I-71/75 Northbound in Kentucky headed into Ohio is a great view of Cincinnati. Appreciate the honorable mention. Keep the great content coming. Enjoy your work!
I-376 / I-279 through the Ft. Pitt tunnel into Pittsburgh. Amazing overview of downtown Pittsburgh and it's emphasized by being confined in the tunnel and then...boom.
We drove I-10 through New Orleans, on our way to California, during Mardi Gras in 1989 and I have never seen so many drunk drivers. A flatbed truck with a couch tied on the back passed us doing 55mph. Two dudes were sitting on that couch with a pony keg in between them and they were pumping that keg and drinking from the tap. Beer was flying behind them as they sped off towards downtown. Crazy times….. Your videos are great and I hope you make more.
As someone who goes to school in downtown Atlanta, I never get tired of the connector's entrance into Midtown & downtown, especially coming in on 85 South (has infinitely better views than coming in on 75)
The I-71/75 NB into Cincinnati is my fave. I'm biased b/c I'm from there, but I never get tired of seeing the Cincy skyline as you go through what we call the "Cut in the Hill". I also like the NB I-75/I-85 in Atlanta. You are correct, the I-20 into Birmingham is newly re-opened. Here's one you might consider-- I-4 EB from downtown Orlando to Altamonte Springs. They just widened the road with some toll express lanes. Very nice, although, downtown Orlando is still a nightmare/
I take 71/75 in northern Kentucky everyday. It does have impressive city views northbound but unfortunately the traffic is usually rough and it’s very dangerous with the tight turns. Alot of semi’s have overturned here. Personally I like 75 north through Michigan, specifically over the Mackinac bridge into to Upper Peninsula. Love the channel Mike!
I would suggest Northbound I-279 into Pittsburgh. Going through the Mt Washington tunnel and then seeing downtown Pittsburgh always takes my breath away
@@MileageMikeTravels more than a decade ago they changed the designation of the highway, now its 376 east. If you've never been, Pittsburgh is incredible, totally underrated!
The only time I'll drive through Atlanta is in the middle of the night. I've actually driven up to NC to get on I-40 just to avoid driving through Atlanta and all that follows west bound on I-20. And I used to drive up the route of I-26 north of Asheville as they were building it. Old US 23 had some awesome views of the construction.
NYC metro area is chock-full of scenic parkways. My personal favorites are CT-15 Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, Palisades Interstate Parkway from the GWB interchange in Fort Lee NJ to Bear Mountain in NY (and then onto US-6 across Bear Mountain) and Taconic State Parkway east of the Hudson River from NYC to Albany NY. Robert Moses loved his parkways. Hell, even I-87 New York State Thruway from Mario Cuomo Bridge to Albany NY provides some gorgeous scenery.
As a frequent driver on Atlanta's Downtown Connector, I find its inclusion a bit amusing since I almost never find it that devoid of traffic, especially northbound. I do agree with I-26 crossing the Tennessee/North Carolina border; a good place to enjoy the view when not driving is the N.C. Welcome Center on the eastbound/southbound side. Another good downtown view, if you ever get out there, is I-5 northbound heading towards downtown Seattle. But the best highway view I've ever seen in North America was heading westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway from Calgary into the Canadian Rockies. I was listening to Dvorak's "New World" Symphony on a cassette at the time, and the music was a perfect match for the breathtaking view!
Great vid Mike! Great choices! I’ve done every road on your list! More good choices, for various reasons: -City views: I-95 SB from Aventura to Miami/Brickell end. -City Views: Dan Ryan NB approaching Chicago -Scenic: I-70 Denver WB to I-15; canyons, Colorado River, Moab -Scenic: I-90 Missoula to Spokane; mountains, curvy sections, lake Coeur d’Alene -Scenic: I-84 WB from Ontario, OR to Portland; arid mountains, curvy stretches, Blue Mountain/Umatilla forest, Colombia river & Mt Hood -Scary: Bostons Big Dig Tunnel in a semi-truck; max clearance 13’6”, swear you’re gonna get stuck Could go on forever…..
I was thinking of the Dan Ryan. Especially since I live in the east and would come into the city via the Indiana Toll Road, which is so ugly on its western end. Even with some traffic, I'm happy to get to the Dan Ryan with one of my favorite skyline views.
Interstate 99 from Bedford PA to State College PA has some beautiful Mountain views. Route 15 between Williamsport and the NY state line is a pretty drive as well. Interstate 81 north of 80 in Wilkes Barre/Scranton and interstate 84 heading East to the NY State line are worthy drives. Interstate 80 around the Delaware Water gap area and interstate 70 from the Maryland line north to Breezewood are great too. PA is just a beautiful place😃
Induced demand on the Katy freeway,... as a civil engineer also that lives in Houston, what many of the critics of Katy Freeways expansion which was completed in 2008 failed to take into account is that it was built with the belief that the Houston metro ares will grow approximately at the same rate it had been growing. However, between 2010 and 2020, the US Census Bureau recorded 1.1 million new Houston area residents. That is beyond any estimates of expected growth. Opponents call it induced demand, which means traffic that was on arterial roads switch to the freeway, but that is just not what happened in Houston. There are not enough arterial roads to add 1 million new drivers/passengers onto 1 freeway. The biggest flaws of the Katy Freeway are that accurate growth estimates were not available (multiple studies were done by TXDOT and other stakeholders) and that since there was so much widening of the physical land and infrastructure, they should have allowed some type of easement or right of way for future commuter rail or other meaningful mass transit system, as Houston is the largest city in the nation without train service to its airport or region-wide light rail or regional rail services.
I’m glad you brought that up. I totally agree that when people criticize the Katy they ignore the crazy growth in Houston. Looking back even 30 years you guys have added over 4 million people to the metro. That’s incredible growth that no engineer or planner could predict. I did find it odd that Houston didn’t have any rail service. Is that something that they have planned or are they still just focusing on highways for now?
@@MileageMikeTravels Houston like a lot of Texas is still very much roads and freeways focused. We also have a fairly weak regional transportation committee (since every regional needs one per federal DOT money rules lol), its called HGAC, and it is dominated by suburbanites. In the past when the city or county took up consideration of meaningful rail services, it failed, mainly du to the build time and not being able to see the fruits of the money spent in any real time frame that is in sync with elections. And like most other places we have the NIMBY problem as well. There are currently NO plans being considered by HGAC, city of Houston or Harris County to develop and build any rail service to the airport or throughout the metro area. The 10 year funding plan has been set as of July 2022, it consists of over 30 billion just for the Houston area, but none for rail or other fast meaningful public transit. --- It's nice to run into another engineer, and I share you passion for freeways, logistics of public infrastructure and more.
My favorite stretch of highway has 2 winners. I70 bw Denver and grand junction. I90 wb from the Missouri River to rapid city sd.. I also love the drive through Atlanta, but will go at night to avoid traffic when I can help it 😅
Great group ... But if you ever get a chance, put l-70 from Denver to Grand Junction on your highway bucket list: the most glorious stretch of interstate in america.
I've completed the overseas highway 16 times by bicycle. I highly recommend trying that if you want to really feel connected to the nature and its splendor.
