Westbound Interstate 10 in El Paso, Texas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2015
- This video follows westbound Interstate 10 through the city of El Paso, Texas. Includes the massive stack interchanges at Texas Loop 375 and US 54/I-110, views of the downtown El Paso skyline, as well as Ciudad Juarez in Mexico.
I Grew up in El Paso - Fort Bliss in the 70s _ Miss it so much !! Greetings from Germany !
I was feeling a bit homesick. Thank you for the video!
You're welcome! I also have a video of the Transmountain Road (the El Paso bypass route), if you want to check that out sometime. Cheers!
Love it! Thanks!
Visited my American girlfriend there last month. I miss her and El Paso! Greetings from Germany!
Mountainlove : Very cool! Was this your very first time, visiting El Paso? I don't recall seeing you comment on any of my past videos, so if you're a new viewer to my channel, welcome aboard!
Not sure if you saw my other El Paso video release from last month, but if not, I'll provide a link directly below my comment. It features Texas State Loop 375 through the Franklin Mountains, just a stones throw away from downtown El Paso.
th-cam.com/video/KihO3XbmH6g/w-d-xo.html
I Grew up in El Paso - Fort Bliss in the 70s _ Miss it so much !! Greetings from Germany too ! :-D
I was also there in '79- '84, Ft. Bliss, Tx. Loved it there. Beautiful women*** .
Grew up there on the west side. Brought back memories!
Brent Arnold : Hey there, Brent. Funny...we both have the same name, lol. Anyway, totally awesome that the video brought back some memories for you. Did you happen to check out my other recent El Paso driving video, showcasing Texas State Loop 375 through the Franklin Mountains? The western most portion was recently upgraded to a 4 lane freeway. I'll provide the link below, in case you want to watch. Totally different vibe, with a slower song that I thought matched up with the dramatic scenery. Thanks for dropping by!
th-cam.com/video/KihO3XbmH6g/w-d-xo.html
yea those are cool videos! You should do one out at Cattlemen's Steak House in Fabens
Darn...I've had 6 opportunities to eat there, and each and every single time, I've had to cover a lot of driving. When I filmed this video in May, I didn't start recording until almost 11:30 AM (sleeping in just proved to be too tempting), and by the time I wrapped things up at 1:30 PM, I had to haul myself for 9 hours, out to Austin. One of these days, I'll definitely eat at Cattlemen's.
Anyway...I should have a video of eastbound I-10, about an hour east of El Paso, released on TH-cam within the next few days. Thanks again for dropping by.
Thanks FreewayBrent! Another great video! And the video image is so sharp. I’m looking forward to hitting the EP roads today 😊
Hey brotha, I would also highly recommend driving southbound along US 54 (The Patriot Freeway), where you go down a series of grades, starting with the large interchange at Texas State Route 601 until the freeway widens out to something like 14 lanes as you approach I-10...as well as the new tolled section of TX Loop 375. Some great freeway engineering.
Cool! Thanks for the extra tips!
It is amazing seeing El Paso on one side of the border and Ciudad Juarez on the other. Talking about extremes, EL Paso is considered one of the safest cities in the United Sates and Ciudad Juarez one of the most deadly in the world. All separated by a trickling river Rio Grande (if there is water in it) and a fence.
It has always been a blast through El Paso after enduring nearly 500 miles of Desert. I really liked the song mix Hung Up. Awesome job on this one Brent. "There's something big, looming up ahead" haha. Loved the video bro.
Amazing redo of your first HD video back in 09!
InterstateKyle : Thanks!
Awesome work Brent. There's a lot more to this town than I thought there'd be. Amazing backdrops too.
***** : Thanks! El Paso is freakin' awesome to drive around. Did you get a chance to watch my Texas State Loop 375 video in El Paso, released about 3 weeks ago? *THAT* is an amazing drive.
FreewayBrent Just saw it. Very cool!
***** : Helps to explain why El Paso is my favorite Texas city for driving around. Where great road infrastructure meets physical, challenging terrain.
Superb ride, loved the colorful surroundings of the highway, and of course the mountains beyond.
+astey highways (Autostrada) : Thank you! It's indeed a very awesome freeway to drive. A lot of fun.
From El Paso to Austin to now New Orleans, this vid makes me grateful for getting the hell out of there! Lol, jk..miss you EP :(
Gotta love the dubstep robot-farts version of ABBA's "Gimme Gimme Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" here. Yes, it sounds like what would happen if robots actually farted and turned it into a song. That's what passes for music today.😂🤣
Excellent video as usual! Par for the course! (Lee Trevino reference). Iou warned me of how cool driving through El Paso was and you were spot on! Great lighting conditions you had there and made the most of it, I enjoyed seeing this in normal daylight as I came through in the early evening (which is cool in its own right), and am glad you were able to get that impressive TX-375 Loop stack in the beginning, was not expecting that when I was driving in, definitely enjoyed this.
