Like the host of this podcast I too grew up in the Hartford area, and the city was always spoken about with ambivalence at best, disdain at worst. I never understood why but seeing these images and listening to this podcast made me realize how completely and utterly fucked it's history is. Robert Moses was truly the devil
This is true, but I-84 is on another level. In both directions there are sections where multiple lanes on the right-hand side are exit-only, meaning you have to move over multiple times to avoid getting off the highway entirely. This is particularly true when entering 84 W from 91 S, which requires moving over at least twice within about a mile or so, and twice more if you intend to use one of the left-hand exits (yes, there are multiple exits off the left-hand side of 84).
Add to that the fact that the road is one of the most sharply curved roads in any major city, and the fact that the 50 mph speed limit through there is a total joke (people drive like it's a 65 limit anyway), and it's truly worse than almost all roads outside of LA.