Hello Mileage Mike, I share your love of the open road, and have been on all those highways except I-10 through Houston. I agree with your #1. Even though it takes 3 hours to get from Homestead to Key West on 1, it's good to just decompress and enjoy the scenery and appreciate the engineering that built the highway. I was a commercial driver for four years, and made it into all of the lower 48 states. One that surprised me was southwest New York. I-86, the Southern Tier Expressway, starts at Erie, PA and heads east through Jamestown, Bath, Elmira, Corning, and Binghamton. Rolling hills and gentle curves all the way. I made that trip again last weekend, and the fall colors were impressive. To extend the beautiful drive, you could get on I-88 at Binghamton and take it up to Albany.
GA-400 south to 85 through downtown provides so many amazing views... as long as traffic is reasonable and you aren't driving. Be careful. These drivers are crazy.
I think my favorite drive I’ve seen from this channel is I-26 from Asheville NC through the Tri-Cities in Tennessee. Like you said in this video, it is pretty hard to choose a favorite mountain highway; but I-26 through Western NC and the Tri-Cities is one of my absolute favorite roads, it is also my home interstate given that I live in Johnson City.
In the northeast the standout is I-93 at Franconia Notch in NH. And the sheer scale of the NJ turnpike in Secaucus, looking east at the Manhattan skyline, is impressive.
One beautiful interstate is I81 north. Start at Cortland NY in a wide glacial valley. Then the sudden surprise of being on top of mountains above a deep gorge, a dry finger lake valley. The various sight of Syracuse in the distance is tremendous.
If you keep going you eventually hit the bridge to Canada which is certain to give you a good view. Just don't go on I-81 between Syracuse and Watertown in the winter if you can't handle Lake Effect Snow, and if you can handle that stuff you should still avoid it during lake effect events.
Mike, try Yuma to San Diego. Also Columbia River gorge in Oregon. The original u.s. route was the nation's first purpose built scenic highway and is being restored (u.s. 30) from Portland to the Dalles and is a contender with u.s.1 for sheer beauty
Check out I80 through Wyoming, I70 going west of Denver, I94 going through Montana into Idaho, I15 from Idaho to California, I80 through Utah, Nevada and California and I5 from Southern California to Washington. All are absolutely stunning drives to take. I'm a trucker so I've been on all of them and they are all amazing. Oh, I90 through South Dakota is pretty nice and I25 from Billings Montana to Albuquerque New Mexican has some incredible views as does I40 through New Mexico and Arizona along with I10. The western US is absolutely beautiful .
CA 57 Freeway, Southbound towards Santa Ana to I-5 Freeway South is for me the best approach for Orange County area of California. I also like the Kennedy Expressway I-90/94 East towards downtown in Chicago,Illinois. I enjoy your videos too.
Mileage Mike, I haven't been to Birmingham since pre-I-20/I-59 days but I concur with I-71/I-75 in Kentucky, I-10 in New Orleans, I-26 in Asheville (over a dozen times - Charleston SC to Evansville, IN and back) and the Atlanta I-75/I-85 Downtown connector! I really enjoy your videos. I try to Dashcam as often as I can, but I recently lost my right leg and haven't been able to drive much in the last year! Keep up the great work! It's always great to meet Road Geeks! I learned to read from gas station signs and road maps! U.S.1!!!!! Yes! Wholly concur! It's been over 50 years ago but I remember it well. I have been to Key West over a dozen times since then but by US Navy ships.
Good afternoon my good friend Mike !! Another great video. Thank you so much for featuring these scenic highway rides and my favorite drive would be I-40 Asheville NC in the fall when fall is making its presence quite known Have you done a drive on the Blue Ridge parkway ? I’f not, I highly suggest you do that drive as it would be a quite scenic drive . It begins in the NC mountains and ends in upstate Virginia(western Virginia). in the Shenandoah mountains I believe. - it’s about 450 miles (give or take a few miles). October would be perfect as the fall leaves on the mountains are displaying such breathtaking scenic views. I highly recommend this drive for those reasons . Great choices in this video !! Me and my daddy are native Georgians - born & raised in the peach state and are well familiar with the horrific Atlanta traffic . The best time to go through the downtown connector would be 2 or 3 am (the middle of the night) -same holds true for 285 . Engineers have been discussing how to alleviate Atlanta traffic for years, and one of their sensible proposals was to build an outer. perimeter around 285 but that plan failed and unsure whether or not this proposal is still on the drawing board, but I feel that this proposal isn’t the solution. Excuse my lengthy comment Mike and I enjoy watching your wonderful videos so keep up the great work. and be safe. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍
No worries, I love the long comments. I haven't been on the Blue Ridge Parkway yet but it's definitely on my list. Not sure when I'll get to it though.
For me, I-85 is the best highway anywhere; rarely have issues driving through the Charlotte, Triad and Triangle areas; I take 85 everyday going to work and I’d take it over I-40 anyway. I-885 east end connector might make it more congested in the near future since it’s opening this past summer.
In NC, I-85 is very well built, but once you go south/west of Charlotte it has incredibly heavy traffic (for a rural interstate) and lots of trucks slowing things down to a (relative) crawl. Northern South Carolina & North Georgia are especially bad with this problem where 85 goes down to just 2 lanes having to accommodate all that traffic. SC is at least expanding it (although taking forever to do so)
@@westkanaGeorgia has a long period of I-85 being 4 lanes in each direction from Exit 47 (Newnan, GA) to I-285, I-85 is 3+ lanes all the way from Exit 35 & I-85 is being expanded North of Atlanta just not far enough. I’ve always thought that all interstates on the east coast should be three travel lanes. The region is growing so fast, and Atlanta’s metro expands super far out.
I drove on the Katy Freeway in 2011. Wasn't expecting that it was as wide as the freeways in California. Houston is a good city to drive through, and the drive to Johnson Space Center was mostly pleasant. Still Austin and San Antonio are my favorite Texan cities.
Interstate 17 in Arizona is one of my personal favorites. You have to do the drive both northbound and southbound to get the full experience. All the scenic views going from arid Phoenix to plateaus up to Ponderosa covered Flagstaff is a treat, and certainly the same the other way. Plenty of crazy drivers but little traffic on weekdays makes it an easy drive most of the time.
IMHO, this video should be titled the top five highway drives in America's Southeast. I agree with your top pick and it's the only one I've driven on your list and would definitely make my top five. If you come out west, here would be my top five (West of the Rockies and not including national parks): 5) CA Highway 1 from Oxnard to Malibu (both day time and sunset drives are worth noting) | 4) I15 between Littlefield and St. George | 3) Highway 128 and Highway 1 from Cloverdale to Fort Bragg (wineries, redwoods, rivers and the ocean) | 2) I80 (west bound) from Oakland to San Francisco over the Bay Bridge | 1) I70 from Denver to Grand Junction (I can't believe they build a freeway here -- just amazing). If you are including national parks, then include Highway 180 from Minkler to Kings Canyon (Road's End) -- Highway 41 from Fish Camp to Yosemite Valley (the Tunnel View is something else) -- Highway 120 from Lee Vining to Yosemite Valley -- and my favorite Highway 9 from Mt. Carmel Junction to Zion National Park visitor's center.
If you ever have a chance to do I-526 in Charleston, that is quite a drive (even better if at the end of I-526 you take US-17 back to the side you started on making a big loop).
Locally, it still brings a smile to my face to travel I-376 (the Parkway West) into Pittsburgh depending on traffic. They say it's "the only city with an entrance." Otherwise, I-15 in Arizona--the Virgin River Gorge.
