U.S. Route 1 was relocated to follow I-95 and I-93 into Boston. The I-95 portion of this concurrency proceeding east is marked as US 1 North, I-95 South and MA 128 South. Further north, in Burlington, the highway has yet another short wrong-way concurrency. U.S. Route 3 is a freeway north of Route 128. The originally planned freeway to the south was cancelled in 1970, so US-3 South takes a short jog on Route 128 and I-95 North (travelling east-northeast) to get back to its original alignment.
• In Ashfield, Route 112 heads north as Route 116 heads south.
• In Cambridge, Route 2 heads east as Route 16 heads west along Alewife Brook Parkway, Concord Ave., and Fresh Pond Parkway. In addition, US-3 heads south along this stretch.
• In Fitchburg, Route 31 heads north as Route 12 heads south.
• In Middleton, Route 62 heads east as Route 114 heads west.
• In Savoy and Plainfield, Route 8A heads north as Route 116 heads south.
• In Templeton, U.S. Route 202 heads north as Route 68 heads south.

[edit] Michigan

• M-13 and M-84, both north-south highways, are wrong-way concurrent for one mile in the city of Bay City. The road on which they are multiplexed is actually oriented east-west.
• M-43 and M-89, both east-west highways, are wrong-way concurrent for one mile running north from Richland.
• M-54 and M-83, both north-south highways, are wrong-way concurrent for one mile running east from I-75 in Birch Run.
• County-Designated Highway F-32 and M-72, both signed as east-west, are wrong-way multiplexed for approximately four miles north of Mio. This multiplex is also shared with M-33 for its entire length.
• Jackson's Business loop I-94 and M-60 are wrong-way concurrent for one mile between I-94 and the Michigan Avenue interchange.

[edit] Nebraska

• From west of Long Pine to Bassett, southbound U.S. Route 183 and northbound Nebraska Highway 7 are concurrent. This is a segment of highway shared with U.S. Route 20.

[edit] New York

• I-890 and New York State Route 7 have a wrong-way concurrence between exits 7 and 9A in Rotterdam, south of Schenectady. In this portion of I-890, the highway is oriented North-South.
• New York State Route 59 and US Route 202 have a wrong-way concurrence for 0.05 miles in Suffern, New York.
• US Route 20 and New York State Route 146 have a wrong-way concurrence in Guilderland, west of Albany.

[edit] New Jersey

• In Sussex County, New Jersey Route 94 and County Route 517 feature a wrong-way north-south concurrency that runs right past Mountain Creek water park/ski resort.
• In Middlesex County, New Jersey, Interstate 287 and New Jersey Route 440 feature a wrong-way north-south concurrency just before the Outerbridge Crossing.

[edit] North Carolina

• In Greensboro, North Carolina, Interstate 40, Business 85, U.S. Route 29, U.S. Route 70, U.S. Route 220, and U.S. Route 421 are all concurrent. US 421 is wrong-way, as can be seen to the right. The 2.5 mile stretch where these routes are concurrent is known as Death Valley.

[edit] Ohio

• From Aberdeen to Ripley along the Ohio River, US 52, US 62, and US 68 form a wrong-way concurrency for about 8 miles. US 68 enters Ohio concurrent with US 62 with both being bannered as east-west routes in Kentucky, but with US 68 a north-south route in Ohio. US 68 Northbound and US 62 Eastbound enter from Kentucky over a new bridge west of Aberdeen and join US 52 Westbound until leaving in Ripley. US 52 is also notable for changing directions from north-south to east-west in different states, and also is involved in a wrong-way concurrency in Virginia with US 11, I-77, and I-81. Sign Assembly near Aberdeen just after US 62/68 EB enter from Kentucky and become US 62 EB and US 68 NB and join US 52 WB

• The bypass around Fremont, Ohio carries four routes: US 6, US 20, State Route 19, and State Route 53. For a short distance a wrong-way concurrency occurs in which one can travel east on US 6, east on US 20, north on State Route 53, and south on State Route 19. In the other direction one will be traveling west on US 6, west on US 20, north on State Route 19, and south on State Route 53.

