Top 10 Craziest Intersections

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2015
  • This video features world's most unusual interchanges from any metrics-such as design, driving experience, project costs, historic values and many more..
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    10. Gravely Hill Interchange
    Also called 'Spaghetti Juction', its is one of earliest stack interchange in the world as it opened in 1972. It is located in Birmingham, England.
    9. Gate Tower Building
    Located in Osaka, Japan; it is the only elevated interchange that goes into buildings. It happens due to landlord refused to gave up land, hence the an agreement archived with such design.
    8. Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange
    Found in Los Angeles, USA; it is one of a few five-level stack interchanges existed in America. What makes this one so special since it also integrated with metro line and bus transit station right in the middle.
    7. Nanpu Bridge Interchange
    Located right in the middle of Shanghai, it's unique circular design is a smart way to integrate 3 highways while elevating traffic into a very high bridge at the same time.
    6. Porta Maggiore
    Road that go around this historic monument give drivers hurrendous experience with trams and train railways cross exist every 20 feet.
    5. Springfield Interchange
    Being most busiest interchange in USA, it also host two interchange in one place-one for regular highways, another for HOV. It costs 676 million USD which makes it the most expensive intersection in USA (maybe even world).
    4. Oyamazaki Interchange
    Can be found in Osaka, Japan. This tentacles junction makes driver go rounds few times before exit the interchange. Another crazy fact is two unnecessary branch which leads to same destination.
    3. Arc de Triomphe Roundabout
    Being Paris famous landmarks, it also serve 12 roads by its wide roundabout. The traffic atmosphere would trigger question if you are still in Europe.
    2. Yan'an Interchange
    This is the only 6 level stack interchange and the highest stack number on the planet. It joints two elevated motorways while pedestrian overpass and local crossroads uninterrupted.
    1. Magic Roundabout
    Located in Swindon, England; it contains five small roundabouts on each entrance of roads. Its design may look insane but the it works in dispersing traffic into bigger area and accident rate statistic is fine too.
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  • @Marco-hl6gz
    @Marco-hl6gz 4 роки тому +2885

    Imagine hearing from your gps:
    In 500 meters *good luck*

    • @fusionx9283
      @fusionx9283 4 роки тому +70

      Why I laughed so hard at this?

    • @TheXmeimei
      @TheXmeimei 4 роки тому +76

      Imagine driving through this with NO GPS?
      GOOD LUCK!

    • @megaxtrime3144
      @megaxtrime3144 3 роки тому +15

      Or Gordon ramsay doing the GPS voice on one of these

    • @jeremymyers924
      @jeremymyers924 3 роки тому +3

      Genius lol

    • @jonlyn8372
      @jonlyn8372 3 роки тому +2

      Lolololololololololololololololololololololololololol

  • @Diaxminator
    @Diaxminator 3 роки тому +646

    I like how the UK solves their traffic jam problems with adding multiple mini roundabouts to a larger roundabout.

    • @pistolet-pulemetshpagin4198
      @pistolet-pulemetshpagin4198 3 роки тому +34

      I just looks stupid. But if it really works is actually genial.

    • @mayhare55555
      @mayhare55555 2 роки тому +102

      @@pistolet-pulemetshpagin4198 it works by discouraging people going through there

    • @alexandrasvulfgang1205
      @alexandrasvulfgang1205 2 роки тому +6

      Never seen Biffa huh?

    • @fraser_mr2009
      @fraser_mr2009 2 роки тому +3

      yeah it's very confusing and overcomplicating things

    • @a.geddes6201
      @a.geddes6201 2 роки тому +13

      @@mayhare55555 Well it is Swindon so really you can't discourage people any more..

  • @seamuspink9098
    @seamuspink9098 4 роки тому +1493

    Skylines players: I'll take your entire stock

    • @EvlEgle
      @EvlEgle 3 роки тому +3

      @pine cone I smell a European

    • @antonjust
      @antonjust 3 роки тому +5

      City skylines?

    • @umapessoaaleatoria420
      @umapessoaaleatoria420 3 роки тому +5

      Mobile players who don't have paid emulators:cries in corner

    • @blagoevski336
      @blagoevski336 3 роки тому

      @@EvlEgle I'm from Europe lol

    • @EvlEgle
      @EvlEgle 3 роки тому

      @@blagoevski336 Im sorry, it must be really hard having to use public transport so much.

  • @hoppingh907
    @hoppingh907 3 роки тому +359

    Cities skyline tutorials: so first you place a very simple curve here...
    Me: looks away for 1 second
    Cities skyline tutorials:

  • @MaximKretsch
    @MaximKretsch 7 років тому +320

    2:51 different lanes to the same final destination have one simple purpose, all over the world: One lane goes directly, one allows for interchanging.

    • @santiagodemarco547
      @santiagodemarco547 2 роки тому

      Of course.0

    • @cheese_wafflez533
      @cheese_wafflez533 2 роки тому

      I also believe the lanes that don’t go directly to the destination pass through a toll booth

    • @w-josh
      @w-josh 2 роки тому +1

      @@cheese_wafflez533 not necessarily

    • @w-josh
      @w-josh 2 роки тому +3

      This is so people getting on the Interstate don't have to merge over so many lanes in a 1/4 of a mile

    • @vendingdudes
      @vendingdudes Рік тому +1

      Or the traffic needs x number of lanes to flow properly and only x-1 lane width space is available at some point, but there is room to peel off one lane and send it in another direction before meeting back up after the restriction.