As a resident of Atlanta you definitely hit the nail on the head with that one but I'd say i 20 goin just outsider of the downtown metro is alot better altho you could still run into heavy traffic but has lower chance lol
Hey Mileage-Mike. You need to travel West for a while. I really like your videos, but you are missing a huge portion of the Eisenhower system. Try the I90 into Seattle. Those floating bridges are amazing. Mountain drives? I70 in CO, I8, I5 and I80 in CA are amazing and beautiful. Go West young man, go West…
I drove on I10 and I85 but that was long ago and I26 just today. i26 is definitely a beautiful drive and so are but Chesapeake Bridge Bay Tunnel which is also a few feet off the ocean, some of the roads around DC or Clara Boston Parkway or the George Washington Parkway.
I know the video is seven months old, but I'll go anyway. My favorite is I90 across South Dakota. It's a long flat drive, but when you get to the black hills, it's worth it. Also, check out I70 through western Colorado, it was a little harrowing for me, but scenic none-the-less.
I think the drive on I-20 eastbound approaching Atlanta (Six Flags Hill) is a much better view of the Atlanta skyline since you can see it all the way from downtown to Buckhead at the same time (the condition of the freeway however, is awful...no love for I-20 🤥)...but I always think it's funny how he connector southbound at night is the stock footage that more channels than I can name use as their "downtown" footage.
Give me the rural, mountain roads anytime. I know you haven't filmed out west yet, but the obvious Best of the Best is I-70 from Denver to I-15. We really enjoyed US-50 in Nevada last summer. US-48 across West Virginia is also very nice, and much of it is 4-lane.
I've not driven all of I-26 but I like the WV Turnpike I-77. Especially the Beckley-Charleston section despite it being lowered to 60 mph. Most do 70 anyways. There's a love hate relationship with I-376 entering Pittsburgh PA. Huge traffic jams entering the tunnel but the reward is a great view of downtown Pittsburgh as soon as you exit the tunnel. But the exits to town are a nightmare. The best I've been on ever was I-70 from Denver to Glenwood Springs. You have stunning scenery entering the mountains, climb to 11,000 ft, go through the Eisenhower tunnel, more mountains descending and past Vail, and enter Glenwood Canon, an engineering marvel with the Colorado River, both directions of interstate, and railroad tracks snaking their way through a stunning narrow red walled gorge. Finally the view opens up as you get to Glenwood Springs. Third best to me might be I-24 from Nashville down to Chattanooga, TN. Very scenic and curvy sections especially towards Chattanooga
I271 from i90 to i480 is an example of how express lanes should be built. US83 between Oakley and Scott City, or KS23 between Gove City and Shields, cross the Smoky Hill River. It's 15-20 miles driving from one side of the valley to the other. 83 has the Keystone gallery, little Jerusalem badlands park, and chalk monuments. US14 from Pierre to Wall, SD. No gas for the first 65 miles. Lots of sunflowers and grass, then you notice a ridge off to your left. I90 runs at the base of almost a cliff, it turns from northwest to west at the 14 junction and climbs the ridge to Wall. There were several things I wanted to get at Wall Drug. But I could not find the rooms they were in. Yeah, I lost a few rooms inside Wall Drug. NE71/CO71. From the Ogallala national grassland, Toadstool geological park, and Fort Robinson near Crawford, it climbs up to pass the Belmont tunnel. After the highway 2 split and it turns south again, it starts crossing dry, rocky ridges into Scottsbluff County, where you can begin to see the monument, straight as an arrow all downhill for about 15 miles. There's the monument, a museum at the base, a small zoo, and the Wildcat Hills state recreation area, and it starts looking like a southwestern highway with long drags to the top of the next ridge. In Colorado it runs across the Pawnee national grassland. US17 from Ridgeland to Hardeeville, SC. The trees have grown together over the highway like a tunnel.
64 west from Lexington va to Charleston WV was my favorite east coast mountain drive but overall i15 from Vegas to San Diego across the desert was fun nothing but open road and 90 mph and over traffic
It did not make your top five, but thanks for shouting out the Skyline in Cincy/Kentucky, my place of origin. It is beautiful and you always knew you were almost home when approaching it.
i10 as a whole between san Antonio to NOLA is by far the biggest pain in the ass i have ever experienced. During my time as an industrial delivery driver in houston ive had to make the drive to NOLA and Elpaso many times, in one case ive driven the full length of i10 in texas 4 times in 2 days. as much as i loved not having to change freeways at all on those routes, the pain and suffering it causes in its streches in columbus tx (construction), beaumont tx, (construction), orange, tx/sulfur, la (construction) and baton rouge, la (construction) is just draining having to deal with heavy backups on those streches on any consistent basis.
For me it would be from my home in Michigan to Niagara Falls NY driving on I-90 East out of Cleveland Ohio you drive right next to Lake Erie and vice versua if your heading west to head into downtown Cleveland and I-190 from Buffalo all the way to Canadian 405 it runs I-190 in Buffalo runs right next to the Niagara River so cool!
Mike, TBH I don't see I-10 being removed in NOLA (especially thru Downtown) because of local opposition, heavy costs and environmental concerns. Am I right?
I remember the Katy freeway (I-10 in Houston) before it was widened. It was actually 3 lanes in each direction and it *badly* needed to be rebuilt. No merge lane was pretty common at entrances as well as backups from signals at cross streets just after the exit, you would seriously encounter traffic from 7 am to 7 pm every day including weekends. That being said I think it did induce some demand, but what is more egregious is how they built and manage the center HOT/Express lanes. Those lanes need to be rebuilt to have entrance/exits that completely bypass the main lanes, either by ramps or T intersections, as well as dynamic pricing to really ration the road space for buses and HOV vehicles imo (this also includes a HOV lane to/from I-610 to downtown).
I like that the HOV is open in both directions at the same time. My issue, since you didn’t ask, 😂 is that the HOV lane is on the left, the fast lane, while the toll is on the right. I don’t want to drive as fast as some of those fools, so I drive on the right. But then I have to switch to left when going through the toll plaza. Talk about nerve racking.
@@delorbb2298 I think the only way to fix that is to have those lanes operate like the DFW area express lanes where you must preregister your trip, no weaving near plazas needed after that.
@@MrWage nah. They should just switch up the neon sign at the toll plazas. People who pay tolls usually want to go faster. So switch the sign on the left to say toll and the one one right to say HOV. Too often slow moving cars have to quickly switch to the left lane (fast lane) just to be in the correct lane when hitting the plaza cameras. They can easily switch up the signs as they are mechanical. Hell, they manage to change both signs to toll everyday at 11 am.
@@delorbb2298 They have the signs the way they are because of the enforcement booths in the median. A preregistration system cuts down on costs though as you no longer have to pay someone to sit in the booth.
