What I remember most of Suffolk County in Long Island is when I use to travel around the upper number exits and how less of demand the areas was. It was quite open and had this beautiful rural feel towards it. There was less traffic, less congestion, less activity just about all around. But that led to less demand on maintaining I-495 and local roads. I recall when you hit around the 60s-70s exit ramps that the landscaping and interstate pavement weren't managed properly for years. One time, the pavement was so damaged, that my suspension and rack & pinion had to be replaced on my car. Looks like the landscaping improved, but the pavement could be serviced better. But I can say it was better then it was decades ago
I'm in between the 50s and 70s, and the roads are dog shit. The way I see it is, the closer you get to New York City, the better this interstate gets at the cost of more idiot drivers.
That’s the general trend as you move away from the city. Very congested and crowded through Queens, starts to space out and speed up as you go through Nassau, and really opens up the further you go into Suffolk. That’s just the stark difference in population density. It’s a very interesting roadway for that reason.
I own a Home in Shirley and travel these roads often except in the winter time then I go too my home in Sacramento the summers are better on Long Island. Be well everyone and stay safe
OH MY GOD, the Long Island Expressway has changed a lot, new lights, expanded lanes and most important, electronic tolls on the Queens, Midtown tunnel, the very last time my mother {now deceased} went to that expressway was in May 1984, this is a super magnificent traveling westbound on the Long Island Expressway video!!
This video brings back a lot of great memories from where I grew up in Suffolk, now in Florida. I've done this drive many times mostly from exit 62 into the city. thank you for this.
The number of times I've been out to Riverhead and all the way back to the Midtown tunnel I could drive this road with my eyes closed. Thanks for posting this up! Goes from Pine barrens to slicing across some of the densest parts of Queens.
Nice 6 lane highway in far western Suffolk County LI and hardly a vehicle in site in either direction but then the buildup as you go east. I love the drive coming in from the west as the Big Apple does look VERY BIG! GREAT VIDEO!!!
This was great , grew up in Brentwood, worked in riverhead McDonald's on middle country rd so traveled this a lot we are now in Tn since '84, loved seeing all the exits ....😊
Interstate 495 was planned to be extended to southeastern Connecticut to meet Interstate 95 but only one section of it was built and it is now part of state route 349.
Originally the Long Island Expressway was supposed to go all the way to New London/Groton CT or Westerly RI. That's why it's 6 lanes at its beginning and not 4 or even 2.
Thanks, Mike! A video extremely useful for reference / historical purposes, and also for anyone who has NOT driven the road, and wants to see certain points in preparation for a drive. I use GPS minimially, if at all, and rather go by signage. Seeing this first gives a sense of de je vu, and always someone who hasn't been there before to recognize the exits. I must say, I've been to Long Island twice driving, and both times needed someone in the passenger seat to navigate through the City. I am dumbfounded how light and serene this traffic is! Sunday morning at 5:30 AM????
Because I-495 was supposed to go thru Midtown Manhattan as an Expressway and connect with the Lincoln Tunnel and head towards the Meadowlands, but local opposition from the NIMBYs ruined it.
@@ryanearles2024 you realise Robert Moses would have destroyed blocks and blocks of some of the most expensive real estate in the world for what some reports say would have been a 10 lane expressway 10 storeys in the air.
Now we're talking. I've never done the LIE beginning to end because I live in Western Suffolk, but have gone all the way to the East End and taken it all the way to the city before. If coming from the east, I always use exit 53 and take either Sagtikos Parkway or Commack Road home. If coming from the west, I used to use exit 51 for Deer Park Avenue but now continue on to Sagtikos or Commack Road because I recently moved.
From Selden too, grandfather had a summer bungalow built around '47 or so & brought my dad & family out from Queens for the summers, most definitely farmland, then they moved permanently around '54...my dad & mom bought the house from the grandparents around '62 and my brother & I grew up in it...off Middle Country near the beer distributor & the original King Kullen shopping center. Wild.
🙌🏼🙌🏼💟 Tried watchijg this freeway on Roadwaywiz channel long time ago but gave up lol Since their videos be jumping around in directions video to video lol
You should take "495" across Manhattan to connect I-495 and the Queens-Midtown Tunner to NJ-495 and the Lincoln Tunnel, and out to I-95 and NJ-3 in NJ.
I've only seen the first 10 minutes or so up to now, and the scenery reminds me of rural motorways in the UK; none of those annoying gaudy signs everywhere. I also noticed the low speed limit - and that you were going quite a bit faster, assuming the video is in real time!
@Jim Allen I don't "do" kph!! Based on the time from when Mike passed a 1&1/2 miles to an exit sign to when he reached the exit, I calculated it was about 70 he was doing.
