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==By country== ===Australia=== ====New South Wales==== * [[Light Horse Interchange]], at the junction of the [[M4 Motorway (Sydney)|M4]] and [[Westlink M7|M7]] in [[Eastern Creek, New South Wales|Eastern Creek]], Sydney. * [[Rozelle Interchange]], at the intersection of [[City West Link]], [[Victoria Road, Sydney|Victoria Road]] and the [[Western Distributor, Sydney|Western Distributor]] in [[Rozelle]], Sydney<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/lights-camera-action-spaghetti-junction-beneath-sydney-months-from-opening-20230612-p5dfw7.html Lights, camera, action: Spaghetti junction beneath Sydney months from opening] ''[[Sydney Morning Herald]]'' 15 June 2023</ref> ====Victoria==== * [[Springvale Junction]] at the intersection of [[Princes Highway|Dandenong]], [[State (Bell/Springvale) Highway|Springvale]], Police and Centre<!-- Police and Centre roads are continuous through the intersection, and are effectively a single road --> roads in [[Melbourne]] ====Queensland==== * The interchange at the junction of [[Inner City Bypass, Brisbane|M3 Inner City Bypass]], [[Clem Jones Tunnel|M7 Clem Jones Tunnel]], and [[Airport Link, Brisbane|M7 Airport Link]] in [[Bowen Hills]], Brisbane ===Botswana=== * Thapama Interchange at the junction of [[A1 highway (Botswana)|A1]] / Blue Jacket Street and [[A3 road (Botswana)|A3]] in [[Francistown]].<ref>{{ cite news | url = https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/25702 | title = Hello spaghetti, bye bye traffic circles | newspaper = Botswana Daily News | last = Ketumile | first = Kesentse | date = 25 January 2016 | access-date = 4 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite news | url = https://www.facebook.com/TheMidweekSun/photos/a.275701135791115.80830.265982766762952/1474580942569789/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/265982766762952/1474580942569789 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited| title = Francistown Spaghetti Junction Opens for Public Use | newspaper = The Midweek Sun | date = 16 December 2016 | access-date = 4 October 2017 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> ===Canada=== ==== Alberta ==== * The interchange of [[Deerfoot Trail]], Bow Bottom Trail, [[Anderson Road (Calgary)|Anderson Road]] and 15 Street SE in [[Calgary]]. Maps were published in local newspapers to assist drivers with navigating the complex interchange when it opened in 1982. ====Ontario==== * The interchange between [[Bloor Street]], [[Dundas Street]], and [[Kipling Avenue]] in [[Toronto]]'s [[Etobicoke, Ontario|west end]], officially known as the Six Points Interchange, but often referred to as the "Spaghetti Junction".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/article/291547|title=Untangling Etobicoke's messy Six Points interchange|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]]|last=Byers|first=Jim|publisher=[[Star Media Group]]|date=7 January 2008|access-date=13 May 2013}}</ref> This interchange was demolished and reconfigured between 2019 and 2021 to become at-grade junctions.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kipling-between-bloor-dundas-closure-bridge-removal-1.5047963 |title=Etobicoke's 'Spaghetti Junction' to be closed all weekend as bridges come down |work=CBC News |date=March 8, 2019 |access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref> * The interchange between [[Ontario Highway 427|Highway 427]] and the [[Queen Elizabeth Way]] and [[Gardiner Expressway]] has been referred to as a "messy spaghetti junction" by [[UrbanToronto]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Residential Development Proposed Beside 427-QEW Interchange|first=Julian |last=Mirabelli|publisher=[[UrbanToronto]]|date=May 30, 2019|url=https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2019/05/residential-development-proposed-beside-427-qew-interchange|access-date=July 25, 2021}}</ref> ==== Quebec ==== * The [[Turcot Interchange]], the largest interchange in the province of Quebec, and the third busiest in [[Montreal|Montréal]]. It contains [[Quebec Autoroute 15|Autoroute 15]] and [[Quebec Autoroute 20|Autoroute 20]] * The [[Décarie Interchange]], One of the oldest intersections in [[Montreal|Montréal]], Quebec. It contains [[Quebec Autoroute 40|Autoroute 40]] and [[Quebec Autoroute 15|Autoroute 15]] === China === * [[Huangjuewan interchange]] * [[Guiyang Qianchun interchange]] === Germany === * The [[Kreuz Kaiserberg]] interchange between the [[Bundesautobahn 3|A3]], which runs from the Dutch border near [[Elten]] via [[Oberhausen]] and [[Frankfurt am Main]] to the [[Austria|Austrian]] border south of [[Passau]], and the [[Bundesautobahn 40|A40]] (''Ruhrschnellweg'') from [[Venlo]] to [[Dortmund]]. ===Indonesia=== * The interchange between [[Waru-Juanda Toll Road]], [[Surabaya–Gempol Toll Road]], and [[Surabaya–Mojokerto Toll Road]] in border of [[Surabaya]] and [[Sidoarjo Regency|Sidoarjo]], East Java. ===Malaysia=== *The Penchala Interchange between [[Damansara-Shah Alam Elevated Expressway]] (DASH), [[Damansara-Puchong Expressway]] (LDP) and [[Sprint Expressway]] (Penchala Link). The interchange also links to local roads to Damansara Perdana, Mutiara Damansara and Kampung Penchala. ===The Netherlands=== * The [[Ridderkerk]] interchange, connecting the A16, A15 and A38. Both the A16 and A15 are split into two carriageways in both directions, serving as separate through-traffic and collector/distributor carriageways. ===New Zealand=== * [[Central Motorway Junction]], the intersection of [[New Zealand State Highway 1]] and [[New Zealand State Highway 16|Highway 16]], as well as several separate on-and off-ramp clusters, south of the city centre of [[Auckland]]. ===South Africa=== * [[EB Cloete Interchange]], the intersection of the [[N2 road (South Africa)|N2]] and [[N3 road (South Africa)|N3]] freeways in [[Durban]]. ===United Kingdom=== * [[Gravelly Hill Interchange]], from which the phrase "Spaghetti Junction" originated, is the five-level intersection of the [[M6 motorway]] (Junction 6), [[A38(M) motorway]], [[A38 road]] and [[A5127 road]] above a railway line, three canals and a river in [[Birmingham]].<ref name=reverso /> The phrase comes from the birds-eye view of the road, with the roads interconnecting. * [[M61 motorway#Worsley Braided Interchange|Worsley Braided Interchange]], between the [[M60 motorway (Great Britain)|M60]] (formerly M62), [[M61 motorway|M61]], [[A580 road|A580]] and [[A666 road|A666]](M), between [[Manchester]] and [[Bolton]], which opened in 1970.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Chartres| first=John| title='Spaghetti Junction' opens, without warning signs | newspaper=[[The Times]] | location=[[London]] | date=18 December 1970 |url=http://find.galegroup.com/dvnw/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=DVNW&userGroupName=mclib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&docId=CS68645778&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 |access-date=21 June 2012}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>J{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=W.M.|url=http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/historichighways/maa627%28m%29.asp|title=A627(M) Rochdale–Oldham Motorway|publisher=[[Lancashire County Council]]|access-date=28 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060829032020/http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/environment/historichighways/maa627%28m%29.asp|archive-date=29 August 2006}}</ref> ===United States=== [[File:Spaghetti Bowl Interchange (Novi, Michigan).png|thumb|A complicated interchange between [[I-96]], [[M-5 (Michigan highway)|M-5]], [[Interstate 275 (Michigan)|I-275]], and [[I-696]] in [[Novi, Michigan]]]] ====California==== * [[East Los Angeles Interchange]], in [[downtown Los Angeles]], also called "Malfunction Junction", connects [[I-5]], [[I-10]], [[U.S. Route 101|US-101]], and [[California State Route 60|SR-60]].<ref>{{cite news | last=Harvey | first=Steve | title=A Nice Tomato and Literature Salad | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-mar-19-me-only19-story.html | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=March 19, 2004 | access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://egpnews.com/?p=18426 |title = Freeway Sign Points to War Veteran's Courage |date = June 2, 2010 |first = Gloria Angelina |last = Castillo |publisher = Eastern Group Publications |access-date = December 18, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111006230137/http://egpnews.com/?p=18426 |archive-date = October 6, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The intersection also contains shifting alignments and does not contain complete freedom of movement. * [[MacArthur Maze]], in [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], also called the "Distribution Structure", connects [[I-80]] west, [[I-80]] east / [[Interstate 580 (California)|I-580]] west, [[Interstate 580 (California)|I-580]] east to [[California State Route 24|SR-24]] / [[I-980]], and [[Interstate 880 (California)|I-880]] south.