@@MrWage There was never anyone in those booths. The toll roads, yes. But never in the HOV lanes. I stand by my comment. The HOV lane on the Katy Freeway has two lanes each, inbound and outbound. One lane for those with a toll tag and the other for those with 2+ passengers. The HOV lane is to the left (fast lane) and the toll lane is to the right. It should be reversed, because toll drivers almost always drive too fast. Put those idiots in the fast lane and leave the rest of us in the slower lanes. You can ride the HOV from 5am to 11am. After that, someone at Metro headquarters clicks a few keys on their computer to make both lanes toll. So it’s not like it would be difficult. Perhaps they think it would be hard because so many people are used to the current way. I just hate having to change lanes so that I go through the HOV side when toll people are going 80+ in that lane. I’m usually going 65, BUT THAT’S NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR THESE IDIOTS! Sorry for shouting. 😂
I am surprised that I-20 Birmingham took honorable mention for your list. I was just about to blurt out I-71 / 75 through Northern Kentucky into Cincinnati, before you also gave this stretch an honorable mention. I feel as if Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are both very underrated for highway infrastructure. On that note, I would also add I-376 into Downtown Pittsburgh. Besides that, I am surprised that you have not driven CA 1 Pacific Coast Highway. I have driven CA 1 between Malibu and San Clemente. Beautiful drive. I do think that I like I-40 better than I-26, though. I have driven both often between North Carolina and Chicago. Others off the top of my head: I-95 NJ Turnpike from I-278 to GW Bridge: Industry, Newark Airport, Manhattan Skyline, etc. I-90 / 94 Kennedy Expressway - O'Hare to Loop: Great views of Chicago skyline, especially if you exit at Ohio - Ontario feeder ramps. I-278 Brooklyn - Queens Expressway - Belt Parkway Verrazano through Brooklyn Promenade CT 15 Merritt Parkway Ontario 401 - Toronto Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, Lake Shore Drive, Storrow Drive, West Side Highway, etc.
You can't go wrong with any of the Houston freeways also Dallas freeway I definitely will put in there it's in the Midwest and that's the Chicago Skyway right at the Indiana State Line and the Chicago Skyway Bridge as you coming in to the city of Chicago great scenery Lake Michigan Shoreline right on the left side of the freeway right on the Indiana state line and you can also see the Chicago skyline from that bridge on I-90 I also would put the 401 freeway in Canada through Toronto which is the busiest freeway in the North America continent
This is a refreshing change from all the TH-cam videos carrying the message that all roads and highways are evil and represent the downfall of America. I like driving and enjoy the view of roads and highways.
Based on my experience (sorry -- no Arkansas-7, Vermont 100, Arizona 89A, or US 550 in Colorado or US 101 through northern California, OR, and WA): CA-1 (any segment except the one in urban Greater ELL AY) ME/NH/VT 9 US 6, Cape Cod MI-22 US-2 in Michigan from St. Ignace to Escanaba I-44, St. Louis to Springfield US 23, Standish to Alpena MI-28, Munising to Marquette road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park road through Petrified Forest National Park I-280, San Francisco to Sunnyvale (not San Jose!)
🇺🇸🥂🔩⚓🔩🥂🇺🇸.....Key West along w most of the sunshine state would probably be my favorite region & state in the country IF sadly it weren't 4 the hurricanes.....Key West perhaps being the most hurricane prone along w most of Florida.....
I been on I 10 in Jacksonville area New Orleans area Mobile area Biloxi Gulfport area Baton Rouge area Lafayette area I live in Lake Charles area and I been to Houston and San Antonio area. I been on I 85 in Montgomery area Atlanta area Greenville Spartanburg area and Charlotte area.
This is far too southern biased..... Living in the midwest, my personal favorite is I-90 South Bound through Chicago heading towards downtown and the loop. The view of the skyline is just amazing. You see if spread out wide across the lake shore. I don't mind being slowed down in rush hour traffic so I can savor that view! Then when you finally get down there the road ducks underground for a short section and it literally looks like your going to go right under through the heart of the city.
Only highway I driven in your top 5 Mike is I-75 I-85 through Atlanta aka the Downtown Connector. But I am surprised that US1 aka the Overseas Highway is number 1 on your list.
personal best are, I 40 ashville to I 81. I15 cedar city to Mesquite. I 71 through Cincinnati. I 70 Denver to Utah. rt 15 Williamsport to N.Y.., I80 wy line to slc. I 90 in Washington. I8 San Diego to Az. I 84 in Oregon. I 87 Albany to Canada.
Hey Mike an interesting history tidbit about I-71/I-75 into Cincinnati, the hill with the great view of skyline did not use to have that view. Use to go down to bottom of hill and was a fairly sharp curve and that point you would see skyline. The problem was that traffic would always bog down slowing at that sharp curve. KY DOT completely removed the hill to your left that up until 2000 blocked view of skyline th-cam.com/video/_Q-u2_BEsnk/w-d-xo.html Here is a good video of what it looked like prior, which was early 2000’s
Can we expect a WORST highway list? I'm sure you have come across highways with deficient and outdated infrastructure in your travels. With this list, I like that you zeroed in on the gorgeous skylines in major metropolitan areas. Many interstates are bridged over water or surface roads when they enter central business districts. Or tunnels.
I-71/75 Northbound in Kentucky headed into Ohio is a great view of Cincinnati. Appreciate the honorable mention. Keep the great content coming. Enjoy your work!
I-376 / I-279 through the Ft. Pitt tunnel into Pittsburgh. Amazing overview of downtown Pittsburgh and it's emphasized by being confined in the tunnel and then...boom.
We drove I-10 through New Orleans, on our way to California, during Mardi Gras in 1989 and I have never seen so many drunk drivers. A flatbed truck with a couch tied on the back passed us doing 55mph. Two dudes were sitting on that couch with a pony keg in between them and they were pumping that keg and drinking from the tap. Beer was flying behind them as they sped off towards downtown. Crazy times….. Your videos are great and I hope you make more.
One of my favorite interstates is I-485. I like how smooth it is and how it's basically an entire loop around Charlotte. Good work
As someone who goes to school in downtown Atlanta, I never get tired of the connector's entrance into Midtown & downtown, especially coming in on 85 South (has infinitely better views than coming in on 75)
I like I-24 southbound from Manchester into Chattanooga. Breathtaking scenery and drive. Enjoying your channel.
I gotta see that section. Still haven't been there yet.
That’s a fun drive unless you’re in a heavy truck.
The I-71/75 NB into Cincinnati is my fave. I'm biased b/c I'm from there, but I never get tired of seeing the Cincy skyline as you go through what we call the "Cut in the Hill". I also like the NB I-75/I-85 in Atlanta. You are correct, the I-20 into Birmingham is newly re-opened. Here's one you might consider-- I-4 EB from downtown Orlando to Altamonte Springs. They just widened the road with some toll express lanes. Very nice, although, downtown Orlando is still a nightmare/
I take 71/75 in northern Kentucky everyday. It does have impressive city views northbound but unfortunately the traffic is usually rough and it’s very dangerous with the tight turns. Alot of semi’s have overturned here. Personally I like 75 north through Michigan, specifically over the Mackinac bridge into to Upper Peninsula. Love the channel Mike!
Why would you want to see a city?
I would suggest Northbound I-279 into Pittsburgh. Going through the Mt Washington tunnel and then seeing downtown Pittsburgh always takes my breath away
Nice. Will add it to the list.
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@@MileageMikeTravels more than a decade ago they changed the designation of the highway, now its 376 east. If you've never been, Pittsburgh is incredible, totally underrated!
@@MileageMikeTravels Pittsburgh was better than a couple ones you put on here
The only time I'll drive through Atlanta is in the middle of the night. I've actually driven up to NC to get on I-40 just to avoid driving through Atlanta and all that follows west bound on I-20. And I used to drive up the route of I-26 north of Asheville as they were building it. Old US 23 had some awesome views of the construction.
I don't blame you there. Atlanta is high stress driving.
NYC metro area is chock-full of scenic parkways. My personal favorites are CT-15 Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, Palisades Interstate Parkway from the GWB interchange in Fort Lee NJ to Bear Mountain in NY (and then onto US-6 across Bear Mountain) and Taconic State Parkway east of the Hudson River from NYC to Albany NY. Robert Moses loved his parkways.