It changes drastically the further west you get. That part of Long Island is much more sparsely populated and there's a lot of farmland in that area. Once you get to the end of the video, you're in New York City and it's as urban as you can get.
The 55 mph speed limit is actually a historical quirk of the 1970s oil crisis when the feds required all states to max their speeds at 55 mph. New York, in typical fashion, never increased the limit after the energy crisis passed and just left it at 55. Of course, no one travels that slow on those road, with the general flow being 70-75mph. Driven past cops regularly going 75 and never been ticketed.
As a Brooklyn native most of my life I use to drive way out to Coram on 495 to see a girl I was dating I use to hare that 45 min drive from Brooklyn I'm new to channel would like to see a drive on the South shore southern state parkway
@@DaKidMel33you do know that Brooklyn is a part of long island right..people get mad when i.mention that but it's a fact..but long island is only a land mass not a jurisdiction
@@kevinbrown6072 being that you can get from Brooklyn to the island without crossing any bridges or water or even getting on a highway or as we call in in north parkway,yes i agree with that statement I've been hearing people say that for years all Brooklyn queens and long island is connected. But when I worked in l think Bellmore I use to tell people I. From Brooklyn and they would look at me like I was from another planet🤣🤣🤣🤣 different breed of people on the island
@@DaKidMel33 not taking away the fact that Brooklyn and Queens are part of NYC but it makes me laugh that when I mention that they are also a part of long island I get all kind of negative messages..I guess when they think of long island they think rural.suburban
I love your videos but, many areas of the USA have very old, neglected, outdated and decaying infrastructure. The roadways look and feel like a concrete washboard.....lots of trash all over the sides of the highways in USA...run down looking infrastructure....rusted overpass bridges...looks THIRD WORLD....even the billboards are old looking and rusted. USA seriously needs to upgrade and rebuild its outdated and crumbling infrastructure. Even Russia and China have more modern and nicer infrastructure than the USA.
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What I remember most of Suffolk County in Long Island is when I use to travel around the upper number exits and how less of demand the areas was. It was quite open and had this beautiful rural feel towards it. There was less traffic, less congestion, less activity just about all around. But that led to less demand on maintaining I-495 and local roads. I recall when you hit around the 60s-70s exit ramps that the landscaping and interstate pavement weren't managed properly for years. One time, the pavement was so damaged, that my suspension and rack & pinion had to be replaced on my car.
Looks like the landscaping improved, but the pavement could be serviced better. But I can say it was better then it was decades ago
It was just fully repaved from 112 to the Nassau County line in the summer. This past spring it was an utter disaster.
Great job and be careful driving to NYC
I'm in between the 50s and 70s, and the roads are dog shit. The way I see it is, the closer you get to New York City, the better this interstate gets at the cost of more idiot drivers.
That’s the general trend as you move away from the city. Very congested and crowded through Queens, starts to space out and speed up as you go through Nassau, and really opens up the further you go into Suffolk. That’s just the stark difference in population density. It’s a very interesting roadway for that reason.
I own a Home in Shirley and travel these roads often except in the winter time then I go too my home in Sacramento the summers are better on Long Island. Be well everyone and stay safe
There are a lot of beautiful pine trees there. Anybody know what they are called?
I Can’t believe I’m actually doing this
Suffolk County:
Exit 70 5:30
Exit 69 6:26
Exit 68 9:16
Exit 67 10:52
Exit 66 11:35
Exit 65 13:13
Exit 64 14:07
Exit 63 15:11
Exit 62 16:28
Exit 61 17:56
Exit 60 18:55
Exit 59 19:40
Exit 58 21:08
Exit 57 22:10
Exit 56 23:44
Exit 55 24:04
Exit 53 25:37
Exit 51 29:20
Exit 50 30:44
Exit 49N 32:13
Exit 49S 32:57
Exit 48 33:52
Nassau County:
Exit 46 34:57
Exit 44 36:00
Exit 43 36:44
Exit 43A 36:54
Exit 42 37:48
Exit 41N 38:11
Exit 41S 38:26
Exit 40E 38:50
Exit 40W 39:17
Exit 39 42:17
Exit 37 43:37
Exit 36 44:14
Exit 34 45:38
Exit 33 46:41
Exit 32 47:42
Queens:
Exits 31N-S 49:00
Exit 29 49:41
Exit 28 50:25
Exits 27N-S 50:37
Exit 25 51:44
Exit 24 52:34
Exit 23 53:19
Exit 22B 53:55
Exit 22A 54:10
Exit 20 55:03
Exit 19 55:26
Exit 18 57:39
Exit 17W 57:48
Exit 16 58:43
Exit 15 59:19
Manhattan:
Downtown Crosstown and Uptown 1:02:41
My exit is 59 Ocean Ave.
WELCOME TO LONG ISLAND MIKE!!✊🏼✊🏼
Good to be here!
i have done this hundreds of time, cars, trucks, motorcycles. great stuff, thanks for the video.