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_23651910/caltrans-plans-lane-i-80-580-closures-macarthur | title=Caltrans plans I-80-580 lane closures for MacArthur maze work | work=Contra Costa Times | date=July 12, 2013 | access-date=17 December 2020 | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122057/http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_23651910/caltrans-plans-lane-i-80-580-closures-macarthur | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/info/2007/freeway_collapse.htm | title=Maze Collapse News | quote=The 580 connector ramp at the MacArthur Maze reopened Thursday evening | publisher=[[Metropolitan Transportation Commission (San Francisco Bay Area)]] | access-date=January 31, 2014 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202204705/http://www.mtc.ca.gov/news/info/2007/freeway_collapse.htm | archive-date=February 2, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Tanker-fire-destroys-part-of-MacArthur-Maze-2-2575285.php | title=Tanker fire destroys part of MacArthur Maze / 2 freeways closed near Bay Bridge | newspaper=SFGate.com | date=April 29, 2007}}</ref> ====Florida==== * [[Golden Glades Interchange]], in [[Miami Gardens]] and [[North Miami Beach]], connects [[U.S. Route 441 in Florida|U.S. Route 441]] (US 441), [[Florida's Turnpike]], the [[Florida State Road 826|Palmetto Expressway]] (signed State Road 826), [[Florida State Road 9|SR 9]], North Miami Beach Boulevard (NW 167th Street) and [[Interstate 95 in Florida|Interstate 95]] (I-95). ====Georgia==== [[File:SpaghettiJunctionGA.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|The [[Tom Moreland Interchange]] in [[DeKalb County, Georgia]], a [[Stack interchange|five level stack]] with [[frontage road]]s {{coord|33.892070|N|84.259110|W}}]] * [[Tom Moreland Interchange]], the interchange of [[Interstate 85 in Georgia|I-85]] and [[Interstate 285 (Georgia)|I-285]] as well as [[U.S. Route 23 in Georgia|US 23]]/[[Georgia State Route 13|SR 13]] (Buford Highway), Chamblee-Tucker Road and Northcrest Road in [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]] just outside [[Atlanta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://commuting.blog.ajc.com/2015/11/19/spaghetti-junction-tops-list-of-worst-freight-bottlenecks/|title=Spaghetti Junction tops list of worst freight bottlenecks|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gribblenation.com/hfotw/exit_14.html | work = Gribble Nation | title = Highway Feature of the Week | last = Koerner | first = Michael G. | date = July 11, 1998 | access-date = June 29, 2019 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160704230155/http://www.gribblenation.com/hfotw/exit_14.html | archive-date = July 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/spaghetti-junction/|title=Spaghetti Junction|date=20 April 2005|access-date=3 July 2018}}</ref> ====Illinois==== [[File:Circle Interchange Chicago.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|Aerial photo of the Jane Byrne Interchange, (formerly the Circle Interchange), looking southwest, [[Chicago]]]] * [[Jane Byrne Interchange]], locally known as "the spaghetti bowl", is the intersection of the [[Kennedy Expressway]], the [[Dan Ryan Expressway]], the [[Interstate 290 (Illinois)|Eisenhower Expressway]], and [[Ida B. Wells Drive]] just southwest of [[Chicago Loop|downtown Chicago]]. ====Indiana==== * The concurrency between [[Interstate 65 in Indiana|Interstate 65]] and [[Interstate 70 in Indiana|Interstate 70]] in Indianapolis, particularly at the "North Split." ====Kentucky==== * [[Kennedy Interchange]], the intersection of [[Interstate 64 in Kentucky|I-64]], [[Interstate 65 in Kentucky|I-65]], and [[Interstate 71#Kentucky|I-71]] at the northeastern edge of [[Downtown Louisville]]. ====Massachusetts==== [[File:South Bay Interchange.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|right|The [[South Bay Interchange]] in [[Boston]]]] * The [[South Bay Interchange]] between [[Interstate 90#Massachusetts|I-90]] ([[Massachusetts Turnpike]]) and [[Interstate 93 (Massachusetts)|I-93]]/[[U.S. Route 1 in Massachusetts|US 1]]/[[Massachusetts Route 3|MA 3]] in [[Boston]]. ====Minnesota==== * The intersection of [[Interstate 94 in Minnesota|I-94]], [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|I-35]], [[U.S. Route 12|US 12]], [[U.S. Route 52|US 52]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 55|MN-55]] at the southeastern edge of [[Downtown Minneapolis]]. * The [[Can of Worms (Minnesota interchange)|"Can of Worms" interchange]] in [[Duluth, Minnesota|Duluth]], between [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|I-35]] and [[U.S. Route 53|US 