  • @deltaray3
    @deltaray3 8 років тому +958

    Many interchanges that look very complex from above are actually quite easy to navigate through.

    • @peter_smyth
      @peter_smyth 8 років тому +89

      Agreed, just get in the right lane whenever overhead signs give you options.

    • @sudhirsumongkol8972
      @sudhirsumongkol8972 6 років тому +60

      Yes, # 5 Springfield , Virginia.. It is not complicated and I pass it daily.. easy, smooth.. just read and FOLLOW the signs carefully.

    • @47485ksc
      @47485ksc 6 років тому +6

      Bad news, kid: The above photo is "fake". You should have known.

    • @OllieWales
      @OllieWales 6 років тому +9

      They have to be easy to navigate through or else nobody would know how and it wouldn't have been built.

    • @shabbirnaqvi1344
      @shabbirnaqvi1344 6 років тому

      Isvasu Sadhu yeah #5 is really easy to navigate, I don't have any problems driving through it.

  • @blockbusterbpl9991
    @blockbusterbpl9991 6 років тому +657

    England: Magic Roundabout
    Cities Skylines: Hold My Beer

    • @MGstaR17
      @MGstaR17 6 років тому +23

      Yes, it becomes crowded instantly and cars are using only one lane

    • @stwaig2445
      @stwaig2445 5 років тому +2

      I don t think it s really magic since it take a lot space and force users to turn many times so wasting time that s the reason why people build these huge and expensive projects

    • @elweewutroone
      @elweewutroone 3 роки тому +2

      15-level stack

    • @librarian16
      @librarian16 2 роки тому +1

      There is a similar one at Hemel Hempstead with six mini-roundabouts. It seems to work fairly well most of the time.

    • @KiLLJoYYouTube
      @KiLLJoYYouTube 2 роки тому

      It's just 5 mini roundabouts

  • @marvinsilverman4394
    @marvinsilverman4394 4 роки тому +249

    "This roundabout is so chaotic , the eiffel tower presence would remind you that you're in Europe instead of some Indochina cities"
    hahaha

    • @michaellee91
      @michaellee91 3 роки тому +22

      Except for the fact that it is the Arc de Triomphe and NOT the eiffel tower.

    • @PopeLando
      @PopeLando 3 роки тому +6

      At that exact moment you can see that it's chaos entirely because of France's stupid "priorité à droite" rule.

    • @markusz4447
      @markusz4447 3 роки тому +9

      @@michaellee91 I guess it assumes (probably rightfully so) that more people will recognize the Eiffel tower, thus being in Europe rather than the Arc the Triomphe

    • @christopheripoll2580
      @christopheripoll2580 3 роки тому +10

      @@PopeLando Priority to the right is not applied to French roundabouts, except to the Arc de Triomphe one. I drove it many times and it is a very unique challenge. Actually it is not that tough, but you need to stay focused on what you are surrounded by.
      Beside that case, priority to the right is a good rule. You just have to get the habit. For a French, it is natural and we never complain about it.

    • @rameezev
      @rameezev 3 роки тому

      Hahah. I think he never visited China. Otherwise he wouldn't even dare to comment like this.

  • @fabianholdarsahlin5572
    @fabianholdarsahlin5572 7 років тому +2855

    cities skylines anyone

    • @gryffith1378
      @gryffith1378 7 років тому +21

      Yesssss

    • @rasleywei965
      @rasleywei965 7 років тому +93

      i thought the video is about cities skylines

    • @TVegaC
      @TVegaC 7 років тому +83

      only reason I started to be interested in intersections lol

    • @rjzipper
      @rjzipper 7 років тому +8

      BATMAN Yeah. Actually I love intersections, traffic lights, conjestions. A busy road.

    • @Daednumai
      @Daednumai 7 років тому

      yep me too, thought was a CS vid.

  • @hedgeearthridge6807
    @hedgeearthridge6807 6 років тому +38

    3:06 Ah yes, the *EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF* interchange.

  • @TolbertWangilaKiller115
    @TolbertWangilaKiller115 7 років тому +48

    I've been on the Springfield interchange lots of times. And it looks glorious at night!

  • @davidpayne-rz3ue
    @davidpayne-rz3ue 2 роки тому +9

    I like how this video gets straight to the point with no filler or clickbait like other top 10 videos. Earned my like.

    • @dr.aashish.
      @dr.aashish. Рік тому +1

      Thumbnail itself is a clickbait

    • @WaybackRewind
      @WaybackRewind 10 місяців тому

      ​@@dr.aashish.thumbnail is totally fake

  • @merveilmeok2416
    @merveilmeok2416 7 років тому +286

    At #4, the two "unnecessary" branches that lead to the same destination are in fact a very clever way to unclog the way to the destination. Cars are split in two branches and are moving instead of forming a line and clogging the whole system. Very smart.

