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I don’t think I have a favorite stretch, but I can tell you that my least favorite interstate is I-69 because of how much it jumps around. I do like that there’s an I-69E, I-69W, and I-69C. I also like I-19 because it is the only interstate whose distance markers are by kilometer instead of by mile.
I’m so happy with how this video turned out. The interstate system is so simple yet is often overlooked by the average person. I’m so glad I got to provide some of the footage used in this video and thank you again for the shoutout! If you guys like videos driving around intestates, we’ll I’m one of the best channels for that! I also have driving videos featuring roads other than interstates as well. I usually release one video a week. :) thank you again Mr Beat for letting me contribute to the video! It was an honor to be apart of it!
My boy Ike! The highway system absolutely changed our country, mostly for the better (except for Southern California). For most Presidents, the highway system would be their crowning accomplishment. For Eisenhower, it might not even crack the top 3.
A couple downsides: The decline of railroads-particularly passenger rail, which have to pay for their roadways, while the trucking industry and car owner get their roadways built for them. Horrible integration into some cities (LA and St. Louis spring to mind) that essentially became cities almost exclusively traveled by and seen from Interstate highways.
This might come to a surprise to you. The railroad industry actually supported the idea of a federal aid for roads as it allow movement of less then a car load of freight the last mile without the laying of more track.
As a Canadian, I find this very intriguing, largely because our highway system is literally drawing your border. It's weirdly poetic of how Canada is to America.
Mr. Beat, I am from the year 2420 and I just want to say a huge monument was erected in your name for being one of the greatest educators of modern humankind. Godspeed - the future
0:00 Intro 0:18 First interstates 0:58 Brief history 4:50 Myths 5:27 More history 5:48 Interstate Standards 6:05 Speed limits 6:49 How naming works 8:24 More history 11:00 Contribution to US 13:00 Relative end of video
I-70 in Colorado is truly incredible, not even just bc it’s an engineering feat, but it has some of the best vistas from any interstate. I feel the same way about I-87 out east between Albany NY and Montreal.
I absolutely love the interstate highway! The feeling of gassing up your vehicle, setting your location into your GPS & merging onto the interstate ramp is something I can’t explain. The scenery, the feeling of freedom & independence! It truly does something to me & eliminates any stress I had before the trip! The rest stops along the way for snacks & to take a break! I love it all! Definitely one of the greatest investment’s & invention’s we have ever made! Great video by the way Mr. Beat, keep up the good work! 💯💪🏾
I am a recent civil engineering graduate from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk) who also loves history, so this was a video I’ve been waiting for! Keep up the good work
Really nice and clear overview of the expansive system, everything seems more clear to me. I really do enjoy your inclusivity and the way how you make your content appealing with you using comparisons showing just how much the country has grown. I do agree that it has led to some issues such as high amounts of pollution and traffic, but I have a special part in my heart for traveling on these highways. Hope you reach 1 million subscribers soon, you deserve it Mr. Beat! ❤
While interstates clearly have their place in the country, it's always been fascinating to me to see the other side of their existence. Towns that used to have a major US highway going through it found themselves bypassed entirely by the new freeways. And many found themselves on the path to being ghost towns. Chain hotels, restaurants and gas stations all lurk on freeway exits and create a very homogenous feel to travel. When I go on road trips and have the time, I actually prefer avoiding freeways as the experience isn't as vibrant to me as the 2 lane highways. Plus it's fascinating to see the areas that freeways bypassed and the slow decay along them.
Yep. I’m a trucker. I’m on the interstate everyday. I couldn’t do my job, or get the supplies needed for someone else without it. It’s so much fun, I get to see so many things, I get to go places that I never been before, and it brings our country so much closer.
I hear you, but actually that's what keeps us apart. We used to have shopping malls and plazas a dozen, nowadays the only reason for roads is to go from point a to b. There are very few cultural centers and marketplaces that are open and free from vehicles. Even the "plazas" of bigger towns are very spaced out and filled with parking lots. Sidewalks are very uncommon in many areas, and the ones that exist are not maintained well, and at worst they keep shrinking. Walkability of a city is what gets us to meet new people and cultures, the highways are only scenery.
@@MaxRamos8 I think the problem with the interstates is when we decide to bulldoze communities to build them. Having interstates connecting major cities between rural areas is good. But downtown highways aren’t that important
A single locomotive - or two - can pull a hundred railcars, more economically and cleanly. Intracity delivery trucks make sense, intercity semis - not so much. But fear not, soon you'll be replaced with self-driving trucks.
When I was a kid, I always enjoyed long road trips on the interstates. I thought it was cool how long, fast, and efficient they were. I also thought it was fascinating to be able to go through many states on one interstate alone. I loved, and still enjoy, studying maps and atlases. I have never even owned a GPS; I would still rather rely on a paper map. My favorite job was when I worked for AAA preparing trip routings a long time ago. I really enjoyed this video. I knew some of the history behind the U.S. interstate system, but I learned a lot more after I watched this video. I think the interstates and national parks are some of America's best ideas.
A cool video idea would be doing a deep dive into each federal executive department. I know you kind of covered them in your President's Cabinet video, but I think doing an actual deep dive explainer about each agency would be really educational. I don't think most people really understand what any of them do.
@@iammrbeat Explaining the less flashy positions like ministers, governors, municipalities etc. is really key to people's political awareness; especially in the more decentralized US they make a lot of important yet unnoticed decisions.
The defense part is interesting. I always thought that the highways were actually for fast movement of military aide and possible evactuation even MORE than it was for the American public. Also didn't know Ike had tested the roads during his military career. As always, great video!
If there is a odd diversion of an interstate highway look for a military base. In Wisconsin it is really odd that I-90 and I-94 run together for so long, till you see where Fort McCoy is.
Excellent presentation of the U.S. Interstate Highway System. Here in Texas, we are experiencing the continued expansion of the Interstate Highway System in 2022 with I-69. In Texas, the I-69 interstate highway generally follows U.S. Highway 59 and is designed to begin in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas at the Mexican border up io the Northeast border of the state. I have read that there are about 10 segments of the planned I-69 in Texas and northward that are still in planning and/or construction to complete the full stretch of I-69 up to Port Huron, Michigan at the Canadian border. Michigan has completed I-69 in their state. Completion will take another estimated 10 to 20 years since each state is in control of 'state' funding and construction. Thus, the completed I-69 will connect Mexico with Canada when completed. Quite a feat. At the inception of the planned interstate highway system, William Randolph Hearst Jr. of Hearst Newspapers took an interest in the concept of a national highway system and supported President Eisenhower with assets, people and promotion. This valuable support helped the president move the concept to Congressional approval and was an excellent example of public/private cooperation for the good of the United States.
We were driving down 1-84 in Boise, ID a few years ago when a small Cessna landed right next to us. We didn't really think anything of it, because the runway where the planes land runs parallel to the interstate then we realized...they were literally right next to us. I'll never get that image out of my head. I think because it was night time and the interstate and runway are literally right next to each other I think he mixed the two up.
