Every Interstate is Weird
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Which Interstate is the weirdest, quirkiest one? While the answer is almost certainly I-70, Todd makes a case for every Interstate being "the weird one." Also, we will be doing our first giveaway contest based on this video! Control City Freak is updated weekly and covers every two digit Interstate Highway in America. I'll be showing control city signs on each 1 and 2 digit (2di) Interstate Highway in the continental United States and will strive to make as complete a record as possible. I'll also be getting into the roadgeek weeds here and there, showing downtown skylines and state border crossings, and making corny jokes. I welcome all to join my geeky tour of every primary Interstate in the country!
All images of roads and signs come from Google Street View unless otherwise specified.
Maps used in this video come from Google Maps www.google.com...
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"Airbag" by Radiohead
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The week you started using a better mic, I probably didn't notice. But with this compilation, the changeover is dramatic. Thanks for upgrading!
Thanks a lot!
Congratulations for completing your interstate series! It is so awesome looking back at the weirdest part of each interstate!
I have a special place in my heart for I-77, as it goes thru my hometown here in WV. I've traveled from Cuyahoga Falls, OH to Mt Airy, NC. This is also my go-to route to get to Pigeon Forge, TN, via 77, 81, and then 40
I’ll add some Interstate weirdness:
I-65 starts in the Central Time Zone, crosses into the Eastern Time Zone, then back into Central Time again!
I-90 passes by 4 MLB stadiums: Fenway Park (Red Sox), Progressive Field (Guardians), Guaranteed Rate Field (White Sox), then finally T-Mobile Park (Mariners).
I-95 passes by NFL stadiums of these teams: Patriots, Giants & Jets, Eagles (very closely), Ravens, Dolphins.
@@295g295 My "measuring stick" is if you can see a professional sports team's stadium from the interstate highway. Under this criteria, I-95 passes by the Eagles and Giants/Jets stadiums, but not the Dolphins and Patriots.
That’s why I call I-90 the Major League Baseball Highway 😉
Nothing weirder than I-70 in Breezewood, PA!
Signing Limon on I-70 in Colorado.
Great summary of your entire outstanding series to this point! For the I-85 weirdness clip, I think you should have chosen the spot in NC between Lexington and Greensboro where I-85 crosses over itself to have a common rest area in the median, designed to be accessible from the right instead of the left.
Oh yeah that’s a good one!
I-17 is not the only interstate using the metric system. There is a two mile stretch of I-265 in Louisville near the Kentucky Truck Plant that also uses metric numbers for the distance to the next exit
This dude literally has no idea what he's talking about. He stopped labelling interstates after 66. He just talked about them briefly. You don't want to get your info from this douche. I'm sorry, but he's extremely lazy on editing.
Dude, if you want more viewers, stop being lazy, and omitting a third of the interstate system, in your videos. You didn't even touch on 80, 90, 94, or 69. Let alone the 90 North and South routes
And don't say you didn't have time, because you put up very short sections of anything higher than 66. Do better. You're a sham.
This dude has literally no idea what he's talking about. If you look it up, he's wrong on almost every single one. This is just a dude in his mom's basement, trying to make money for onlyfans. He's wrong in every single video. It's honestly embarrassing
@@MichaelDaniel-so2lr you knows that interstate expansions exist, for example I-11 didnt go to vegas when this was recorded but it does now.
I-26 actually resumes its non-future journey at the bridge for Exit 13 north of Asheville, still in NC. You can see on street view there a future sign southbound, and standard Interstate northbound. Same signage on the ramps.
There was talk last fall in Forsyth Co. of getting approval of bringing US 421 between western Winston-Salem and Wilkesboro to interstate standards and designating it a future interstate. Not sure why, as a lot of 421 goes thru rural areas in that stretch. Besides, there's a lot of bridges that would have to be brought up to standard, and Peace Haven Rd and Speer Bridge Rd are the only ones, and Speer Bridge wont be finished for 2 more months.
Love the videos, I want to see a worst control city for each interstate highway video next. East St Louis, Limon, Rolla, Bellefonte, and more!
Great suggestion!
I would say that Las Vegas, NM signage on Interstate 25 North is even worse than Limon signage as I have never even been to New Mexico personally. @@ControlCityFreak
@@novaTopFlexLas Vegas, NM doesn’t even really make sense to locals. It’s more for us Texans as we have to go through there to get to actual destinations like Taos, Angel Fire, etc.
