Amazing. I never get tired of those skyline views at the beginning, and I have to say this whole video brings a lot of memories to my mind (my dad and I used to go from Fort Lauderdale to Miami to visit my grandma every month or so, and we usually drove down I-95 till its terminus and continued down US-1). And yeah, you do see a couple of nice interchanges that by East Coast standards are almost insane. What I don't miss is motorcycles flying by at 3000 mph!!
I've driven this road more times than I can count. Drove it many years before I-95 was even built. Had to use US1 then. You must have recorded this on a Sunday morning considering the lack of traffic. But you did a nice job. I've seen your Cosom videos also. Always great work. Thanks.
@Bbgunn325: Driving thru it a few times, I never got lost thru it, but a big part of that was because I've studied it on maps before. Even so, while putting this video together, it still took me several minutes to decipher what routes were served by each ramp. Truly a strange configuration, maybe the strangest I've ever seen for such a major interchange. LOL @ your other comment.
@WiiMariokartResort: I never even saw this comment now. The long stretches of I-95 I haven't driven yet are north of Portland, ME, and between Richmond, VA to Jacksonville, FL. From what other people have told me, I wasn't missing much by skipping out on the stretches of I-95 thru the Carolinas and Georgia (I've taken I-85 and I-75, instead).
Now this is badass! Awesome work, Brent! 95 in South Florida is one of the most challenging roads to drive even for the most experienced drivers. It's also one of my favorites (love that skyline view in the beginning and from the HOV flyover at Golden Glades). Like you new signs, too! ;-)
+Jeff Keller: Hey there, Jeff! Thanks for dropping by and commenting. To be honest, I've released newer videos that are much better produced/edited. I'm sure you know who FreewayJim is, but CosmoPhotography has also done some fine videos in South Florida. I'll link you to one of them from Miami, since you'll find it to be much better edited than this video you watched. ruclips.net/video/fOQaYA4oZRY/видео.html
@RedroomStudios: Yeah, I-95 is definitely an impressive freeway, especially by east coast standards. That soaring HOV flyover ramp in the median, about 3/5 into the video, was built in 1995; kinda reminds me in some ways of the I-110 elevated HOV structure in Los Angeles.
@hadabenz: Thanks, man! I saw your comment on my I-80 (Utah) video as well, but I was really hoping you'd watch one of my most recent videos, as this video, more or less, represents what my future releases will look like. In the future, I plan on eventually re-editing the best of my scenic and urban videos, and introduce my revised annotation format. Should look much better, especially with videos such as the I-80 you watched. Thanks again!
Thanks for uploading this video. I've lived in Miami Florida during the first 20 years of my life before moving to Denver Colorado about 4 years ago. Watching this video brings back so many memories of my childhood. I remember 95 as being on of the worst freeways with traffic. Though it has always been one of the best freeways to drive because you're right near the Atlantic Ocean. I enjoyed this little trip down memory lane.
@CosmoPhotography: Yeah, once you combine the high traffic counts with the different lane configurations and left-handed entrances and exits from and to major freeway junctions, I can see how it can definitely be confusing to drive. I'll agree, the skyline views afforded from I-95 are great, and especially at night, when all the buildings are nicely lit up. As far as all the inserted signs are concerned, well, I think *you* started that trend. :-)
@AlvinHDavernport: I feel you on that. Seeing my own footage certainly brought back a lot good memories from South Florida. The I-595 interchange is right up there amongst my favorites on the East Coast (I-595 is basically a series of one flyover after another).
that is a really impressive stretch of freeway! loving your always improving graphical content / production style! I've been to Florida twice before but never went as far south as Miami... one of these days.
@FreewayBrent ...in DC maybe 7 times, LA twice, TX maybe 3 times, New Orleans 6 tms, FL over 8 times on vacation, Grand Canyon 3 tms, Maine twice, San Diego twice, El Paso twice, Galveston over 3 tms, Dallas/Houston/Austin twice, OBX, Everglades Nat Prk in FL, visited state captl bldgs in most of the states I've been 2, so I have my fav places and not so fav ones... Around 700K miles in my case but I'm way older than u, only Tijuana and Nuevo Laredo in MX and only ONT and Quebec in CDA.
