Cancelled and Proposed Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes

Cancelled Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes in Altamasstachia

Highway revolts (or freeway revolts) have occurred in cities and regions across the United States, and these protests date back to the 1950s, when neighborhood activists in cities such as Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, & Washington, D.C. became aware of the effect that construction of controlled-access highways and other high-capacity, high-speed throughfares was having on local neighborhoods. Effective urban public opposition to many freeways/expressways/highways was raised, and led to the modification or outright cancellation of many proposed routes, and this continued into the 1970s as concerns over the energy crisis and rising fuel costs led to many urban communities keeping freeway construction and proposals in check (as well as a growing environmentalist movement).

While the Altamasstachia Department of Transportation (ATDoT) had begun constructing the state's freeway network in earnest in the 1940s (largely fueled by the post-World War II expansion and the American automotive industry) as its state-owned, funded & maintained counterpart to the national Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (with many cities and rural areas/communities participating), Altamasstachia's freeway network was drawn up without considering local interests in most urbanized areas as the construction and operation of the state freeway network was considered a major state infrastructure/defense component and therefore outweighed local concerns. Freeway revolts in Altamasstachia lasted from the late 1950s to the early 1970s and were primarily focused in the Olympia-Esteban, San Gerardo Bravo-Battaglia, St. Ann, Heston and Creighton metropolitan areas. In 1958, Luthra County passed a county law prohibiting the construction and maintenance of roads with three or more lanes each way of traffic and speed limits higher than 55 mph, which caused any and all proposed freeway routes that would have entered Luthra County (and or serving Luthra City) to be cancelled. There remain abruptly terminating freeway alignments and short stretches of freeways that constitute evidence of larger-scale projects which were never completed in the Olympia, San Gerardo Bravo and St. Ann metropolitan areas, and there remains continued debate for new controlled-access freeways to this day, with ATDoT often reaching a finalized compromise to build these routes as at-grade expressways, avenues or boulevards instead.

A map of the freeway network in the Olympia metropolitan area, with proposed freeways that were eventually cancelled shown in orange (click to enlarge).

Cancelled Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes in the Olympia Metropolitan Area

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 195 - Was planned to be extended north from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 210 in Concordia Glen to Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 255 in Kellogg Park. These plans were first announced in 1958 and were ultimately cancelled in 1966 due to heavy opposition.

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 210 - Was planned to be extended westward from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 55 in South Rhawnsville to the junction of Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 10 and Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 310 in Kissintaner. Was planned from 1948 to 1963, and was one of the main targets of freeway revolts around the Olympia metropolitan area, as the cities of New Bethpage and South Springs greatly objected to the freeway's extension, and this project was cancelled in 1965.

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 455 - Was planned to be extended south from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 255 in Justinian City to Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 55 in Olympia. One of the main target of the freeway revolts around the Olympia metropolitan area, the freeway was planned from 1948 to 1959, and would have cut through the heart of Olympia's northern neighborhoods (and would have barely missed the Camille Row neighborhood), thus this was a heavily controversial proposal. Cancelled in 1960.

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 855 - Also known as the Wetsitburrell Loop, would have encircled Wetsitburrell. Proposed off and on from 1949-1960, and from 1964-1972.

A map of the freeway network in the San Gerardo Bravo metropolitan area, with proposed freeways that were eventually cancelled shown in orange (click to enlarge).

Cancelled Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes in the San Gerardo Bravo Metropolitan Area

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 876 - Also known as the San Urbina Extension, was planned to be extended eastward from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 276 in San Urbina to Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 676 in San Urbina. Planned from 1964 to 1975, and was cancelled in 1975 due to heavy opposition.

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 2276 - Would have ran from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 376 in Casa Vickery to the junction of Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 376 and Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 1376 in South San Gerardo Bravo. Was planned from 1952-1970, ultimately being cancelled in 1972 due to public opposition. The routing currently exists as Altamasstachia State Highway 2276, which is a three-lane, undivided, unlimited-access highway for its entire length with at-grade intersections and no interchanges.

A map of the freeway network in the St. Ann metropolitan area, with proposed freeways that were eventually cancelled shown in orange (click to enlarge).

Cancelled Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes in the St. Ann Metropolitan Area

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 12 - Was planned to be extended west from its current western terminus at Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 11 in Lethbridge to Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 10 in Clearwater Straights. Proposed from 1958 to 1965 and was cancelled in 1966 due to heavy opposition concerning the extension. The proposed westward extension of Route 12, as well as the proposed Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 218, were the focal point of freeway revolts in the St. Ann area during the 1960s.

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 218 - Also known as the St. Ann Southern Inner Belt, would have run from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 18 nearby the Berwyn Industrial Park to Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 18 in West St. Ann. Heavily controversial, the freeway was proposed in 1956 and was cancelled in 1965. Along with a proposed extension of Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 12, the St. Ann Southern Inner Belt was the focal point of freeway revolts in the St. Ann metropolitan area during the 1960s.

A map of the freeway network in the Heston metropolitan area, with proposed freeways that were eventually cancelled shown in orange (click to enlarge).

Cancelled Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes in the Heston Metropolitan Area

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 217 - Also known as the Allandale West Bypass, would have ran from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 17 in Bernheimer Grove to Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 17 in Allandale. Proposed from 1959 to 1984, and was ultimately cancelled in 1984.

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 820 - Also known as the Heston Southern Bypass, would have ran from Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 20 west of Whitecorn City to Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 20 between Richfield Heights and Teagarden Corner. Proposed from 1966 to 1987 and was ultimately cancelled in 1988. A revived proposal of the routing has been in existence since 2015.

Proposed Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes in Altamasstachia

As of 2021, there are proposed extensions to two of the Altamasstachia State Freeway Routes in the San Gerardo Bravo metropolitan area, shown in dark blue (click to enlarge).

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 176 - Route 176 is planned to be extended eastward from South San Gerardo Bravo to Allied City via the July Bay Tunnel (the tunnel began construction in 2007 and was completed in 2020 – it is the longest underwater highway tunnel in the world at 37.85 miles or 60.913 kilometers). Major upgrades to the current proposed routing from the current eastern terminus of Route 176 to the tunnel portal are currently being studied and if approved, construction would start in 2025 with an estimated year of completion in 2029.

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 1576 - Route 1576 is planned to be extended eastward from Ponce de Gabriel to the Route 76 and Route 476 interchange in Monte Alberro via a second July Bay Tunnel. A second tunnel crossing of July Bay has been planned since the late 1980s and construction would begin in 2031, with a targeted completion date in 2044. The Second July Bay Tunnel Crossing, as it is tentatively known as, would be the longest underwater tunnel crossing of any kind in the world at 51.25 miles or 82.47 kilometers long, and there would be three road connections from the Altamasstachia mainland to San Gerardo Bravo Island.

As of 2021, there is a proposed Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 820 in the Heston metropolitan area, shown in dark blue (click to enlarge).

Altamasstachia State Freeway Route 820 - Originally proposed from 1966 to 1987, the Heston Southern Bypass has seen a revival by ATDoT and regional planners, who brought forth the revived proposal in 2015. If approved, construction would start in 2022 and be completed by 2030.