[Talk-us] Minimum standards for motorways?

[Paul Johnson]

On 01/03/2011 05:14 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Paul Johnson <baloo-PVOPTusIyP/srOwW+9ziJQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On 01/01/2011 09:45 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote:
>>> Yes - Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct. It seems like a clear motorway to
>>> me, but a local has tagged it as trunk.
>>
>> Alaska has intersections on at least one of it's three decks, though.
> 
> The lower level is Alaskan Way, a surface street. Above it are two
> levels of Alaskan Way Viaduct, one in each direction. It's the second
> and third levels I'm talking about here.

Given that ramps into and out of the viaduct hit at nearly-right angles
from out between buildings with no merging room, I'm not sure they
really qualify as what one would expect in motorway quality ramps.


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