    • @xzchc
      @xzchc 7 років тому +39

      Yeah, and also one of them is a single purpose thru branch, while the other one is needed to get down to and up from the toll booth. (It' a bit like saying "three of the four leaves in a clover leaf are unneccessary, because you could just take the turn directly.")

    • @jibrankhalil4837
      @jibrankhalil4837 7 років тому +12

      It leads to bottleneck where they combine leading to no time savings.

    • @xzchc
      @xzchc 7 років тому +6

      It is an *upramp* from the toll booth heading south. Leave it away and you can't go south from the booth. (South as in bottom left in the pic.)

    • @NegatingSilence
      @NegatingSilence 6 років тому +36

      Wow, two routes that lead to the same place... it's a shame the engineers didn't post the design on UA-cam and get the opinion of the comments section before it was approved.

    • @asmr7066
      @asmr7066 5 років тому +1

      2:522:522:52
      2:522:522:52
      「The trick behind Oyamazaki JCT」
      ua-cam.com/video/57tBxrdxQWs/v-deo.html
      Unfortunately, almost users didn't know this way because of Car navigation and the complexity of 2nd way.
      Sorry for my bad English!
      p.s. this page is so easy to understand
      www.w-nexco.co.jp/search/jct_map/oyamazaki/

  • @tetragon2137
    @tetragon2137 7 років тому +27

    The Magic Roundabout, despite looking intimidating, is actually rather simple. You just follow the lines and give way to the right. Possibly up to 5 times in quick succession.

    • @Arnalou83
      @Arnalou83 11 місяців тому

      the arc de triumph roundabout serve the same purpose, following the same rule 'give way to the right' without having to think about following lines :D

  • @jx7500
    @jx7500 6 років тому +76

    I rode around the Arc de Triomphe roundabout 3 or 4 times. The first time, I got the feeling I was becoming a real urban cyclist.

  • @3q1d
    @3q1d 3 роки тому +13

    As for #4 Oyamazaki Interchange, previously the main expressway (Meishin Expressway) was normal dual carriageway. However, congestion became so severe by 1990s that Japan Highway Public Cooperation decided to build another dual carriageway and make it quad carriageway (2+2 for westbound, 2+2 for eastbound). The construction was completed in 1998. Still, the expressway is congested since it connects Osaka, Kyoto, and Nagoya, so another route is under construction which is called Shin-Meishin to bypass the old route.

  • @Engineering8
    @Engineering8  7 років тому +36

    Wow 100,000 views! Thank you so much guys.
    If you're on desktop PC, you might want to enjoy my latest effort in creating new UA-cam genre here:
    ua-cam.com/video/bLEC_TExGoE/v-deo.html

    • @krisbentulan2258
      @krisbentulan2258 7 років тому

      this one is good.

    • @Alkis05
      @Alkis05 7 років тому +1

      its a nice proof of concept. Very interesting. Quit unique

    • @bicyclist2
      @bicyclist2 7 років тому +1

      Its over half a million now.

    • @Falconbase1
      @Falconbase1 7 років тому +1

      YES and 11 or 12, San Fran maybe...but Sweet Osakas and Shanghai got first!! for most....

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      @zluiiz8262 7 років тому

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  • @shulupayaface
    @shulupayaface 6 років тому +46

    I have driven on number 1. Didnt even know it was there until i approached it and thought wtf do i do here lol its a roundabout of roundabouts and surprisingly has a great safety record as everyone goes slow due to confusion lol

    • @pottage97
      @pottage97 4 роки тому +2

      I also stumbled onto it while driving before I knew about it, on a rainy, busy Friday rush hour cross country drive, and it definitely caused some initial confusion as I worked out what to do. But it works out alright in the end, we're pretty used to roundabouts here in the UK

  • @brickchains1
    @brickchains1 6 років тому +42

    this is some swingin royalty free jazz

  • @retiredcolonel6492
    @retiredcolonel6492 2 роки тому +11

    I lived in NOVA and drove the “spaghetti bowl” in Springfield very frequently. The new one is a great improvement over the old one. The biggest headache is if you’re not in the correct lane by the time you’re in the midst and traffic is heavy (and it’s almost always so) you either try to do what many tourists do: slow (or even stop for heaven’s sake) or try a last second lane swerve across six lanes of traffic. If you are planning on driving this road and you’re unfamiliar with the roads, either use and follow your GPS or know in advance which road will take you to your destination and stick to it.

    • @michaelpeele5739
      @michaelpeele5739 2 роки тому

      And if I end up in the wrong lane, I just keep going, and figure it out later. There's always another exit.

    • @celery7810
      @celery7810 Рік тому

      not new anymore

    • @davidk8301
      @davidk8301 8 місяців тому

      This is very true, as I deal with this interchange five days a week. I am somewhat surprised another that I have gone through is not on the list, and that is the US 75/I-635 interchange in Dallas, Texas.

  • @lancesteger566
    @lancesteger566 8 років тому +862

    Nah. All of these are just from Cities Skylines.

  • @xmaxfactorx
    @xmaxfactorx 7 років тому +35

    the magic roundabout is a brilliant idea!

