What Exits Do You Hate?

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by EddieSC, Jun 28, 2011.

  1. EddieSC

    EddieSC Bobtail Member

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    I see a lot of truck stops you guys and gals hate going to, but what about exits?

    Personally, I despise exit 140 on I-40 in OKCity Ok. First off, for three miles in either direction of the exit, the road is TERRIBLE! I can't have ANYTHING open approaching that exit. Then they have it totally torn asunder right now with no accelration/deceleration lanes, cones everywhere, and those concrete walls in pretty tight. Not to mention they have a Love's, Flying J, Pilot, AND a TA all at that exit, so needless to say, it's always been a pretty busy exit when I've had to use it, which is EVERYTIME my company sends me past there since they can apparently get cheap gas there or something. I dunno but they like that exit and I hate it.

    Another fun exit I hate navigating is exit 123 on I-20 in Alabama, also know as Arkadelphia and part of Malfunction Junction Birmingham. It's only 3/4 of a mile past the 20/65 interchange and it's on the opposite side of the road headed west. So if you're doing 60(which is unheard of there...average speed is 85 on that stretch) that leaves you just 45 seconds MAX to get across 3 lanes of totally psychotic traffic. Then the roadsigns and traffic signals don't really make much sense at first glance since they look pretty randomly placed due to the layout of the ramp. Once you're off the ramp, the road is in less than pathetic shape, throwing you all around the cab and it funnels you onto this NARROW as hell bridge. Speed limit on said bridge is 45 but that's nonsense. You do 45 on that bridge and you'll lose the side of your truck! On the othr end of the bridge is a MAJOR intersection where more I-65 traffic is exiting. There's also a Pilot there with a hidden truck entrance/exit.


    I live on 78 highway, so I get to take THAT lovely exit everytime I go home.

    What other exits out there totally suck for truckers?
     
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  3. THBatMan8

    THBatMan8 Road Train Member

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    I forgot the exit number but it's I-75 exiting to US-441 in Alachua, FL. Ramp speed is 25 mph, and you don't have a lane to slow down in as the exit ramps stem right off the highway. You have to slow down to at least 35 mph while on the highway or put your truck in the ditch.

    For those in the know:

    This exit is where the main terminal is for Werner's Dollar General Southeast account.
     
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  4. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    What Exits Do You Hate?

    The ones with alarms on them......
     
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  5. djtrype

    djtrype Heavy Load Member

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    On MA-2 taking the exit for MA-110 heading to Devens. There's a Budweiser distributor there and the exit is a 25mph sharp curve. Speed limit of MA-2 is 55/60. My first load there shifted BAD! I had to restack over half the load.
     
  6. lostNfound

    lostNfound Road Train Member

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    Makes a dine & dash a lot harder.
     
  7. kid_cardiac

    kid_cardiac Medium Load Member

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    Almost any tight cloverleaf with litle merge area and fighting with those trying to get on the exit ramp ahead of you. The I-95/I-16 interchange outside of Savannah, GA, and the I-95/I-26 interchange in St. George, SC, immediately come to mind.
     
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  8. hotrod1653

    hotrod1653 Road Train Member

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    Us 54 and I-235 in Wichita... It's usally a flustercuck... :biggrin_25523: It's a demented cloverleaf. Gotta slow down to 15mph, to make the ramp. Then usally a dead stop at the top to wait on traffic.
     
  9. Hardlyevr

    Hardlyevr Road Train Member

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    The interchange from I-95 to 826 on the north side of Miami takes the cake in my book. I want to know what kind of drugs they were doing when they designed that mess.

    The short non-existant on and off ramps on I-70 in PA at PA 51 and over towards Belle Vernon, I wonder how they are even legal.

    The I-81 to I-70 ramps are short too.
     
  10. Lilbit

    Lilbit Road Train Member

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    Anything in the Twin Cities.
     
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  11. DocG

    DocG Light Load Member

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    Because of those stupid stoplights? Man, I hate those things!!!
     
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