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What they call the high 5 in Dallas is one of the largest. It is so high that several jumpers have used it as our Golden Gate Bridge to take their life. I always feel sorry for the car they usually land on at the bottom.
The High Five Interchange, north of downtown in Dallas, Texas, is a massive five-level freeway interchange. It is the junction of two major highways carrying heavy rush-hour traffic, the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (Interstate 635) and the Central Expressway (US 75), and is the first five-level stack interchange to be built in the city.
The interchange is considered by Popular Mechanics to be one of "The World's 18 Strangest Roadways" because of its height (as high as a 12-story building), its 43 permanent bridges, and other unusual design and construction features.[2] In 2006, the American Public Works Association named the High Five Interchange as "Public Works Projects of the Year".[3]
Where the 10 and the 15 connect in California is pretty wild.. Coming from South 15 and going to 10 West is very high and over a lot of lanes. That whole area is crazy.
My Mom hated that interchange (and eventually all interchanges and the bridges over the Ship Channel). When I drove, she used to close her eyes and grab the door handle. My husband thought she was being dramatic, but now, past age 50, he doesn't like them either.
Some places with intricate multi-level freeway systems that come to mind are parts of Los Angeles, Dallas, and Houston. The High Five interchange in Dallas that others mentioned is a great example - it has 5 levels and is massive. I've also heard that areas around LA like downtown LA have lots of overlapping freeways. Houston apparently has some really tall ones too like where I-10 meets Beltway 8. Those three cities probably have some of the most complex freeway junctions in the US with the highest number of levels.
Probably the Los Angeles metropolitan area, such as Downtown.
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