  • @iixorb
    @iixorb 3 роки тому +2

    @0:21 - yes, it looks mad from above but when you're actually driving on it (as I do most weeks), you'd hardly even realise; it's pretty straightforward.

  • @lemapp
    @lemapp 7 років тому +5

    When the Sprinfield Interchange in Virginia first opened, there was a winter storm. The road crews didn't de-ice all of the new surfaces. Among the hundreds trapped during the height of the storm was a school bus. It took some 12 hours to free them.

  • @sbn025
    @sbn025 6 років тому +17

    0:44 and i though my appartment was noisy

  • @YosenBMamma
    @YosenBMamma 7 років тому +632

    It was difficult to read and watch your animation at the same time. Not enough time. Had to watch at a slower speed.

    • @Engineering8
      @Engineering8  7 років тому +60

      I'm aware the difficulty but you don't want to hear me narrating and using text-to-speech audio would be terrible either. For now this is the way I choose to deliver. I'm sorry if you are not comfortable watching my videos. When its economically feasible enough, I will hire good narrator for my channel.

    • @TommieRizzoTV
      @TommieRizzoTV 7 років тому +94

      I think what he means is maybe try to lengthen the time before you show a new section (bridge in this case) as i even found myself pausing as i wanted to see the pictures and read before it changed. wasn't that bad, but think would help.

    • @muhammadhaziqsalleh1294
      @muhammadhaziqsalleh1294 7 років тому

      Yosen B. Mamma

    • @bradisley99
      @bradisley99 7 років тому +29

      Pause button.

    • @timaamelinsios8862
      @timaamelinsios8862 7 років тому +2

      jutubaeh, it's spelt like drive carefully.

  • @aj402
    @aj402 3 роки тому +1

    Golden Glades Interchange in Miami.
    Six major expressways come together plus three major surface streets within a mile.
    Make sure your affairs are in order.

  • @mrjaman3752
    @mrjaman3752 2 роки тому +4

    "becoming japan's first building to have a highway pass through it"
    wait... so THERE ARE MORE?

  • @6i6itjeruk
    @6i6itjeruk 3 роки тому +14

    2:33 i wish i could make this in cities skylines...

  • @RFGfotografie
    @RFGfotografie 3 роки тому +69

    My passion for Cities Skylines brought me here xD

  • @Purzify
    @Purzify 2 роки тому +4

    Avid Cities: Skylines Player: *allow me to introduce myself*

  • @Antesdelfinadmin
    @Antesdelfinadmin 3 роки тому +4

    Imagine 2 miles before hitting one of those crazy intersections your GPS says:
    "It's been nice guiding up to this point. From now on, good luck!" 😅🤣🤣🤣😜

  • @omnomnom11122
    @omnomnom11122 6 років тому +10

    Hahaha the Springfield interchange was literally the first thing to come to my mind.

  • @michaelwebb8158
    @michaelwebb8158 5 років тому +6

    I lived in Springfield, VA from 1966 to 1975 and remember this interchange--just outside S'field. It is I-95, I-495 aka the Beltway, and I-395 ( which was just part of 95 in my day ).

    • @retiredcolonel6492
      @retiredcolonel6492 2 роки тому

      That interchange underwent a tremendous upgrade in the mid 2000’s. It is MUCH better now, but still challenging for tourists.

  • @Guccimustard
    @Guccimustard 2 роки тому +1

    Looking up “crazy highways” is probably the most random high thought i’ve ever had lmao

  • @neofoxboi
    @neofoxboi 4 роки тому +3

    Interestingly, Swindon's Magic Roundabout also has redundant paths just like the Oyamazaki interchange, the idea being alternate paths in case the other way is congested.

  • @flaplaya
    @flaplaya 7 років тому +7

    Very thought provoking video. I really liked the fact the thumbnail is present in the video.. That right there is a big deal.

  • @connors5443
    @connors5443 7 років тому +17

    I live kinda close to the Springfield Interchange or as we call it "The Mixing Bowl" and I had always thought that it was pretty much normal and that there was at least one in every city but I was surprised to see it in this video and I guess a little proud.😁🚗🚙

  • @blockbusterbpl9991
    @blockbusterbpl9991 6 років тому +65

    Not Crazy for Cities Skylines.

    • @KhairulIslam-qk8tn
      @KhairulIslam-qk8tn 5 років тому +1

      BlockBusterBPL xxx

    • @mushroomcraft
      @mushroomcraft 4 роки тому

      In cities skylines you can get 8-way intersections

    • @niklasmolen4753
      @niklasmolen4753 3 роки тому

      @@mushroomcraft
      Yep. But the traffic flow is not usually good then.

    • @elweewutroone
      @elweewutroone 3 роки тому +1

      15-level stack with all public transport types and pedestrian walkways

  • @Flyinghotpocket
    @Flyinghotpocket 7 років тому +264

    thumbnail not here. save yourself

  • @kurookaryuji
    @kurookaryuji 7 років тому +8

    2:50 => Actually it perfectly makes sense to have two routes flowing through each direction. Most of the interchange is only one lane. Having two routes flowing through a central roundabout removes the need to change lanes to change direction. The track starts at the 3 lane straight away. One lane for each approach direction (side, top and bottom). Instead of changing lanes each lane splits into two directions each. Lane 1 is fed by the top and the roundabout, then splits into into the roundabout or goes out the side. Lane 2 is fed by the bottom and the roundabout, and splits into the roundabout or goes out the side. Lane 3 is the roundabout is fed by the side and goes out the top or bottom. It's completely modular. They can section off any point or even the entire central ring (let's say... to have a race) and the freeway would still work.

