One thing about 95: it actually doesn't hit Boston. It was originally designed to, but highway revolts stopped it. Instead it's diverted into a ring road around the city, running concurrently with 128. The corridor that was already cleared for it in the southwest was turned into a rail corridor, and now serves the Orange Line, commuter rail, and Amtrak.
Interstate 287 was supposed to be extended to Long Island via the Long Island Sound bridge, but protests and environmental concerns caused the proposal to be canceled. This is why NY 135 connects with only Interstate 495. NY 135 should be rebranded as Interstate 995 or be demolished entirely.
You can go into Downtown Boston by switch from I-95 to I-93, that for this piece is EAST of I-95 "breaking" the normal numbering rule, which then crosses I-95 (putting it to its proper west) and then going on north to the interior of New Hampshire.
Need a correction. Eastern portion of I-94 doesn't end in Detroit, Michigan but continues north-eastward to Port Huron, Michigan. You'll need to add another 63 miles to I-94s total.
Interstate 10 in Texas is 887 miles. Mile marker 887 is the highest numbered mile marker on the Interstate Highway system. When entering Texas from New Mexico, the first mileage sign is El Paso 18, Beaumont 860 😎
@@Vincent-ke5zn even north to south is amazingly long. I often make the drive to denver Colorado and back from south texas and like 80 percent of the trip is just getting out of Texas. From my my house to the moment I finally cross out the state line is an 11 hour drive, and that's if I don't hit traffic on i35
Excellent video! I didn't read all the comments so not sure it was mentioned but the story of I-95's missing link around Philly is a fascinating one. The whole story could fill a book but interstate highway geeks like some of your viewers and me likely know the basics. I lived there for 36 years and, until just 4 years ago I-95 did not go all the way from Maine to Florida. Because NJ chose not to build their portion of 95, it was rerouted onto the northern portion of the NJ Tpke, leaving a gap between PA and NJ around Trenton. When the connection from 95 to the PA Tpke was finally (albeit partially) completed in 2018 (which wasn't originally built because of the Interstate's original prohibition on connecting a free road with a toll road), I-95 was finally continuous up and down the East Coast.
476 is very important to the Philly metro area it makes it incredibly easy to get from Delco (Delaware County) up to Northeast PA. I live in South Jersey and frequently use the blue route which is the southern section of 476.
@B Sm I live in Montgomery County and usually take the Commodore Barry when we go to Ocean City. Easier than going through the neverending construction around Allegheny Ave on I-95 and then fighting traffic on the Walt Whitman
476 is the main way we get into the philly metro area! I used it to get to US 322 to meet up with friends multiple times in the past year, and it's a really fast way over to US-202 in KoP (if you can survive the interchange first try lol). My friends use it to get to State College and I've used it to get to I81 once or twice.
Interesting bit of Trivia: Interstate 90 begins at T-Mobile Park in Seattle (home of the Mariners) and ends near Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox). Fenway Park is on I-90, just before I-90 ducks into the Big Dig. Along the way, it passes Comiskey Park in Chicago (home of the White Sox) and Progressive Field in Cleveland, home of the...Guardians.
@@rurexdane5089 just as the home stadium for the Mariners is still "The Safe" (a nickname for Safeco Field) in the minds and hearts of Seattle fans...who cares about corporate naming rights? 😅
@@brentboswell1294 as far as I know Yankee Stadium, Fenway park, Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are the last original names in the MLB. Lambeau field and Soldier field are the last original stadium names in the NFL. Everyone else sold out to corporate greed.
1:30 476 "the Blue Route" was originally meant to run from I-95 in Chester PA, and for years it terminated with ramps to Chemical Rd in Plymouth Township (Plymouth Meeting) in Montgomery County. Later, 476 was tied into the PA Turnpike via a new interchange labeled the Mid-County Interchange. This replaced the original interchange with the Northeast Extension (PA route 9). So when that opened, the 476 designation was extended all the way up the Northeast Extension of the Turnpike. That's how 476 attained its final length.
Multiple signed routes might be an interesting video topic. Like in Idaho there is a stretch where I-84/US 20-26-30 and ID-51 all share the same stretch of road for several miles.
As someone who’s lived right off the 10 in So. Cal for his entire life I never knew it went straight to Jacksonville. That sounds like a fun road trip.
I was as young as 10 years old when I started getting into highways. At the same time. my Bay Area resident self learned that I-80 goes from SF to (almost) NYC.
The first freeway in Texas, the Gulf Freeway section of I-45 between Houston and Galveston was started in the early 1950's. Construction is still under way!
It still amazes me how long I-90 is. Washingtonian born and raised and I’ve driving from Seattle to Bozeman. But I went to Chicago once and went on I-90 from O’Hare to downtown and it was weird knowing that that’s I-90 and I can drive that one road back to Seattle. And eventually I can drive it to the cut off to get to my hometown in eastern Washington
Interstate 94 doesn't actually end in Detroit you might be thinking of Interstate 96 (which *does* end in Detroit)... it continues NE for another 45 miles or so to Port Huron, joining up with Interstate 69 just west of the city, before ending at the Blue Water Bridge pair, where they become Ontario Highway 402 after crossing the border... Interstate 40 might be getting longer in the medium- to long-range future because CalTrans has been wanting to extend it west to I-5 at Bakersfield (by upgrading California Highway 58) for a good while now, but there's no official timetable for this, and funds are hard to come by and not allocated..