Hell, even I-87 New York State Thruway from Mario Cuomo Bridge to Albany NY provides some gorgeous scenery.
Don't call it that. It's the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Its the Tapan Zee Bridge (dutch word for sea).
Otherwise the northway, aka I-87 from Albany to Montreal, gets my vote for most scenic in the state.
Lol I’m with these other guys. I only call it Tappan Zee
I agree with your #1 pick. The drive to Key West from Miami is just beautiful! One of my favorite drives. Thanks Mileage Mike!
As a frequent driver on Atlanta's Downtown Connector, I find its inclusion a bit amusing since I almost never find it that devoid of traffic, especially northbound. I do agree with I-26 crossing the Tennessee/North Carolina border; a good place to enjoy the view when not driving is the N.C. Welcome Center on the eastbound/southbound side. Another good downtown view, if you ever get out there, is I-5 northbound heading towards downtown Seattle. But the best highway view I've ever seen in North America was heading westbound on the Trans-Canada Highway from Calgary into the Canadian Rockies. I was listening to Dvorak's "New World" Symphony on a cassette at the time, and the music was a perfect match for the breathtaking view!
I-15 North, or South, into Las Vegas, at Night. Stunning view as you come through the passes, into the Las Vegas Valley.
This video epic!!! Safe travels to you. 🌴
Great vid Mike! Great choices! I’ve done every road on your list!
More good choices, for various reasons:
-City views: I-95 SB from Aventura to Miami/Brickell end.
-City Views: Dan Ryan NB approaching Chicago
-Scenic: I-70 Denver WB to I-15; canyons, Colorado River, Moab
-Scenic: I-90 Missoula to Spokane; mountains, curvy sections, lake Coeur d’Alene
-Scenic: I-84 WB from Ontario, OR to Portland; arid mountains, curvy stretches, Blue Mountain/Umatilla forest, Colombia river & Mt Hood
-Scary: Bostons Big Dig Tunnel in a semi-truck; max clearance 13’6”, swear you’re gonna get stuck
Could go on forever…..
I was thinking of the Dan Ryan. Especially since I live in the east and would come into the city via the Indiana Toll Road, which is so ugly on its western end. Even with some traffic, I'm happy to get to the Dan Ryan with one of my favorite skyline views.
Interstate 99 from Bedford PA to State College PA has some beautiful Mountain views. Route 15 between Williamsport and the NY state line is a pretty drive as well. Interstate 81 north of 80 in Wilkes Barre/Scranton and interstate 84 heading East to the NY State line are worthy drives. Interstate 80 around the Delaware Water gap area and interstate 70 from the Maryland line north to Breezewood are great too. PA is just a beautiful place😃
Was born and raised in the State College area, I agree with you 100%. I miss those drives now….West Texas is flat, ugly, and there’s nothing to see.
Induced demand on the Katy freeway,... as a civil engineer also that lives in Houston, what many of the critics of Katy Freeways expansion which was completed in 2008 failed to take into account is that it was built with the belief that the Houston metro ares will grow approximately at the same rate it had been growing. However, between 2010 and 2020, the US Census Bureau recorded 1.1 million new Houston area residents. That is beyond any estimates of expected growth. Opponents call it induced demand, which means traffic that was on arterial roads switch to the freeway, but that is just not what happened in Houston. There are not enough arterial roads to add 1 million new drivers/passengers onto 1 freeway. The biggest flaws of the Katy Freeway are that accurate growth estimates were not available (multiple studies were done by TXDOT and other stakeholders) and that since there was so much widening of the physical land and infrastructure, they should have allowed some type of easement or right of way for future commuter rail or other meaningful mass transit system, as Houston is the largest city in the nation without train service to its airport or region-wide light rail or regional rail services.
I’m glad you brought that up. I totally agree that when people criticize the Katy they ignore the crazy growth in Houston. Looking back even 30 years you guys have added over 4 million people to the metro. That’s incredible growth that no engineer or planner could predict.
I did find it odd that Houston didn’t have any rail service. Is that something that they have planned or are they still just focusing on highways for now?
@@MileageMikeTravels Houston like a lot of Texas is still very much roads and freeways focused. We also have a fairly weak regional transportation committee (since every regional needs one per federal DOT money rules lol), its called HGAC, and it is dominated by suburbanites. In the past when the city or county took up consideration of meaningful rail services, it failed, mainly du to the build time and not being able to see the fruits of the money spent in any real time frame that is in sync with elections. And like most other places we have the NIMBY problem as well. There are currently NO plans being considered by HGAC, city of Houston or Harris County to develop and build any rail service to the airport or throughout the metro area. The 10 year funding plan has been set as of July 2022, it consists of over 30 billion just for the Houston area, but none for rail or other fast meaningful public transit.
--- It's nice to run into another engineer, and I share you passion for freeways, logistics of public infrastructure and more.
Think 3 dimensional… Additional lanes would have to be elevated, like highways in Tokyo or Atlanta I-75 express lanes north of 285.
My favorite stretch of highway has 2 winners. I70 bw Denver and grand junction.
I90 wb from the Missouri River to rapid city sd..
I also love the drive through Atlanta, but will go at night to avoid traffic when I can help it 😅
Great group ... But if you ever get a chance, put l-70 from Denver to Grand Junction on your highway bucket list: the most glorious stretch of interstate in america.
I've completed the overseas highway 16 times by bicycle. I highly recommend trying that if you want to really feel connected to the nature and its splendor.
Yo what I would die of fear, I am so afraid of water under bridges
One of my favorites is I-4 Westbound into its terminus ay I-275 as you go around the turn to merge onto 275 and the Tampa skyline comes into view.
Culturous comrade :)
Coming into Cincinnati from Kentucky is gorgeous. Another awesome view is going into St. Louis from Illinois seeing the Gateway Arch.
Hello Mileage Mike,
I share your love of the open road, and have been on all those highways except I-10 through Houston. I agree with your #1. Even though it takes 3 hours to get from Homestead to Key West on 1, it's good to just decompress and enjoy the scenery and appreciate the engineering that built the highway.
I was a commercial driver for four years, and made it into all of the lower 48 states. One that surprised me was southwest New York. I-86, the Southern Tier Expressway, starts at Erie, PA and heads east through Jamestown, Bath, Elmira, Corning, and Binghamton. Rolling hills and gentle curves all the way. I made that trip again last weekend, and the fall colors were impressive. To extend the beautiful drive, you could get on I-88 at Binghamton and take it up to Albany.
🔩⚓🔧🔋🔌🔋🔧⚓🔩.....You're a civil engineer? Kudos 2 u Mr. Mike sir/senor!....
I-84 through the Columbia River Gorge is absolutely spectacular. I Coquihalla Pass in BC is stunning as well.
GA-400 south to 85 through downtown provides so many amazing views... as long as traffic is reasonable and you aren't driving. Be careful. These drivers are crazy.
I think my favorite drive I’ve seen from this channel is I-26 from Asheville NC through the Tri-Cities in Tennessee. Like you said in this video, it is pretty hard to choose a favorite mountain highway; but I-26 through Western NC and the Tri-Cities is one of my absolute favorite roads, it is also my home interstate given that I live in Johnson City.
In the northeast the standout is I-93 at Franconia Notch in NH. And the sheer scale of the NJ turnpike in Secaucus, looking east at the Manhattan skyline, is impressive.
Hopefully will be checking both of those out soon.