  • @christianlynch5507
    @christianlynch5507 7 років тому +66

    A 4-way intersection is to complicated for me.

    • @arima272
      @arima272 6 років тому +5

      I'd like how people mistaken typo with broken english

    • @user-py7jo5mz9z
      @user-py7jo5mz9z 5 років тому

      Over the past week, ending November 23, global stock indices showed a negative trend. The focus of investors was the political situation in the European…e-fin.top

  • @jimrachelendrizzi
    @jimrachelendrizzi 4 роки тому +3

    I could be outside enjoying my life but no...
    I am inside with the curtains drawn watching top 10 biggest interchanges

  • @Godsmasterpiece1993
    @Godsmasterpiece1993 6 років тому +16

    Woah! That man’s stubbornness created something probably never thought of. Highway thru building, it’s really cool.

    • @madkuya9862
      @madkuya9862 5 років тому +3

      That "streetbuilding" is in Umeda Osaka in Japan. The construcktion of the tower startet already when the Streetplaning realice they MUST have a Highwayramp there to be able to handle the upcoming Trafic.The owner of that plot was be forced to sell his lot and get a refound for his expenses and he refused it. so the ONLY solution was to build the ramp trugh the building. AND here is the funny part. The City of Osaka Pay a Monthley rent for 5 Flors on that Building for as long that ramp exists. YES 5 Floors for fire safty reasions the floors over and under the street is unusable as well.

    • @madingwang7778
      @madingwang7778 5 років тому

      @@pepehimovic3135 thats just a whole metro line going through many apartment buildings in Chongqing, China

  • @Garciabomb33
    @Garciabomb33 4 роки тому +7

    I drive on the Springfield Interchange everyday

  • @TheSpiritombsableye
    @TheSpiritombsableye 3 роки тому +3

    Where's the one from the thumbnail?

  • @Jim54_
    @Jim54_ 10 місяців тому +1

    FYI if you want to reduce inner city traffic, Stockholm solved that problem: inner city car travel tolls.
    Also, if you want public transport to be safer, maybe having an anonymous Air Marshal type roll on random buses would greatly help

  • @graveyard63
    @graveyard63 2 роки тому +1

    You forgot the highway 5 and 14 changes in northern Los Angeles, that one is chaotic too with truck lanes and many exits.

  • @amandabateman2920
    @amandabateman2920 6 років тому +7

    FYI: the thumbnail photo is of the High Five interchange in Dallas, Texas. If you’re going to use that photo, you might want to include it in your video.

  • @dakotaballenger8374
    @dakotaballenger8374 7 років тому +60

    What about the dallas high five interchange?

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco 7 років тому

      Heard about that one on one of those "Modern Marvels" shows.

    • @dakotaballenger8374
      @dakotaballenger8374 7 років тому

      ***** Dallas can get ice?

    • @dakotaballenger8374
      @dakotaballenger8374 7 років тому

      ***** I know, but dallas is in central texas and i didn't think they got ice there any time of ther year.

    • @r3wturb0x51
      @r3wturb0x51 7 років тому +2

      yeah, that thing is huge

    • @Milesco
      @Milesco 7 років тому +1

      Yeah, that's the tooth. Probably because of all the drilling they do in Texas. And all that ice and snow can leave motorists filling like they've just had a root canal.

  • @edgarmedrano8327
    @edgarmedrano8327 6 років тому +1

    Its goes perfect with the smooth music in the background

  • @TravelFilming
    @TravelFilming 2 роки тому +1

    Fun fact on #3 Arc de Triomphe: every five minutes or so there is a 10-20 second gap when no traffic is coming from any of the 12 side avenues and you can try and quickly run across to the Arc in the center (instead of taking the foot tunnel). Try at your own risk and best not when a Gendarme is nearby.

  • @PfctvsPontivsPilatvs
    @PfctvsPontivsPilatvs 7 років тому +3

    Porta Maggiore is my favorite. It has an old Roman Aqueduct running through it. :^)

  • @CynthiaAvishegnath-watch
    @CynthiaAvishegnath-watch 7 років тому +17

    0:55,
    {an agreement archived}
    or {an agreement achieved}
    ?

    • @tlaloc9624
      @tlaloc9624 6 років тому

      Cynthia Avishegnath 2nd one

    • @SianaGearz
      @SianaGearz 4 роки тому

      If you look carefully, there's bad grammar in every single sentence in this video.

    • @strictnonconformist7369
      @strictnonconformist7369 4 роки тому +1

      @@SianaGearz People that comment on the spelling/grammar of the video have given data that indeed, people are watching: if they don't react, did they really watch it? :D

  • @MatthewBaka
    @MatthewBaka 4 роки тому +1

    #5 the Springfield Interchange, is also located at the end of some of the worst traffic in the country. Just South of it is I-95, the only highway anywhere near that takes you South (Fredricksburg, Richmond) from the North (DC, Baltimore). DC to Baltimore has 3 highways but DC South only has 1.