Very nice, I need to go back to florida this summer. Just want to add that a section of this freeway midway in the video reminds me of a section of I-10 East in Los Angeles between I-710 and I-605.
@alligatoralley748: It is called "The Notice" by Chris Lake and Nadia Ali. The full details are available, by scrolling toward the last 10 seconds of this video (I always list the song artist and title at the very end of my videos, in case anybody is interested in downloading the track). Hope this helps. Thanks for watching. :-)
Pt 1 I just came across your channel, I like it, really cool idea. I lived in S Fl. in the early days just before and during when I-95 was built. Did you know that this portion of the Interstate had stop lights? There were two, one at Ives Dairy Road and another at 196 St. Both were there to let residents of Ives Estates, a former dairy, to have egress to as we called it, "95". Every day we used those lights to leave the neighborhood, the lights were on a magnetic switch. Amazing to see an
Great Video with all the information listed. wow i'm totally impressed with the effort that you put in to making this virtual trip as enjoyable as possible.. and what a great tune from Nadia Ali.. Cheers mate !
Great job Brent! Only in the US you can drive a freeway with such skylines ahead of you... Do people actually commute all the way from the WPB area into downtown Miami?
You're probably a lot more familiar with the HOV lane. A HOT lane is similar, except that solo motorists can pay a toll to enter the lanes, while carpools still get to ride in the lanes for free.
@Cyrus992: Unfortunately, I did not record Florida's Turnpike, when I was driving around the state. In my true honest opinion, there are more interesting freeways to be found in Florida, although there is a section, northwest of Orlando, that is actually relatively hilly. Hills and Florida, now those are 2 words that you don't often see thrown together in the same sentence!
@FreewayBrent SD: you gotta se Mt Rushmore, a piece of patriotic American history, and the very close-by Sturgis (bike week in Aug), ND (I've been 2 Fargo and visited State Capital in Bismaek, MN (I visited Minneappolis), WI (2 visit Harley Museum), btw, in my case as I'm NOT American citizen, my real purpose of driving so much in the States is 2 VISIT lots of places, capital bldgs, nat parks, historical and patriotic places, so not just driving for the sake of driving...
@aswchris There is some WPB-MIA commuting but it's not a high-volume thing. As you know, the Greater Miami area's (aka South Florida or the Gold Coast) three counties are kind of lined up in a row, Broward being in the middle, so it's a very elongated metro area. You do see a lot of commuting from and to Broward, since none of its neighborhoods is more than 75 minutes away from any part of SFL, but parts of WPB are 90-100 minutes away from downtown Miami, even driving at a nice, constant 80 mph.
Only real-time videos for me... Just curious, cause I see you love doing the open road, still trying to find somebody in the world who has covered at least 48 states like I did since 1998, by car only, is it you the... #1? Maybe 49 or even all 50 states? Drive safely out there. Chris
Nice video, Brent! I like this video so much, I've added it to my Favorites. Also, I had the song you've put in this video stuck in my head all day. Drive safely out there, and remember to use the left lane for passing, not for cruising. -Alex
@aswchris: Hey Chris. As far as commuting all the way from WPB, some certainly do it, although those people are certainly in the minority, as housing prices aren't (as) expensive as what you see in much of urban California. What would you say is the best freeway to drive along in Europe, for skyline views?
I actually meant HOT lanes. They stand for High Occupancy Toll, a relatively new term to describe HOV lanes that allow solo drivers to enter the lanes, for a toll. Hence the term, HOT. There is a national push to eventually convert many HOV lanes into HOT lanes.
@FreewayBrent Absolutely. I love I-595, short as it is. The Sawgrass Expressway interchange at its western terminus is probably my favorite interchange ever. I really, really like the Broward area, especially west of US 441 (and east of I-95, of course!). It's probably one of Florida's prettiest suburban areas, with really smooth roads, an expansive waterway network, and lots and lots of greenery.
I remember getting lost at the Golden Glades. It was 8pm and I got distracted by the Silver Meteor running next to me. I tell you ane thing, they don't like New York plates in the wrong neighborhood. ;-)
@401RoadWarrior: Ha, not quite that many. The only states I haven't driven in are Alaska, Hawaii, the Dakota's, Minnesota and Wisconsin. So far, since I've gotten my license at the age of 16 (I'm 28 now), I've driven over 600,000 miles, which includes time spent in 3 Canadian provinces and 2 Mexican states. Not too bad, meh?