One beautiful interstate is I81 north. Start at Cortland NY in a wide glacial valley. Then the sudden surprise of being on top of mountains above a deep gorge, a dry finger lake valley. The various sight of Syracuse in the distance is tremendous.
Sounds amazing. I'll have to check that one out.
If you keep going you eventually hit the bridge to Canada which is certain to give you a good view. Just don't go on I-81 between Syracuse and Watertown in the winter if you can't handle Lake Effect Snow, and if you can handle that stuff you should still avoid it during lake effect events.
Mike, try Yuma to San Diego. Also Columbia River gorge in Oregon. The original u.s. route was the nation's first purpose built scenic highway and is being restored (u.s. 30) from Portland to the Dalles and is a contender with u.s.1 for sheer beauty
Check out I80 through Wyoming, I70 going west of Denver, I94 going through Montana into Idaho, I15 from Idaho to California, I80 through Utah, Nevada and California and I5 from Southern California to Washington. All are absolutely stunning drives to take. I'm a trucker so I've been on all of them and they are all amazing. Oh, I90 through South Dakota is pretty nice and I25 from Billings Montana to Albuquerque New Mexican has some incredible views as does I40 through New Mexico and Arizona along with I10. The western US is absolutely beautiful .
Thanks. I'll add those to my list. Planning to make it out west at some point in 2023. Haven't been out there in over 10 years now.
It's a horrible stretch of road to drive on, but lots of beautiful views when you drive I-76 east bound into Philadelphia.
CA 57 Freeway, Southbound towards Santa Ana to I-5 Freeway South is for me the best approach for Orange County area of California. I also like the Kennedy Expressway I-90/94 East towards downtown in Chicago,Illinois. I enjoy your videos too.
Mileage Mike, I haven't been to Birmingham since pre-I-20/I-59 days but I concur with I-71/I-75 in Kentucky, I-10 in New Orleans, I-26 in Asheville (over a dozen times - Charleston SC to Evansville, IN and back) and the Atlanta I-75/I-85 Downtown connector! I really enjoy your videos. I try to Dashcam as often as I can, but I recently lost my right leg and haven't been able to drive much in the last year! Keep up the great work! It's always great to meet Road Geeks! I learned to read from gas station signs and road maps! U.S.1!!!!! Yes! Wholly concur! It's been over 50 years ago but I remember it well. I have been to Key West over a dozen times since then but by US Navy ships.
Thanks! Many more to come
Good afternoon my good friend Mike !! Another great video. Thank you so much for featuring these scenic highway rides and my favorite drive would be I-40 Asheville NC in the fall when fall is making its presence quite known Have you done a drive on the Blue Ridge parkway ? I’f not, I highly suggest you do that drive as it would be a quite scenic drive . It begins in the NC mountains and ends in upstate Virginia(western Virginia). in the Shenandoah mountains I believe. - it’s about 450 miles (give or take a few miles). October would be perfect as the fall leaves on the mountains are displaying such breathtaking scenic views. I highly recommend this drive for those reasons . Great choices in this video !! Me and my daddy are native Georgians - born & raised in the peach state and are well familiar with the horrific Atlanta traffic . The best time to go through the downtown connector would be 2 or 3 am (the middle of the night) -same holds true for 285 . Engineers have been discussing how to alleviate Atlanta traffic for years, and one of their sensible proposals was to build an outer. perimeter around 285 but that plan failed and unsure whether or not this proposal is still on the drawing board, but I feel that this proposal isn’t the solution. Excuse my lengthy comment Mike and I enjoy watching your wonderful videos so keep up the great work. and be safe. 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍
No worries, I love the long comments. I haven't been on the Blue Ridge Parkway yet but it's definitely on my list. Not sure when I'll get to it though.
I enjoy all the highway drives you have done so far. Hopefully you'll be coming my way up to midwest and doing some videos. Enjoying the channel!
Oh yeah can’t wait to get up there!
Never driven I-26 myself but that sure looked relaxing compared to the others.
For me, I-85 is the best highway anywhere; rarely have issues driving through the Charlotte, Triad and Triangle areas; I take 85 everyday going to work and I’d take it over I-40 anyway. I-885 east end connector might make it more congested in the near future since it’s opening this past summer.
In NC, I-85 is very well built, but once you go south/west of Charlotte it has incredibly heavy traffic (for a rural interstate) and lots of trucks slowing things down to a (relative) crawl. Northern South Carolina & North Georgia are especially bad with this problem where 85 goes down to just 2 lanes having to accommodate all that traffic. SC is at least expanding it (although taking forever to do so)
@@westkanaGeorgia has a long period of I-85 being 4 lanes in each direction from Exit 47 (Newnan, GA) to I-285, I-85 is 3+ lanes all the way from Exit 35 & I-85 is being expanded North of Atlanta just not far enough. I’ve always thought that all interstates on the east coast should be three travel lanes. The region is growing so fast, and Atlanta’s metro expands super far out.
I drove on the Katy Freeway in 2011. Wasn't expecting that it was as wide as the freeways in California. Houston is a good city to drive through, and the drive to Johnson Space Center was mostly pleasant. Still Austin and San Antonio are my favorite Texan cities.
Interstate 17 in Arizona is one of my personal favorites. You have to do the drive both northbound and southbound to get the full experience. All the scenic views going from arid Phoenix to plateaus up to Ponderosa covered Flagstaff is a treat, and certainly the same the other way. Plenty of crazy drivers but little traffic on weekdays makes it an easy drive most of the time.
IMHO, this video should be titled the top five highway drives in America's Southeast. I agree with your top pick and it's the only one I've driven on your list and would definitely make my top five. If you come out west, here would be my top five (West of the Rockies and not including national parks): 5) CA Highway 1 from Oxnard to Malibu (both day time and sunset drives are worth noting) | 4) I15 between Littlefield and St. George | 3) Highway 128 and Highway 1 from Cloverdale to Fort Bragg (wineries, redwoods, rivers and the ocean) | 2) I80 (west bound) from Oakland to San Francisco over the Bay Bridge | 1) I70 from Denver to Grand Junction (I can't believe they build a freeway here -- just amazing). If you are including national parks, then include Highway 180 from Minkler to Kings Canyon (Road's End) -- Highway 41 from Fish Camp to Yosemite Valley (the Tunnel View is something else) -- Highway 120 from Lee Vining to Yosemite Valley -- and my favorite Highway 9 from Mt. Carmel Junction to Zion National Park visitor's center.
Interesting. Always fascinating.
Great picks!
If you ever have a chance to do I-526 in Charleston, that is quite a drive (even better if at the end of I-526 you take US-17 back to the side you started on making a big loop).
I have an older video of it on the channel but I do want to get down there and check it out again with the newer camera.
Locally, it still brings a smile to my face to travel I-376 (the Parkway West) into Pittsburgh depending on traffic. They say it's "the only city with an entrance."
Otherwise, I-15 in Arizona--the Virgin River Gorge.
Love 71/75 into Cincinnati!
