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Realistic Full Diamond Interchange (Detroit, Michigan)
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Realistic Full Diamond Interchange (Detroit, Michigan)

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Interchanges from Detroit, Michigan
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Description
Full diamond Interchange that can be seen in Detroit, Michigan
Real life location[www.google.fr]
This interchange handles around 250,000 vehicles each day.
It is not the exact same replica as i made it perpendicular.


Figures about this interchange :
Max height : 12 m
Min height -12m
Slope < 3% but often around 1.5% (very gentle slope = realistic)

Mods used :
Network Extensions (Required)
Fine Road Tool (Not needed but I recommend it)
Sharp Angle Junction (Requiered)
No pillars (If you have some pillar problems)
17 Comments
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Vinnie P Dec 23, 2020 @ 2:36pm 
This is amazing, I literally just saw this interchange while looking at Detroit on Google Maps and wanted this interchange in my city! Thank you for creating this!
CargoVanKilla Oct 27, 2019 @ 6:09pm 
The left-hand exit/entrance ramp are a major reason this real intersection causes so much traffic. I have no idea if works well in the game but I'll have to try it out.
Pamani  [author] Oct 17, 2019 @ 11:08am 
Take a look at this article, it explains the pro and cons of left exit ramps : https://divergingdiamond.com/blog/reconsidering-left-side-ramps-on-freeways/
CA$H THE GREAT Oct 17, 2019 @ 9:53am 
Also, may I add you to my friend's list? Would be great to have another road geek to compare notes with!
CA$H THE GREAT Oct 17, 2019 @ 8:44am 
Oh you mean because you have to merge from the left and right at the samre time when the ramps meet at their destination road?
Pamani  [author] Oct 17, 2019 @ 1:14am 
I think it's because left exit/merging are dangerous since slow vehicles have to close all lanes
to get there.
CA$H THE GREAT Oct 16, 2019 @ 5:29pm 
Beautiful work! As a fellow road geek, great job! Just wondering if anyone knows.... What is the REAL difference between a typical 4-level "stack" interchange and a "full diamond" ? The seem very similar. The only difference I can see is, a full diamond is for maximum efficiency. All lefts go left, all rights go right, all thru-traffic goes straight thru. It is a wonder WHY they never seem to build these in real life? They are very rare and it was hard finding any material about them online.
Pamani  [author] Oct 10, 2019 @ 11:44am 
Thanks for this info and your nice comment. I'm interested in those early iconic interchanges, such as LA four level (1953) and Fort Worth Pretzel (1958), MacArthur Maze (1936 and 1955). If you know more of those, let me know. By the way this asset is one of my first interchanges and is pretty old, I'm considering redoing it 1:1 scale.
Boatsenhoughs Oct 10, 2019 @ 11:13am 
As a little tidbit of historical trivia: This was the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange built in the United States. Construction was from 1951-53, although for whatever reason the "official" opening wasn't until 1955. The interchange was built by the state and local governments and predated the Federal Interstate system. Originally cloverleaf and rotary/roundabout interchanges were considered, but the cloverleaf was rejected as too dangerous and the rotary was rejected as it wouldn't be able to handle the expected traffic volumes. They eventually settled on the full diamond shown in this beautiful recreation by Pamani.
Pamani  [author] Jul 15, 2018 @ 6:14am 
Thank you :)