Which freeways have the most lanes at one point (not counting toll booths, exit/entrance ramps, or acceleration/deceleration lanes)?
In North America, Ontario Highway 401 ( http://members.aol.com/hwys/OntHwys/OntHwys401Hist.html ) in metro Toronto has 18 or 20 lanes (depending on interpretation) between 4 roadways, and I-285 north of I-85 near Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport has 18, also between 4 roadways. Two roads in South America often mentioned as widest in the world actually have fewer lanes: Avenida 9 de Julio (part of National Route 14) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has 16 (-34.604,-58.382 ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_de_Julio_Avenue ; photos: http://photobucket.com/albums/e100/jamessidney1/buenos%20aires/ ), and the Monumental Axis in Brasilia, Brazil, widest in the world from outer edge to outer edge, has 12 (most of the right-of-way is median: -15.791,-47.892 ; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monumental_Axis ). In the United States, I-75 north of the northern I-285 interchange in northern Atlanta has 16 lanes, 7 SB and 9 NB, for the most along 2 roadways; I-5 in downtown Seattle has 16 spread across 4
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- Jun 26, 2003 12.3 Q: Which freeways have the most lanes at one point (not counting toll booths or ramps)?
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