You've probably herd this a lot from me but I STILL can't get over how green everything is in that section of the U.S.! Great video Jim! Really enjoyed the music.
That green is the Great Northern Forest you speak of. Been so broken up by mankind at this point that we may not recognize it as "a thing" so readily, but if given any chance it starts moving right back in to any place it was cut away. Was and is one of the natural wonders of the world.
I never said I'll NEVER go through or film New Haven. Hey if you want to see New Haven so bad, pay my way and I'll go film it. What's disappointing is to have people complaining about something that they don't have to pay a single cent to watch or enjoy. You think these trips are cheap?
I totally agree, you do these for the viewers having to pay tolls (especially nj turnpike, mass pike, Florida tolls, etc) and still some are haters that complain about your content , people needs give you a break fr
It was one of my best years when i was studying and living in Hartford , hoping come back to see it again .. Really thnx for the video . U let me remmeber my beatiful days ...
Hallelujah! The Great Northern Forest Combined with the quality AND the fact that it was 2012 when you recorded this and the skyline, the highway is clean and everything else is AWESOME! Hope you make new uploads soon… edit: also I have to say, the new construction is so modern it’s ruining the beauty! The signs were diverse and now everything is medal! Hope they fix everything their doing wrong
lol, I was waiting to see you finally use this song in a video; good choice. Thanks for the mention, too. Perhaps we should link each other's videos, because of the song choice. Anyway, I would've never known about this freeway, had you not given me the personal recommendation, a few years back. It's definitely the baddest stretch of freeway in New England; you just don't see a ROW for nearly 30 (theoretical) lanes in that part of the country, with this being the bold exception.
The gap between the freeway lanes and the HOV lane is huge! I also noticed that this stretch of I-84 had quite a few left exits. Very nice stretch of freeway. I'm still astounded by the great weather you got on this trip. You really got lucky with all the beautiful sunny days for filming. Thanks for sharing!
Loving the New England tour! Some of those Connecticut expressways leave a lot to be desired IMHO, but props to them on HOV lanes and exits (although they could've fit another lane in between or something. And obviously great vid! You never fail to surprise!
Enjoyed this...brings back memories. I grew up a few blocks off the exit before you s-turn under Downtown then onto the Bulkeley Bridge. I think its the Capitol Ave exit.
I want to thank you for making these videos!!! I live in Hawaii so this is my escape from the islands for awhile... I've been to Cali, Nevada and on the East coast as a kid. One day I want to take me and my family on route 66! Thank you or should I say "Mahalo!"
Hands down best view: Rte 2 coming in from Glastonbury. There's a point starting around Glastonbury/East Hartford where the whole city and hills are pretty breathtaking. That view made me become fascinated with city skylines, from a little kid to this day.
Wow! My everyday's way to work! From New Britain to Htfd Austin Organs (Woodland St.)! One morning I almost crashed at full speed into a kingsize... matress which must have fallen off someone's truck on this curve ca 3:40!! Tricky! Cool vid!! Thanks for posting! Makes me homesick...
If you're ever out here in the northwest, check out I-84's western cousin in Oregon. My #1 favorite road to drive (the views along the Columbia are breathtaking and it gets even better in the Blue Mountains...Emigrant Ridge along 84 has a westward view where you can see for miles!)
I have family that lives in Connecticut. From what I understand, the governor has a plant to re-instate the Connecticut Turnpike in to a toll road. I am glad I live out west where we say NO to toll roads!
Where you start is actually at Mile 49, not 45. Also, the 50 MPH zone at the beginning was recently raised to 55 MPH, and the 55 MPH zone east of Route 72 is now 65 MPH until just east of the Route 9 interchange.
Thanks, glad you liked the ride. You should have seen I-84/86 before the reconstruction, it was bad even by Pennsylvania standards, an antiquated 4 lane freeway.
I will be in Providence in about two months. Wanted to check out Hartford as well, but due to the lack of freeway connecting the two, I may not have time.
Living in Ansonia I like the CT 8 North to Waterbury video - and this one, our kids at U of Hartford I take 84 East to Park Road left exit 43. The fastest ride through here is on an early Sunday afternoon...no doubt that this state loves left hand entrances and exits...I-291 West Manchester to Bloomfield is the only part of the original I-291 that was actually built - opened 1993-94 IIRC
As a CT resident and native , I hate 84 . Even with 6 lanes it always has traffic and too many State Troopers sitting waiting to pull everyone over. 91 North of Hartford thru Windsor is my favorite stretch of highway in CT although traffic is still a problem at rush hour.
The was way went up to Mass Turnpike to Boston,Mass. Me & My Dad went to Mass. vacation last year. I hope to Cape Cod, Mass. Great Ride to check out to Provincetown.