Growing up in Massachusetts, I’ve always known I-90 as the Mass Pike. When I first found out how long it actually was, it blew my mind! Also 495 in Massachusetts is such an important highway, it connects the North & South Shores without having to go into Boston and is the primary connection between the Cape & the rest of MA. Given the explosive growth in the Boston area, this also serves as the outer boundary of the Greater Boston area.
same here i only realized how long it was on my way to pittsfield and it said “highest place east of montana” or some crap and I was like holy moly i thought this thing ended at the hudson
I never realized the jersey turnpike is just i-95. Alot of interstates are named like that and I never realized it. I-80 is just "the Ohio turnpike" all the way thru Ohio
Great video! I did for a moment wonder why you didn't talk about Interstate 5 on the west coast- but when I Googled its length - It's only 1, 381 miles - so It wouldn't have cracked your top 10. Who knew?
Perhaps I-25 would’ve made the list if it made its way up into Montana. But the only way it would make sense is to be concurrent with I-90 and split off at the I-94 interchange in Billings, becoming a more northwest/southeast alternative corridor to Great Falls. No point in that right now though
I-287 serves different purposes along it's route, mostly as a connector between other interstates (I-87, I-80, I-78, I-95). I wouldn't exactly say it bypasses traffic, it still gets really bad during rush hours. Although it's a half-belt, a lot of commuters still use it to get to other roads that go into the city, like I-80.
Better than the Garden State parkway with it's 25cent toll baskets back in the day. Rt 17 used to have a traffic light,only one but it still created a mess.
Amazingly Kansas City is where two of the longest Interstate highway in America cross North-South and East-West. With I-29 and I-49 both ending their border-spanning routes (Pembra, North Dakota to Lafayette, Louisiana respectively) Kansas City is the actual Transportation Heart of Americs.
I used to live directly adjacent to the Seattle terminus of I-90. I was always impressed by the fact that I could go visit friends who live in Boston via the road outside my apartment.
Interstate 69 will run from Port Huron to Brownsville and will be joined by two auxiliary routes that will run to Laredo and McAllen named 69W and 69C.
5:42 I-70 does NOT take the same path you highlighted through the rocky mountains. I see some other comments that also are correcting mistakes, please make sure all the information is right in your video or watch it over before you post. Thank you!
Quick comment on I-94 and I-90: the majority of their routes in Wisconsin is the combined route of I-39, I-94, and I-90 from the northern Merrimac exit, where I-39 joins from Stevens Point, and southern Madison, where I-49 breaks off to Milwaukee.
I-10 in Texas is actually the longest distance an interstate travels in a single state at 880 miles, 500 of which is the dreadful drive between El Paso and San Antonio, which I regard as one of the most boring and enduring drives in the entire country.
I've done I-80 from El Paso to Dan Antonio twice, and am inclined to agree with you. It makes the boring stretches through Arizona seem quick and interesting.
1:18 - Most of this is know as the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, numbered PA-9 from about 1975-1995. When a new expressway to Chester PA (I-95) was finally completed, the PA Tpk adopted the I-476 number.
You neglected to mention I-275, located in the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area, as the longest complete beltway in the USA. It is 83 miles in length. Otherwise, good job.
I-95 is THE most painful part of living in Connecticut 😭 speaking of which, not sure exactly how you could implement this into a video but you should do something about Connecticut highways! We’re one of the last states to use sequential instead of mile-based numbers- I didn’t even realize that wasn’t the norm until I started driving outside the state!
I guess they got to match up with the rest of the world but New Haven to Enfield on 91 is only c. 60 miles and there are 49 exits. Greenwich to Stonington on 95 is c. 111 miles and there 93 exits. (Not sure about 84) Not like you have to worry about being stuck miles from an exit when you need gas/bathroom etc.
I’ve run the entirety of all of these routes. I90 is my favorite especially between Wyoming and Washington, but 70 through Colorado to this DAY scares me
I-196 from Benton Harbor to Grand Rapids is 80.8 miles long making it the longest three digit interstate that starts with an odd number (known as a spur, three digit interstates that start with an even number are known as bypasses)
I-35 does the same thing in the twin cities as it does in Dallas / Ft.Worth - it splits into an I-35E and an I-35W going through Minneapolis and Saint Paul.. but I guess the geographic spread of the city isn't as big as the southern example..
Same here but my stretch is from Orange County to Los Angeles. Sometimes I take it WAY up north when going to visit family in San Jose though. Those trips are fun because you can open up to like 120mph and nobody cares lol
M/C border to C/O border 797 miles. C/O to O/W boarder 308 miles. O/W to W/C border 277 miles. =1381 miles Also I-84 from Portland OR to Echo UT 796 miles.