Much appreciation for you showing a Buc-ee's as the Gas Station in the video. I live in Texas and I freaking love those place's it's mostly only a Texas thing. But if anyone here is ever taking a roadtrip through Texas especially on the interstate it's a great place to stop. If you've already been to a Buc-ee's you know there's lot's of reasons to stop there. Also they're expanding to other State's now so.
@@jamisonlamkin5576 It's awesome! And they have a Buc-ee's in Georgia now. It's in Warner Robbins and I think they're building a second Georgia location somewhere else.
This video reminds of a mediocre paper I wrote in grad school. (To be clear, my paper was mediocre, the video is great) If you want to you can go to the Eisenhower center in Abilene and look up the original drafts of the bill.
Texas' 85 mph speed limit is not on a interstate, but on the tolled SH-130 freeway east of San Antonio and Austin. The highest here is 80 on stretches of interstate west of the I-35 corridor, since there's a whole lot of nothing that way.
I couldn't imagine life without interstates. It's an actual feeling of freedom to get on one and know you can go anywhere in the country, arguably pretty cheap too. Cool history lesson on how it was created.
My favorite stretch of highway is the last stretch build on I-70 thru Glenwood Canyon Colorado. My parents would drive thru on our family trips from Oklahoma to Idaho in the 1990s. I enjoyed watching the developments over the years and was excited the year it was completed. I still love traveling that stretch today. (In the summer only, I should add.)
I-680 had an emergency landing on it back in the early 2000's. It was on the stretch of the highway where Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill meet in the eastern part of the Bay Area. My step dad was part of the Caltrans* crew that helped to clean it all up. He won an award for it. None one died, someone was injured but nothing super critical. There's a small airport nearby that apparently wasn't good enough for this emergency landing. **Caltrans* is short for California Department of Transportation. They're notoriously known for 12 guys on the job, 11 are just standing around. lol
I'm a truck driver. I'm partial to US hwy's over interstate, for seeing cool towns and more unique stuff with a lot more mom and pops. My favorite stretch of interstate is I-40 through Flagstaff. My favorite interstate setup is Texas, where basically every mile of interstate is accompanied by frontage road, so if there's an accident or something you can get off and ride along the side of the interstate til you get past it. I think general consensus among truckers is US-50 thru the CO Rockies is both the prettiest and one of the most treacherous stretches of hwy in the country
Hello Havent watched the video yet, but the interstate highway system was a massive success and a staple of America. Would be nice to get some public transit though lol
@@iammrbeat What matters is the quality and topics of ya vids and since both of ya have been doing similar if not the same vid topics and both of ya have outstanding quality I do think its possible to atleast be able to discuss politics and stuff with him or something
I hitchhiked much of the interstate highway system east of the "Big muddy" back in the late '60s - early '70s. It was easy to hitch a ride if you were young, long-haired and/or wore a tie-dyed tee shirt. I often would reach my destination in the same time as if I was driving my own vehicle.
Id like to see one about how trains changed america. transcontinental is interesting, the south delayed it and demanded it though their states, then when they seceded the remaining states put it through their states. also ive heard americans called themselves by what state they were from before the civil war not say they are American. Some say it was because of the civil war but i suspect its because of the railroad.
another thing is railroads were the first trans state corporations, at the time there were lots of restrictions on corporations operating in multiple states at the same time. Abe Linconln was an early corporate lawyer for railroads.
The Eisenhower Interstate System is the biggest and most complex infrastructure project in the history of Humankind. Is what makes The United States (more than anything else) a Global leader. From a Truck driver myself.
I live in KC just like you Mr. Beat and being the center of the country, we have the record for most miles of highway per person in the entire United States since everyone has to pass through here to get to the other side. Not many people know about how much of a metropolis Johnson County, Kansas of the KC area is. Its the most densely populated and bustling area in any of the boring, great plains states by far.
@@iammrbeat The Downtown Council is currently trying to build a Deck over interstate 670 on Downtown's southside to turn it into a tunnel, and the top will be covered in a nature park with trails which will connect Downtown to the Crossroads district. Also, current plans for more skyscrapers and a giant ferris wheel around Crown Center and the Crossroads are going to eventually start making all three districts just look like one giant Downtown.
Every time I go Kansas Side, I'm always blown away at how big Johnson County is. I guess there's a reason that the US government calls the KC metro the "Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City statistical area".
My favorite stretch of highway is I-65 Southbound heading into Nashville. The highway widens to like 6 lanes each way yet you still don't really see the city. Then you come up over a hill and the city is right there, an absolutely beautiful view at any time of day. Being able to see the entire Nashville Skyline so close, yet so full is why I like that bit of highway. I don't really get that good of a view of it from any other approach.
Rail transportation had it's time as the primary means of moving people and goods around this country, in the 1800's and early 1900's,, but the rail industry made itself obsolete. now America needs to move on to whatever is next !
Every time someone starts saying " what about rail,,, what about rail" I'm reminded of the fact that rail transportation is a leftover artifact from the 1800's,,,,,, Look Forward Not Backward !
@@alwenke212 the rail industry had a ton of help in being dethroned as the primary means of transport. The car industry had bought a ton of the country’s streetcar network and disassembled them. Policy wise, some cities and towns switched their streetcar and interurban rail systems from electric power to gas which didn’t help at all either. But anyways I don’t really advocate trains to be a primary means of transport, I just want it as an option, including bike riding, bus rapid transit, trolleys. I think people love more options basically.
It makes sense when some people drive but doesn’t make sense when everyone has to drive with not enough good, quality, fast and frequent options to get around.
When I was a boy, we took a trip every year to drive down along US Rt 11 in the Shenandoah Valley. It was a beautiful drive. There were also roadside stands where we purchased apples and apple cider. Later, I-81 came through. I still drive through there from time to time. Those apple stands are all gone. The little towns along US-11 are pretty much dead. While I like the ability to zip across the country in a few days, I lament what happened to those towns and others like them all across the USA. My favorite piece of interstate is probably I-64 east of Richmond, Va. It's a good road (usually) with lots of history.
This video was amazing , I think you should talk about the state road highway system and u.s. numbered highway system. My favorite stretch is I90 Chicago skyway .
In Maryland there was a freeway built that was supposed to connect to I-70, but didn’t happen. That highway is called I-170 nicknamed “Highway to Nowhere”. So many people lost their homes.
I remember the late Walter Cronkite said of the Federal Aid Highway Act, and how it related to Ike: "he probably oversaw the greatest transformation of the landscape in the history of the nation, and that was with the Federal Aid Highway Act," One of the Interstates that fascinates me is I20. A section of it runs close to Aniston, Alabama, was being built at the same time and by the same contractors that built what was at the time Alabama International Motor Speedway (nowadays Talladega Superspeedway) and there was some intriguing negotiations between the controversial Governor of Alabama at the time, George Wallace, and the President of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), Bill France snr in order to connect the track to I20. The Speedway did open on schedule to much controversy, but that's another story
@@iammrbeat a few years ago, S1apSh0es did a video in which he briefly mentioned I-20 and how it relates to Talladega Superspeedway in his video about the 1969 Talladega 500, aka the worst NASCAR race ever. As he put it: "It's a tale of Baptists and the United States Department of Defence, of boycotts and opportunities lost, of tyre wars and tyre failures, of greed and deceit, of workers rights and of union busting," I can tell you, the story of what happened that weekend in September 1969 was one hell of a rabbit hole
Your my new favorite TH-camr your the person who inspired me to get interested into history and now I’m reading books and watching your videos. Thank you for randomly appearing in my recommended one day🤣
Ever since you mentioned Eisenhower started the interstate system my respect and appreciation for him boosted even more. Now whenever im on the interstate im just like "thanks dwight"
Very interesting and informative. The interstate highway system is still expanding with new stretches being either built or designated, with the newest interstate in my home state of Wisconsin being I-41 being created in 2015 to finally upgrade the already existing US-41, which I-41 runs concurrently with, which has seen a dramatic increase as it cuts through the Fox Valley between Green Bay & Milwaukee.
