What is the busiest freeway in your city/state? (map, largest, compared)

[Waterlily]

It's got to be i-5 which goes through the major cities here in Oregon. It goes through the state north to south, or the other way around.

[18Montclair]

For SP its these 2 freeways that run alongside the rivers they are named for:
Marignal Tiete/Pinheiros carries 700,000 cars daily

700 mil veículos por ela, sendo 577 mil automóveis, 15 mil ônibus e 108 mil caminhões

Translation:
700,000 vehicles, 577,000 passenger cars, 15,000 buses and 108,000 semi trucks

Forte chuva dificulta trânsito e deslizamentos causam mais mortes em SP - Extra Online

This electronic message board says 'At 6pm 79 miles of slow traffic'


7 Million cars can cause smog.

[kcee510]

For the Bay Area I am going to have to go with highway 80 (better known as the Bay Bridge). When this bad boy closes it's throws the whole Bay Area into crisis mode. It carries close to 300,000 cars a day.


This what the Toll plaza looks like every morning.

[rnc2mbfl]

...has to be I-95 from Miami through West Palm Beach.

[18Montclair]

The H-1 is Hawaii's worst.

[Chicago60614]

Originally Posted by Chicago60614

Illinois' would have to be the 4 expressways that draw into the circle interchange in downtown Chicago.

The Kennedy has 300,000 vehicles per day coming in from the north, the Eisenhower has 210,000 coming in from the west, the Stevenson has 200,000 coming in from the southwest, and the Dan Ryan has 230,000 coming in from the south.

The impressive factor is that these expressways are only 4 lanes in each direction except for the Dan Ryan which is 7 lanes in each direction. The Kennedy also has 2 reversible lanes that switch depending on traffic. The end result though is congestion at most hours of the day. 36 lanes total for 940,000 vehicles coming or going.

Here's a couple pics of the 4 main expressways with 200-300K cars per day. I put in a picture of the intersection where they meet as well.

The circle where they meet downtown:



Dan Ryan coming in from the south:



Eisenhower from the west:



Kennedy from the north:



Another Kennedy:



Stevenson from the southwest:

[miss.ericak]

I dont care what ya'll say... There is no traffic as horrible as la traffic...
The 10 freeway is jacked up!!! Construction has been working on it since may 08!!! It's a terror to drive in the morning, rush hour ...
Notice in the beginning of the laker games at staple center there are some empty seats...thats because they're stuck on the 10 freeway...

[CityPerson09]

I-35 in Texas probably beats the other major highways

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by kcee510

For the Bay Area I am going to have to go with highway 80 (better known as the Bay Bridge). When this bad boy closes it's throws the whole Bay Area into crisis mode. It carries close to 300,000 cars a day.


This what the Toll plaza looks like every morning.

The Bay Bridge is one of the most important and vital roadways in California.

[grindin]

I'd say I-75 for the State of Georgia overall, but I-85 in Gwinnett County is possibly the most heavily trafficked in the Atlanta area.

The Downtown Connector where 75 and 85 join through DT Atlanta can see as many as 323,000 cars per day.

With the "top end" of I-285 (the part between 75 and 85 in the northern part of the metro) not far behind.

After seeing those pictures from Brazil, I'll never complain about Atlanta traffic again