It’s the exact route I used to take sometimes when I lived in Marlton after visiting family in Buffalo, except I would pick it up at the blue route. Brings back memories. Also they recently started to replace that collapsed portion of retaining wall at the 295 interchange, 2 long years after it happened.
Mike, I wonder if you already filmed I-676 East thru Center City Philly? I bet getting from the Vine St. Expy. to the Ben Franklin Bridge was a chore because of the traffic lights...
That left lane is right next to the barrier on the left side. I've noticed that about driving in PA. I moved to Houston recently and you get that same situation on 45 (the North Frwy) btwn BW 8 and the 610 Loop.
I have traveled this route many times. It's not too bad, until you go through the city by the University of Penn. Then it sucks with exit and entrance ramps that pop up on each side of the road.
One of the things I like about this drive is that you run parallel to the river for a while before crossing it. You know, just a suggestion - you may want to consider putting a map overlay in the video. I watch your videos and have google maps open in a different tab trying to follow you. Like - just before you got to the 676 split at about 17:00 I saw that huge building on the left and thought it might have been the Franklin Institute - turns out it was the Museum of Art. They look really similar.
I've considered it but can't really find a good app or software for it. Google just looks tacky and ugly when driving randomly and Waze shows ad popups. Let me know if you know of any possible others.
@@MileageMikeTravels Try a tile. I got rid of mine because I was able to go on the app and was shocked to see a trace of an entire route I took in Connecticut
When cars were widely adopted by the population, Pennsylvania was for decades consistently one of the 2-3 most populous states, and has a population spread out among 2 large metro areas on opposite ends of a very large state (by eastern standards) and 6 or so medium-small metro areas scattered throughout. Thus, compared to New York with the bulk of its population in 1 metro, Pennsylvania built more highways before any other state. The Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Parkway East and West in Pittsburgh were all designed and built at least a decade before the Interstate system and interstate standards were created. Often these highways were originally built with no shoulder and an extremely narrow median, eventually filled in as the lanes became wider and concrete barriers were added for safety. Additionally, It's very difficult to built big, wide highways in Pennsylvania; the population was very dense before highways existed, and much of the state is very mountainous. The Turnpike, for example, was built on the right-of-way of an abandoned railroad project.
21:20 My least favorite section of the interstate highway system. I was so angry the first time I clinched this section of I-76 in 2015 because of how I-76 EB exits off itself onto a one-lane ramp here (and the signage saying "TO I-76" makes this much worse).
I have driven the "Sure-kill" expressway at least a dozen times. It has got to be the worst interstate in the country! No left shoulder, mostly 2 lanes through a metro area of +6 million, and several exits from the left lane! At least the NJ section is decent.
It’s repaved regularly. If you’d read the comments you’d know that between 100,000 and 163,000 vehicles use the road daily. That means over 36,500,000 vehicles a year (or equal to 10% of the national population).
And where would you widen it? There are property owners, a railroad and sheer cliffs on the south side of the highway and the river to the north for most of its length.
It’s the exact route I used to take sometimes when I lived in Marlton after visiting family in Buffalo, except I would pick it up at the blue route. Brings back memories.
Also they recently started to replace that collapsed portion of retaining wall at the 295 interchange, 2 long years after it happened.
You survived. Good job.
looks like hell getting through phily but frees up once you get out both ways, it also looks worse than nashvilles downtown loop.
Drove this into philly over the weekend the only saving grace was that traffic was so busy the fastest I went was 45-50 in the busier sections.
I used to live in Chesterbrook a couple years back, its right next to us 202 and pa 252
Nice ride on interstate 76 East in Philadelphia PA
Let's go Phillies ⚾🤍❤️
Go Astros 👽
I love the Phillies so much iam huge fan of the Phillies nor the eagles
Mike, I wonder if you already filmed I-676 East thru Center City Philly? I bet getting from the Vine St. Expy. to the Ben Franklin Bridge was a chore because of the traffic lights...
That left lane is right next to the barrier on the left side. I've noticed that about driving in PA. I moved to Houston recently and you get that same situation on 45 (the North Frwy) btwn BW 8 and the 610 Loop.
I have traveled this route many times. It's not too bad, until you go through the city by the University of Penn. Then it sucks with exit and entrance ramps that pop up on each side of the road.
24:37 MDDOT Sound
One of the things I like about this drive is that you run parallel to the river for a while before crossing it. You know, just a suggestion - you may want to consider putting a map overlay in the video. I watch your videos and have google maps open in a different tab trying to follow you. Like - just before you got to the 676 split at about 17:00 I saw that huge building on the left and thought it might have been the Franklin Institute - turns out it was the Museum of Art. They look really similar.
I've considered it but can't really find a good app or software for it. Google just looks tacky and ugly when driving randomly and Waze shows ad popups. Let me know if you know of any possible others.
@@MileageMikeTravels Try a tile. I got rid of mine because I was able to go on the app and was shocked to see a trace of an entire route I took in Connecticut
@25:25, what is that on the east side of the bridge? looks like opened drawbridges
Those are ports for the Port of Philadelphia's Packer Marine Terminal.
The Surekill Expressway.
What’s with Pennsylvania not having a left shoulder on their highways 😂. I remember freewayjim made a joke about it years ago
When cars were widely adopted by the population, Pennsylvania was for decades consistently one of the 2-3 most populous states, and has a population spread out among 2 large metro areas on opposite ends of a very large state (by eastern standards) and 6 or so medium-small metro areas scattered throughout. Thus, compared to New York with the bulk of its population in 1 metro, Pennsylvania built more highways before any other state. The Schuylkill Expressway in Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and the Parkway East and West in Pittsburgh were all designed and built at least a decade before the Interstate system and interstate standards were created. Often these highways were originally built with no shoulder and an extremely narrow median, eventually filled in as the lanes became wider and concrete barriers were added for safety. Additionally, It's very difficult to built big, wide highways in Pennsylvania; the population was very dense before highways existed, and much of the state is very mountainous. The Turnpike, for example, was built on the right-of-way of an abandoned railroad project.
21:20 My least favorite section of the interstate highway system. I was so angry the first time I clinched this section of I-76 in 2015 because of how I-76 EB exits off itself onto a one-lane ramp here (and the signage saying "TO I-76" makes this much worse).
I have driven the "Sure-kill" expressway at least a dozen times. It has got to be the worst interstate in the country! No left shoulder, mostly 2 lanes through a metro area of +6 million, and several exits from the left lane! At least the NJ section is decent.
Road looks like it hasn't been paved in 50 years! Welcome to a Blue city.
It’s repaved regularly. If you’d read the comments you’d know that between 100,000 and 163,000 vehicles use the road daily. That means over 36,500,000 vehicles a year (or equal to 10% of the national population).
Oh, also hasn't been widened in 50 years either. Welcome to a Blue state!
And where would you widen it? There are property owners, a railroad and sheer cliffs on the south side of the highway and the river to the north for most of its length.
@@gerryphilly53exactly last thing we need is those rock walks to crumble more