287 serves Rutgers university New Brunswick via exits 8-10. 476 can also form a Stroudsburg bypass when combined with I-78 from I-80 exit 277. 287 ends at I-95 Twice Edison, NJ and Rye, NY. I-95 has the longest Express local roadway setup from Exit 6 PA Turnpike to the Bronx Western Spur Express Eastern Spur Local from Newark to Ridgefield Park.
Nice list. I’ve probably driven 40-50% of all the routes shown in this video despite having never lived in the US. The only one I’ve completely driven from end to end is I-94.
Can you do the 10 longest auxiliary (triple digit) interstate highway designated as triple digit interstates. Here are the examples: 1). I-476 for 131 miles between Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Scranton Pennsylvania. 2). I-495 for 120 miles to bypass Boston Massachusetts. 3). Future I-569 for 95 miles (Western Kentucky Parkway) between the junction of I-69 & I-169 near Nortonville to I-65 in Elizabethtown Kentucky.
Re I-95 and the Northeast Megalopolos - there are stretches of forest and exurbs between Wilmingro DE & Baltimore, and between (greater) Boston and New Haven CT, where 95 was pushed between towns and if an exit wasn't built, no new village appeared.
To expand on your point, back in the era before the Interstate highway was constructed, here in Cin City (Cincinnati, OH) USA you could take U.S. 22 all the way to NYC, while U.S. 50 ran all the way to SF (it now ends in Sacramento where it dead ends into I-80)......
Beaver can you talk about the traffic in Baton Rouge, La in your next traffic video. Every time I go there the traffic is worse the Shreveport and New Orleans combined. Can you please investigate this for me.
I was from Louisiana and went to LSU before defecting to Texas. I can say that the problem with Interstate congestion in Louisiana cities (especially Baton Rouge and Lake Charles) is that the politicians want to argue where to put new bridges and what sort they will be for at least 40 years before any dirt flies. Nobody has the [spherical parts] to make a decision!
I look forwards to seeing your new video every weekend! Always interesting. When I finally retire, I'm going to have to visit as many of these lovely roadways and places as I can!
One thing I noticed for your I-80 section in Ohio 7:41-7:47 , you followed the intended routing for I-80, and not the actual routing. The Actual routing goes much closer to Cleveland, and connects with 90 Elyria and Lorain.
495 is such an important highway in the merrimack valley where i live, traffic is always heavy and provides us only one of 2 interstates the 650,000 people in this area have access to
There are many reasons which work together that made the US the current only superpower, and will likely be unless/until we destroy ourselves. One main reason is the highway system. This is why infrastructure is crucial to the US' continued success!
If your not careful on I-95 through Trenton,Princeton,Philly area, you'll find yourself on the Turnpike. I-95 was never finished through there and its really weird to drive.
VA born n’ raised, since I’ve been driving (only 23 years of age) I’ve driven on I95, I64, I75, I10, I40, I24, and I65. Of all these my favorite is I95 but heading southbound only because when I was kid and even now I always enjoy visiting the FL, seeing “South of the border”,seeing the palmettos as I get further south and the rural lowlands, the state welcome signs, and just going further south during the winter season to enjoy the mild winters. Who knows my opinion could change overtime, I will say I don’t like I95 going North bound towards DC/NOVA and further north. As of now I live in SE VA and use I64 to commute to work north and south bound.
I do not enjoy 35 through Austin and Dallas area. Same goes for 75 through Atlanta. Never been on most of the others myself. Love these type of videos 👏✌️
Always soo busy. Even though the majority of that route is rural land, it gets so much traffic that it's like driving on an urban highway the whole time. Texas won't stop growing explosively
My experience driving through Atlanta is rather peculiar. Almost always rush hour within a few miles of the I-285 beltway interchanges, but on I-75 downtown has usually been relatively smooth sailing. Maybe not having truck traffic through downtown helps out quite a bit
@@nicholasselke5214 That's strange. Atlanta has a thriving downtown, right? Ik it's a sprawling urban area, but i would still assume with the cultural power Atlanta proper has, it would get more traffic downtown
@@lazygongfarmer2044 It is busy at times.... but Semi-trucks are not allowed on I-75 through downtown, They have to take another route. Which makes the drive a lot nicer.
I started to watch this video, as I have driven most of the Interstates mentioned. In particular, I10. It starts in Santa Monica, CA (where it is known as the Santa Monica Freeway), heads east through downtown Los Angeles, on through San Bernardino and north of Palm Springs, and then to the Arizona border. It travels through Phoenix and Tucson, then into New Mexico, then southeast to El Paso, TX. From there, of course, on eastward to Florida.
@6:54 - I40 through TN is a long stretch. We did that the other day from Dallas. It seemed like we were never getting out of TN. We were on that interstate for 421 miles before going from 40 to 81 through Tri-cities into VA.
I believe I-90 does not go through Milwaukee when it goes through Wisconsin, I-94 does. I-90 goes south from Madison and down through Beloit WI to Rockford IL, then it cuts over towards Chicago.