As a resident of Atlanta you definitely hit the nail on the head with that one but I'd say i 20 goin just outsider of the downtown metro is alot better altho you could still run into heavy traffic but has lower chance lol
My favorite is A nighttime drive on I 75 north bound into Chattanooga and I 65 northbound into Indianapolis
Hey Mileage-Mike. You need to travel West for a while. I really like your videos, but you are missing a huge portion of the Eisenhower system. Try the I90 into Seattle. Those floating bridges are amazing. Mountain drives? I70 in CO, I8, I5 and I80 in CA are amazing and beautiful. Go West young man, go West…
Stay tuned. Lots of new states coming in 2023
I drove on I10 and I85 but that was long ago and I26 just today.
i26 is definitely a beautiful drive and so are but Chesapeake Bridge Bay Tunnel which is also a few feet off the ocean, some of the roads around DC or Clara Boston Parkway or the George Washington Parkway.
I know the video is seven months old, but I'll go anyway. My favorite is I90 across South Dakota. It's a long flat drive, but when you get to the black hills, it's worth it. Also, check out I70 through western Colorado, it was a little harrowing for me, but scenic none-the-less.
For me it’s I-89 going north through Vermont, the views are amazing.
I need to check it out
Also I-87 through the Adirondacks and I-93 through the White Mountains are quite beautiful.
I-40 east and west of Nashville is very cool !
I think the drive on I-20 eastbound approaching Atlanta (Six Flags Hill) is a much better view of the Atlanta skyline since you can see it all the way from downtown to Buckhead at the same time (the condition of the freeway however, is awful...no love for I-20 🤥)...but I always think it's funny how he connector southbound at night is the stock footage that more channels than I can name use as their "downtown" footage.
Haha that's true about I-20. It seems to be the least talked about of Atlanta's interstates.
I love that view of the Atlanta skyscrapers off the hill at Six Flags on I-20 eastbound. Especially at night.
The Katy freeway is on my bucket list and probably will never be taken off it since that freeway is just awesome.
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Give me the rural, mountain roads anytime. I know you haven't filmed out west yet, but the obvious Best of the Best is I-70 from Denver to I-15. We really enjoyed US-50 in Nevada last summer. US-48 across West Virginia is also very nice, and much of it is 4-lane.
I've not driven all of I-26 but I like the WV Turnpike I-77. Especially the Beckley-Charleston section despite it being lowered to 60 mph. Most do 70 anyways. There's a love hate relationship with I-376 entering Pittsburgh PA. Huge traffic jams entering the tunnel but the reward is a great view of downtown Pittsburgh as soon as you exit the tunnel. But the exits to town are a nightmare. The best I've been on ever was I-70 from Denver to Glenwood Springs. You have stunning scenery entering the mountains, climb to 11,000 ft, go through the Eisenhower tunnel, more mountains descending and past Vail, and enter Glenwood Canon, an engineering marvel with the Colorado River, both directions of interstate, and railroad tracks snaking their way through a stunning narrow red walled gorge. Finally the view opens up as you get to Glenwood Springs. Third best to me might be I-24 from Nashville down to Chattanooga, TN. Very scenic and curvy sections especially towards Chattanooga
I271 from i90 to i480 is an example of how express lanes should be built.
US83 between Oakley and Scott City, or KS23 between Gove City and Shields, cross the Smoky Hill River. It's 15-20 miles driving from one side of the valley to the other.
83 has the Keystone gallery, little Jerusalem badlands park, and chalk monuments.
US14 from Pierre to Wall, SD. No gas for the first 65 miles. Lots of sunflowers and grass, then you notice a ridge off to your left. I90 runs at the base of almost a cliff, it turns from northwest to west at the 14 junction and climbs the ridge to Wall.
There were several things I wanted to get at Wall Drug. But I could not find the rooms they were in. Yeah, I lost a few rooms inside Wall Drug.
NE71/CO71. From the Ogallala national grassland, Toadstool geological park, and Fort Robinson near Crawford, it climbs up to pass the Belmont tunnel. After the highway 2 split and it turns south again, it starts crossing dry, rocky ridges into Scottsbluff County, where you can begin to see the monument, straight as an arrow all downhill for about 15 miles. There's the monument, a museum at the base, a small zoo, and the Wildcat Hills state recreation area, and it starts looking like a southwestern highway with long drags to the top of the next ridge. In Colorado it runs across the Pawnee national grassland.
US17 from Ridgeland to Hardeeville, SC. The trees have grown together over the highway like a tunnel.
I-69 from Bloomington, In to Washington, In. Very peaceful.
64 west from Lexington va to Charleston WV was my favorite east coast mountain drive but overall i15 from Vegas to San Diego across the desert was fun nothing but open road and 90 mph and over traffic
My bad I lied i15 is number 2 I-70 from Denver to I-15 in Utah is by far the best drive
@@wjamaal14 I've seen that I-70 from Denver on a few TH-cam videos. I can't wait to see it in person.
Surprised there weren’t any from the mid-west.
There’s some awesome highway drives in California, Colorado, Arizona, and Utah
It did not make your top five, but thanks for shouting out the Skyline in Cincy/Kentucky, my place of origin. It is beautiful and you always knew you were almost home when approaching it.
i10 as a whole between san Antonio to NOLA is by far the biggest pain in the ass i have ever experienced. During my time as an industrial delivery driver in houston ive had to make the drive to NOLA and Elpaso many times, in one case ive driven the full length of i10 in texas 4 times in 2 days. as much as i loved not having to change freeways at all on those routes, the pain and suffering it causes in its streches in columbus tx (construction), beaumont tx, (construction), orange, tx/sulfur, la (construction) and baton rouge, la (construction) is just draining having to deal with heavy backups on those streches on any consistent basis.
best from personal experience: 77 in virginia. except the 81 stretch it’s beautiful. city-wise its 376 heading into pittsburgh
GA 515 from Jasper to Blairsville, GA. Just not on the weekends in fall.
For me it would be from my home in Michigan to Niagara Falls NY driving on I-90 East out of Cleveland Ohio you drive right next to Lake Erie and vice versua if your heading west to head into downtown Cleveland and I-190 from Buffalo all the way to Canadian 405 it runs I-190 in Buffalo runs right next to the Niagara River so cool!
I got a chance to experience interstate 15 between Barstow and San Bernardino that is some awesome scenery along that stretch
Yeah that's a good one. I got to drive it way back around 2008.
Mike, TBH I don't see I-10 being removed in NOLA (especially thru Downtown) because of local opposition, heavy costs and environmental concerns. Am I right?
I agree. I doubt it will happen.
I 90/94 in Wisconsin is also Beautiful, and I535 in Duluth, mn
1:51 ya ive done it many a times, very beautiful
Have to check out the bridge on 95 at the Delaware/New Jersey Bridge. Also check out the state of connecticut.
Interstate 10 is actually my favorite interstate highway
Same
I remember the Katy freeway (I-10 in Houston) before it was widened. It was actually 3 lanes in each direction and it *badly* needed to be rebuilt. No merge lane was pretty common at entrances as well as backups from signals at cross streets just after the exit, you would seriously encounter traffic from 7 am to 7 pm every day including weekends. That being said I think it did induce some demand, but what is more egregious is how they built and manage the center HOT/Express lanes. Those lanes need to be rebuilt to have entrance/exits that completely bypass the main lanes, either by ramps or T intersections, as well as dynamic pricing to really ration the road space for buses and HOV vehicles imo (this also includes a HOV lane to/from I-610 to downtown).
I like that the HOV is open in both directions at the same time. My issue, since you didn’t ask, 😂 is that the HOV lane is on the left, the fast lane, while the toll is on the right. I don’t want to drive as fast as some of those fools, so I drive on the right. But then I have to switch to left when going through the toll plaza. Talk about nerve racking.
