The Big I can also refer to Independence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina Independence High School (or, The Big I) is a high school in Mint Hill, North Carolina, southeast of Charlotte. ...

A portion of the Big I from the northwest, in a photo taken from a surface road.

Big I is the name of the freeway interchange where I-25 and I-40 intersect in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the busiest interchange in the state, handling an average of 300,000 vehicles per day. The Big I was originally built in 1966 with left exits designed to handle 60,000 vehicles per day. By the late 1990s, however, it could no longer handle Albuquerque's increasing traffic flows and needed to be replaced. Construction work on a new interchange began in June 2000 and lasted until May 2002. The reconstruction, which was the largest public works project ever undertaken in New Mexico, cost $291 million and took just over three years to complete (including the design process). Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 221 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of the Big I from a surface road, aiming southeasterly. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 221 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photo of the Big I from a surface road, aiming southeasterly. ... In the field of road transport, a road junction is a place where two or more roads either meet or cross. ... Interstate 25 is an interstate highway in the western United States. ... Interstate 40 is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ... This article is about the largest city of New Mexico. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

The new Big I is a five-level stack interchange capable of handling 400,000 vehicles per day. It has eight main flyover bridges, which were constructed from 663 concrete segments precast at the site, as well as 47 smaller bridges. The largest flyover bridge, which connects southbound I-25 to eastbound I-40, is 2504 feet long, 85 feet high, and made up of 206 individual concrete segments. A stack interchange is a free-flowing junction between two or more roads that allows turning in all directions. ... Overpass in East Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. Flyover in Miami Beach, Florida An overpass (In UK, India, Hong Kong flyover) is a bridge, road or similar structure that crosses over another road. ... This article is about the construction material. ...

External links

• Albuquerque Tricentennial website
• American Segmental Bridge Institute website
• Google Maps Image of the Big I