@@Freewayjim ok, I will go back and look. I really want to see the whole town of West and East Hartford. If you can do more videos like this or more, I will appreciate it. Thanks!
@@godness7770 I live in Atlanta, so I doubt that will happen, I don't see myself going off the Interstate through there as I'm on my way to someplace else. Here's a much better quality video from 2014, same route heading west. ruclips.net/video/BX-eeKC6Jp0/видео.html
Thanks, IDK, you'll have to ask those who designed it, it must have seemed efficient at the time, and I'm sure they did not project for the traffic volumes those roads now serve.
I-84 from East Hartford eastbound used to be one of the most dangerous and neglected interstate highways ever. At the time, it was designated I-86. Right around where the old "END I-84" sign was, things got real ugly. When the realignment was finished in the early '90s, it was reassigned as I-84 and had become one of the most modern highways in the North East.
Video needs a slight correction: The exit for CT Route 9 south is exit 39A, not 39. Exit 39 is westbound only. It's where US Route 6 splits away from I-84, heading towards Bristol.
Also, you never answered MY question, what is so great about New Haven as opposed to the other roads I filmed? I may very well film it someday, I think I have CT-8 North and I-84 east covered. I never said I never would, I just don't enjoy I-95 from NY to New Haven and would much rather take the route I took. It might be another 2-3 years until I'm back that way, so who knows, if the weather and lighting are good, I may just film it. I don't mind you asking, you didn't ASK, you assumed.
Yes, good job! That is such a great song and sampling a former Beatle is even better. I will say, however, that I slightly prefer this song better in California (FreewayBrent's video); but nonetheless, great video. I CANNOT WAIT until you come back to Dallas. Our freeways and overpasses are being expanded/rebuilt. By next year, get ready to salivate!
I believe it's the second oldest, and the oldest carrying both sides of an interstate. The EB Kansas-side lanes of the I-70 crossing between the two Kansas Cities is a year older; it was originally called the Intercity Viaduct but is now also known as the Lewis & Clark Viaduct, the name first given to the WB structure originally built in 1962. (Ironically, it's the 1962 side that is currently being replaced by KDOT; the 1907 side is still structurally sound. MoDOT rebuilt its end of the viaduct in both directions some years ago.)
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You've probably herd this a lot from me but I STILL can't get over how green everything is in that section of the U.S.! Great video Jim! Really enjoyed the music.
That green is the Great Northern Forest you speak of. Been so broken up by mankind at this point that we may not recognize it as "a thing" so readily, but if given any chance it starts moving right back in to any place it was cut away. Was and is one of the natural wonders of the world.
I never said I'll NEVER go through or film New Haven. Hey if you want to see New Haven so bad, pay my way and I'll go film it. What's disappointing is to have people complaining about something that they don't have to pay a single cent to watch or enjoy. You think these trips are cheap?
I totally agree, you do these for the viewers having to pay tolls (especially nj turnpike, mass pike, Florida tolls, etc) and still some are haters that complain about your content , people needs give you a break fr
It was one of my best years when i was studying and living in Hartford , hoping come back to see it again ..
Really thnx for the video . U let me remmeber my beatiful days ...
Thanks for driving through my home town. Awesome video
Thank you, I have a new video through Hartford from the 2014 series.
Love your videos dude! Fun and informative! I can't wait to see your next few videos in my state of MA :)
Hallelujah! The Great Northern Forest Combined with the quality AND the fact that it was 2012 when you recorded this and the skyline, the highway is clean and everything else is AWESOME! Hope you make new uploads soon… edit: also I have to say, the new construction is so modern it’s ruining the beauty! The signs were diverse and now everything is medal! Hope they fix everything their doing wrong
Sometimes it's just nice to revisit your older videos.
Thank you, I appreciate that.
Great work, your work raises the bar in highway vids.
lol, I was waiting to see you finally use this song in a video; good choice. Thanks for the mention, too. Perhaps we should link each other's videos, because of the song choice.
Anyway, I would've never known about this freeway, had you not given me the personal recommendation, a few years back. It's definitely the baddest stretch of freeway in New England; you just don't see a ROW for nearly 30 (theoretical) lanes in that part of the country, with this being the bold exception.
The gap between the freeway lanes and the HOV lane is huge! I also noticed that this stretch of I-84 had quite a few left exits. Very nice stretch of freeway. I'm still astounded by the great weather you got on this trip. You really got lucky with all the beautiful sunny days for filming. Thanks for sharing!
Living in the Hartford area, this has always been one of my favorite roads to drive on. Good video.
Awesome video, the sound track made the ride more exciting and pleasurable!
Thank you!
Loving the New England tour! Some of those Connecticut expressways leave a lot to be desired IMHO, but props to them on HOV lanes and exits (although they could've fit another lane in between or something. And obviously great vid! You never fail to surprise!