I have a video suggestion you might like and I think it fits your channel very well. Make a top 48 (can also be top 50) of what is the longest interstate within a state.
Would be interesting but Alaska and Hawaii would technically be Intrastate not Interstate Highways.😁 Alaska it would be the AlCan from the Canadian border to Fairbanks then then the Glenn from there to Anchorage. Might be first or second to I-10 in Texas, forgot I-90 in Montana.
I've been on all of those 2-digit Interstates at one time or another, since I was a commercial driver for four years. I've been on every foot of I-75, I-94, and I-70. And almost all of I-90, except for the part east of I-495 to its bitter end in Boston. Almost all of I-80, except for downtown San Francisco. Shortest Interstate I've driven: I-587 in Kingston, NY. It's about 2 miles long.
One thing about 95: it actually doesn't hit Boston. It was originally designed to, but highway revolts stopped it. Instead it's diverted into a ring road around the city, running concurrently with 128. The corridor that was already cleared for it in the southwest was turned into a rail corridor, and now serves the Orange Line, commuter rail, and Amtrak.
Interstate 287 was supposed to be extended to Long Island via the Long Island Sound bridge, but protests and environmental concerns caused the proposal to be canceled. This is why NY 135 connects with only Interstate 495. NY 135 should be rebranded as Interstate 995 or be demolished entirely.
that is so cool!
You can go into Downtown Boston by switch from I-95 to I-93, that for this piece is EAST of I-95 "breaking" the normal numbering rule, which then crosses I-95 (putting it to its proper west) and then going on north to the interior of New Hampshire.
@@RichardDamon same goes for I 91 and I 89
W boston residents in my book
Need a correction.
Eastern portion of I-94 doesn't end in Detroit, Michigan but continues north-eastward to Port Huron, Michigan. You'll need to add another 63 miles to I-94s total.
I-35 also splits into east and west in the twin cities, just like it does for Dallas/Fort Worth.
2:50 - Does I-35E go through St.Paul MN?
@@295g295 they do that too
In fact, it's the only Interstate that does split. And it does it twice!
@@295g295 Yes. I-35E, which carries the main mile marker sequence, goes through St. Paul while I-35W goes through Minneapolis.
@@295g295 Yes. Interestingly, on the section in St Paul, south of downtown, vehicles over 7000 lbs gross weight are not allowed.
Interstate 10 in Texas is 887 miles. Mile marker 887 is the highest numbered mile marker on the Interstate Highway system. When entering Texas from New Mexico, the first mileage sign is El Paso 18, Beaumont 860 😎
I believe the first sign you see coming from Louisiana says el paso 834 miles
I've been across that interstate a few times and new it was long, but I knew that it was about 900 miles across but wasn't sure exactly. Thank you
@@Vincent-ke5zn even north to south is amazingly long. I often make the drive to denver Colorado and back from south texas and like 80 percent of the trip is just getting out of Texas. From my my house to the moment I finally cross out the state line is an 11 hour drive, and that's if I don't hit traffic on i35
@@nomaderic you're right about that, I've driven from Laredo to Dallas a few times and that was a long trip
Yup! Can't legally make it all the way across Texas on 10 in a company truck
Excellent video! I didn't read all the comments so not sure it was mentioned but the story of I-95's missing link around Philly is a fascinating one. The whole story could fill a book but interstate highway geeks like some of your viewers and me likely know the basics. I lived there for 36 years and, until just 4 years ago I-95 did not go all the way from Maine to Florida. Because NJ chose not to build their portion of 95, it was rerouted onto the northern portion of the NJ Tpke, leaving a gap between PA and NJ around Trenton. When the connection from 95 to the PA Tpke was finally (albeit partially) completed in 2018 (which wasn't originally built because of the Interstate's original prohibition on connecting a free road with a toll road), I-95 was finally continuous up and down the East Coast.
476 is very important to the Philly metro area it makes it incredibly easy to get from Delco (Delaware County) up to Northeast PA. I live in South Jersey and frequently use the blue route which is the southern section of 476.
I used to collect Rand Mc Nally atlases and remember when only the "Blue Route" was I-476 and the rest was Pennsylvania Turnpike / SR-9.
Commadore Barry Bridge!
ua-cam.com/video/PLM8NcJ1rDI/v-deo.html < US-322 from South Jersey to I-95 in Pennsylvania
@B Sm I live in Montgomery County and usually take the Commodore Barry when we go to Ocean City. Easier than going through the neverending construction around Allegheny Ave on I-95 and then fighting traffic on the Walt Whitman
476 is the main way we get into the philly metro area! I used it to get to US 322 to meet up with friends multiple times in the past year, and it's a really fast way over to US-202 in KoP (if you can survive the interchange first try lol). My friends use it to get to State College and I've used it to get to I81 once or twice.
Interesting bit of Trivia: Interstate 90 begins at T-Mobile Park in Seattle (home of the Mariners) and ends near Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox). Fenway Park is on I-90, just before I-90 ducks into the Big Dig. Along the way, it passes Comiskey Park in Chicago (home of the White Sox) and Progressive Field in Cleveland, home of the...Guardians.