  • @kyyubi6051
    @kyyubi6051 3 роки тому +1

    2:40
    It's GENIUSLY made!!!

    • @kyyubi6051
      @kyyubi6051 3 роки тому

      And about 2:50. There's no unnecessary branches. Your colored lines show that.

  • @its_victor7875
    @its_victor7875 5 років тому +6

    where’s dallas high five interchange?

  • @Cheezumz002
    @Cheezumz002 7 років тому +6

    Been on the Springfield VA one a lot of times! :)

  • @emanuel_soundtrack
    @emanuel_soundtrack 2 роки тому

    what i love about this video is that we spend more time reading than looking at the images, the very subject of the video. You need 4 eyes

  • @charlesroberts8803
    @charlesroberts8803 2 роки тому

    Driving an 18 wheeler for over 30 years, I can think of at least 7 more crazy interchanges starting with I-5 in north San Fernando valley California.

  • @buildustas5541
    @buildustas5541 3 роки тому +7

    The background music also used in a game named "Intersection Controller" is this a coincidence?

    • @yes8032
      @yes8032 3 роки тому

      Do you know what this song is called?

    • @derngaming4552
      @derngaming4552 3 роки тому

      The dev of that game is literally a toxic rude person.

    • @blagoevski336
      @blagoevski336 2 роки тому

      @@derngaming4552 that doesnt mean we shouldn't be paying his game, also why?

  • @memewhile6242
    @memewhile6242 6 років тому +75

    I'm not surprised the most complicated one is in England, they have their whole traffic flow on the wrong side of the road!

    • @tou7331
      @tou7331 6 років тому +1

      Memewhile its been scientifically and logically proven babes x

    • @connorwills5081
      @connorwills5081 6 років тому +20

      Actually the rest of the world drives on the wrong side of the road, it's been proven that driving on the left is safer and better. The driver of the vehicle is sat on the right hand side giving better control of the vehicle when changing gear, using the radio etc. most people are right handed so their right hand will be on the steering wheel when using the vehicles functions.

    • @fazzabepon539
      @fazzabepon539 6 років тому

      Check out the use of left side driving in America, both have their merits it seems! :)

    • @Dovenpeis
      @Dovenpeis 6 років тому +1

      Ya, I wonder when the Brits are going to be elevated to French greatness?

    • @fazzabepon539
      @fazzabepon539 6 років тому +1

      Take a look at history my friend, It won't be soon! :P

  • @DmsStudios
    @DmsStudios 6 років тому +3

    The Springfield interchange is pretty damn challenging. No amount of NoVA driving can prepare you for that!

  • @John.0523
    @John.0523 3 роки тому

    nice background music, straight to the point, interesting, no small talk or extra parts that make the video annoying, just a nice simple list. 10/10 top 10 video

  • @oceanvalley1904
    @oceanvalley1904 5 років тому +11

    I came from cities skylines and all the comments I see are people who came from cities skylines too 🤦‍♀️

  • @JaredW-te6ho
    @JaredW-te6ho 6 років тому +65

    Fun fact about the arc de triumph roundabout
    You lose insurance coverage when on it

    • @tou7331
      @tou7331 6 років тому +2

      Jared Woltman WHAT

    • @michaelbuckers
      @michaelbuckers 6 років тому +16

      5 minute of Google-Fu meditation reveals that it's a myth, but insurance companies do handle it in a special way - they split damages evenly, because it's near impossible to determine fault and lengthy litigations just drain their money.

    • @folkdisco
      @folkdisco 6 років тому +5

      I went there at 3am on a Sunday night, when the roads were empty. What could possibly go wrong, I thought. Now's my chance to drive around that infamous roundabout, stress free. Utterly terrifying about halfway round, when cars and busses started piling on from a side road in front of me. Never again!

    • @CartmanVlaams
      @CartmanVlaams 5 років тому +4

      It's priority given to the entering driver, like a lot of places in Paris. Just FYI, priority on the right applies when there are no road sign and, oh! no road sign at Etoile! Fun fact, there is only one stop in the whole city ;)
      As for insurance, no matter the place, accident in a roundabout is almost all the time a 50/50 issue.

    • @eliduran5966
      @eliduran5966 5 років тому

      @@CartmanVlaams I'm

  • @edi9892
    @edi9892 2 роки тому

    The spiral to bridge is just elegant.

  • @Selmarya
    @Selmarya 3 роки тому +1

    For a sec thought #10 was Birmingham Alabama where they got a crazy interchange system

  • @rjgm2004
    @rjgm2004 4 роки тому +12

    3:28 An average Modder in Cities Skylines

    • @EvlEgle
      @EvlEgle 3 роки тому +1

      Can't help traffic is fundamentally flawed in that game. And if you want to use industries buildings with basic roads and no traffic manager mod good luck. Base game won't even let you set intersection types

  • @mikeymikey4186
    @mikeymikey4186 6 років тому +5

    Number 1:
    Nerdcubed: *How about a roundabout MADE OUT OF ROUNDABOUT'S!*

    • @glynnwright1699
      @glynnwright1699 6 років тому +1

      They work, but you have to concentrate.