• Near Perrysburg, Ohio, southwest of Toledo, north-south I-75 and north-south U.S. Route 23 form a wrong-way concurrency for about one mile (1.6km) between the I-75/I-475 and I-75/U.S. Route 20/U.S. Route 23 interchanges.

• State Route 7 and State Route 60 briefly experience this phenomenon in Marietta.

• US 50, US 33, and OH-32 converge at Athens. One may travel west on US 50 and OH-32 while simultaneously driving east on US 33, or vice-versa.

[edit] Oklahoma

• In Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, State Highway 3 is wrong-way concurrent with Interstate 44. Both roads are signed east-west.
• Again, State Highway 3 has another wrong-way concurrency in Southeastern Oklahoma. Between Broken Bow and Idabel, east-west route State Highway 3 is wrong=way concurrent with east-west route US 70 for 12 miles along the four=lane highway.
• Between Tonkawa and Ponca City, north-south routes US 77 and US 177 are concurrent with US 60. For the 13 miles between the towns, the east-west route is signed both north and south for US 77 and US 177.

[edit] Oregon

• In Newberg, Oregon Route 219 is wrong-way concurrent with Oregon Route 99W for a short distance; both routes are signed north-south.

[edit] Pennsylvania

• In Pittsburgh, there is a 5-route concurrency of I-279, US Route 22, US Route 30, US Route 19, and US Route 19 Truck for a short distance just before the Fort Pitt Tunnel. Here there are several wrong-way concurrencies, including US 19 Truck North and US 19 Truck South being the same road, US 19 South and US 19 Truck North being the same road, and several other combinations of ramps that include wrong-way concurrencies of US 19 and US 19 Truck.
• In Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a portion of US 15 is a wrong-way concurrency along with US 220. Both are north-south roads. The stretch of highway runs east to west, and the east-west I-180 also shares this stretch of road.
• The infamous section of US 30 in Breezewood, Pennsylvania that is also part of the main route of I-70 is wrong-way concurrent; eastbound I-70 traffic travels west on US 30 (and the map) through Breezewood, and vice versa. The entire section is unsigned.
• West of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a portion of U.S. Route 1 is wrong way concurrent with Pennsylvania Route 52. (This stretch is about a mile, and is just east of Longwood Gardens.)
• Near Carbondale, there is a wrong way north-south concurrency between PA 171 and PA 670.

[edit] South Carolina

• Between Gardens Corner and Yemassee, a short stretch of U.S. 21 and U.S. 17 are wrong-way concurrent. This stretch is used by travelers headed to the Beaufort area from I-95.

[edit] Tennessee

• In Chattanooga, U.S. Route 11 and U.S. Route 41 are wrong-way concurrent for about five miles looping around the base of Lookout Mountain and a large bend in the Tennessee River via Cummings Highway and S. Broad Street. Adding to the confusion, construction signage on adjacent Interstate 24 approaching Chattanooga from the west lists truck restrictions on U.S. Route 41 East (even though it is a north-south route). U.S. Route 64 and U.S. Route 72 are concurrent along the same section.

• The unusual recurved route configuration of U.S. Route 321 results in multiple types of directional confusion in eastern Tennessee. U.S. 321 "changes direction" at its intersection with U.S. Route 19E in Elizabethton, Tennessee; the road is designated as southbound in both directions driving away from its intersection with U.S. Route 19E.[1] In Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a 7.3-mile (11.8-km) section of the Great Smoky Mountains Parkway is a wrong-way concurrency of U.S. Route 321 and U.S. Route 441. (Further confusing things, State Route 71 and State Route 73 are also concurrent along that section.) In Loudon County U.S. 321 has a wrong-way concurrency with Tennessee State Route 95 from a point several miles south of Lenoir City to its terminus at I-40.
• Also near the Smoky Mountains, U.S. Route 411 and U.S. Route 441 are wrong-way concurrent between Seymour and Sevierville. Although the routes are north-south, this segment travels close to due east-west. The similarity of the route numbers further confuses things.
• In the northeastern part of the state, a 2.7-mile (4.3-km) segment of the Lee Highway between Tate Springs and Bean Station includes a wrong-way north-south concurrency of U.S. Route 25E and U.S. Route 11W. This concurrency is especially unusual due to the opposing E (east) and W (west) designations of the two U.S. highways — thus, a motorist heading from Tate Springs to Bean Station (in a generally eastward direction) would be traveling north on 25E and, simultaneously, south on 11W. (photos) In addition, State Route 1 and State Route 32 are concurrent along this stretch.