Pt 2 entire Interstate to come to a stop while we crossed over all of the lanes. Of course one needs to know that one of the purposes of the Interstate was limited access, i.e. no stoplights. When 95 first opened there was a true story of a Fl Highway Patrolman following a car that at first went 50 then sped up to 70 then to 90 mph! When the car was stopped, the lady explained she was only going 90, a full 5 mph below the speed limit. Thanks for your site, I will enjoy catching up with it.
Nice video! Having never been in Miami though I guess I always imagined I-95 going through some skyscrapers instead of them being to the right (as one heads north).
Brent, I really enjoy your videos. I love the scenic Miami highways. I am not sure why so many people dislike that area, although there is quite a bit of crime, it is still gorgeous. Just out of curiosity how many miles have you put on your car doing all of these videos??
Do you have a video driving over that tall tall overpass? I don't know where it is I usually I'll try to avoid it. But it's coming from the North or west back south? I need the name of it so I never get on it again
Yeah, I haven't really heard of HOT lanes untill I watched this video, and I just wasn't quite sure what the difference was. Thanks for the feedback!!!
What do they mean registered carpools? We will be traveling from port of miami nw 8th street and going to disney world. We want the fastest and shortest way to get there. Can we use the expressway for free or do we pay a toll? we will be 4 people.
I've been on I-95 Miami and even through the GGI. That intersection is crap! It looks like a highway junction where they just kept adding on without any thought how the motorist is supposed to drive the thing. And the signage is not too great either: it looksl like the SHD did the minimal effort to guide the motorist through. And I think the overhead directional guide signs over the toll tags only lanes should be in purple also.
Amazing. I never get tired of those skyline views at the beginning, and I have to say this whole video brings a lot of memories to my mind (my dad and I used to go from Fort Lauderdale to Miami to visit my grandma every month or so, and we usually drove down I-95 till its terminus and continued down US-1). And yeah, you do see a couple of nice interchanges that by East Coast standards are almost insane. What I don't miss is motorcycles flying by at 3000 mph!!
Great job with the video Brent, I know you worked really hard on this one, BIG Thumbs up!
I've driven this road more times than I can count. Drove it many years before I-95 was even built. Had to use US1 then. You must have recorded this on a Sunday morning considering the lack of traffic. But you did a nice job. I've seen your Cosom videos also. Always great work. Thanks.
fantastic road and cars and amzing music i can't stop watching it, thanks a lot freewaybrent, i wish that i could live in usa
@Bbgunn325: Driving thru it a few times, I never got lost thru it, but a big part of that was because I've studied it on maps before. Even so, while putting this video together, it still took me several minutes to decipher what routes were served by each ramp. Truly a strange configuration, maybe the strangest I've ever seen for such a major interchange.
LOL @ your other comment.
@WiiMariokartResort: I never even saw this comment now. The long stretches of I-95 I haven't driven yet are north of Portland, ME, and between Richmond, VA to Jacksonville, FL. From what other people have told me, I wasn't missing much by skipping out on the stretches of I-95 thru the Carolinas and Georgia (I've taken I-85 and I-75, instead).
Is the year is 2010 or 2009
Now this is badass! Awesome work, Brent!
95 in South Florida is one of the most challenging roads to drive even for the most experienced drivers. It's also one of my favorites (love that skyline view in the beginning and from the HOV flyover at Golden Glades). Like you new signs, too! ;-)
I never get tired of this video
+Jeff Keller: Hey there, Jeff! Thanks for dropping by and commenting. To be honest, I've released newer videos that are much better produced/edited. I'm sure you know who FreewayJim is, but CosmoPhotography has also done some fine videos in South Florida. I'll link you to one of them from Miami, since you'll find it to be much better edited than this video you watched.
ruclips.net/video/fOQaYA4oZRY/видео.html
FreewayBrent
@RedroomStudios: Yeah, I-95 is definitely an impressive freeway, especially by east coast standards. That soaring HOV flyover ramp in the median, about 3/5 into the video, was built in 1995; kinda reminds me in some ways of the I-110 elevated HOV structure in Los Angeles.