It’s not a mainstream interest or topic, sadly. But there are definitely a lot of roadgeek TH-camrs out there such as driving channels FreewayJim, InterstateKyle, Mileage Mike and many others. There is also a new channel called Control City Freak which is focused solely on Control Cities and his opinions on them. Geography King also discusses Interstates in some of his videos. There are also some longer cross-country trip TH-camrs such as Unclecoolie Productions and Ryan the Dictator that you can check out 👍
There are more future interstates besides I-11 in Arizona and Nevada, I-14 in Texas (later through North Carolina), and I-42 in North Carolina. They are: I-7 in California (I looked on the map and CA-7 is not there in Imperial County near the Mexican border), I-18 could connect from Dallas Texas to Lafayette Louisiana, I-28 could connect from Texarkana Arkansas to Tuscaloosa Alabama, I-31 could connect from Wichita Kansas to Lincoln Nebraska, I-52 could connect from Perry Oklahoma to Springdale Arkansas, I-58 could connect from Colorado Springs or Pueblo Colorado to Poplar Bluff Missouri, I-67 could connect from Indianapolis Indiana to South Bend Indiana, I-92 could connect from Brooklings South Dakota to Rochester Minnesota, or I-92 could connect from Glens Falls New York to Portsmouth New Hampshire, and I-98 could connect from Watertown New York to Bangor Maine.
The thing I often think about while driving our interstates is how the designers really shirked the potential for growth and expansion. For instance, the i-10 near me runs nearly parallel to the railroad tracks which are about two miles north of it (but then the tracks veer north and end up incredibly far away). We could have the best of both forms of interstate travel if only they had planned the highways to go beside or even straddle the tracks. We could have kept up with the rest of the industrial world and have high speed trains by now. Instead…. If I want to take a train back west (because I’m a sleepy driver) it’s actually about 6 times the cost of taking the bus, and takes a whole 24 hours longer… even though I can see the track from my house. Super disappointing.
According to a quick Wikipedia read, the Federal Aid Highway Act had an original authorization of $25 billion. Adjusted for inflation, it's about $274 billion today. But Clay's proposal called for $100 billion - or about $1.1 trillion today. In all, it's estimated the interstates actually cost about $535 billion in today's money.
I5 will probably not be a very original answer but a stretch of it that's special to me is out in Western Oregon, South of Eugene. I drove through once on a worktrip, surrounded by rolling green hills and light rain. It was so refreshing after miles of Central Valley nothing in CA. Would love to do it again someday
Thanks for a fascinating video. There is, however, an interesting and disputable point. While the Interstate wasn't intended to provide landing strips it was intended to improve the national defense potential. The reason for the Army caravan was to determine if the logistics of the existing roads would help or hinder mobilization. The answer, of course, hinder big time. My teaching method was to shock students [always international students and usually college age] into critical thinking whenever possible. A group of students had rented a car and done a road trip. They were very impressed, even ecstatic, about the interstate. I asked them if they knew that it was a weapon. Of course the discussion groups wrangled about if and the result was to ask me how I defined a weapon. I then mentioned that economics was a weapon [current sanctions on Russia, for example.] At some point I decided that the students were getting frustrated and bored with the topic, so I said that the Cold War was won by the US and West because the Interstates increased our economy, our budget and our military spending beyond what the USSR could manage, causing its collapse. The rest of the class and the homework [final report] was to prove or disprove this contention by finding and evaluating data. Thanks again for a trip down Memory Lane. It isn't weird not to have a favorite stretch [I don't] but it is much more likely to have a hated stretch, mine being all of I-95 between Richmond and Providence [including several spurs, alternates etc. thereof].
A couple of my favorite Interstates are: 1. I-565 from I-65 to Huntsville, AL where it ends on Chapman Mnt. 2. I-80 heading west from Vacaville, CA to its ending in San Francisco. 3. I-66 thru Arlington, VA to its termination just after crossing the Potomac river. I-395, from 95 to its ending in DC, is right up there too.
I lived close to the twin cities in Minnesota when the 35W bridge collapsed. I was lucky enough to be safe and nobody in my immediate circle was harmed.
for me my favorite parts of the Interstate Highway System has be Interstate 280 between San Francisco and San Jose and I-5 between Tracy and Sacramento. I would say 680 too but then I would go down a deep rabbit hole. 680 runs from San Jose to Benicia and Cordelia and it feels like it's a very amazing counterpart to 280. Definitely worth the drive
@@kstreet7438 Hello likely according to demographics person from New York to Atlanta, thanks for moving here and putting stress on the housing market, economy, and driving us native Atlantians crazy.
@TheLordOfNothing Stop gate keeping atlanta, people can move here. Maybe do us a favor and move away to rural Georgia if it's an issue with you. I also have lived in Metro Atlanta my entire life and so have my parents
@@kstreet7438 Good for you. I'm not gatekeeping, but in my opinion, I think it's better for ATL to stop having droves of people move here so the housing market can catch up, and so can the economy. I do plan on moving back to rural GA when I find it better. I've seen housing commercials as far down as Griffin and as far north as Canton just to alleviate the stress on anywhere inside the Perimeter.
Fascinating video... Here in Australia we have 1 national highway going around the coast of the country [few smaller once only connecting the east coast]
U.S. routes go opposite directions. Instead, the odd numbers still go north and south, and even numbers still go east and west. But small numbers starts at northeast and big numbers starts at southwest.
This is pretty good timing because Im thinking of writing a fictional book set in a post apocalyptic setting where a major battle occurs on one of the major high ways
@@iammrbeat I have heard of it but have not read it yet or seen the movie. I know its story involves characters migrating on an interstate road which is pretty interesting. Ironically my setting of El Paso where I live is the same place that inspired the author Cormac McCarthy to write his story
The last stretch of the original system was I-90 in Seattle, which was finished in September 1993. It was supposed to be finished a bit earlier but a floating bridge sank.
the longest motorway in the UK the M6 is nearby me and this highway nicknamed the Backbone of Britain is also one of the UK's haunted roads with people seeing the ghosts of Roman legions, to the trope of the phantom hitchiker to even a haunted truck
I like your videos, its sp refreshing to know that not everyone on the internet is insane. Some are just former sociap studies teachers make educational contributions in videos form.
So I'm actually here from the year 3000, and I can tell you, to this day, the interstates are still one of the greatest things we have accomplished. We still use them, though they are now deep underground.
