Meldy, years ago, when the Springfield interchange was fairly simple, it still spooked us when we'd use it to head south to the Outer Banks--and coming home was usually worse than going. More than once, we ended up in D.C. or took the Beltway the long way around to Rockville. Now that we live in WV, I feel like "country come to town" even when we go to Rockville. I seriously doubt I'd want to try that interchange, now--even without a storm or high winds. BTW, the storm you mentioned missed us, but we had a doozy, last night.

I shudder when I see that interchange. We used to drive on business trips here in CA, it was fine until they built an interchange with a very high and steep "C" curve, it was so unnerving that we took the long way around.
The old covered bridges were usually made of wood, and they built the cover to protect the bridge surface from the elements.

Louisville, KY, has Spaghetti Junction. I64, I65, I71 as well as 31W and the bypass are going over 2 bridges over the Ohio, a stonethrow from each other and in the mix various access and exit roads to downtown, since it is in downtown.
The Interstates all go over the Ohio, what fun.

I know the original covered bridges were meant to preserve the wood used as roadway; I think that's why I always wonder at the newer uncovered bridges. There seems to always be a [local] bridge being re-paved or re-surfaced due to weather-wear, at a costs that run close or into 7-digit dollars each time. So why wouldn't a cover of some sort would extend the life of the modern road surface just as it extended the life of the wood in the old bridges? Not to mention providing protection from ice and snow.

I checked and foud that they are still building covered bridges. USA's longest covered bridge, the Smolen-Gulf Bridge, Ohio. Built in 2008.
Take a ride below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ride a covered bridge.

Thanks for the link, liked the bridge and the video almost felt like old times and my old BMW.

Thanks for the link,

It will be fascinating to see the ten-year cost of upkeep compared to a non-covered bridge.