@@delorbb2298 I think the only way to fix that is to have those lanes operate like the DFW area express lanes where you must preregister your trip, no weaving near plazas needed after that.
@@MrWage nah. They should just switch up the neon sign at the toll plazas. People who pay tolls usually want to go faster. So switch the sign on the left to say toll and the one one right to say HOV. Too often slow moving cars have to quickly switch to the left lane (fast lane) just to be in the correct lane when hitting the plaza cameras. They can easily switch up the signs as they are mechanical. Hell, they manage to change both signs to toll everyday at 11 am.
@@delorbb2298 They have the signs the way they are because of the enforcement booths in the median. A preregistration system cuts down on costs though as you no longer have to pay someone to sit in the booth.
@@MrWage There was never anyone in those booths. The toll roads, yes. But never in the HOV lanes. I stand by my comment. The HOV lane on the Katy Freeway has two lanes each, inbound and outbound. One lane for those with a toll tag and the other for those with 2+ passengers. The HOV lane is to the left (fast lane) and the toll lane is to the right.
It should be reversed, because toll drivers almost always drive too fast. Put those idiots in the fast lane and leave the rest of us in the slower lanes. You can ride the HOV from 5am to 11am. After that, someone at Metro headquarters clicks a few keys on their computer to make both lanes toll. So it’s not like it would be difficult.
Perhaps they think it would be hard because so many people are used to the current way. I just hate having to change lanes so that I go through the HOV side when toll people are going 80+ in that lane. I’m usually going 65, BUT THAT’S NOT FAST ENOUGH FOR THESE IDIOTS! Sorry for shouting. 😂
I am surprised that I-20 Birmingham took honorable mention for your list.
I was just about to blurt out I-71 / 75 through Northern Kentucky into Cincinnati, before you also gave this stretch an honorable mention. I feel as if Pittsburgh and Cincinnati are both very underrated for highway infrastructure. On that note, I would also add I-376 into Downtown Pittsburgh.
Besides that, I am surprised that you have not driven CA 1 Pacific Coast Highway. I have driven CA 1 between Malibu and San Clemente. Beautiful drive.
I do think that I like I-40 better than I-26, though. I have driven both often between North Carolina and Chicago.
Others off the top of my head:
I-95 NJ Turnpike from I-278 to GW Bridge: Industry, Newark Airport, Manhattan Skyline, etc.
I-90 / 94 Kennedy Expressway - O'Hare to Loop: Great views of Chicago skyline, especially if you exit at Ohio - Ontario feeder ramps.
I-278 Brooklyn - Queens Expressway - Belt Parkway Verrazano through Brooklyn Promenade
CT 15 Merritt Parkway
Ontario 401 - Toronto
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, Lake Shore Drive, Storrow Drive, West Side Highway, etc.
Hello from east coast
I've driven all on your list except the Overseas Highway and I-26 north of Asheville.
You can't go wrong with any of the Houston freeways also Dallas freeway I definitely will put in there it's in the Midwest and that's the Chicago Skyway right at the Indiana State Line and the Chicago Skyway Bridge as you coming in to the city of Chicago great scenery Lake Michigan Shoreline right on the left side of the freeway right on the Indiana state line and you can also see the Chicago skyline from that bridge on I-90 I also would put the 401 freeway in Canada through Toronto which is the busiest freeway in the North America continent
This is a refreshing change from all the TH-cam videos carrying the message that all roads and highways are evil and represent the downfall of America. I like driving and enjoy the view of roads and highways.
Great video Mike, I’ve got to ask you how many miles per year do you average on your car just curious?
Since I've been doing this it's been like 20-30K miles. Might be more once I start to do this full time.
@@MileageMikeTravels Hope you have a very reliable car to be putting that kind of mileage on it.
@@MileageMikeTravels When will you do this full time?
@@MileageMikeTravels Is Pennsylvania a new state you were exploring?
@@ryanearles2024 Aiming for some time within the next 30 days
6:15 such lane additions are unnecessary and wasteful
am i the only one that hate exits on the left side?
The original Overseas Highway bridges I think were recycled from an ex-Florida East Coast rail line.
Based on my experience (sorry -- no Arkansas-7, Vermont 100, Arizona 89A, or US 550 in Colorado or US 101 through northern California, OR, and WA):
CA-1 (any segment except the one in urban Greater ELL AY)
ME/NH/VT 9
US 6, Cape Cod
MI-22
US-2 in Michigan from St. Ignace to Escanaba
I-44, St. Louis to Springfield
US 23, Standish to Alpena
MI-28, Munising to Marquette
road through Great Smoky Mountains National Park
road through Petrified Forest National Park
I-280, San Francisco to Sunnyvale (not San Jose!)
🇺🇸🥂🔩⚓🔩🥂🇺🇸.....Key West along w most of the sunshine state would probably be my favorite region & state in the country IF sadly it weren't 4 the hurricanes.....Key West perhaps being the most hurricane prone along w most of Florida.....
Yeah you can almost bank on a hurricane at least every other year if you live in Florida.
I been on I 10 in Jacksonville area New Orleans area Mobile area Biloxi Gulfport area Baton Rouge area Lafayette area I live in Lake Charles area and I been to Houston and San Antonio area. I been on I 85 in Montgomery area Atlanta area Greenville Spartanburg area and Charlotte area.
This is far too southern biased..... Living in the midwest, my personal favorite is I-90 South Bound through Chicago heading towards downtown and the loop. The view of the skyline is just amazing. You see if spread out wide across the lake shore. I don't mind being slowed down in rush hour traffic so I can savor that view! Then when you finally get down there the road ducks underground for a short section and it literally looks like your going to go right under through the heart of the city.
Another honerable mention - I-70 through Colorado.
Only highway I driven in your top 5 Mike is I-75 I-85 through Atlanta aka the Downtown Connector. But I am surprised that US1 aka the Overseas Highway is number 1 on your list.
Don’t forget about The Varsity across from GA Tech 😋
For sure. Love that place
with the new bridge driving into cincinnati should be way easier.
Why is us1 3 but not 1
personal best are, I 40 ashville to I 81. I15 cedar city to Mesquite. I 71 through Cincinnati. I 70 Denver to Utah. rt 15 Williamsport to N.Y.., I80 wy line to slc. I 90 in Washington. I8 San Diego to Az. I 84 in Oregon. I 87 Albany to Canada.
I like I 10 and I 85 or I 75. I 10 is my favorite hwy
Hey Mike an interesting history tidbit about I-71/I-75 into Cincinnati, the hill with the great view of skyline did not use to have that view. Use to go down to bottom of hill and was a fairly sharp curve and that point you would see skyline. The problem was that traffic would always bog down slowing at that sharp curve. KY DOT completely removed the hill to your left that up until 2000 blocked view of skyline
th-cam.com/video/_Q-u2_BEsnk/w-d-xo.html
Here is a good video of what it looked like prior, which was early 2000’s
I loved the Cut in the Hill.
Wow. Glad they upgraded it from
That one.
@@MileageMikeTravels the skyline view coming down hill is premium for sure. Probably one of best in country
It’s a shame the last road could be closed permanently by 2025 due to rising sea levels.
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Can we expect a WORST highway list? I'm sure you have come across highways with deficient and outdated infrastructure in your travels. With this list, I like that you zeroed in on the gorgeous skylines in major metropolitan areas. Many interstates are bridged over water or surface roads when they enter central business districts. Or tunnels.
I'll have to think about that one. Usually if I don't like a highway I just don't film it lol.
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