The 35w bridge failure was right in the heart of mpls. During afternoon rush hour(s). Bridge was weakened due to active maintenance occuring at the time. The incident showed that many bridges weren't built to specs or contained errors. Lots of info out there on that.
The most unlikely duo in the US senate, Raphael Warnock and Ted Cruz, recently passed a bill to build a new interstate from Georiga to Texas called I-14, in a bill which became known as the Warnock-Cruz amendment.
@@iammrbeat IDK, I just find it crazy that two senators on the exact opposite sides of the political spectrum actually worked together to cosponsor a bill.
I think we focused too much on building highways and a lot less on trains. Japan is a success story with trains, should of followed their example. As always, great video Mr. Beat!
I don't know if I have a favorite interstate, but my favorite interstate oddity is I-180 in Cheyenne, WY. It's a 1-mile spur into downtown Cheyenne which is not an interstate anywhere along its route. It only has at-grade intersections with stoplights and has a speed limit of 45 miles an hour.
Someone else knows about Interstate Kyle! That channel not only has the opening sound from a wrestling theme (Diesel) but helped me plan for and know what to expect from my 2018 cross-country trip!
The damage that was done to certain neighborhoods can’t be understated. Still, another great video. Thanks Dr. Evil. …I mean, Dr. Beat ….I mean, Mr. Beat!
Hi I'm from the year 3000. The Interstate is laughably primitive considering we don't need roads. We've torn most of it down leaving some of it as kind of a stone henge type historical area. Also we have a life expectancy of 300 years.
It's not hard to remember a time before interstates. I live in a very remote part of the Mojave Desert where US66 used to carry motorists from Southern California to Arizona and US91 routed them from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Now, Interstates 40 and 15 slice through the desert into Arizona and Nevada in about half the time the former routes could do it. Left behind were old cafes, motels, and gas stations that still stand among Joshua trees and creosote bushes. The old routes were trecherous and difficult to travel forcing motorists to stop every few miles in one of the small towns scattered across the desert. There was no McDonald's, just a small greasy cafe in each town. No Holiday Inn either- just a small earwig infested motel that smelled like an ashtray. An AM/PM gas station & convenience store? Forget it; only a small gas station with a tow truck parked outside. This is the desert. Traveling through here before the interstate was an adventure. Today, people can tear through the desert at mach 1 speeds without having to stop. Interesting fact. When Interstate 40 was being planned, the idea of using controlled nuclear blasts to level the Bristol mountains was considered. This would have allowed for a straighter alignment. Think I am joking? Look up Project Plowshare
What is your favorite stretch of interstate highway? I currently don't have a favorite, which is weird.
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The bit near where I live probably lol
You should do a collab with CGP Grey
I don’t think I have a favorite stretch, but I can tell you that my least favorite interstate is I-69 because of how much it jumps around. I do like that there’s an I-69E, I-69W, and I-69C.
I also like I-19 because it is the only interstate whose distance markers are by kilometer instead of by mile.
Fav that I've been on is a tie between 90 in MT and 25 in WY respectively.
I70 through Glenwood Canyon in Colorado is pretty bad ass.
I’m so happy with how this video turned out. The interstate system is so simple yet is often overlooked by the average person. I’m so glad I got to provide some of the footage used in this video and thank you again for the shoutout! If you guys like videos driving around intestates, we’ll I’m one of the best channels for that! I also have driving videos featuring roads other than interstates as well. I usually release one video a week. :) thank you again Mr Beat for letting me contribute to the video! It was an honor to be apart of it!
Nice!
Glad we finally got to collaborate!
@@iammrbeat Same here! I'd love to more in the future if the opportunity presents itself! :)
Indeed, InterstateKyle. Governments have been over looking their infrastructure, including interstate highways, to everyone's detriment! 😕
Oh snap, my first time hearing about your channel. Subscribed!
My boy Ike! The highway system absolutely changed our country, mostly for the better (except for Southern California). For most Presidents, the highway system would be their crowning accomplishment. For Eisenhower, it might not even crack the top 3.
Ike fanboys unite!
@@iammrbeat I like Ike
@@iammrbeat I love Ike! I love roads in general!
Actually I’m curious now, what would you put as his top 3 achievements instead?
Somebody ought to write a song about Ike....... oh, that's already been done 😀
A couple downsides: The decline of railroads-particularly passenger rail, which have to pay for their roadways, while the trucking industry and car owner get their roadways built for them. Horrible integration into some cities (LA and St. Louis spring to mind) that essentially became cities almost exclusively traveled by and seen from Interstate highways.
@@democrrrracymanifest white flight?
This might come to a surprise to you. The railroad industry actually supported the idea of a federal aid for roads as it allow movement of less then a car load of freight the last mile without the laying of more track.
The European mind cannot comprehend.
The freight are hugging the rail, that what killed the rail.
Yeah, it's too bad Ike had no vision for Dedicated Passenger Rail. Just for cars and planes (airports).
As a Canadian, I find this very intriguing, largely because our highway system is literally drawing your border. It's weirdly poetic of how Canada is to America.
Now THAT sounds like a great video idea
@@malexosh Yes, please. I'm tired of people pretending America Lite is so different from America.
@@iammrbeat perhaps a collab with JJ?
As a Former Canadian Living in the US I can say the US has better Infrastructure and Transportation in my Opinion.
@@bradley8575 Way better.
Mr. Beat, I am from the year 2420 and I just want to say a huge monument was erected in your name for being one of the greatest educators of modern humankind. Godspeed - the future
Looks like youTube doesn't handle future dates. Your comment is stamped as 1 month ago instead of 398 years in future 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@kirchunetwork1986 He is a time traveler and made an account now.
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Hello I am mrbeast
0:00 Intro
0:18 First interstates
0:58 Brief history
4:50 Myths
5:27 More history
5:48 Interstate Standards
6:05 Speed limits
6:49 How naming works
8:24 More history
11:00 Contribution to US
13:00 Relative end of video
🙏thank youuu
thanks so much for the time overview!!
I-70 in Colorado is truly incredible, not even just bc it’s an engineering feat, but it has some of the best vistas from any interstate. I feel the same way about I-87 out east between Albany NY and Montreal.
Both incredible stretches of highway
this guy is the only guy who uses PowerPoint to make animations and doesn’t do it cringy
I'll take that as a compliment
@@iammrbeat wait, you use powerpoint?
This is the power of a former history teacher.
@Sheep not to me dude
thats cause mr. beat is all about function over form. you cant cringe when it just WORKS
I absolutely love the interstate highway! The feeling of gassing up your vehicle, setting your location into your GPS & merging onto the interstate ramp is something I can’t explain. The scenery, the feeling of freedom & independence! It truly does something to me & eliminates any stress I had before the trip! The rest stops along the way for snacks & to take a break! I love it all! Definitely one of the greatest investment’s & invention’s we have ever made! Great video by the way Mr. Beat, keep up the good work! 💯💪🏾
@@JAYFULFILMZ so true. Our driveway leads to everywhere in America. God bless you
I am a recent civil engineering graduate from the University of Kansas (Rock Chalk) who also loves history, so this was a video I’ve been waiting for! Keep up the good work
That's awesome. Congratulations on graduating!
