Nimo@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agoProgress: the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas, spans across 26 lanes making it the worlds widest. The freeway is broken down in to 12 main lanes (six in each direction), eight feeder lanes.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down113
arrow-up1330arrow-down1imageProgress: the Katy Freeway in Houston, Texas, spans across 26 lanes making it the worlds widest. The freeway is broken down in to 12 main lanes (six in each direction), eight feeder lanes.lemmy.worldNimo@lemmy.world to pics@lemmy.world · edit-23 days agomessage-square136fedilink
minus-squarewjrii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down3·3 days agoCounting the service road is kind of cheating. In built up areas in Texas they’re de facto city streets that happen to exactly mirror the freeway. They have intersections, lights, businesses, etc.
minus-squaremkwt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·3 days agoYep. Texas does that because of a state law that says any landowner with property adjacent to a highway has a right to access that highway.
Counting the service road is kind of cheating. In built up areas in Texas they’re de facto city streets that happen to exactly mirror the freeway. They have intersections, lights, businesses, etc.
Yep. Texas does that because of a state law that says any landowner with property adjacent to a highway has a right to access that highway.