Awesome ride! Plus I love those Texas stacks- I guess it is true, everything is bigger in Texas! Nice ride and always very interesting to see the border areas and all! Very nice ride!
+cjs121675 : Everything really *is* bigger in Texas!
Nicely done video. It's been years since I lived there, but I still recognize this drive.
how i miss el paso, havent been there in 6 yrs
Sam Go well, there is a whole new shopping center, hospital, urban additions on the east side, and the san jacinto plaza was recently remodeled
I lived there from early 2013 to late 2016 and in those 3.5 years, it changed a lot. The west side in particular has been built up like crazy!
oh man, it's practically not the same city. since you've been gone, there's a new ball park in place of a building that was imploded, there's going to be a new $200 million dollar arena, a new shopping center on the east side, more freeway construction, the asarco smokestacks are gone, UTEP has grown by 1/3rd, a new mixed business and living center has sprouted on the west side called Montecillo, another one is being built on the east side, we just got top golf AND business is coming back to downtown!!!
soooo much has changed in just that time
Very cool in this video. Especially in El Paso, saw all the scenes where I grew up and how much they changed. Thx!
Nice video, not your average casual drive. Great scenery !!!!
Thank you for the video. 💜
Nice video, driven through in both directions many times driving between LA and SAT.
+Jim Farmer : Thank you. :-) Did you happen to watch my other El Paso video, showcasing the magnificent ride along Texas State Loop 375 through the Franklin Mountains? One of the most scenic and dramatic 4 lane urban roadways I've ever driven in the US or Canada.
+ FreewayBrent, I didn't watch that video. I'll have to watch it. I've only detoured to Marfa and back (that was incredible) and to Fort Hancock, across the border a couple of weeks ago (that wasn't scenic but was an experience).
FreewayBrent
It made me bein remided of study abroad in Las cruces. Thank you. greeting from Korea, Seoul
The Loop 375 stack interchange was completed just recently. It looks awesome!
European Roads : It is, indeed. It's actually not even truly complete; there's a few more flyovers that need to be constructed to truly complete the monster. Definitely adds to the "fun factor" of driving I-10 through town, that's for sure!
That was quite an awesome ride Brent!
TheSolarcatcher : It really is an awesome ride. It's awesome enough to rank in my top 10-15 favorite urban freeways in the entire country. Just so many great things about this ride, from the huge stacks, to the constant views of the surrounding mountain ranges...those views of Juarez, and heck, even the rush of driving a freeway that peaks at over 241,000 vehicles per day, after driving for literally hundreds and hundreds of miles in every direction with very little traffic and nothing but wide open spaces.
I Love El Paso
+enver sherifi: Definitely a very interesting city, with the dramatic mountain scenery surrounding the city on all sides!
Thanks for posting. I live in Ohio, and enjoy the drive through my hometown.
Nice work here! Did a good job capturing the city via the highway.
HartVideoCorporation : Thank you very much! So many people left comments, that it's been difficult to get around to them all. I'll have another video out in about 2 weeks from now. Stay tuned...
Nice, thank you for posting.
+J Gamez : Thank you. :-) Did you happen to watch my other El Paso video, showcasing Texas State Loop 375 through the Franklin Mountains? If not, I'll provide the link below my comment. Thanks for dropping by!
th-cam.com/video/KihO3XbmH6g/w-d-xo.html
not yet, i will!
Its only 2 lanes in a city as big as El Paso?! Wow. Must have immense traffic
WesleyAPEX well there is traffic but in some areas it does reach 4 lanes
Very nice , thanks Brent
+Hany Alsaeed : Thanks!
I was a back seat driver ,, I almost told you to slow down ,, and I caught my self looking back twice for cops. We almost made it to the west side of El Paso where it`s all new ! I LOVE EL PASO ALOT !!!
Haha, I was generally driving about 62-72 MPH in this video in real time. Generally speaking, I was just going with the flow. I absolutely love this freeway drive...so many fun curves, hills, unforgettable views of Juarez and the Franklin Mountains. Really feels like you're going through something akin to a renegade, wild west town, yet you're in a major metropolitan area.
I just went back in time (1985). I was stationed at Fort Bliss (1985-1988). I loved El Paso and I miss the people.
Awesome freeway video Freeway Brent
At 2:23, you will past (on your right) the Wal-Mart that was the scene of the shooting on Aug 3rd.