Really nice and clear overview of the expansive system, everything seems more clear to me. I really do enjoy your inclusivity and the way how you make your content appealing with you using comparisons showing just how much the country has grown. I do agree that it has led to some issues such as high amounts of pollution and traffic, but I have a special part in my heart for traveling on these highways. Hope you reach 1 million subscribers soon, you deserve it Mr. Beat! ❤
While interstates clearly have their place in the country, it's always been fascinating to me to see the other side of their existence. Towns that used to have a major US highway going through it found themselves bypassed entirely by the new freeways. And many found themselves on the path to being ghost towns. Chain hotels, restaurants and gas stations all lurk on freeway exits and create a very homogenous feel to travel.
When I go on road trips and have the time, I actually prefer avoiding freeways as the experience isn't as vibrant to me as the 2 lane highways. Plus it's fascinating to see the areas that freeways bypassed and the slow decay along them.
Literally Radiator Springs from Cars movie
@@andrepoiy1199 Yup that was based on US 66 which was replaced by I-40, I-44, and I-55.
Yep. I’m a trucker. I’m on the interstate everyday. I couldn’t do my job, or get the supplies needed for someone else without it. It’s so much fun, I get to see so many things, I get to go places that I never been before, and it brings our country so much closer.
I hear you, but actually that's what keeps us apart. We used to have shopping malls and plazas a dozen, nowadays the only reason for roads is to go from point a to b. There are very few cultural centers and marketplaces that are open and free from vehicles. Even the "plazas" of bigger towns are very spaced out and filled with parking lots. Sidewalks are very uncommon in many areas, and the ones that exist are not maintained well, and at worst they keep shrinking. Walkability of a city is what gets us to meet new people and cultures, the highways are only scenery.
But I don't mean to take from your experience, I'm glad you have a different perspective. Nothing should ever be viewed from one lens.
@@MaxRamos8 Agree with you but these things would have happened with or without the Interstate System.
@@MaxRamos8 I think the problem with the interstates is when we decide to bulldoze communities to build them. Having interstates connecting major cities between rural areas is good. But downtown highways aren’t that important
A single locomotive - or two - can pull a hundred railcars, more economically and cleanly. Intracity delivery trucks make sense, intercity semis - not so much. But fear not, soon you'll be replaced with self-driving trucks.
When I was a kid, I always enjoyed long road trips on the interstates. I thought it was cool how long, fast, and efficient they were. I also thought it was fascinating to be able to go through many states on one interstate alone. I loved, and still enjoy, studying maps and atlases. I have never even owned a GPS; I would still rather rely on a paper map. My favorite job was when I worked for AAA preparing trip routings a long time ago. I really enjoyed this video. I knew some of the history behind the U.S. interstate system, but I learned a lot more after I watched this video. I think the interstates and national parks are some of America's best ideas.
When I was a kid and we went on long road trips, the interstate highway system wasn't really a thing yet !
A cool video idea would be doing a deep dive into each federal executive department. I know you kind of covered them in your President's Cabinet video, but I think doing an actual deep dive explainer about each agency would be really educational. I don't think most people really understand what any of them do.
I love the suggestion!
@@iammrbeat Explaining the less flashy positions like ministers, governors, municipalities etc. is really key to people's political awareness; especially in the more decentralized US they make a lot of important yet unnoticed decisions.
Eisenhower in 1928: damn, these roads suck, i wish I could change them
Eisenhower in 1954: Ima change them
The defense part is interesting. I always thought that the highways were actually for fast movement of military aide and possible evactuation even MORE than it was for the American public. Also didn't know Ike had tested the roads during his military career. As always, great video!
If there is a odd diversion of an interstate highway look for a military base.
In Wisconsin it is really odd that I-90 and I-94 run together for so long, till you see where Fort McCoy is.
He was just testing the waters, and they were too choppy and rough, so he fixed it!
U.S Interstate Highway system is underrated achievement of Ike that not of people are aware of, Even though we take for granted.
I agree!
@@iammrbeat Same here!
Excellent presentation of the U.S. Interstate Highway System. Here in Texas, we are experiencing the continued expansion of the Interstate Highway System in 2022 with I-69. In Texas, the I-69 interstate highway generally follows U.S. Highway 59 and is designed to begin in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas at the Mexican border up io the Northeast border of the state. I have read that there are about 10 segments of the planned I-69 in Texas and northward that are still in planning and/or construction to complete the full stretch of I-69 up to Port Huron, Michigan at the Canadian border. Michigan has completed I-69 in their state. Completion will take another estimated 10 to 20 years since each state is in control of 'state' funding and construction. Thus, the completed I-69 will connect Mexico with Canada when completed. Quite a feat.
At the inception of the planned interstate highway system, William Randolph Hearst Jr. of Hearst Newspapers took an interest in the concept of a national highway system and supported President Eisenhower with assets, people and promotion. This valuable support helped the president move the concept to Congressional approval and was an excellent example of public/private cooperation for the good of the United States.
We were driving down 1-84 in Boise, ID a few years ago when a small Cessna landed right next to us. We didn't really think anything of it, because the runway where the planes land runs parallel to the interstate then we realized...they were literally right next to us. I'll never get that image out of my head. I think because it was night time and the interstate and runway are literally right next to each other I think he mixed the two up.
I've always wondered how they get airplanes out of highways when that happens, I mean if they're damaged.
Much appreciation for you showing a Buc-ee's as the Gas Station in the video. I live in Texas and I freaking love those place's it's mostly only a Texas thing. But if anyone here is ever taking a roadtrip through Texas especially on the interstate it's a great place to stop. If you've already been to a Buc-ee's you know there's lot's of reasons to stop there. Also they're expanding to other State's now so.
I remember stopping by a Buc-ee's during a Greyhound trip to Texas (from Georgia), my mind was blown!
@@jamisonlamkin5576 It's awesome! And they have a Buc-ee's in Georgia now. It's in Warner Robbins and I think they're building a second Georgia location somewhere else.
This video reminds of a mediocre paper I wrote in grad school. (To be clear, my paper was mediocre, the video is great) If you want to you can go to the Eisenhower center in Abilene and look up the original drafts of the bill.
lol well the video was honestly mediocre, too
Clearly, if they used Brilliant, the construction would not have gone overbudget nor overtime.
This is what I'm trying to say!
Texas' 85 mph speed limit is not on a interstate, but on the tolled SH-130 freeway east of San Antonio and Austin. The highest here is 80 on stretches of interstate west of the I-35 corridor, since there's a whole lot of nothing that way.
Came across your channel a few weeks ago and I listen/watch your videos on a daily basis at work, I really enjoy them! Thank you!!!
I like I-10 since it covers a lot of area like Arizona. It is cool you can go all the way across the US on the interstate.
Nice to have a Mr.Beat video on a Friday to start off the weekend!
Thanks for being here early!
I couldn't imagine life without interstates. It's an actual feeling of freedom to get on one and know you can go anywhere in the country, arguably pretty cheap too.
Cool history lesson on how it was created.
My favorite stretch of highway is the last stretch build on I-70 thru Glenwood Canyon Colorado. My parents would drive thru on our family trips from Oklahoma to Idaho in the 1990s. I enjoyed watching the developments over the years and was excited the year it was completed. I still love traveling that stretch today. (In the summer only, I should add.)