Still the Indians to most of us native Clevelanders
@@rurexdane5089 just as the home stadium for the Mariners is still "The Safe" (a nickname for Safeco Field) in the minds and hearts of Seattle fans...who cares about corporate naming rights? 😅
The Baseball Highway. Nice.
@@brentboswell1294 as far as I know Yankee Stadium, Fenway park, Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium, and Oriole Park at Camden Yards are the last original names in the MLB. Lambeau field and Soldier field are the last original stadium names in the NFL. Everyone else sold out to corporate greed.
Even the Bengals who had Paul Brown stadium named after the greatest coach in NFL history just recently changed it
Can't believe you didn't mention that I-35 splits *again* when it gets to the twin cities lol
1:30 476 "the Blue Route" was originally meant to run from I-95 in Chester PA, and for years it terminated with ramps to Chemical Rd in Plymouth Township (Plymouth Meeting) in Montgomery County. Later, 476 was tied into the PA Turnpike via a new interchange labeled the Mid-County Interchange. This replaced the original interchange with the Northeast Extension (PA route 9). So when that opened, the 476 designation was extended all the way up the Northeast Extension of the Turnpike. That's how 476 attained its final length.
If i80 is the queen, i90 is the king! The 80-90 concurrency is also the longest interstate concurrency in the USA in Indiana and Ohio! Great video!!!
Multiple signed routes might be an interesting video topic. Like in Idaho there is a stretch where I-84/US 20-26-30 and ID-51 all share the same stretch of road for several miles.
Great video!! I35 also splits into E and W in the Twin Cities :))
Just about to comment that.
35 also splits into 35E and 35W for Minneapolis/St. Paul! Great video very interesting
As someone who’s lived right off the 10 in So. Cal for his entire life I never knew it went straight to Jacksonville. That sounds like a fun road trip.
Same here in Jacksonville brotha.
Lots of Buccee's along I-10 starting in Texas across the South. You gotta try it, it's an experience
I remember when I first found out
The 5 freeway too goes from Mexico to Canada
I knew that for years. I-10 is the ultimate sun belt interstate.
I-94 ends in Port Huron, MI, about an hour north of Detroit.
I was as young as 10 years old when I started getting into highways. At the same time. my Bay Area resident self learned that I-80 goes from SF to (almost) NYC.
Another one to correct you on I-94's eastern terminus. It goes through Detroit, then up to Port Huron and straight to the Canadian border.
Oh good someone beat me to it cause I was like wait I saw a sign that said port heron
The first freeway in Texas, the Gulf Freeway section of I-45 between Houston and Galveston was started in the early 1950's. Construction is still under way!
It still amazes me how long I-90 is. Washingtonian born and raised and I’ve driving from Seattle to Bozeman. But I went to Chicago once and went on I-90 from O’Hare to downtown and it was weird knowing that that’s I-90 and I can drive that one road back to Seattle. And eventually I can drive it to the cut off to get to my hometown in eastern Washington
Interstate 94 doesn't actually end in Detroit you might be thinking of Interstate 96 (which *does* end in Detroit)... it continues NE for another 45 miles or so to Port Huron, joining up with Interstate 69 just west of the city, before ending at the Blue Water Bridge pair, where they become Ontario Highway 402 after crossing the border...
Interstate 40 might be getting longer in the medium- to long-range future because CalTrans has been wanting to extend it west to I-5 at Bakersfield (by upgrading California Highway 58) for a good while now, but there's no official timetable for this, and funds are hard to come by and not allocated..
@6:09 - I laughed how the narrator mispronounces "Las Cruces!"
Growing up in Massachusetts, I’ve always known I-90 as the Mass Pike. When I first found out how long it actually was, it blew my mind!
Also 495 in Massachusetts is such an important highway, it connects the North & South Shores without having to go into Boston and is the primary connection between the Cape & the rest of MA. Given the explosive growth in the Boston area, this also serves as the outer boundary of the Greater Boston area.
same here i only realized how long it was on my way to pittsfield and it said “highest place east of montana” or some crap and I was like holy moly i thought this thing ended at the hudson
I’m on the other side of I-90 in Seattle. It was always “the bridge” to us, as it goes across Lake Washington to the Eastern suburbs.
I never realized the jersey turnpike is just i-95. Alot of interstates are named like that and I never realized it. I-80 is just "the Ohio turnpike" all the way thru Ohio
Great video! I did for a moment wonder why you didn't talk about Interstate 5 on the west coast- but when I Googled its length - It's only 1, 381 miles - so It wouldn't have cracked your top 10. Who knew?
I had the same reality check with I-25.
Perhaps I-25 would’ve made the list if it made its way up into Montana. But the only way it would make sense is to be concurrent with I-90 and split off at the I-94 interchange in Billings, becoming a more northwest/southeast alternative corridor to Great Falls. No point in that right now though
i would have thought I-5 was longer myself ....
I-287 serves different purposes along it's route, mostly as a connector between other interstates (I-87, I-80, I-78, I-95). I wouldn't exactly say it bypasses traffic, it still gets really bad during rush hours. Although it's a half-belt, a lot of commuters still use it to get to other roads that go into the city, like I-80.
