Highway interchange
View Patent ↗A highway interchange facilitates the intersection of two or more highways or other roadways. A plurality of travel paths forming a major thoroughfare and a minor thoroughfare are connected together through a plurality of exits. For each travel path, a right turn exit and a left turn exit are provided, giving travelers the option of either continuing straight or transitioning from one thoroughfare to the other in either direction.
1. A highway interchange comprising:
a plurality of travel paths;
the plurality of travel paths comprising a first major travel path, a second major travel path, a first minor travel path and a second minor travel path;
a plurality of exits;
the first major travel path and the second major travel path being oriented parallel to and directionally opposite each other, wherein the first major travel path and the second major travel path form a major thoroughfare;
the first minor travel path and the second minor travel path being oriented parallel to and directionally opposite each other, wherein the first minor travel path and the second minor travel path form a minor thoroughfare, and wherein the plurality of travel paths are configured to intersect with each other;
the plurality of travel paths being connected to each other through the plurality of exits;
the first minor travel path traversing under the major thoroughfare;
the second minor travel path traversing over the major thoroughfare;
the plurality of exits comprising a first right turn exit, a second right turn exit, a third right turn exit and a fourth right turn exit;
the first right turn exit traversing from the first major travel path to the first minor travel path;
the second right turn exit traversing from the second major travel path to the second minor travel path;
the third right turn exit traversing from the first minor travel path to the second major travel path;
the fourth right turn exit traversing from the second minor travel path to the first major travel path;
the plurality of exits comprising a first left turn exit, a second left turn exit, a third left turn exit and a fourth left turn exit;
the first left turn exit traversing from the first major travel path to the second minor travel path;
the second left turn exit traversing from the second major travel path to the first minor travel path;
the third left turn exit traversing from the first minor travel path to the first major travel path;
the fourth left turn exit traversing from the second minor travel path to the second major travel path;
the first minor travel path and the second minor travel path each comprising a medial intersection portion;
the medial intersection portion of the first minor travel path being positioned beneath the major thoroughfare, wherein the medial intersection portion of the first minor travel path is positioned beneath the first major travel path and the second major travel path;
the medial intersection portion of the second minor travel path being positioned above the major thoroughfare, wherein the medial intersection portion of the second minor travel path is positioned above the first major travel path and the second major travel path;
the first left turn exit traversing from the first major travel path to the medial intersection portion of the second minor travel path;
the second left turn exit traversing from the second major travel path to the medial intersection portion of the first minor travel path;
the third left turn exit traversing from the medial intersection portion of the first minor travel path to the first major travel path; and
the fourth left turn exit traversing from the medial intersection portion of the second minor travel path to the second major travel path.