[edit] Texas

• The 2.9 miles of road from Corley, Texas eastward to Maud are signed as northbound U.S. Route 67 and southbound State Highway 8.
• Traveling from Vernon to Oklaunion is designated northbound U.S. Route 183 and southbound U.S. Route 287.
• A short stretch west of Victoria, Texas is signed as northbound U.S. Route 59 and southbound U.S. Route 77.

[edit] Virginia

• A confusing wrong-way concurrency is the I-77/I-81 wrong-way concurrency in southwestern Virginia, which is simultaneously North I-81 and South I-77. In the 1980s and early 1990s, this section was particularly confusing due to poor (almost nonexistent) signage, but this problem was remedied around 1996. Additionally, U.S. Route 52 and U.S. Route 11 are also wrong-way concurrent, making the roadway doubly wrong-way concurrent. Making matters even more confusing for travelers, the exit number for 77 south is 81.
• Upon completion of Interstate 73 in Virginia, Interstate 81 will have its second wrong-way concurrency in the state. Interstate 73, coming north from North Carolina, will run south along I-81 from current Interstate 581 in Roanoke to U.S. Route 460 in Christiansburg, and head north to West Virginia.
• In Lynchburg, Virginia, concurrent north-south U.S. Route 29 and east-west U.S. Route 460 meet with north-south U.S. Route 501. US 29 and US 501 are wrong-way for approximately 2.5 miles (right).

[edit] Wisconsin

• A short stretch of the US 10 freeway around Waupaca, Wisconsin contains a wrong-way concurrency of north-south Highway 22 and Highway 49, as well as Highway 54. There is one set of route markers in each direction; traveling west, the highway is marked as US 10 west, WIS 22 south, WIS 49 north and WIS 54 west.

• In the Janesville area, as a result of a recently constructed bypass around Janesville, eastbound Wisconsin Highway 11 runs with westbound Interstate 90 and northbound Interstate 39 between exits 177 and 175 of I-90.

• In Fond du Lac, there is a temporary wrong-way concurrency on the US 41 freeway with US 151 between exits 95 and 97B. US 41 north multiplexes with US 151 south, while US 41 south multiplexes with US 151 north. This will eventually be eliminated when the US 151 expressway bypass project is completed from Highway 175 to Military Road in 2008.

[edit] Canada

[edit] British Columbia

• A section of the Trans-Canada Highway within Kamloops is signed as Hwy 1 East, Hwy 97 South, and Hwy 5 North. It is the only wrong-way concurrency in the province of British Columbia.

[edit] Saskatchewan

• Near the town of Chamberlain, along Highway 11, there is a concurrency with Highway 2 such that 11 south is 2 north. Map

[edit] Quebec

• From St-Patrice-de-Sherrington to Napierville, Routes 219 and 221 run along the same physical road, but are signed in opposite directions. Map

• Similarly, in St-Tite, Routes 153 and 159 are concurrent but are signed in opposite directions. Map

• Near Richmond, Routes 116, 143, and 243 run concurrently. However, Routes 143 and 243 are signed in opposite directions. Map

[edit] Europe

The European road system have roads that are either defined as north-south (odd numbers) or as east-west (even numbers). But there are no known wrong-way concurrencies, since the system was created in 1980-ies to avoid large detours and other peculiarities.

[edit] References