Enjoyed this...brings back memories. I grew up a few blocks off the exit before you s-turn under Downtown then onto the Bulkeley Bridge. I think its the Capitol Ave exit.
Thank you!
Love the ride and the music! I grew up in nearby Springfield and always liked Hartford
Thank you!
Man Hartford and Springfield. My dream destination whenever I head into New England.
Having lived in and outside of Hartford all my life I find it strange when people say they look forward to coming here lol
BmorePatriot Of course you are joking
I want to thank you for making these videos!!! I live in Hawaii so this is my escape from the islands for awhile... I've been to Cali, Nevada and on the East coast as a kid. One day I want to take me and my family on route 66! Thank you or should I say "Mahalo!"
great drive as always....!!!!!!!
Much appreciated, thank you!
Hands down best view: Rte 2 coming in from Glastonbury. There's a point starting around Glastonbury/East Hartford where the whole city and hills are pretty breathtaking. That view made me become fascinated with city skylines, from a little kid to this day.
Great video! Great music choice!!
Wow this some pretty good music gotta say
Thank you!
Nice vid Jim, as always! :-)
whenever I travel to worcester ma from Nyc I take this route I 84 e..thanks for the video
More than I've seen anywhere else!
Thank you very much!
This music is what im gonna download
I enjoy these enormously.
Thank you for watching!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it, New England roads are definitely a little different from most everywhere else.
Wow! My everyday's way to work! From New Britain to Htfd Austin Organs (Woodland St.)! One morning I almost crashed at full speed into a kingsize... matress which must have fallen off someone's truck on this curve ca 3:40!! Tricky! Cool vid!! Thanks for posting! Makes me homesick...
That has got to be the most beautiful stretch of freeway in NE.
Thank you!
If you're ever out here in the northwest, check out I-84's western cousin in Oregon. My #1 favorite road to drive (the views along the Columbia are breathtaking and it gets even better in the Blue Mountains...Emigrant Ridge along 84 has a westward view where you can see for miles!)
What I remember is the river and the taxi driver that drove me to Long Island.
Hartford is a very nice urban area
I agree, once you are out of Hartford itself.
Good Job finding Milky!
Love the song choice, and I also would like to thank FreewayBrent for introducing this song to the road community.
Thanks, glad you liked it!
Awesome video thanks for sharing! :)
+Tei Thomas Thanks for watching!
+Freewayjim You're so welcome xo :)
Man I miss the good ol days of these kind of videos :/
You don't like the better camera/gear and more advanced production values of the newer videos?
I have family that lives in Connecticut. From what I understand, the governor has a plant to re-instate the Connecticut Turnpike in to a toll road. I am glad I live out west where we say NO to toll roads!
I live right off exit 60 this was great! :)
Where you start is actually at Mile 49, not 45. Also, the 50 MPH zone at the beginning was recently raised to 55 MPH, and the 55 MPH zone east of Route 72 is now 65 MPH until just east of the Route 9 interchange.
I live in Newtown. I go see my cousin in West Hartford. Nice vid. Good texture
A city's size is more accurately gauged by its Metro Population....Hartford has 1.3 Million in its Metro Area.
How big is Hartford? There must be lots of people crowded in one tiny town.
@@godness7770 LOL, 122K City Population, 1.2 Million Metro Population.
@@Freewayjim wow! That's alot of people! I hope the unemployment rate is not high.
All of my gear is listed in the closing credits......to answer your question, I use Apple Final Cut Express 4.
Thanks, Brent has told me that as well, glad you liked it.
Wow. I just subbed. Everything I know cuz I live in South Windsor and this was a great video. Thx.
2:19 never knew that. I know that bridge.
Thank you!
Thanks, glad you liked the ride. You should have seen I-84/86 before the reconstruction, it was bad even by Pennsylvania standards, an antiquated 4 lane freeway.
I will be in Providence in about two months. Wanted to check out Hartford as well, but due to the lack of freeway connecting the two, I may not have time.
Thanks!
Nice job!
LOL, love it! thanks.
Great !!!
You are very welcome!
Very Nice
Living in Ansonia I like the CT 8 North to Waterbury video - and this one, our kids at U of Hartford I take 84 East to Park Road left exit 43. The fastest ride through here is on an early Sunday afternoon...no doubt that this state loves left hand entrances and exits...I-291 West Manchester to Bloomfield is the only part of the original I-291 that was actually built - opened 1993-94
IIRC
Thanks for watching!
I drive this all the time!! I live in the south end of Hartford!!!! :D
I always felt Hartford had a very impressive skyline for a smaller city.
I also feel that way
You should do rt 34 and 63 in CT. They're both very scenic
im driving through hartford on tuesday on a 18 wheeler good information
Hey Jim, any idea on why there was never a interstate highway between Hartford and Providence?