Yeah anytime during rush hour in nj on 287 is quite horrid
Better than the Garden State parkway with it's 25cent toll baskets back in the day. Rt 17 used to have a traffic light,only one but it still created a mess.
@@georgetsokanis3542 25 cent toll basket now up to $2.00. I avoid it like the plague.
3:50 -- When Alligator Alley was first built in about 1970, it was a two-lane tolled road, and I-75 did not extend south of Tamps.
7:41 this map basically get used twice for I-80 & I-90, but this map is for I-90 because I-80 runs south of Chicago where I-90 runs through Chicago.
On 35, you forgot that it splits AGAIN at the twin cities into 35W and 35E, seems like a crucial bit of information left out
Amazingly Kansas City is where two of the longest Interstate highway in America cross North-South and East-West. With I-29 and I-49 both ending their border-spanning routes (Pembra, North Dakota to Lafayette, Louisiana respectively) Kansas City is the actual Transportation Heart of Americs.
Long 3-digit interstates are also I-196 in West Michigan and I-135 in East Central Kansas
I used to live directly adjacent to the Seattle terminus of I-90. I was always impressed by the fact that I could go visit friends who live in Boston via the road outside my apartment.
Interstate 69 will run from Port Huron to Brownsville and will be joined by two auxiliary routes that will run to Laredo and McAllen named 69W and 69C.
5:42 I-70 does NOT take the same path you highlighted through the rocky mountains. I see some other comments that also are correcting mistakes, please make sure all the information is right in your video or watch it over before you post. Thank you!
Uh actually it does, it goes from Denver twisting through the mountains through rifle, I'm a trucker driven i70 many times through the Rockies
Quick comment on I-94 and I-90: the majority of their routes in Wisconsin is the combined route of I-39, I-94, and I-90 from the northern Merrimac exit, where I-39 joins from Stevens Point, and southern Madison, where I-49 breaks off to Milwaukee.
I-10 in Texas is actually the longest distance an interstate travels in a single state at 880 miles, 500 of which is the dreadful drive between El Paso and San Antonio, which I regard as one of the most boring and enduring drives in the entire country.
I've done I-80 from El Paso to Dan Antonio twice, and am inclined to agree with you. It makes the boring stretches through Arizona seem quick and interesting.
1:18 - Most of this is know as the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, numbered PA-9 from about 1975-1995. When a new expressway to Chester PA (I-95) was finally completed, the PA Tpk adopted the I-476 number.
These are great videos and you have a very calm and relaxing voice. Helps keeps stress levels low at work.
You neglected to mention I-275, located in the greater Cincinnati metropolitan area, as the longest complete beltway in the USA. It is 83 miles in length. Otherwise, good job.
I-80 doesn't exactly go through Chicago, but it does run through some of the southern suburbs of Chicago
I thought 94 ended at the US/Canada border (Port Huron). Briefly runs with 69 to the border.
Correct, it ends over the St. Clair River on the Blue Water Bridge on the Port Huron, MI-Sarnia, ON border.
It does
I-95 is THE most painful part of living in Connecticut 😭 speaking of which, not sure exactly how you could implement this into a video but you should do something about Connecticut highways! We’re one of the last states to use sequential instead of mile-based numbers- I didn’t even realize that wasn’t the norm until I started driving outside the state!
We are slowly implementing mile-based over the next decade though!
Route 15 sucks as well
@@PK-bn2pg true but at least it’s pretty! I never mind driving it!
I been on I 95. Got stuck in Connecticut for 4 hours when I was sleeping and then woke up in the same state
I guess they got to match up with the rest of the world but New Haven to Enfield on 91 is only c. 60 miles and there are 49 exits. Greenwich to Stonington on 95 is c. 111 miles and there 93 exits. (Not sure about 84) Not like you have to worry about being stuck miles from an exit when you need gas/bathroom etc.
I’ve run the entirety of all of these routes. I90 is my favorite especially between Wyoming and Washington, but 70 through Colorado to this DAY scares me
I-196 from Benton Harbor to Grand Rapids is 80.8 miles long making it the longest three digit interstate that starts with an odd number (known as a spur, three digit interstates that start with an even number are known as bypasses)
Thanks for mentioning I287, I use it almost everyday!
You’re welcome I did it for you
On I-70 you forgot to mention the WV northern panhandle between PA and OH. It’s a short segment that passes thru Wheeling, WV on the Ohio River.
Thanks!
Love you Vic
Absolutely love getting the notification for this channels videos.
I-35 does the same thing in the twin cities as it does in Dallas / Ft.Worth - it splits into an I-35E and an I-35W going through Minneapolis and Saint Paul.. but I guess the geographic spread of the city isn't as big as the southern example..
5:39 you have I-70 going into Leadville and then back up highway 24. 70 goes straight and doesn't take that big of a dip.
Awesome. It’s a shame that I-5 didn’t make the cut in the top 10 longest interstates since that’s the freeway that I frequent driving in San Diego.
