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Trumpet interchanges have been used where one highway terminates at another
highway. These involve at least one loop ramp connecting traffic either entering or
leaving the terminating expressway with the far lanes of the continuous highway.
Trumpet interchanges are named as such due to their resemblance to trumpets.
The bell of a trumpet can be seen where the terminating highway begins to interchange
with the continuous highway, and the resemblance to the tubing is seen along the
connecting loop ramps.
Occasionally a third ramp can be routed around the loop instead of one of the
non-looping ramps. A vehicle will therefore diverge from the continuous highway, cross
it, turn 270 degrees left and cross the continuous highway again (or vice versa if the
ramp is for traffic turning off the continuous highway). An example of this is where
the Kingsway Tunnel terminates on the A59 in Liverpool, England - because of the steep
gradient of the tunnel approach there was insufficient space for a simple left-turning
ramp.
The diamond interchange uses less space than most types of freeway
interchange, and avoids the interweaving traffic flows that occur in
interchanges such as the cloverleaf. Thus, diamond interchanges are
most effective in areas where traffic is light and a more expensive
interchange type is not needed. But where traffic volumes are higher,
the two intersections within the interchange often feature additional
traffic control measures such as traffic lights and extra lanes dedicated
to turning traffic.
5.) (Four Level Interchange of Arroyo Seco Parkway and Highway 101,
looking north-east from Downtown Los Angeles)