I’ll reply to you 10 years later lol! Basically they were going to but the local residents in that area turned it down to keep the area rural.
Thanks, next is Worcester, then a few from NH then 5 from Boston so stay tuned!
As a CT resident and native , I hate 84 . Even with 6 lanes it always has traffic and too many State Troopers sitting waiting to pull everyone over. 91 North of Hartford thru Windsor is my favorite stretch of highway in CT although traffic is still a problem at rush hour.
Wow you have state troopers pulling people over on 84? There are rarely troopers on 95; figured it was the same everywhere.
That and the Big Dig tunnels (93 & 90) probably are the most modern highways in New England.
i live in Hartford lml nice video
Thanks, I shot I-84 westbound this past summer.
The was way went up to Mass Turnpike to Boston,Mass. Me & My Dad went to Mass. vacation last year. I hope to Cape Cod, Mass. Great Ride to check out to Provincetown.
Did I miss seeing East Hartford? Thanks for this video.
Thanks, East Hartford is from 4:15 to 5:30
@@Freewayjim ok, I will go back and look. I really want to see the whole town of West and East Hartford. If you can do more videos like this or more, I will appreciate it. Thanks!
@@godness7770 I live in Atlanta, so I doubt that will happen, I don't see myself going off the Interstate through there as I'm on my way to someplace else. Here's a much better quality video from 2014, same route heading west. ruclips.net/video/BX-eeKC6Jp0/видео.html
@@Freewayjim aww...whenever you go by, please film it again. I plan to go up there one day. So, I will try to film it. Thank you so much!
i think you were behind me around exit 39 and 39A what were the plates for that car if you can see
4:50 Starting here, this is a very neat stretch of 65MPH highway to drive on, day or night (especially at night)!
Sure thing, the amazing weather will continue in future videos.
I have done this route many times...
I drive this every day - I wish rush hour was as smooth
Great video...but what is it with Connecticut's highway designer and left exits, if I may ask?
Thanks, IDK, you'll have to ask those who designed it, it must have seemed efficient at the time, and I'm sure they did not project for the traffic volumes those roads now serve.
I'd go with I-93 in Northern NH for that, and there is a video for it coming up.
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I go this way everyday. Especially to get to buckland hills in Manchester.
That's just the way the road was designed back in the 60's.
I live in Atlanta so I'm sure I'll film more videos in the south.
Yes, I obviously did not have space to put all that but you are correct!
Love that button-copy signage
They been replaced sadly with new signage
Agreed!
Dear... Connecticut sure loves the left exits... or at least in that stretch of road.
I-84 from East Hartford eastbound used to be one of the most dangerous and neglected interstate highways ever. At the time, it was designated I-86. Right around where the old "END I-84" sign was, things got real ugly. When the realignment was finished in the early '90s, it was reassigned as I-84 and had become one of the most modern highways in the North East.
Thanks from Russia, very best.
Thank you!
Good luck!
Video needs a slight correction: The exit for CT Route 9 south is exit 39A, not 39. Exit 39 is westbound only. It's where US Route 6 splits away from I-84, heading towards Bristol.
There sure are a lot of left exits on this freeway...any reason for that?
Also, you never answered MY question, what is so great about New Haven as opposed to the other roads I filmed? I may very well film it someday, I think I have CT-8 North and I-84 east covered. I never said I never would, I just don't enjoy I-95 from NY to New Haven and would much rather take the route I took. It might be another 2-3 years until I'm back that way, so who knows, if the weather and lighting are good, I may just film it. I don't mind you asking, you didn't ASK, you assumed.
Yes, good job! That is such a great song and sampling a former Beatle is even better. I will say, however, that I slightly prefer this song better in California (FreewayBrent's video); but nonetheless, great video. I CANNOT WAIT until you come back to Dallas. Our freeways and overpasses are being expanded/rebuilt. By next year, get ready to salivate!
My city, New Britain!
3:50 massssserati :) nice video
Thanks, I think that's the oldest bridge on the Interstate system.
I believe it's the second oldest, and the oldest carrying both sides of an interstate. The EB Kansas-side lanes of the I-70 crossing between the two Kansas Cities is a year older; it was originally called the Intercity Viaduct but is now also known as the Lewis & Clark Viaduct, the name first given to the WB structure originally built in 1962. (Ironically, it's the 1962 side that is currently being replaced by KDOT; the 1907 side is still structurally sound. MoDOT rebuilt its end of the viaduct in both directions some years ago.)
I've driven on ct-4, ct-9, I-84, and I-91 so many times it's not even funny
nice
At 6:56, what software do you use to create those mile marker signs?
Those signs come from Wikipedia.
mine too
What's with all the left hand exits? Will ConnDot fix this in the future?
Yes, check the post by azhao101, he sums it up nicely.
I did not go through New Haven.
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