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Ken Eikert <eik@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> Scott M. Kozel wrote:
> 
> [regards the I-495 Capital Beltway]
> 
> > Of the 64 miles, 50 miles was 6 lanes initially, and 14 miles was 4
> > lanes.  Now all of the Beltway has 8 lanes except for 4 miles of 6-lane.
> 
> Does the Beltway have any lengthy stretches with more than
> 8 continuous lanes?

Well actually my data needs slight revision.  One mile of the Beltway
from GW Parkway in Virginia to Clara Barton Parkway in Maryland,
including the American Legion Bridge, has 10 lanes.

Also, the Beltway has 10 lanes from US 1 to MD 650, basically one mile
on either side of the I-95 north interchange

Of course, neither of these is a "lengthy stretch".

> Atlanta's I-285, a road very similar in character to I-495
> (and almost identical in total length), has 10 continuous
> lanes for the 13 miles between I-75 and I-85 on the northside
> (plus the occassional extra exit-only lane).

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Philadelphia and Delaware Valley
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