53]]/[[Interstate 535|I-535]]. ====Missouri==== * The [[Downtown_Loop_(Kansas_City)|Downtown Loop]] interchange of 23 exits, four [[Interstate Highway]]s, four [[U.S. Highway system|U.S. Highways]] and numerous city streets in [[Downtown Kansas City|downtown]] [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. ====Nevada==== * Henderson Spaghetti Bowl (or the "Hender-Bender") in [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]] ([[Interstate 11|I-11]]/[[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|US 93]]/[[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US 95]], [[Las Vegas Beltway|I-215]], [[Nevada State Route 564|Lake Mead Parkway]]){{Citation needed|date=April 2019}} * [[Spaghetti Bowl (Las Vegas)|Las Vegas Spaghetti Bowl]], the interchange of [[Interstate 15 in Nevada|I-15]], [[Interstate 11|I-11]], [[U.S. Route 93 in Nevada|US 93]] and [[U.S. Route 95 in Nevada|US 95]] in [[Downtown Las Vegas]], which also includes access to/from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. * Reno Spaghetti Bowl, the interchange of [[Interstate 80 in Nevada|I-80]], [[Interstate 580 (Nevada)|I-580]] and [[U.S. Route 395 in Nevada|US 395]] in [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]], which also includes access to/from Battle Born Way (formerly Kietzke Lane) and East 4th Street and Prater Way in [[Sparks, Nevada|Sparks]]. ====New Jersey==== * Exit 53 on [[Interstate 80 in New Jersey|I-80]] where the highway meets with [[U.S. Route 46|US 46]] and [[New Jersey Route 23|Route 23]] * Exit 127 the [[Garden State Parkway]] where the highway meets [[U.S. Route 9|US 9]], [[New Jersey Route 440|Route 440]], Smith Rd, and Riverside Drive above the [[Driscoll Bridge]] ====New York==== * [[Bruckner Interchange]] in [[The Bronx]] ([[Interstate 95 in New York|I-95]], [[Interstate 278|I-278]], [[Interstate 295 (New York)|I-295]], [[Interstate 678|I-678]], [[Hutchinson River Parkway]], and Bruckner Boulevard) * [[Kew Gardens Interchange]] in [[Queens]] ([[New York State Route 25|NY-25]], [[Interstate 678|I-678]], [[Grand Central Parkway]], [[Jackie Robinson Parkway]], and [[Union Turnpike (New York)|Union Turnpike]]) ====Pennsylvania==== * The intersection of [[Interstate 81 in Pennsylvania|I-81]] and [[U.S. Route 22 in Pennsylvania|Route 22]] ====Tennessee==== * Malfunction Junction, the interchange between [[Interstate 275 (Tennessee)|I-275]] (formerly [[Interstate 75 in Tennessee|I-75]]) and [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|I-40]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]<ref name="lakin">{{cite news |last1=Lakin |first1=Matt |title=Junction for malfunction |url=http://archive.knoxnews.com/news/local/junction-for-malfunction-ep-360224674-356724351.html |access-date=December 27, 2020 |work=[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=August 26, 2012}}</ref> * The interchange between [[Interstate 65 in Tennessee|I-65]] and [[Interstate 440 (Tennessee)|I-440]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. ====Texas==== * Spaghetti Bowl, where I-45, Allen Parkway, Memorial Drive, Houston Avenue, McKinney Street, Dallas Street, and Pierce Street meet in Downtown Houston. * Spaghetti Bowl, where [[Interstate 10 in Texas|I-10]], [[Interstate 110 in Texas|I-110]], and [[U.S. Route 54 in Texas|US 54]] meet just east of Downtown [[El Paso, Texas]].<ref name="elpaso">{{cite news |last=Acosta |first=Gustavo Reveles |date=October 17, 2010 |url=http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_16358453?IADID=Search-www.elpasotimes.com-www.elpasotimes.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130620202741/http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_16358453?IADID=Search-www.elpasotimes.com-www.elpasotimes.com |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 June 2013 |title=Gustavo Reveles Acosta: Freeway ramps: What's in a name? |newspaper=[[El Paso Times]] |issn=0746-3588 |access-date=June 10, 2013 }}</ref> ====Utah==== * Spaghetti Bowl, where [[Interstate 15 in Utah|I-15]], [[Interstate 80 in Utah|I-80]], and [[Utah State Route 201|State Route 201]] meet in the cities of [[Salt Lake City]] and [[South Salt Lake, Utah|South Salt Lake]]. This interchange also has access to 2100 South and 900 West. ====Virginia==== * [[Springfield Interchange]] in [[Springfield, Virginia]], commonly known as the “Mixing Bowl” ([[Interstate 95 in Virginia|I-95]], [[Interstate 395 (Virginia-District of Columbia)|I-395]], [[Capital Beltway|I-495]], and [[Virginia State Route 644 (Fairfax County)|SR 644]])
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