Well, that was painless.
And a fantasy ride at 2X playback. 🤠
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Awesome drive along I 495 in NY
Thank you very much! This is the first time I was on the Long Island Expressway and it had light traffic for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
Happy holidays!
OH MY GOD, the Long Island Expressway has changed a lot, new lights, expanded lanes and most important, electronic tolls on the Queens, Midtown tunnel, the very last time my mother {now deceased} went to that expressway was in May 1984, this is a super magnificent traveling westbound on the Long Island Expressway video!!
This video brings back a lot of great memories from where I grew up in Suffolk, now in Florida. I've done this drive many times mostly from exit 62 into the city. thank you for this.
Best video I've seen of this route. Glad it was the full drive with no music. Felt like I was experiencing the route myself.
The number of times I've been out to Riverhead and all the way back to the Midtown tunnel I could drive this road with my eyes closed. Thanks for posting this up! Goes from Pine barrens to slicing across some of the densest parts of Queens.
Love the ride along interstate 495 West
Nice 6 lane highway in far western Suffolk County LI and hardly a vehicle in site in either direction but then the buildup as you go east. I love the drive coming in from the west as the Big Apple does look VERY BIG! GREAT VIDEO!!!
Except he was going west.
I like the construction work that they’re doing between Exits 31 to 22. It’s absolutely awesome to me.
This was great , grew up in Brentwood, worked in riverhead McDonald's on middle country rd so traveled this a lot we are now in Tn since '84, loved seeing all the exits ....😊
I drive on I-495 everyday, too. Thank you for sharing your video
No problem 👍
This was soothing
20 years since I came to the US
My dads family would go to Long Island every summer to see uncle
Interstate 495 was planned to be extended to southeastern Connecticut to meet Interstate 95 but only one section of it was built and it is now part of state route 349.
A crossing of Long Island Sound is something that will likely be needed at some point
Originally the Long Island Expressway was supposed to go all the way to New London/Groton CT or Westerly RI. That's why it's 6 lanes at its beginning and not 4 or even 2.
Thanks, Mike! A video extremely useful for reference / historical purposes, and also for anyone who has NOT driven the road, and wants to see certain points in preparation for a drive. I use GPS minimially, if at all, and rather go by signage. Seeing this first gives a sense of de je vu, and always someone who hasn't been there before to recognize the exits. I must say, I've been to Long Island twice driving, and both times needed someone in the passenger seat to navigate through the City. I am dumbfounded how light and serene this traffic is! Sunday morning at 5:30 AM????
Thanksgiving Day
From Riverhead to Manhattan in just over an hour is the fastest ride in history on the LIE, amazing
They just repaved 495 both ways in Suffolk County
Had you did this 2 months ago you would’ve needed a new alignment and maybe 1-2 new tires Mike
Lol I got here in the right time then it seems.
I always go between Sagtikos and 111 when driving to my best friend's place, and the freshly paved roads are nice.
You're not kidding! I went to Wildwood over the summer and the LIE was a combat zone!
Interesting fact:
LIE is the only highway in the US that has an exit almost after each mile.
Ever since I was young I was fascinated by the seagull motifs on the noise barriers. 20:46 you can see a clear example.
Always liked long island new York freeways
The crazy part about this highway
it's not connected to its parent route I-95
Its drops us off at midtown NYC
Because I-495 was supposed to go thru Midtown Manhattan as an Expressway and connect with the Lincoln Tunnel and head towards the Meadowlands, but local opposition from the NIMBYs ruined it.
Due to Highway revolts in the 50’s the Mid-Manhattan Expy. Was never built. That’s why.
@@ryanearles2024 you realise Robert Moses would have destroyed blocks and blocks of some of the most expensive real estate in the world for what some reports say would have been a 10 lane expressway 10 storeys in the air.
@@edwardmiessner6502 Yup. That's a good reason why the NIMBYs ruined Moses' plan for I-495 to go thru Midtown Manhattan.
483s brother because it doesn't meet with its parent interstate
Beautiful NYC skyline
Now we're talking. I've never done the LIE beginning to end because I live in Western Suffolk, but have gone all the way to the East End and taken it all the way to the city before. If coming from the east, I always use exit 53 and take either Sagtikos Parkway or Commack Road home. If coming from the west, I used to use exit 51 for Deer Park Avenue but now continue on to Sagtikos or Commack Road because I recently moved.
Used to live in Shirley. Moved to NC in 2018. ❤️ the video
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You actually made it!
I remember when it ended at exit 56! Then it was back roads all the way home to Selden...which was farm country!