I-680 had an emergency landing on it back in the early 2000's. It was on the stretch of the highway where Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill meet in the eastern part of the Bay Area. My step dad was part of the Caltrans* crew that helped to clean it all up. He won an award for it. None one died, someone was injured but nothing super critical. There's a small airport nearby that apparently wasn't good enough for this emergency landing.
**Caltrans* is short for California Department of Transportation. They're notoriously known for 12 guys on the job, 11 are just standing around. lol
Cool video! I was crossing my fingers that you would mention that CGP video at one point
Awesome video Mr. Beat!!!!
Thank you Keith!
I'm a truck driver. I'm partial to US hwy's over interstate, for seeing cool towns and more unique stuff with a lot more mom and pops.
My favorite stretch of interstate is I-40 through Flagstaff. My favorite interstate setup is Texas, where basically every mile of interstate is accompanied by frontage road, so if there's an accident or something you can get off and ride along the side of the interstate til you get past it.
I think general consensus among truckers is US-50 thru the CO Rockies is both the prettiest and one of the most treacherous stretches of hwy in the country
Hello
Havent watched the video yet, but the interstate highway system was a massive success and a staple of America.
Would be nice to get some public transit though lol
Hi
Especially BULLET TRAINS
@@iammrbeat hi mr beat
Would be nice to have both. It shouldn’t have to be one or the other.
@@highway2heaven91 I agree
Mr beat is so nonchalantly hilarious. I love it great channel.
Request: Can you make an collab with CGP Grey?
It would be fun to see some of my favorite youtubers do a collab
I've met him a couple times, but likely he would not collaborate with me since I am small time compared to him.
@@iammrbeat
Well ya will never know unless ya ask :)
@@iammrbeat What matters is the quality and topics of ya vids and since both of ya have been doing similar if not the same vid topics and both of ya have outstanding quality I do think its possible to atleast be able to discuss politics and stuff with him or something
@@iammrbeat I think y’all can do an interstate video collab since you both made videos on them
I hitchhiked much of the interstate highway system east of the "Big muddy" back in the late '60s - early '70s. It was easy to hitch a ride if you were young, long-haired and/or wore a tie-dyed tee shirt. I often would reach my destination in the same time as if I was driving my own vehicle.
❤ this video per usual, Mr. Beat!!
Thank you!
Oh Boy, The Best Video In 2022 in The Mr. Beat's Channel, So Far....
I'm glad you dug it! 😳
Id like to see one about how trains changed america. transcontinental is interesting, the south delayed it and demanded it though their states, then when they seceded the remaining states put it through their states. also ive heard americans called themselves by what state they were from before the civil war not say they are American. Some say it was because of the civil war but i suspect its because of the railroad.
another thing is railroads were the first trans state corporations, at the time there were lots of restrictions on corporations operating in multiple states at the same time. Abe Linconln was an early corporate lawyer for railroads.
The Eisenhower Interstate System is the biggest and most complex infrastructure project in the history of Humankind. Is what makes The United States (more than anything else) a Global leader. From a Truck driver myself.
I live in KC just like you Mr. Beat and being the center of the country, we have the record for most miles of highway per person in the entire United States since everyone has to pass through here to get to the other side.
Not many people know about how much of a metropolis Johnson County, Kansas of the KC area is. Its the most densely populated and bustling area in any of the boring, great plains states by far.
I thought you lived in New York
I wish KC didn't build interstates right through downtown, though. It has hurt neighborhoods there and caused suburban sprawl.
@@iammrbeat The Downtown Council is currently trying to build a Deck over interstate 670 on Downtown's southside to turn it into a tunnel, and the top will be covered in a nature park with trails which will connect Downtown to the Crossroads district. Also, current plans for more skyscrapers and a giant ferris wheel around Crown Center and the Crossroads are going to eventually start making all three districts just look like one giant Downtown.
Johnson County resident!
Every time I go Kansas Side, I'm always blown away at how big Johnson County is. I guess there's a reason that the US government calls the KC metro the "Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City statistical area".
My favorite stretch of highway is I-65 Southbound heading into Nashville. The highway widens to like 6 lanes each way yet you still don't really see the city. Then you come up over a hill and the city is right there, an absolutely beautiful view at any time of day.
Being able to see the entire Nashville Skyline so close, yet so full is why I like that bit of highway. I don't really get that good of a view of it from any other approach.
Hopefully we can do the same thing with high speed rail in the usa and transform our transportation infrastructure again ❤great vid mr beat!
Rail transportation had it's time as the primary means of moving people and goods around this country, in the 1800's and early 1900's,, but the rail industry made itself obsolete. now America needs to move on to whatever is next !
Every time someone starts saying " what about rail,,, what about rail" I'm reminded of the fact that rail transportation
is a leftover artifact from the 1800's,,,,,, Look Forward Not Backward !
@@alwenke212 bicycles are much older. People still ride them, people make new and modern versions of them to use. Same thing with rail.
So. Yeah.
@@alwenke212 the rail industry had a ton of help in being dethroned as the primary means of transport. The car industry had bought a ton of the country’s streetcar network and disassembled them. Policy wise, some cities and towns switched their streetcar and interurban rail systems from electric power to gas which didn’t help at all either. But anyways I don’t really advocate trains to be a primary means of transport, I just want it as an option, including bike riding, bus rapid transit, trolleys. I think people love more options basically.
It makes sense when some people drive but doesn’t make sense when everyone has to drive with not enough good, quality, fast and frequent options to get around.
When I was a boy, we took a trip every year to drive down along US Rt 11 in the Shenandoah Valley. It was a beautiful drive. There were also roadside stands where we purchased apples and apple cider. Later, I-81 came through. I still drive through there from time to time. Those apple stands are all gone. The little towns along US-11 are pretty much dead. While I like the ability to zip across the country in a few days, I lament what happened to those towns and others like them all across the USA.
My favorite piece of interstate is probably I-64 east of Richmond, Va. It's a good road (usually) with lots of history.
This video was amazing , I think you should talk about the state road highway system and u.s. numbered highway system. My favorite stretch is I90 Chicago skyway .
I love that stretch, too, and thanks for the kind words.
@@iammrbeat hey by the way congrats with Kansas university basketball
Was legit excited to see this video thumbnail
Haha- this video came up as I’m in the middle of planning a big road trip involving quite a few interstates! Great work!
Where you driving to?
@@iammrbeat Coast to coast is the plan 😎
In Maryland there was a freeway built that was supposed to connect to I-70, but didn’t happen. That highway is called I-170 nicknamed “Highway to Nowhere”. So many people lost their homes.
I remember the late Walter Cronkite said of the Federal Aid Highway Act, and how it related to Ike:
"he probably oversaw the greatest transformation of the landscape in the history of the nation, and that was with the Federal Aid Highway Act,"
One of the Interstates that fascinates me is I20. A section of it runs close to Aniston, Alabama, was being built at the same time and by the same contractors that built what was at the time Alabama International Motor Speedway (nowadays Talladega Superspeedway) and there was some intriguing negotiations between the controversial Governor of Alabama at the time, George Wallace, and the President of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), Bill France snr in order to connect the track to I20. The Speedway did open on schedule to much controversy, but that's another story
Wow, I must research this stretch of I-20!
