spaghetti junction

noun

1. an interchange, usually between motorways, in which there are a large number of underpasses and overpasses and intersecting roads used by a large volume of high-speed traffic

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaghetti junction¹

C20: from the nickname of the Gravelly Hill Interchange, Birmingham, where the M6, A38M, A38, and A5127 intersect

Example Sentences

MPs on the Education Select Committee have said the government's efforts to help children catch up amounted to "a spaghetti junction of funding".

From BBC

It adds the current "spaghetti junction" of confusing funding should be replaced by giving money directly to the schools and areas that need it most.

From BBC

If you’ve spent much time on Interstate 25 recently or traveled through Greeley’s spaghetti junction at U.S.

From Washington Times

When I crossed the complicated mass of roads known as spaghetti junction into Erdington six weeks ago, I found myself in a district torn by its political affiliations.

From The Guardian

The worst bottleneck in the country is in Atlanta, where northbound Interstate 85 conspires with Interstate 285 to snarl traffic in what’s known as “spaghetti junction.”

From Washington Post