...great stuff - luv the city views too...
@hadabenz: Thanks, man! I saw your comment on my I-80 (Utah) video as well, but I was really hoping you'd watch one of my most recent videos, as this video, more or less, represents what my future releases will look like.
In the future, I plan on eventually re-editing the best of my scenic and urban videos, and introduce my revised annotation format. Should look much better, especially with videos such as the I-80 you watched.
Thanks again!
Thanks for uploading this video. I've lived in Miami Florida during the first 20 years of my life before moving to Denver Colorado about 4 years ago. Watching this video brings back so many memories of my childhood. I remember 95 as being on of the worst freeways with traffic. Though it has always been one of the best freeways to drive because you're right near the Atlantic Ocean. I enjoyed this little trip down memory lane.
I just had to come back & watch a few SoCal videos. Loved them as much as the first time. Thx for making them for us to enjoy.
amazing road, great work Brenr, very very big thumbs up.
@adogg619: I can see why you would draw the comparison to I-10.
Thanks for watching!
Have to say that I love your new annotations and the way you edit your videos. Great job Brent.
Fantastic job, Brent! I like the addition of the bird's-eye view.
@CosmoPhotography: Yeah, once you combine the high traffic counts with the different lane configurations and left-handed entrances and exits from and to major freeway junctions, I can see how it can definitely be confusing to drive. I'll agree, the skyline views afforded from I-95 are great, and especially at night, when all the buildings are nicely lit up.
As far as all the inserted signs are concerned, well, I think *you* started that trend. :-)
@AlvinHDavernport: I feel you on that. Seeing my own footage certainly brought back a lot good memories from South Florida. The I-595 interchange is right up there amongst my favorites on the East Coast (I-595 is basically a series of one flyover after another).
that is a really impressive stretch of freeway! loving your always improving graphical content / production style!
I've been to Florida twice before but never went as far south as Miami... one of these days.
@FreewayBrent ...in DC maybe 7 times, LA twice, TX maybe 3 times, New Orleans 6 tms, FL over 8 times on vacation, Grand Canyon 3 tms, Maine twice, San Diego twice, El Paso twice, Galveston over 3 tms, Dallas/Houston/Austin twice, OBX, Everglades Nat Prk in FL, visited state captl bldgs in most of the states I've been 2, so I have my fav places and not so fav ones...
Around 700K miles in my case but I'm way older than u, only Tijuana and Nuevo Laredo in MX and only ONT and Quebec in CDA.
I remember the scenes on the ride!
Traveled around before getting on a Princess Cruise in Port Everglades.
Thanks for the Memories!
Listening to that nice jam and enjoying that ride, I kind of got sleepy o_O.....GREAT VIDEO!!!!
Very nice, I need to go back to florida this summer.
Just want to add that a section of this freeway midway in the video reminds me of a section of I-10 East in Los Angeles between I-710 and I-605.
Miami is my favorite city to drive in America. SO beautiful and enjoyable. And the interstate weaves in layers which keeps things fun ;)
@alligatoralley748: It is called "The Notice" by Chris Lake and Nadia Ali. The full details are available, by scrolling toward the last 10 seconds of this video (I always list the song artist and title at the very end of my videos, in case anybody is interested in downloading the track). Hope this helps. Thanks for watching. :-)
HOV ,you can use it if you have 2 or passengers in the car ,HOT lanes you must carry a special pass that you can buy from D.O.T .
Pt 1
I just came across your channel, I like it, really cool idea. I lived in S Fl. in the early days just before and during when I-95 was built. Did you know that this portion of the Interstate had stop lights? There were two, one at Ives Dairy Road and another at 196 St. Both were there to let residents of Ives Estates, a former dairy, to have egress to as we called it, "95". Every day we used those lights to leave the neighborhood, the lights were on a magnetic switch. Amazing to see an
Have done this many times. 95 is a race track.
Great video! I-95 Miami - West Palm Beach - Cape Canaveral is the most interesting freeway I have driven on.
BTW Perfect driving music. I never get tired of this video and others like it (Like the Westgate Freeway Melbourne vid).