    • @madkuya9862
      @madkuya9862 5 років тому

      hit pause at 0:10 its includet already ;)

  • @FarFromSane_
    @FarFromSane_ 6 років тому

    I like this channel! You make quick videos, not 10:01 videos that only needed to be 4 minutes

  • @hunterneitzel3012
    @hunterneitzel3012 Рік тому

    There's a weird and huge 5 way tollway interchange west of Chicago serving interstate 88/IL 110, interstate 290, and interstate 294, as well as partial connections to IL 38 and surface streets. It's a weird hybrid of 6 partial interchanges smashed into one junction

  • @GodfatherSkeez
    @GodfatherSkeez 7 років тому +3

    Anyone else think of the roundabout seen with Chevy Chase in European Vacation?

  • @briantravelman
    @briantravelman 7 років тому +8

    Where's Tokyo's "The World's Busiest intersection"?

  • @MumsyBuckson
    @MumsyBuckson 7 років тому +2

    What about Melbourne's (Australia) confusing interchange between Princes Highway (Dandenong Road) Springvale Road, Centre Road and Police Road (all at a ground level traffic light intersection and all marked with routes) I know it's not that complicated but being there with the 100 traffic lights (literally) and so many road markings and signs you'll get so confused.

  • @marcob4630
    @marcob4630 5 років тому +1

    Crazy engineering, anyway very interesting. Thanks for loading!

    • @Osiwan960
      @Osiwan960 3 роки тому +1

      yes and also think about the guys who layed it down under the brutal weather & under deadline time pressure too 💪

    • @marcob4630
      @marcob4630 3 роки тому +1

      @@Osiwan960 : true

  • @gryffith1378
    @gryffith1378 7 років тому +38

    Oh so roundabouts don't work in cities:skylines AND real life!

    • @carrma3831
      @carrma3831 6 років тому +6

      Rudy Steiner roundabouts are most efficient on A-Roads or in suburbs (really small roundabouts) anything more than a Dual Carriageway usually has a problem with roundabouts, i.e motorways rely on intersections.

    • @47485ksc
      @47485ksc 6 років тому +2

      Actually, if you knew how roundabouts worked, you'd understand they're very successful at keeping traffic flowing. What fucks them up is people approaching, instead of properly merging into the flowing traffic, they STOP!!! They sit there and wait for an opening. That's way roundabouts have no red, yellow and green LIGHTS! You're not supposed to STOP! Very simple process but most drivers don't understand or even know the proper theory of operation of something as simple as a non-moving part roundabout! "Look! No red, yellow and green lights! What do I do? STOP for Christ's sake!" Blithering idiots, you included. You should have known.

    • @washingtonwebfoot9908
      @washingtonwebfoot9908 6 років тому +1

      You try to merge into traffic in a roundabout Western Washington without waiting for an opening you will get hit by another car. People in this state are jealous of their position in traffic and leave precisely three feet of clearance between them and the car in front of them.

    • @47485ksc
      @47485ksc 6 років тому

      That "three feet" goes nationwide. I'm "Old School". I refuse to tailgate and always let someone in...as long as they signal their intention! Tailgaters get their windshield "washed" by me. Just turn my wipers on high and hit the fluid. Pisses people off! Me? I wouldn't mind. Hell, free wash and saves my fluid!

  • @duncanchan8506
    @duncanchan8506 7 років тому +11

    Hong Kong has a highway through a shopping mall... Japan is not the only one

    • @RB25luv
      @RB25luv 6 років тому +4

      Duncan's Lego Tech chan yes but u cnt compared Japan is ahead n way better than china

    • @spitymaeh
      @spitymaeh 6 років тому +1

      Berlin Germany also has a 6 lane gighway through a building.

    • @arturolemar7634
      @arturolemar7634 6 років тому +2

      They said the first, not the only one.

    • @achinthyavishnuvardhan19
      @achinthyavishnuvardhan19 3 роки тому

      @@RB25luv Not necessarily

  • @PeterPannekoek1850
    @PeterPannekoek1850 2 роки тому

    Crazy! Especially when you are from a small village where the normal 1-way round-about with 4 ways is the most busy intersection ever.

  • @possessedllama
    @possessedllama 3 роки тому

    Driven through #10, #9, and #1. I'll have to start collecting. :D

  • @JustinShaw
    @JustinShaw 6 років тому +3

    #5 is called "The Mixing Bowl" in the parlance of our times.

    • @mattmcneely8271
      @mattmcneely8271 3 роки тому

      Hello from 3 years in the future. "the mixing bowl" was what that interchanged was called in the before times when it was a 9 lane wide death trap.

  • @benthebonza5947
    @benthebonza5947 6 років тому +11

    Lol,were i live in Australia there are 1 lane abandoned looking road that are all gravel.

    • @memd777
      @memd777 5 років тому

      nice... Australia lacks human life

    • @wildone8397
      @wildone8397 5 років тому +1

      @@memd777 Pfft 🙄 There's over 25 million "nothing compared to some countries, but still alot" people here and almost half of them are immigrants that *DON'T* assimilate 😡.
      Australia is NOT what you think it is!!!

