The Burlington Skyway will always remain as one of the most iconic bridges I've ever driven across in Ontario or North America. Rode across it very many years ago when I was attending an ~8th grade field trip (to Niagra Falls) and it was probably the first large bridge I've ever seen in person, of course not counting crossing the Blue Water Bridge itself! I was just super impressed after riding over that tall bridge with the 2 Lift Bridge towers off to the side with the "Canada" title on top and seeing Lake Ontario off in the background. Not go mention it was a nice sunny day with no clouds! As always awesome drive and great video!
For reasons that should be obvious, I think the Burlington Skyway was the first large bridge that I ever drove across as a kid as well. (The Blue Water Bridge was probably the second). Niagara Falls was probably a pretty neat 8th grade field trip. Thanks for the comment.
Yeah. The Burlington Skyway is the first big bridge like that I remember going over as a kid. The next one I can remember for sure is the thousand islands bridge by Kingston over to New York when we had a family reunion an hour outside of NYC. As for other Canadian bridges, I quite enjoyed going on the Confederation Bridge. It was surreal seeing nothing but water for 8 km or so. In BC, the Port Mann bridge is quite nice too over the Fraser River. The Lions Gate Bridge is at the West end of Georgia Street by Stanley Park and it connects downtown Vancouver to North Vancouver. In the city the main bridges I know of are on Burrard, Granville and Cambie Streets going over false creek.
Actually, it's not the only bridge crossing a water body of the Great Lakes. Another is I-75 in the US state of Michigan where it crosses the Straits of Mackinac which is a joint of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
Thanks for the video. Brings back memories of driving tractor-trailer Buffalo to Toronto and back. Definitely not the usual Friday evening volume. I usually would take the outside route using the 407 and save over an hour.
it wasn't all that long ago that almost all GTA freeways had that steel median barrier with truss lighting. Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment.
You route is parallel to the western shoreline and tip of Lake Ontario. Nice highways I've seen that are worth filming, even the 401 and it's 44 km express lanes too. 😉👍
You know how theres hwy 427 and hwy 409 and its traffic in between those areas take the 427 north bound then take that to hwy 409 which connects back up to hwy 401 samething bothways
Speaking of which, 409 is a short spur and alternate route of 401, connecting towards 427 and Toronto Pearson International Airport, located entirely in the GTA. 427 is a connector route connecting QEW and Gardiner Expressway, to 401, Toronto Pearson International Airport and 409, then to 407 and ends with Highway 7 in the GTA. It is also an alternate route of Highway 27.
Looks like those drivers are very horribly trained. No left lane passing laws, people passing and speeding in merging lanes, tailgating, police not moving with flow of traffic. Couldn't imagine driving there.
I was wondering if this were to be the same when Canada got hit by the first version of the virus SARS 2003. Speaking of Queen Elizabeth way Toronto to Fort Erie Peace Bridge Buffalo New York State you see New York license plates
The Burlington Skyway will always remain as one of the most iconic bridges I've ever driven across in Ontario or North America. Rode across it very many years ago when I was attending an ~8th grade field trip (to Niagra Falls) and it was probably the first large bridge I've ever seen in person, of course not counting crossing the Blue Water Bridge itself! I was just super impressed after riding over that tall bridge with the 2 Lift Bridge towers off to the side with the "Canada" title on top and seeing Lake Ontario off in the background. Not go mention it was a nice sunny day with no clouds!
As always awesome drive and great video!
For reasons that should be obvious, I think the Burlington Skyway was the first large bridge that I ever drove across as a kid as well. (The Blue Water Bridge was probably the second).
Niagara Falls was probably a pretty neat 8th grade field trip. Thanks for the comment.