Same here but my stretch is from Orange County to Los Angeles. Sometimes I take it WAY up north when going to visit family in San Jose though. Those trips are fun because you can open up to like 120mph and nobody cares lol
M/C border to C/O border 797 miles. C/O to O/W boarder 308 miles. O/W to W/C border 277 miles. =1381 miles
Also I-84 from Portland OR to Echo UT 796 miles.
Yeah I was kinda hoping the 5 would be on here considering it stretches all the way from Canada to Mexico
Exactly. Your title says 10 longest interstates, yet you omitted I-5 which is longer than a lot of the other ones you listed.
@@rickomatic2012 I -5 is not as long as the interstates listed in this video... Don't know where you got the idea that it is.
287 serves Rutgers university New Brunswick via exits 8-10. 476 can also form a Stroudsburg bypass when combined with I-78 from I-80 exit 277. 287 ends at I-95 Twice Edison, NJ and Rye, NY. I-95 has the longest Express local roadway setup from Exit 6 PA Turnpike to the Bronx Western Spur Express Eastern Spur Local from Newark to Ridgefield Park.
'I-95' New Jersey Turnpike - Inner roadways Exit 6-14, cars only. (not express/local)
Nice list. I’ve probably driven 40-50% of all the routes shown in this video despite having never lived in the US. The only one I’ve completely driven from end to end is I-94.
You did it on Google maps
Cool
I 10 through the Deep South is magnificent… Santa Monica to Jacksonville Florida
@@keithkennedy2725 I remember being amazed at all the causeways over the bayous between Louisiana & Florida!!!
Can you do the 10 longest auxiliary (triple digit) interstate highway designated as triple digit interstates. Here are the examples:
1). I-476 for 131 miles between Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Scranton Pennsylvania.
2). I-495 for 120 miles to bypass Boston Massachusetts.
3). Future I-569 for 95 miles (Western Kentucky Parkway) between the junction of I-69 & I-169 near Nortonville to I-65 in Elizabethtown Kentucky.
Great video as usual, congratulations on the 34k well deserved
Minor nitpick: Midland, Odessa, and Abilene are West Texas, not Central. Love your content, keep up the great work!!
"Malicious Intent" for two weeks in a row in the end cards... But why? Lol 😂
This is a fantastic! Keep up the good work.
For I-94 he completely ignored Chicago like it doesn't exist lol.
I-94 doesn't end in Detroit. It ends in Port Huron, MI
I have a ton of experience with I-75 Since I’m In The Cincinnati Metro
You have I-70 mapped on I-270 briefly in the St. Louis region. Another mistake road geeks will take you to task on.
Amazing video. I would have put Interstate 5 on the list that is a long Interstate
Re I-95 and the Northeast Megalopolos - there are stretches of forest and exurbs between Wilmingro DE & Baltimore, and between (greater) Boston and New Haven CT, where 95 was pushed between towns and if an exit wasn't built, no new village appeared.
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Also, some older US highways can be long as well.
To expand on your point, back in the era before the Interstate highway was constructed, here in Cin City (Cincinnati, OH) USA you could take U.S. 22 all the way to NYC, while U.S. 50 ran all the way to SF (it now ends in Sacramento where it dead ends into I-80)......
Great video but you failed to mention that I-35 not only splits in Texas but also in Minnesota - Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Beaver can you talk about the traffic in Baton Rouge, La in your next traffic video. Every time I go there the traffic is worse the Shreveport and New Orleans combined. Can you please investigate this for me.
I was from Louisiana and went to LSU before defecting to Texas. I can say that the problem with Interstate congestion in Louisiana cities (especially Baton Rouge and Lake Charles) is that the politicians want to argue where to put new bridges and what sort they will be for at least 40 years before any dirt flies. Nobody has the [spherical parts] to make a decision!
That is very true
We are blessed with a plethora of interstates here in PA. I-80, I-76, I-81, I-476 to name a few
Fun Fact: On I-75, exit #69 in Michigan is for Big Beaver Road. Exit #168 is for Beaver Road. So close to hilarity 100 miles apart from one another.
I look forwards to seeing your new video every weekend! Always interesting. When I finally retire, I'm going to have to visit as many of these lovely roadways and places as I can!
Love you
"these lovely roadways" :D
I almost feel like I-84 should count. 3,037 miles from end to end, though it isn't signed between Scranton PA & Echo UT.
6:05, Phoenix and Tucson are in the Sonoran desert actually :)
One thing I noticed for your I-80 section in Ohio 7:41-7:47 , you followed the intended routing for I-80, and not the actual routing. The Actual routing goes much closer to Cleveland, and connects with 90 Elyria and Lorain.
Yeah I-80 follows the Ohio Turnpike but in the video it looks like it’s Following I-76’s route between Akron and Youngstown.
I would have loved a little more detail on particular stretches, like Reno to Sacramento being by far the most expensive to build
495 is such an important highway in the merrimack valley where i live, traffic is always heavy and provides us only one of 2 interstates the 650,000 people in this area have access to
There are many reasons which work together that made the US the current only superpower, and will likely be unless/until we destroy ourselves.