    • @richarddearmond8772
      @richarddearmond8772 4 роки тому

      Wild one hk64

  • @miriammaldonado7848
    @miriammaldonado7848 6 років тому

    Absolutely right! Craziest express ways...it looks a little tough, but once you there, you there, drive or drive...

  • @frenchpower193
    @frenchpower193 3 роки тому +2

    3:04 french engineers be like : *excellent*

    • @anasubic3090
      @anasubic3090 3 роки тому +2

      engineer's baby: draws a sun.
      engineer: damn, how i couldn't come up with that myself!!

    • @frenchpower193
      @frenchpower193 3 роки тому +1

      @@anasubic3090 lol

  • @porktuga1232
    @porktuga1232 5 років тому +5

    If it is possible i'll try to build one in Cities Skylines.

  • @MrBeastlyOwns
    @MrBeastlyOwns 8 років тому +4

    This list is irrelevant considering the fact that you can find all of the worlds craziest interchanges in one city. Houston has some of the best roadways in the world. There are seven 5-stack interchanges on beltway eight alone.
    Edit: I amend my initial statement to say that this list is a good list of unique interchanges.

  • @eyebrowse
    @eyebrowse 3 роки тому

    I live in Springfield Virginia! The interchange certainly lives up to the hype!

  • @chenyuming5404
    @chenyuming5404 6 років тому

    ive been to #7 before, its actually amazing

  • @SanaanSakharkar
    @SanaanSakharkar 7 років тому +6

    Narrating would have served better. found it too difficult to read and watch at the same time.

  • @eXcalibre_
    @eXcalibre_ 7 років тому +3

    Fluxtrance's Spaghetti Expressway Anyone?

  • @dantespaladin9928
    @dantespaladin9928 7 років тому +1

    What's neat about the Arc de Triomphe is that pedestrians can get to the center via tunnels from the outside

  • @roythearcher
    @roythearcher 6 років тому +1

    The "Magic Roundabout " in Swindon is not the only example of this type of interchange, as there is also another such interchange, (also known locally as the "magic roundabout!") in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, with an identical layout and the same number of roads but the traffic on the roundabout travels in both directions, clockwise and anti-clockwise!
    It looks like a nightmare to navigate but is actually quite easy!

    • @aslightidiot
      @aslightidiot Рік тому

      The hemel Hempstead one, called the Slough(I've been on it) is slightly smaller but has 6 mini roundabouts instead of 5 if I remember rightly

  • @gabrielsiga
    @gabrielsiga 8 років тому +26

    Atlantas spaghetti interchange?

    • @Engineering8
      @Engineering8  8 років тому

      +Gamergamingdude27 USA has many great spaghetti interchanges, including Tom Moreland Interchange of course. But few with standout uniqueness are chosen into the lists.

    • @generalgrievous3066
      @generalgrievous3066 8 років тому +2

      Montreal, Canada has a crazy interchange too. interchange Turcot, ''echangeur Turcot''

    • @adlou323
      @adlou323 7 років тому +1

      +Engineering8 did you know there's a 4 freeway interchange (I-5,I-10 CA-60 and US-101) THATS HUGE THAN THE SPRINGFIELD INTERCHANGE

    • @tls5870
      @tls5870 7 років тому +6

      I think Atlanta's Spaghetti Junction deserves to be on the list because its standout uniqueness is that despite the efficiency for traffic in its design, it still has stop and go traffic every weekday morning and afternoon, with bumper to bumper traffic atop its highest stack.

    • @tls5870
      @tls5870 7 років тому +2

      Also there's a freeway going through a building in Atlanta - GA400 in Buckhead

  • @PfctvsPontivsPilatvs
    @PfctvsPontivsPilatvs 7 років тому +17

    Arc de Triomphe is the WORST. They should make it a Magic Roundabout like in Swindon.

    • @zagadka3147
      @zagadka3147 7 років тому +5

      So build an underground mega magic roundabout under it!

    • @edata5898
      @edata5898 4 роки тому

      @@zagadka3147 There is an RER station underneath the roundabout, so there is no space.

  • @TheJamesstark
    @TheJamesstark 2 роки тому

    Would love to see an updated video

  • @Dexter101x
    @Dexter101x 6 років тому +1

    There is also a magic roundabout in Hemel Hempstead, UK as well as the one in Swindon, exactly like it

  • @tjt7247
    @tjt7247 7 років тому +5

    shanghai has two

    • @unonoShalala
      @unonoShalala 7 років тому +2

      Osaka has two, too...
      I think they have same crazy driving DNA.

    • @stefanosong9314
      @stefanosong9314 7 років тому +3

      At least these two are not too much confusing

    • @prawntoe1949
      @prawntoe1949 3 роки тому

      So does Osaka

  • @DjProA0
    @DjProA0 4 роки тому +3

    That’s why I use a GPS XD

  • @mniqez
    @mniqez 4 роки тому +1

    it’s like those tangled lines that make u match the shape to the letter in kids’ colouring books

  • @Pyritie
    @Pyritie 2 роки тому

    you can appreciate #10 more by understanding that it also handles a canal intersection and rail intersection as well!