The interchanges, there's 2, are called a "Spaghetti Bowl". The newest one is the far east, the original one is I'm central/downtown.
Awesome video!
I've been through this area two months ago on a long road trip. My mom couldn't belive how big the sprawl there is.
+BLSoldier00: It's definitely larger than what most first-timers would ever guess. El Paso just doesn't attract a whole lot of attention on the national scene, but it's definitely a major city. You should check out my I-10 video through West Texas, which I released after this one (my 2nd to newest release).
Thanks for checking in and watching!
Cool video man, I think that the new highway here in el paso should be done by next year
I've only been to El Paso once(back in 2000, along with also going to Ciudad Juarez and into Mexico just outside Juarez for a church workcamp trip), but it great to see a newer video from you of this I-10 stretch. It was awesome, and brought back some(fuzzy, today) memories I had from that trip too many years ago. Nice job, and I loved seeing the stack interchanges, the downtown El Paso skyline, and of course Ciudad Juarez and the mountainous terrain on both sides. What a very amazing video!
From 2:28 to 2:30, what were those white spinning things you see on both sides of I-10? Didn't know if those are like wind turbines for generating electricity, or something else. Hadn't seen things usually like that design on the side of an expressway, and the only minor thing that confused me. Thanks to anyone who can answer my question.
BoratWanksta theyre purely esthetic they light up at night and change colors...
Nice video Brent!
Great video, Brent :)
el paso looks way cooler than I thought. it's awesome, and actually find it cooler than Los Angeles.. no offense but.. yeah.. it's in the middle of nowhere along with ciudad Juárez but still cool.. cool video :)
Danny1022 Its growing realy fast but the weather sucks over there
As an Australian who's only travelled to New Zealand, I find it just bizarre that one can just glimpse into another country, let alone one that is so different to yours.
Texas has the best freeways/highways in the country! I’ve driven from FL to CA on I-10.
I finally drove back out to El Paso last month for the first time since I filmed this in 2015. Driving around El Paso is awesome! Love the new tolled extension of TX 375 and the modern collector/distributor lanes in northwestern El Paso.
Love the rugged terrain surrounding El Paso
leroyybrown : Me, too! It's why it's my favorite city in Texas to drive around.
El Paso looks cool.
+chris fox : It definitely has it strong points. The scenery is undeniably fantastic. You can get a *really* good idea of what it's like to drive through the mountains, by checking out my Texas State Loop 375 video (Transmountain Road).
Are you related to freeway Jim? I love his vids as well.
Hi chris fox ! Jim and I are definitely TH-cam partners, and very good friends in real life. We last met up during his 2015 Summer road trip, out here in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you haven't joined yet, we both have Facebook fan pages. FreewayJim runs an interactive fan group, and I run my own separate FreewayBrent fan page.
That's awesome! I'm in.
Three interesting things I saw: School bus, McDonald's logo, and Wells Fargo building.
Awesome video! El Paso, the westernmost city in Texas, is pretty.
Now you're heading to Las Cruces, NM, the southern terminus of I-25 and US 85. US 85 is now concurrent with I-10. I think US 85/I-25 is the longest concurrency. Is it?
Great film! :D
Texas has some of the smartest road engineering in the country. Where I live in Minnesota, not so much. Cloverleafs galore. Also, Great ABBA remix!👍🏻
Thank you. Yeah, Texas sure loves their crazy freeways and stack interchanges!
Good video
Very very nice roads!
dmitrivalencia : El Paso is a blast to drive around...my favorite city in Texas for driving purposes!
Good music
How about a ride back ?
We literally come here to go to the sams club. It’s cool how I know everything here!
A month ago: "El Paso? What El Paso? Sounds like a name of an obscure town in a middle of nowhere."
Now: "Wow... So THAT is El Paso."
What a ride!
American Roads: Indeed. Out of all of Texas' major cities, El Paso is truly its forgotten stepchild...sort of an afterthought. Part of this is due to the vast distances from the triangle of major cities (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Houston, San Antonio, and you may as well throw Austin into that mix). But also...El Paso doesn't really have any major claims to fame...no major sports teams, no international sights, and it really does not make an attempt to make any noise on the national scene.
And yet...it'll have over 700,000 people by the end of the decade, and closer to 1.1 million in the combined statistical metro area, when including Las Cruces, which now has over 100,000 people. Of course, since a *huge* portion of Juarez' residents live and work in El Paso (and vice-versa), you can't ignore the 1.5 million that also live there. You'll see all sorts of Mexican license plates while driving on El Paso's freeway network. Going back to Las Cruces, a heavy chunk of its population also commutes into El Paso every day. When you throw all these factors together, it helps to explain a traffic demand that peaks at 241,000 vehicles per day along I-10 at its busiest point through town, making it the busiest section of I-10 for over a thousand miles.