Yeah. The Burlington Skyway is the first big bridge like that I remember going over as a kid. The next one I can remember for sure is the thousand islands bridge by Kingston over to New York when we had a family reunion an hour outside of NYC. As for other Canadian bridges, I quite enjoyed going on the Confederation Bridge. It was surreal seeing nothing but water for 8 km or so. In BC, the Port Mann bridge is quite nice too over the Fraser River. The Lions Gate Bridge is at the West end of Georgia Street by Stanley Park and it connects downtown Vancouver to North Vancouver. In the city the main bridges I know of are on Burrard, Granville and Cambie Streets going over false creek.
It is the only bridge crossing one lake of the Great Lakes, in this case is obviously the western tip of Lake Ontario.
Actually, it's not the only bridge crossing a water body of the Great Lakes. Another is I-75 in the US state of Michigan where it crosses the Straits of Mackinac which is a joint of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
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Thanks for the video. Brings back memories of driving tractor-trailer Buffalo to Toronto and back. Definitely not the usual Friday evening volume. I usually would take the outside route using the 407 and save over an hour.
If you want to take the 407, you have to pay with a transponder. Money is also important to save, even when driving.
Markham to Hamilton in just under an hour? Insane!
these are crazy times indeed -- and get this -- the drive was almost pleasant :)
Lots of Beautiful Places! Nice video
Thank you
Good to hear there is upcoming work on the QEW. Those wooden post barriers, yikes.
it wasn't all that long ago that almost all GTA freeways had that steel median barrier with truss lighting.
Thanks for watching, and thanks for the comment.
@@AsphaltPlanet1 For sure. Looks like they're doing some replacement of those barrier on the 401 in Scarborough as well!
all the best AP.
can i please get the names of the songs used in this video?
They're at the very end of the video.
You route is parallel to the western shoreline and tip of Lake Ontario. Nice highways I've seen that are worth filming, even the 401 and it's 44 km express lanes too. 😉👍
This is helpful ! Thank you. Richard Jr.
Another great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Are you planning on coming back to Niagara region?
Maybe. I'll have to see how the summer pans out.
Asphalt Planet Okay then.
You know how theres hwy 427 and hwy 409 and its traffic in between those areas take the 427 north bound then take that to hwy 409 which connects back up to hwy 401 samething bothways
Speaking of which, 409 is a short spur and alternate route of 401, connecting towards 427 and Toronto Pearson International Airport, located entirely in the GTA. 427 is a connector route connecting QEW and Gardiner Expressway, to 401, Toronto Pearson International Airport and 409, then to 407 and ends with Highway 7 in the GTA. It is also an alternate route of Highway 27.
@@CrystalClearWith8BE it heads to simcoe county
Are you also going to film the Alexander and Red Hill Valley parkways?
CHANNEL NOT IN USE maybe one day
What did you do after you got off at Fruitland?
Drove to Waterloo. This is what I filmed before the 401 video that I released a few weeks ago.
I see my building at 1:57
Daniels
@@canadiandude24 ?
@@cyyzlucas isnt the building called daniels
@@canadiandude24 uh no?
@@canadiandude24 what is Daniels
Looks like those drivers are very horribly trained. No left lane passing laws, people passing and speeding in merging lanes, tailgating, police not moving with flow of traffic. Couldn't imagine driving there.
Welcome to the GTA, its fun of your a good driver you can rip it
I was wondering if this were to be the same when Canada got hit by the first version of the virus SARS 2003. Speaking of Queen Elizabeth way Toronto to Fort Erie Peace Bridge Buffalo New York State you see New York license plates
I think there may have been SARS cases in other regions of Ontario as well, but Toronto was definitely hit the hardest.
As for the NY license plates, this was likely before the border was closed to nonessential travel
In Hamilton, The Highway near Red hill valley Pkwy Highway, The Lincoln Something I don't know. Highway, has be closed because of a huge accident.
Hamilton is the hometown of actress Kathleen Robertson from Beverly Hills 90210.
#Asphalt Planet I can find the last song on youtube
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Now working on that funny meme of *_Datheo_* featuring Bladey Mae by 9th Wonder.
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