One main reason is the highway system.
This is why infrastructure is crucial to the US' continued success!
You’re getting better at your pronunciations. You even got Biloxi correct! I grew up near there, and groan whenever I hear it as “Ba-locks-ee”.
> 6:20
I don’t know if it’s considered a interstate but Rt. 6 goes from cape cod Ma to California and it’s 3200 miles
It's a US Highway, not an Interstate. Likewise US-20 which goes from Boston to Newport, OR.
BTW, Framingham, Massachusetts is pronounced like a picture frame
Exactly! "Framing ham" 😆
Awesome Video
If your not careful on I-95 through Trenton,Princeton,Philly area, you'll find yourself on the Turnpike. I-95 was never finished through there and its really weird to drive.
3:53 Alligator Alley??? awww its to far from Orlando which is my city
@0:47 - how funny. We were just on 287 when we were heading back from Dallas, TX! I love the new Cuomo Bridge (former Tappen Zee)
I94: I-94 does not end in Detroit, it actually extends up to Port Huron with I-69. It ends at Blue Water Bridge with I-69 entering 402 in Canada.
VA born n’ raised, since I’ve been driving (only 23 years of age) I’ve driven on I95, I64, I75, I10, I40, I24, and I65. Of all these my favorite is I95 but heading southbound only because when I was kid and even now I always enjoy visiting the FL, seeing “South of the border”,seeing the palmettos as I get further south and the rural lowlands, the state welcome signs, and just going further south during the winter season to enjoy the mild winters. Who knows my opinion could change overtime, I will say I don’t like I95 going North bound towards DC/NOVA and further north. As of now I live in SE VA and use I64 to commute to work north and south bound.
I do not enjoy 35 through Austin and Dallas area. Same goes for 75 through Atlanta. Never been on most of the others myself. Love these type of videos 👏✌️
Always soo busy. Even though the majority of that route is rural land, it gets so much traffic that it's like driving on an urban highway the whole time. Texas won't stop growing explosively
My experience driving through Atlanta is rather peculiar. Almost always rush hour within a few miles of the I-285 beltway interchanges, but on I-75 downtown has usually been relatively smooth sailing. Maybe not having truck traffic through downtown helps out quite a bit
@@nicholasselke5214 That's strange. Atlanta has a thriving downtown, right? Ik it's a sprawling urban area, but i would still assume with the cultural power Atlanta proper has, it would get more traffic downtown
@@lazygongfarmer2044 It is busy at times.... but Semi-trucks are not allowed on I-75 through downtown, They have to take another route. Which makes the drive a lot nicer.
I feel the same way about 1-95 north of Richmond to the New Hampshire border, nothing but bumper to bumper traffic for most of it.
You mention 35w and 35e in Texas but no mention of it in Minnesota?
3:37 you accidently have 94 following US-12 between Wisconsin dells and Madison instead of its triple concurrency with 90 and 39.
This is a great channel for OTR truckers. Add truck stops & short cuts when you start running out of content.
I started to watch this video, as I have driven most of the Interstates mentioned. In particular, I10. It starts in Santa Monica, CA (where it is known as the Santa Monica Freeway), heads east through downtown Los Angeles, on through San Bernardino and north of Palm Springs, and then to the Arizona border. It travels through Phoenix and Tucson, then into New Mexico, then southeast to El Paso, TX. From there, of course, on eastward to Florida.
Ok, now do the shortest 2 digit interstates. That should be interesting.
Interstate 64 ends at St. Louis
@6:54 - I40 through TN is a long stretch. We did that the other day from Dallas. It seemed like we were never getting out of TN. We were on that interstate for 421 miles before going from 40 to 81 through Tri-cities into VA.
A Tennessee factoid is that the Tri-Cities are actually closer to Washington DC than they are to Memphis. Yes that's a long trip through Tennessee
I believe I-90 does not go through Milwaukee when it goes through Wisconsin, I-94 does. I-90 goes south from Madison and down through Beloit WI to Rockford IL, then it cuts over towards Chicago.
75 ends in Fort Lauderdale, in Broward County. 95 is the only highway that goes all the way to Miami
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Make a top 48 (can also be top 50) of what is the longest interstate within a state.
Would be interesting but Alaska and Hawaii would technically be Intrastate not Interstate Highways.😁
Alaska it would be the AlCan from the Canadian border to Fairbanks then then the Glenn from there to Anchorage. Might be first or second to I-10 in Texas, forgot I-90 in Montana.
Nice to hear you pronounce Worcester properly!
ayyy i-495 got included thats my favorite
I-94 goes up to Port Huron and ends at the Canadian border with I-69
I've been on all of those 2-digit Interstates at one time or another, since I was a commercial driver for four years.
I've been on every foot of I-75, I-94, and I-70.
And almost all of I-90, except for the part east of I-495 to its bitter end in Boston.
Almost all of I-80, except for downtown San Francisco.
Shortest Interstate I've driven: I-587 in Kingston, NY. It's about 2 miles long.
I 35 E and W in Minnesota too!