What I *really* like about El Paso, at least from a driving standpoint, is how TxDOT incorporates some of the best of its outstanding engineering capabilities, with some real, challenging terrain. It's honestly my favorite city in Texas to drive around, because of the combination of the 2 things I mentioned in the previous sentence.
FreewayBrent I totally agree with the last paragraph. Those big boldly-colored stacks combined with the mountainous landscapes in the background make the overall driving experience very unique.
FreewayBrent I actually kind of want to check out el paso, it seems super vibrant (shocking because as you said its kind of forgotten).
Excellent looking video and a great ride. The mountains looked breathtaking. Didn't care for the music. Found it annoying. Thanx for posting this.
The mountains are what protect the city from anythng bad coming their way.
this USA place look gorgeous
You didnt finish the ride, you still had to drive through the Westside. Cool video tho. EPT til I die..
I'm from El Paso if you go there its very nice
+Miguel Rangel : Thanks for watching and commenting! It's definitely refreshing to see a major city after hundreds of miles of almost nothing. I especially like the Franklin Mountains. Speaking of which,. my other El Paso video showcases Texas State Loop 375, in case you want to watch. Here's the link. th-cam.com/video/KihO3XbmH6g/w-d-xo.html
el paso is the best to live!
Definitely love the scenery there, and the low-key, friendly vibe to the place. Thanks for watching!
OK thx!
My exit. (26) at 2:00. Sigh the best years of my youth.
I can't believe that I left El Paso to move back to Ms. Won't too go back soooo, baad. Lol. Miss it.
Yeah, those towering Franklin Mountains are an unforgettable sight! By the way, I also have a driving video of TX Loop 375 (Transmountain Road) through those very same Franklin Mountains; feel free to check it out!
Thanks, Peace.
Great video Brent!! Did you get a new camera?
Adam Lutes : Thank you! Nope...same camcorder that I've been using for the last 3 years. The clarity of the imagery largely depends on both sunlight and whether or not the sun is completely behind my vehicle or closer toward the side.
That thing that loomed up ahead.......yeah......well it was big! lol
GoJoMedia Geoff : Indeed! That interchange was only recently rebuilt from a full cloverleaf with C/D lanes, into that massive monstrosity, not even 2 years ago. It's actually not even complete, there's still a few flyover ramps that have yet to be built, still served by the old cloverleaf ramps.
+FreewayBrent They're finishing the final connection flyovers since you were here.
Definitely gotta check it out again when you're back in Texas. Boss
You should cross into Mexico and film some roads there some time!
+MKT Transport Video : Eventually! Recording Mexico Federal Highway 1 (from Ensenada to Tijuana), and MX 2 from Tijuana to Mexicali, are on my long-term filming projects.
El Paso seems like a great city and I can't believe that there is another country just beyond that highway! Something I will never understand living in Australia!! Haha. Does it ever snow there? I would love to see a video of actually crossing the border into Mexico or Canada, Brent whenever you go next :)
Kristy Warner : Hi, Kristy! I have not seen you in quite some time. It's awesome to see you drop by again. Yes, Juarez (officially it's known as Ciudad Juarez) and El Paso combine to form the largest bi-national metropolitan area in North America. There are literally tens of thousands of both Mexican and American citizens who work in the other country, and commute across the border on a daily basis, so there's definitely a large cross-border economy, present in the area.
El Paso is a super safe city (in fact, it's been ranked as the safest large city in the US for several years running, now). It lacks international claims to fame, and doesn't really register on the national map; probably because it's overshadowed by some of the other large cities in Texas. Some people consider El Paso to lack enough walkable neighborhoods/districts that you might expect from a city of its size, but there's definitely no denying the appeal of the rugged desert scenery, including the dramatic mountains ranges as a formidable backdrop.
Since the city lies at about 1,133 meters, with parts of the city limits rising much higher, the city does get several dustings of snow every winter, and perhaps once every 1 to 2 years, the city will get a bigger snowstorm that can shut down key transportation links and make it a bit of a mess to get around for a day or two. All in all though, El Paso has a pretty dry climate, and in the summer, daytime high temps average about 35 degrees Celsius.