@@iammrbeat a few years ago, S1apSh0es did a video in which he briefly mentioned I-20 and how it relates to Talladega Superspeedway in his video about the 1969 Talladega 500, aka the worst NASCAR race ever. As he put it:
"It's a tale of Baptists and the United States Department of Defence, of boycotts and opportunities lost, of tyre wars and tyre failures, of greed and deceit, of workers rights and of union busting,"
I can tell you, the story of what happened that weekend in September 1969 was one hell of a rabbit hole
Your my new favorite TH-camr your the person who inspired me to get interested into history and now I’m reading books and watching your videos. Thank you for randomly appearing in my recommended one day🤣
Ever since you mentioned Eisenhower started the interstate system my respect and appreciation for him boosted even more. Now whenever im on the interstate im just like "thanks dwight"
Exactly what I was thinking lol
Very interesting and informative. The interstate highway system is still expanding with new stretches being either built or designated, with the newest interstate in my home state of Wisconsin being I-41 being created in 2015 to finally upgrade the already existing US-41, which I-41 runs concurrently with, which has seen a dramatic increase as it cuts through the Fox Valley between Green Bay & Milwaukee.
Nope I think that's I-14 in Texas
@@Window_seatspotter You’re probably right. I was just speaking about my home state of Wisconsin.
I-69 is supposed to go from the Mexican border to the Canadian border once it is fully constructed. Certainly the most ambitious project yet.
That or Possibly I-11 if it goes to the Canadian border
I don't see a lot of vids about this and I love the interstate highway system.
So what's your favorite stretch of Interstate? 🙂
@@iammrbeat probably I-89 since it's the interstate that serves where I live but I-87 has the NY thruway and it has lots of traffic.
@@jbandfriends-gh5bl Right on
To be fair, I'm from Long Island, NY and I don't have any driving skills. Oh well.
It’s not a mainstream interest or topic, sadly. But there are definitely a lot of roadgeek TH-camrs out there such as driving channels FreewayJim, InterstateKyle, Mileage Mike and many others. There is also a new channel called Control City Freak which is focused solely on Control Cities and his opinions on them. Geography King also discusses Interstates in some of his videos. There are also some longer cross-country trip TH-camrs such as Unclecoolie Productions and Ryan the Dictator that you can check out 👍
I didn't know the plane landing thing was a myth! Thanks Mr. Beat!
I got an ad for PragerUkids, what has the world come to?
Man they have a bunch of money
There are more future interstates besides I-11 in Arizona and Nevada, I-14 in Texas (later through North Carolina), and I-42 in North Carolina. They are: I-7 in California (I looked on the map and CA-7 is not there in Imperial County near the Mexican border), I-18 could connect from Dallas Texas to Lafayette Louisiana, I-28 could connect from Texarkana Arkansas to Tuscaloosa Alabama, I-31 could connect from Wichita Kansas to Lincoln Nebraska, I-52 could connect from Perry Oklahoma to Springdale Arkansas, I-58 could connect from Colorado Springs or Pueblo Colorado to Poplar Bluff Missouri, I-67 could connect from Indianapolis Indiana to South Bend Indiana, I-92 could connect from Brooklings South Dakota to Rochester Minnesota, or I-92 could connect from Glens Falls New York to Portsmouth New Hampshire, and I-98 could connect from Watertown New York to Bangor Maine.
The thing I often think about while driving our interstates is how the designers really shirked the potential for growth and expansion. For instance, the i-10 near me runs nearly parallel to the railroad tracks which are about two miles north of it (but then the tracks veer north and end up incredibly far away). We could have the best of both forms of interstate travel if only they had planned the highways to go beside or even straddle the tracks. We could have kept up with the rest of the industrial world and have high speed trains by now. Instead…. If I want to take a train back west (because I’m a sleepy driver) it’s actually about 6 times the cost of taking the bus, and takes a whole 24 hours longer… even though I can see the track from my house. Super disappointing.
According to a quick Wikipedia read, the Federal Aid Highway Act had an original authorization of $25 billion. Adjusted for inflation, it's about $274 billion today. But Clay's proposal called for $100 billion - or about $1.1 trillion today. In all, it's estimated the interstates actually cost about $535 billion in today's money.
I5 will probably not be a very original answer but a stretch of it that's special to me is out in Western Oregon, South of Eugene. I drove through once on a worktrip, surrounded by rolling green hills and light rain. It was so refreshing after miles of Central Valley nothing in CA. Would love to do it again someday
I have been on that stretch for a bit. Oregon is beautiful.
Thanks for a fascinating video. There is, however, an interesting and disputable point. While the Interstate wasn't intended to provide landing strips it was intended to improve the national defense potential. The reason for the Army caravan was to determine if the logistics of the existing roads would help or hinder mobilization. The answer, of course, hinder big time.
My teaching method was to shock students [always international students and usually college age] into critical thinking whenever possible.
A group of students had rented a car and done a road trip. They were very impressed, even ecstatic, about the interstate. I asked them if they knew that it was a weapon. Of course the discussion groups wrangled about if and the result was to ask me how I defined a weapon. I then mentioned that economics was a weapon [current sanctions on Russia, for example.] At some point I decided that the students were getting frustrated and bored with the topic, so I said that the Cold War was won by the US and West because the Interstates increased our economy, our budget and our military spending beyond what the USSR could manage, causing its collapse. The rest of the class and the homework [final report] was to prove or disprove this contention by finding and evaluating data.
Thanks again for a trip down Memory Lane. It isn't weird not to have a favorite stretch [I don't] but it is much more likely to have a hated stretch, mine being all of I-95 between Richmond and Providence [including several spurs, alternates etc. thereof].
I think for as much I love the interstate highway system, I must admit that it took away from a lot of smaller towns and communities.
A couple of my favorite Interstates are:
1. I-565 from I-65 to Huntsville, AL where it ends on Chapman Mnt.
2. I-80 heading west from Vacaville, CA to its ending in San Francisco.
3. I-66 thru Arlington, VA to its termination just after crossing the Potomac river. I-395, from 95 to its ending in DC, is right up there too.
One of the main reasons Eisenhower is in my top 10 fav presidents!
One of the main reasons he is currently my second fav!
One of the main reasons Eisenhower is my 6th fav president!
@@abrahamlincoln937 nice
@@osberswgaming Where would you rank him in the top 10?
@@abrahamlincoln937 not sure exactlt
I lived close to the twin cities in Minnesota when the 35W bridge collapsed. I was lucky enough to be safe and nobody in my immediate circle was harmed.
Another great video. I learn more from you than school.
I appreciate the kind words
for me my favorite parts of the Interstate Highway System has be Interstate 280 between San Francisco and San Jose and I-5 between Tracy and Sacramento. I would say 680 too but then I would go down a deep rabbit hole. 680 runs from San Jose to Benicia and Cordelia and it feels like it's a very amazing counterpart to 280. Definitely worth the drive
Fun fact:
some sections of the german autobahn build in the cold war, were build for planes to land on
Maybe that's where the myth comes from?