From Selden too, grandfather had a summer bungalow built around '47 or so & brought my dad & family out from Queens for the summers, most definitely farmland, then they moved permanently around '54...my dad & mom bought the house from the grandparents around '62 and my brother & I grew up in it...off Middle Country near the beer distributor & the original King Kullen shopping center. Wild.
Awesome drive!
Thanks! 👍
Approaching the city after starting off kind of reminds me of the arcade game Pole Position 👍😁
COOL!
I lived in Brentwood NY and drove to Dix Hills only 30 like minutes away
🙌🏼🙌🏼💟
Tried watchijg this freeway on Roadwaywiz channel long time ago but gave up lol
Since their videos be jumping around in directions video to video lol
You should take "495" across Manhattan to connect I-495 and the Queens-Midtown Tunner to NJ-495 and the Lincoln Tunnel, and out to I-95 and NJ-3 in NJ.
That highway hasn't changed much over time.
I've only seen the first 10 minutes or so up to now, and the scenery reminds me of rural motorways in the UK; none of those annoying gaudy signs everywhere. I also noticed the low speed limit - and that you were going quite a bit faster, assuming the video is in real time!
@Jim Allen I don't "do" kph!! Based on the time from when Mike passed a 1&1/2 miles to an exit sign to when he reached the exit, I calculated it was about 70 he was doing.
Most of the traffic was going around 70-75mph so I went ahead and adapted to the local culture 😂
@@MileageMikeTravels And why not?! I'd just add that I too like that you don't feel the need to subject us to annoying background music.
It changes drastically the further west you get. That part of Long Island is much more sparsely populated and there's a lot of farmland in that area. Once you get to the end of the video, you're in New York City and it's as urban as you can get.
The 55 mph speed limit is actually a historical quirk of the 1970s oil crisis when the feds required all states to max their speeds at 55 mph. New York, in typical fashion, never increased the limit after the energy crisis passed and just left it at 55. Of course, no one travels that slow on those road, with the general flow being 70-75mph. Driven past cops regularly going 75 and never been ticketed.
Just an FYI, this is rarely this empty
do the service road - horace harding blvd *formally known as routes NY495 & 25D* and service road sections in long island both ways
As a Brooklyn native most of my life I use to drive way out to Coram on 495 to see a girl I was dating I use to hare that 45 min drive from Brooklyn I'm new to channel would like to see a drive on the South shore southern state parkway
I guess Coram was like a different world to you being frim.Brooklyn
@@kevinbrown6072 😆😆It was but I got pretty well acclimated with long Island I worked on both north and south shores of island Nassau and Suffolk
@@DaKidMel33you do know that Brooklyn is a part of long island right..people get mad when i.mention that but it's a fact..but long island is only a land mass not a jurisdiction
@@kevinbrown6072 being that you can get from Brooklyn to the island without crossing any bridges or water or even getting on a highway or as we call in in north parkway,yes i agree with that statement I've been hearing people say that for years all Brooklyn queens and long island is connected. But when I worked in l think Bellmore I use to tell people I. From Brooklyn and they would look at me like I was from another planet🤣🤣🤣🤣 different breed of people on the island
@@DaKidMel33 not taking away the fact that Brooklyn and Queens are part of NYC but it makes me laugh that when I mention that they are also a part of long island I get all kind of negative messages..I guess when they think of long island they think rural.suburban
Nice
Ahhh yes.. the road known to all who have ever driven it by its alternate name...the world's longest parking lot
There’s No State Troopers On The Long Island Expressway
What time of day is this that there is not bumper to bumper traffic the entire way?
Thanksgiving Day if I recall
What is that extra lane for?
Accidents.. the HOV lane is there to cause lots of accidents.
Awesome but why is the speed limit only 55 at the eastern part
There's probably a lot more traffic usually compared to when I filmed it. That would be my guess.
@JimAllen-Persona-495 in NYC proper is only 50. In fact, the maximum speed limit for any road in NYC proper can only go up to 50.
never really got to understand the hov lane can someone explain?
It's a lane all the way to the left that only allows 2 or more people to drive in
No it's the amount of passengers
I grew up in Corona, Queens.
What? No Traffic????
No you did not taped this 😮😅🎉😂
Exit 52 is my exit lol im from commack
Don't think Exit 52 exist now...but I will have to check
It does
Be careful Drive to NYC
Definitely.
I love your videos but, many areas of the USA have very old, neglected, outdated and decaying infrastructure. The roadways look and feel like a concrete washboard.....lots of trash all over the sides of the highways in USA...run down looking infrastructure....rusted overpass bridges...looks THIRD WORLD....even the billboards are old looking and rusted. USA seriously needs to upgrade and rebuild its outdated and crumbling infrastructure. Even Russia and China have more modern and nicer infrastructure than the USA.
What we get if we keep electing clowns who promise to solve all our problems by elimination of taxes
0:05 taxpayer money at work. miles of empty highway.
Rarely .