This is my favorite vid every aspect of it is great and the music really set it off, you get the Miami beat.
Love the soundtrack mixed in with the video, really makes a great ride. Thx.
Great Video with all the information listed. wow i'm totally impressed with the effort that you put in to making this virtual trip as enjoyable as possible.. and what a great tune from Nadia Ali.. Cheers mate !
Very helpful, thanks. I'll be visiting this area for the first time, couple months from now.
Great job Brent! Only in the US you can drive a freeway with such skylines ahead of you...
Do people actually commute all the way from the WPB area into downtown Miami?
The birth of i-95, it brings tears to my eyes
You're probably a lot more familiar with the HOV lane. A HOT lane is similar, except that solo motorists can pay a toll to enter the lanes, while carpools still get to ride in the lanes for free.
@Cyrus992: Unfortunately, I did not record Florida's Turnpike, when I was driving around the state. In my true honest opinion, there are more interesting freeways to be found in Florida, although there is a section, northwest of Orlando, that is actually relatively hilly. Hills and Florida, now those are 2 words that you don't often see thrown together in the same sentence!
Rly nice video ! thumbs up ! ... Miami is one of my favourite US city... and also nice music dude ^^
@FreewayBrent SD: you gotta se Mt Rushmore, a piece of patriotic American history, and the very close-by Sturgis (bike week in Aug), ND (I've been 2 Fargo and visited State Capital in Bismaek, MN (I visited Minneappolis), WI (2 visit Harley Museum), btw, in my case as I'm NOT American citizen, my real purpose of driving so much in the States is 2 VISIT lots of places, capital bldgs, nat parks, historical and patriotic places, so not just driving for the sake of driving...
@aswchris There is some WPB-MIA commuting but it's not a high-volume thing. As you know, the Greater Miami area's (aka South Florida or the Gold Coast) three counties are kind of lined up in a row, Broward being in the middle, so it's a very elongated metro area. You do see a lot of commuting from and to Broward, since none of its neighborhoods is more than 75 minutes away from any part of SFL, but parts of WPB are 90-100 minutes away from downtown Miami, even driving at a nice, constant 80 mph.
Only real-time videos for me...
Just curious, cause I see you love doing the open road, still trying to find somebody in the world who has covered at least 48 states like I did since 1998, by car only, is it you the... #1? Maybe 49 or even all 50 states?
Drive safely out there.
Chris
Nice video, Brent! I like this video so much, I've added it to my Favorites. Also, I had the song you've put in this video stuck in my head all day.
Drive safely out there, and remember to use the left lane for passing, not for cruising.
-Alex
@aswchris: Hey Chris. As far as commuting all the way from WPB, some certainly do it, although those people are certainly in the minority, as housing prices aren't (as) expensive as what you see in much of urban California.
What would you say is the best freeway to drive along in Europe, for skyline views?
I actually meant HOT lanes. They stand for High Occupancy Toll, a relatively new term to describe HOV lanes that allow solo drivers to enter the lanes, for a toll. Hence the term, HOT. There is a national push to eventually convert many HOV lanes into HOT lanes.
@FreewayBrent Absolutely. I love I-595, short as it is. The Sawgrass Expressway interchange at its western terminus is probably my favorite interchange ever.
I really, really like the Broward area, especially west of US 441 (and east of I-95, of course!). It's probably one of Florida's prettiest suburban areas, with really smooth roads, an expansive waterway network, and lots and lots of greenery.
@GeoffJennyOliver: Especially at night time, the city is *very* photogenic.
@FreewayBrent Dang! Where do you work to get that much vacation days?
I remember getting lost at the Golden Glades. It was 8pm and I got distracted by the Silver Meteor running next to me. I tell you ane thing, they don't like New York plates in the wrong neighborhood. ;-)
Extra movie with nice song. Great Job!
great video, I was wondering what the difference between an HOV lane and a HOT lane was?
@IsoscelesKramer: Thank you very much! I got that idea from FreewayJim, although I didn't start implementing it until my Ontario Hwy 401 video.