Yep and they are large enough for it. They are fun and HUGE
I-70 through the Colorado rockies into Utah is beautiful. I also loved I-90 through the cascades in Washington, that was mesmerizing.
Drove on I-20 from abilene TX to downtown connector in Atlanta GA in one sitting.
That was brutal.
Please take breaks when driving long distances.
Hi from Atlanta.
@@kstreet7438 Hello likely according to demographics person from New York to Atlanta, thanks for moving here and putting stress on the housing market, economy, and driving us native Atlantians crazy.
@@TheLordOfNothing Get a life. I have lived in Metro Atlanta my entire life. And so have my parents.
@TheLordOfNothing Stop gate keeping atlanta, people can move here. Maybe do us a favor and move away to rural Georgia if it's an issue with you.
I also have lived in Metro Atlanta my entire life and so have my parents
@@kstreet7438 Good for you. I'm not gatekeeping, but in my opinion, I think it's better for ATL to stop having droves of people move here so the housing market can catch up, and so can the economy. I do plan on moving back to rural GA when I find it better. I've seen housing commercials as far down as Griffin and as far north as Canton just to alleviate the stress on anywhere inside the Perimeter.
So glad you put this video out
Unrelated to the video, but you must be real happy about Kansas winning the National Championship.
I've been ecstatic. We're going to the big parade on Sunday!
I’m late, Congrats on 500k Mr. Beat!! 🙌🏾
Fascinating video... Here in Australia we have 1 national highway going around the coast of the country [few smaller once only connecting the east coast]
U.S. routes go opposite directions. Instead, the odd numbers still go north and south, and even numbers still go east and west. But small numbers starts at northeast and big numbers starts at southwest.
This is pretty good timing because Im thinking of writing a fictional book set in a post apocalyptic setting where a major battle occurs on one of the major high ways
Have you read or seen The Road?
@@iammrbeat I have heard of it but have not read it yet or seen the movie. I know its story involves characters migrating on an interstate road which is pretty interesting. Ironically my setting of El Paso where I live is the same place that inspired the author Cormac McCarthy to write his story
The last stretch of the original system was I-90 in Seattle, which was finished in September 1993. It was supposed to be finished a bit earlier but a floating bridge sank.
the longest motorway in the UK the M6 is nearby me and this highway nicknamed the Backbone of Britain is also one of the UK's haunted roads with people seeing the ghosts of Roman legions, to the trope of the phantom hitchiker to even a haunted truck
If I saw a Roman legion driving down the highway I would poop my pants.
I like your videos, its sp refreshing to know that not everyone on the internet is insane. Some are just former sociap studies teachers make educational contributions in videos form.
So I'm actually here from the year 3000, and I can tell you, to this day, the interstates are still one of the greatest things we have accomplished. We still use them, though they are now deep underground.
But how are the truck stops in the year 3000?
@@iammrbeat The Bucee's are big as Rhode island in 3000.
@@iammrbeat why would the trucks need to stop?
Do we have high speed rail in 3000?
@@CDRiley They have Bucces in Rhode Island in 3000?
The 35w bridge failure was right in the heart of mpls. During afternoon rush hour(s). Bridge was weakened due to active maintenance occuring at the time. The incident showed that many bridges weren't built to specs or contained errors. Lots of info out there on that.
The most unlikely duo in the US senate, Raphael Warnock and Ted Cruz, recently passed a bill to build a new interstate from Georiga to Texas called I-14, in a bill which became known as the Warnock-Cruz amendment.
Holy crap, how did I miss this??
@@iammrbeat IDK, I just find it crazy that two senators on the exact opposite sides of the political spectrum actually worked together to cosponsor a bill.
@@edsova5089Transportation is needed, whether you’re a Republican or Democrat.
The highway system in America(andany other countries)never ceases to amaze me
I think we focused too much on building highways and a lot less on trains. Japan is a success story with trains, should of followed their example.
As always, great video Mr. Beat!
Japan is also the size of California
@@heckhound3623 population density would make sense though it’s not a panacea as many would believe.
Big oil ,Auto industry,Tire s ,Insurance ,Registration fees ,Tolls,Taxes..
Prevent high speed rail.
Sad but true.
@@pmscalisi We can build military bases all over the world, we can build high speed rail here, no matter how big the country is.
@@NelsonGuzmanGarcia we need to get rid of some of those bases and invest in our own infrastructure.
I don't know if I have a favorite interstate, but my favorite interstate oddity is I-180 in Cheyenne, WY. It's a 1-mile spur into downtown Cheyenne which is not an interstate anywhere along its route. It only has at-grade intersections with stoplights and has a speed limit of 45 miles an hour.
But the 85 mph road in Texas isn’t an interstate… it’s a state highway.
Someone else knows about Interstate Kyle! That channel not only has the opening sound from a wrestling theme (Diesel) but helped me plan for and know what to expect from my 2018 cross-country trip!
I hope we get an interstate/intercity high speed rail system going in America soon. Our car dependent lifestyles are no longer stable in America.
Cool video. I’ve been waiting a while for one like it
Thanks for watching
I am from the year 3000 but we all lived underwater
Glad you made it back to 2022
Nothings like a mr beat video on the Friday before spring break
Fitting how the original Interstate Highway System was completed on Eisenhower's birthday
Holy crap it was? You taught me something.
October 14
The stretch of 1-70 through Glenwood Canyon in CO if IRC.
Edit: I should have finished watching the video first lol.
Grew up in the southwest and it’s pretty much beautiful on any stretch of highway. Probably I40 or I70 are my favorite stretches.
The damage that was done to certain neighborhoods can’t be understated. Still, another great video. Thanks Dr. Evil.
…I mean, Dr. Beat
….I mean, Mr. Beat!
Hi I'm from the year 3000. The Interstate is laughably primitive considering we don't need roads. We've torn most of it down leaving some of it as kind of a stone henge type historical area. Also we have a life expectancy of 300 years.
I-70 through Utah is absolutely beautiful, I also really like I-40 through Northern Arizona.
I would like to see a video about the federal highway system that was built in downtown Phoenix Arizona during the late 1980s
I am hoping that we can do a Public Transit/High Speed Rail version in the future after the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill was passed and signed.
It's not hard to remember a time before interstates. I live in a very remote part of the Mojave Desert where US66 used to carry motorists from Southern California to Arizona and US91 routed them from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Now, Interstates 40 and 15 slice through the desert into Arizona and Nevada in about half the time the former routes could do it.
Left behind were old cafes, motels, and gas stations that still stand among Joshua trees and creosote bushes. The old routes were trecherous and difficult to travel forcing motorists to stop every few miles in one of the small towns scattered across the desert. There was no McDonald's, just a small greasy cafe in each town. No Holiday Inn either- just a small earwig infested motel that smelled like an ashtray. An AM/PM gas station & convenience store? Forget it; only a small gas station with a tow truck parked outside. This is the desert. Traveling through here before the interstate was an adventure.
Today, people can tear through the desert at mach 1 speeds without having to stop. Interesting fact. When Interstate 40 was being planned, the idea of using controlled nuclear blasts to level the Bristol mountains was considered. This would have allowed for a straighter alignment. Think I am joking? Look up Project Plowshare