I made the drive back in Dec 2007, and during 5:30PM traffic. I never dropped below 55-60 MPH in Nashville, and breezed thru to 231 at no less than 70MPH... The traffic my father dealt with in the 1990s is a memory for the most part... Thanks to TDOT's meticulous engineering and projects of the last 10 years. In fact, in this video... Just before Exit 70, about 1 mile W of the interstate, is my old house I spent the best part of the 1990s in.
Great video. Nashville seems to have a great freeway system with few real congestion (I don't count busy, but flowing freeways as congestion). In the Netherlands, congestion is defined as traffic moving slower than 30 mph for at least 2km (1.5 miles).
@prfsnlwannabe I-65 south between Hwy 96 and 840 is being widened as we speak, It is very awesome that it is 8 lanes (4 each way) through Murfreesboro now. I live off Exit 81
This is one of the fastest urban/suburban stretches of freeway I've ever driven on, if you aren't going at least 80 you'll get passed on both sides. Nice Video, 5*****
Most likely not, since I'm already in Detroit, about to head on over to Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City for 2 weeks. Maybe once I start heading back west from Florida, that I might take a "stock market ride" back home...as in, going up north, down south, up north, down south, and so forth...
@Jean1juan: I honestly can't see myself going back to Tennessee anytime soon. Even if I were to come back, TN 840 wouldn't be on my list of freeways to film, as there's really nothing interesting to see along that route. It's probably the most boring stretch of freeway in the entire state, although the interchange at I-65 has a little bit of an interesting look to it.
I made the drive back in Dec 2007, and during 5:30PM traffic. I never dropped below 55-60 MPH in Nashville, and breezed thru to 231 at no less than 70MPH...
The traffic my father dealt with in the 1990s is a memory for the most part... Thanks to TDOT's meticulous engineering and projects of the last 10 years. In fact, in this video... Just before Exit 70, about 1 mile W of the interstate, is my old house I spent the best part of the 1990s in.
Great video. Nashville seems to have a great freeway system with few real congestion (I don't count busy, but flowing freeways as congestion).
In the Netherlands, congestion is defined as traffic moving slower than 30 mph for at least 2km (1.5 miles).
@prfsnlwannabe I-65 south between Hwy 96 and 840 is being widened as we speak, It is very awesome that it is 8 lanes (4 each way) through Murfreesboro now. I live off Exit 81
This is one of the fastest urban/suburban stretches of freeway I've ever driven on, if you aren't going at least 80 you'll get passed on both sides. Nice Video, 5*****
I'm with you on that; I'd consider congestion to be slow-and-go or stop-and-go traffic.
Glad you enjoyed the video. :-)
Glad you enjoyed the ride!
If you haven't already noticed, FreewayJim uploaded an I-40 video in HD through Knoxville.
I'm hoping to have I-65 North uploaded in the next few days. :-)
I didn't drive TN 840. I did, however, also record I-40 through the western portions of the region, as well as I-440.
FreewayBrent Tennessee 840 is now Interstate 840.
Most likely not, since I'm already in Detroit, about to head on over to Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City for 2 weeks. Maybe once I start heading back west from Florida, that I might take a "stock market ride" back home...as in, going up north, down south, up north, down south, and so forth...
@Jean1juan: I honestly can't see myself going back to Tennessee anytime soon. Even if I were to come back, TN 840 wouldn't be on my list of freeways to film, as there's really nothing interesting to see along that route. It's probably the most boring stretch of freeway in the entire state, although the interchange at I-65 has a little bit of an interesting look to it.
I remember that drive well...
Funny how I watched this when I drive it every day. It also showed the poor non use of turn signals around here LOL.
@FreewayBrent I am planning to make a 840 video next year as it should be completed by then
This would look way better going from Murfreesboro to Nashville.
@FreewayBrent can you make one of Tennessee state route 840 beltway
Jesus Saves Tennessee 840 is now Interstate 840.
@FreewayBrent what's the speed limit down there at 840?
HA HA HA This is my drive home!!!!!
@Jean1juan 70 MPH
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