Whenever we do run our rounds of shopping at Costco Wholesale, Whole Foods Market and Trader Joe's in Atlanta, we have to drive 242 km or 150 miles; one way.
Due to very heavy traffic on our way home on Monday, I could finally send my location via WhatsApp from Spaghetti Junction in Atlanta, Georgia/USA.
Spaghetti Junction ranked worst truck bottleneck in America - just click on pink link.
Spaghetti Junction ranked worst truck bottleneck in America - just click on pink link.
Yes, it is called the WORST Truck Bottleneck in the Nation!
It always has been quite impressive to drive here! Mind boggling...
We did 13 miles or 20 km in 40 minutes time from our start at Whole Foods on Roswell Rd.
Of course I have to avoid driving south on I-85 as a segment has collapsed there two weeks ago today.
A miracle that no one got injured when it collapsed!
MASSIVE Fire on I-85 Near Atlanta (Bridge Collapses) - link to video.
State Of Emergency After Atlanta Bridge Collapse | NBC Nightly News - link to short video showing also the non-combustibles that got stored under this bridge.
Today, April 13, President Trump meets with I-85 bridge first responders.
It was a great honor to welcome Atlanta's heroic first responders to the White House this afternoon! - click pink link.
President Donald J. Trump has promised $ 10,000,000.00 to help rebuild this section.
It is estimated that by mid June it should be open again.
Meanwhile we have to weave our way through spaghetti junction, at least on my way out of Atlanta!
Going north, I do know some local roads to bypass the collapsed I-85 segment.
This is in satellite view from where I was.
Mind boggling to see that many roads going over each other.
Feeling sorry for those truck drivers that have to deliver almost all what we eat and what we consume!
May your road be always safe and even with some slow or still standing traffic, as long as no accidents occur; we can be happy!
I made it home in 3 hours on Monday, not bad and our felines did not have to wait long for their supper.
This also explains why I enjoy a stay at the Hyatt Place Atlanta/Duluth/Johns Creek in-between driving home, as mentioned in my previous post! I'd rather be walking their Scenic Walking Trail around the Community Lake instead of sitting in this Spaghetti Junction!
Thanks for your visit.
14-01 Atlanta #01: GA-400 to I-85 South to Downtown at Twilight - This is exactly the route I follow, when coming back from Costco, going home to the south...
Love to drive it!
You can view it in this very short video above (pink link).
The Connector is 12-16 lanes of mayhem which can be intimidating for those not used to this kind of road and traffic.
That is quite a complex road system. I know many people who refuse to drive on highways because of roads and overpasses like that. We don't have anything like that in Kuwait, just stupid drivers. Yesterday, on my way back from the hospital, a lady just stopped in the left lane, the car behind her suddenly stopped and by the time I realized what was happening, it was too late. So now I'm without a car. And in this country, the person at the back is usually at fault. Turns out the lady said she stopped because she saw a small kitten in the road. :/ No sign of the kitten, and her car got the least amount of damage of the three. I just have to keep reminding myself it is only a car. :(
ReplyDeleteHello Mariette, Driving in Atlanta sounds like my worst nightmare! Your photos are quite impressive, though. I am glad you made it through, safe and sound. You also make me realize how lucky we are in Cleveland where major shopping centers and malls are only a few miles apart, even though that is not my favorite kind of shopping!
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Dear Mariette - like Jim, Spaghetti Junction Atlanta looks a total nightmare to me, and makes my own shopping trip pottering along country roads very simple in comparison. Well done to you for coping so well with such a huge networks of roads, I am sure that I would find myself travelling along the wrong lane.
ReplyDeleteLiebe Mariette,
ReplyDeleteeinen guten Karfreitag wünscht dir
Elisabeth
Dearest Mariette,
ReplyDeletewishing you and Pieter a wonderful Easter Weekend!
Sending Love and hugs and blessings, Claudia xo
PPpf dit zou niets voor mij zijn, ik wordt al misselijk als ik in de buurt van Rotterdam of Den Haag kom als 'passagier' vreselijk, die verkeers Kathedralen...
ReplyDeleteMoet er ook niet aan denken om even 'op en neer' boodschappen te gaan doen in Parijs, want dat wat jij moet rijden zou dan zo zijn voor mij...
P.S. fijne Paasdagen
ReplyDeleteWow, I can imagine the nightmare of a wreck on the upper level causing a drop down to a lower level. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter, Mariette!
Cheers,
Debbie
Dear Mariette,
ReplyDeleteWe have a Spaghetti junction here in Auckland and probably not as big as your system but do know if there is an accident it can impact the traffic in a big way.
Happy Easter dear friend to you and Pieter.
Hugs
Carolyn
Wow what a complicated junction and a nightmare to drive! Have a wonderful Easter Mariette.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh I remember getting stuck at spaghetti junction long time ago. It's a nightmare indeed!
ReplyDeleteJust having connecting flights in Atlanta! Oh my..that airport!
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