Finally, did you get a chance to watch my other El Paso video that I released a few weeks ago, showcasing Texas State Loop 375? If not, I'll link you to it below. It is, simply put, one of the most dramatic and stunning urban 4 lane divided highways in the entire country. A great engineering marvel. You'll climb up to the 5,280 foot/1,609 meter mark....and you're only about 15 miles from downtown El Paso along this road.
th-cam.com/video/KihO3XbmH6g/w-d-xo.html
FreewayBrent Ciudad Juarez isn't that dangerous like it was back in '09, and it's headed back to normalcy.
***** : So I've heard. That's great for the people who both live and work there. I was tempted to cross the border for a couple of hours to grab some excellent Mexican food at one of the taco shops, but I ultimately decided that I needed to stay on schedule for the drive out to Austin.
@FreewayBrent I have no idea if this market is still there anymore, and I can't remember its name, but somewhere in Ciudad Juarez near its downtown I went to this really amazing market where local merchants and customers traded items in. If it didn't close down during the years violence briefly came back in Ciudad Juarez during the 2nd half of the 2000s, it's definitely worth a stop!
My visit to that market was back in the year 2000 when I did a church workcamp trip to Mexico just outside Ciudad Juarez, and I actually feel very bad I don't wear my cowboy hat I bought from that market more often. :( It's held up well over all those 16 years, and I can't stand how often it sits in disuse. I'm going to make it a 2017 New Year's resolution, to start wearing it more often!
Me at 2:46 : "Oh just you wait and see how 'clear' it gets later."
Me at 3:58 : YEP xD
Great vid, as always, especially of what's home for me. :)
nprovenghi271 : lol! Thank you for watching. You grew up there and relocated elsewhere later?
Moving there next month, little worried on how the highway will be riding a motorcycle. I'm from Michigan so the highways aren't that crazy.
+Jasmine Dorr : Hi, Jasmine! I don't think I responded to your comment yet. Sorry; it's been a busy month. For the most part, El Paso drivers are a pretty laid back bunch, compared to most major American cities.
The road that you *really* should check out, is Texas Loop 375 through the Franklin Mountains. I'll directly link you to my video of that road, in the attached link below; the scenery is pretty mind-blowing!
th-cam.com/video/KihO3XbmH6g/w-d-xo.html
Hey thanks Freeway Brent, I really appreciate you responding back with me. I'll check out that link. Thanks so much!!!
+Jasmine Dorr: You're very welcome!
Why the hell. Move anywhere else!
I'm headed there this November to El Paso to catch a basketball game at UTEP anyway I'm from Albuquerque NM and pretty much I always will say GO LOBOS
YOU cut the video short, what about the west side!!!
Say, what camera do you use?
+theangel123456789 : Hey there. I actually use a Flip Ultra 3rd generation camcorder (the 2 hour version)...bought it 4 years ago, and it's still going strong!
Good
I think I saw my grandma's house😂
+xSilentxCriminalx47x : For real? lol. That's cool. I still have one more El Paso video to edit. Did you happen to also check out my Texas State Loop 375 video through the Franklin Mountains?
+FreewayBrent Yes I saw the Franklin mountains video it was awesome I'm looking foward to the next El paso video
Same
Looks like Arizona
Lad Cruces means Old Mesilla and Old Mesilla means La Posta - the best ever Mexican food!
and my univestity UTEP forever (18A) 4:08 Go Miners.
FELLOW EL PASOANS
You cut it right when you got to the west side tf
Very nice. this region of USA is always kind of exotic to me :)
I really liked the music aswell.
5*
FreewayFranks
i live in el paso
скорость хорошая...
I've Benn to el Paso 55 times
Ive been 3 times
Going on road
Food
Song title please
Caleb O: Hi there, Caleb! The song is by Overwerk, and the song title is "12:30". Just for future reference, I list both the song artist and title during the last 18 seconds of every video. Thanks for dropping by and watching!
This video gave me anxiety lol
Hi can you make one from entering el paso to take you to the border
lagunera campos: Hi there, Laguerna. First off, I appreciate you stopping by and watching the video. I actually have a second video from El Paso that I released a month ago, showcasing the ride along Texas Loop 375 through the Franklin Mountains. As for getting another video on film, I won't be able to honor your request, for I live near San Francisco and was just passing through El Paso for a day. Anyway, I'll link you to the Highway 375 video, in case you want to watch.
th-cam.com/video/KihO3XbmH6g/w-d-xo.html
Nice video. Very good work. We like it.
We watch videos to promote the #borderwall in different stages. Sadly, you have less than 5 seconds of the border with Mexico - at 4:00 to 4:05. Given the length will will mention your video in our blog, but sadly cannot tweet promote it. Nice work thought.
City? That looks like a town ! Lol
Do you live in Tokyo or what? This is a city
na it's boring
no ,, It`s boring if you have no friends here ,,
boring road
Good