Took this highway last week. Too bad you didn't catch a plane landing at FLL :-) great video
@401RoadWarrior: Ha, not quite that many. The only states I haven't driven in are Alaska, Hawaii, the Dakota's, Minnesota and Wisconsin. So far, since I've gotten my license at the age of 16 (I'm 28 now), I've driven over 600,000 miles, which includes time spent in 3 Canadian provinces and 2 Mexican states. Not too bad, meh?
Pt 2
entire Interstate to come to a stop while we crossed over all of the lanes. Of course one needs to know that one of the purposes of the Interstate was limited access, i.e. no stoplights. When 95 first opened there was a true story of a Fl Highway Patrolman following a car that at first went 50 then sped up to 70 then to 90 mph! When the car was stopped, the lady explained she was only going 90, a full 5 mph below the speed limit. Thanks for your site, I will enjoy catching up with it.
Thanks for the video. I miss Barry University. You can see the tower between exits to nw 103rd street and nw 119th street.
Nice video! Having never been in Miami though I guess I always imagined I-95 going through some skyscrapers instead of them being to the right (as one heads north).
@FreewayTitan: You've got that right. Thanks for watching.
Brent, I really enjoy your videos. I love the scenic Miami highways. I am not sure why so many people dislike that area, although there is quite a bit of crime, it is still gorgeous. Just out of curiosity how many miles have you put on your car doing all of these videos??
I just moved away from here to Chicago for a job promotion, but in the winter! I miss Lauderdale/Miami!!!
Great Video, but some of freeway Jim's video show the wide strech of I-95 North from East Brunswick,NJ to Fort Lee NJ with 10 lanes in each direction.
@JayBrodieBro: Thanks, man! Appreciate the kind words. :-)
@aswchris There's also a commuter rail between WPB and Miami, so those who do commute don't have to drive.
This is FANTASTIC
Well done! Can anyone tell me the name of this song?
hot lanes are 3 or more people hov lanes are 2 or more people except in houston where hov lanes are 3 or more people on the katy freeway/tollway
@VaFreeways: Thank you!
Did you drive to FL from CA, or was this done from a rental car?
Do you have a video driving over that tall tall overpass? I don't know where it is I usually I'll try to avoid it. But it's coming from the North or west back south? I need the name of it so I never get on it again
your talking about the tall express lanes near the florida turnpike?
nice vid and track
Nice job, Brent!
This was SO cool. I just drove this last week.
Notice how many Floridians don't know what a turn signal is?
@bogdymol: It's definitely up there, and especially by East Coast standards.
Yeah, I haven't really heard of HOT lanes untill I watched this video, and I just wasn't quite sure what the difference was. Thanks for the feedback!!!
what song is this?
What do they mean registered carpools? We will be traveling from port of miami nw 8th street and going to disney world. We want the fastest and shortest way to get there. Can we use the expressway for free or do we pay a toll? we will be 4 people.
I drive I-95 everyday to work or whenever I go out of the house. I live in Providence, RI.
Golden Glades Interchange... maybe as confusing as some interchanges in New Jersey.
@cpDq231: Thank you!
Awesome video
@Bryant5493: No problem, my friend.
i wonder what kind of car do you have? and you use that car for all your trips around the united states?
@patrick560sl: Thanks!
nice job u gone on Interstate 95 north in southern Florida mile 1 to 25
@Freewayjim: I sure did. Thanks!
I've been on I-95 Miami and even through the GGI. That intersection is crap! It looks like a highway junction where they just kept adding on without any thought how the motorist is supposed to drive the thing. And the signage is not too great either: it looksl like the SHD did the minimal effort to guide the motorist through.
And I think the overhead directional guide signs over the toll tags only lanes should be in purple also.
@pepedone: Greetings from the USA!
@prfsnlwannabe: Ha that's okay. Glad you enjoyed the ride. Best of wishes to you in 2011.
@cpaq142002: Hey there. I have a simple 2009 Corolla, and yup, I have indeed taken that car all over the country (and North America).
9 years later
@unfreeway: Thank you, thank you!
Houston's Katy freeway is huge!
A lot has changed from 2010 to now.....
nice tune
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I noticed. Many drivers were staying away from the gas tank.. Lol
I wish i lived in the US :(
Where are you from?
So do I
where are u from? BTW Greetings from Poland!
Im from South Africa lol
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