{"id":657,"date":"2014-04-03T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-02T20:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/?p=657"},"modified":"2020-09-20T14:50:13","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T04:50:13","slug":"12-amazing-and-daunting-junctions-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driverknowledgetests.com\/resources\/12-amazing-and-daunting-junctions-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"12 amazing and daunting junctions around the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following 12 junctions are some of the most complex to drive anywhere in the world. Make sure you know your intersection rules<\/a> before trying to drive through them. Let\u2019s start with our four best ones in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne<\/span><\/p>\n

M4 and M7 junction, Sydney<\/h2>\n

\"m4-m7-sydney\"<\/p>\n

Australia doesn\u2019t have a huge number of complex junctions like the UK or USA, but one of our best is the M4 and M7 junction which, for added complexity, has to negotiate Wallgrove Rd running parallel with the M7. Ironically it\u2019s right next to Eastern Creek, Sydney\u2019s motorsport park.<\/p>\n

London Circuit and State Circle, Canberra<\/h2>\n

\"london-circuit-canberra\"<\/p>\n

\"state-circle-canberra\"<\/p>\n

These two roads are separated by a bridge across Lake Burley Griffin. State Circle surrounds Capital Hill, while the London Circuit surrounds City Hill.<\/p>\n

Monash-Eastlink intersection, Melbourne.<\/h2>\n

\"monash-eastline-melbourne\"<\/p>\n

The M3 (Eastlink Toll road) and M1 (Monash Freeway) come together in a bunch of sweeping off-ramps and on-ramps in Dandenong North. You can read about the history of the Monash Freeway here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Central Motorway Junction (Spaghetti Junction), Auckland<\/h2>\n

\"spaghetti-junction-auckland\"<\/p>\n

Just across the ditch, the intersection of the Northern (SH1), Northwestern (SH16) and Southern Motorways (SH1) in Auckland is a complex affair, not least because if you pick the wrong exit you might end up on the Harbour Bridge going north when you really meant to go south. It\u2019s also a major bottleneck carrying well over 200,000 vehicles per day that will be alleviated by the Western Ring Route in 2017.<\/p>\n

It was designed in the 1960s with most of its links built in the 1970s, in the process removing whole suburbs \u2013 a total of 15,000 houses and 50,000 people moved away forcing the closure of two schools and the decline of trade in the inner city for years. The final sections were opened in 2006, connecting the Northwestern Motorway eastbound (SH16) to the Northern Motorway northbound (SH1) over the Harbour Bridge.<\/p>\n

The Magic Roundabout, Swindon, UK<\/h2>\n

\"magic-roundabout-swindon\"<\/p>\n

With five roundabouts grouped into one massive roundabout drivers have to make the right lane selection otherwise they end up facing in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n

It was constructed in 1972. The five roundabouts effectively form two concentric circles, the innermost travelling anticlockwise around the centre, and the outermost travelling clockwise.<\/p>\n

Persiaran Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah , Putrajaya, Malaysia<\/h2>\n

\"putrajaya-malaysia-largest-roundabout\"<\/p>\n

This is the world\u2019s largest and longest roundabout \u2013 the Persiaran Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah. It was completed in 1999, its diameter is 3.5km and it surrounds three major landmarks<\/p>\n