I don't know if you're looking for ideas for roads to cover, but if you are, some potential ideas may be state run highways like the Florida Turnpike or California route 99.
This channel should do in Connecticut .. Merritt Parkway / Wilbur Cross Parkway.
Great job Todd! I have been watching since the start. An idea for future topics...future interstates/possible interstates (i.e. CA 58 upgraded to I-40 or a New England Expressway into upstate New York north of Albany) and then you could discuss what the Control Cities should be.
I have enjoyed viewing all your videos! My personal choice for Weirdest Interstate is I-70, because of Limon…Limon…LIMON!!!
Thanks so much! Probably mine too. Also San Rafael Swell, Eisenhower Tunnel, Breezewood, and the Park and Ride.
I 76 West takes the cake with Limon.
@@mikeshumaker Now there I 100% agree Limon should not be signed. On E 470 it should be Colorado Spring it's going south in the direction of Colorado Springs.
@@dvferyance Correct.
If you want something weirder, I live along Oklahoma State Highway 3 here in Oklahoma City. It is named “Northwest Expressway” because you can take Highway 3 all the way to the Panhandle, and it is part of a direct connection from Oklahoma City to Denver. Just before it exits the state, it is co-signed with US Highway 287, which meets Interstate 70 at….Limon!
Love this channel. I've watched all the videos and have enjoyed them.
For future ideas - pick one major highway in each country such as
Hwy 401 in Ontario
M1 in the UK
A6 in France
A1 in Italy
E1 in Japan
Hwy 1 in South Korea
N1 in South Africa
and so on. All of these are long enough compared to US interstates and I think the comparisons would be more interesting than doing some 3dis or longer non-interstate highways in the US. Thanks for your work in completing the major interstates. It's quite impressive.
Thanks! Yeah definitely have my eye on a few of those, one of them may be my first video back
I-40 East begins in Barstow, CA with a mileage sign for the other end of the route: Wilmington, NC (2,554mi). There used to be a similar sign in Wilmington, but it was stolen multiple times and NCDOT decided to stop replacing it (the Barstow sign has also been stolen in the past).
Todd, if I could come up to Kansas to shake your hand or give you a hug, I would.
Job well done covering these highways my friend and I got a couple of their friends to watch your channel as well. Thank you Todd for all that you've done and I look forward to seeing what you'll be covering next. *gives Todd a long standing ovation*
Thanks so much!
I-H73 & I-H74 UPDATES: Both highways will use elon musk’s spacex rocket to reach the moon, similar to how US 9 & 10 use ferries. Limon and Lyman will each have their own launch sites, one for I-H73 & one for I-H74, the rockets will each go to the ISS where all passengers will have to get off and board the The 73/74 space shuttle. From there, I-H73 & 74 will continue as one space shuttle to the moon. From there the routes will split up only to meet each other at the American flag.
Great video Todd! It was a bit of a blast from the past. I’ve been watching since I-24, and enjoyed watching a compilation of all the videos you’ve made so far. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much!
This episode is weird because every interstate is weird although In the higher number interstate there are less weird things
I-11 now officially makes it in and through Las Vegas concurrent with US 95. It ends at the intersection with NV It just isn't signed yet. Until the signage is changed the plan is to keep maps showing concurrency with I-515. See Rand McNally 2024 Road Atlas.
Great and funny video Todd!!! I liked this one, I found it funny that the strangest thing about my interstate I-20 is that while it may not be geographically the Southernmost interstate, it is the most South one, along with I-85. Keep on trucking with these Control City Freak videos Todd!!! :) 👍
In your short segment on I-78, I'm surprised that you didn't mention the portion that goes through Jersey City, NJ, where it has several traffic lights between the Holland Tunnel and the New Jersey Tpke. (I-95).
Great way to end a series is with a compilation. I enjoyed it as much as the next guy. Hope you enjoy your time off. Can’t wait for what you have planned next. 😄
If we'll be getting videos like this every once in a while or so interspersed with highway videos, then I'm here for it! I can't watch it in full at this very moment but you can bet your tushy that I cannot wait to get back home from work to be able to do so! Keep on trucking Todd :)
I saw the whole video now and to be honest, there are some things in here that I kinda disagree with being the "weirdest part" of the interstates they're on, but overall, this was a very interesting topic! Enjoy your break. Looking forward to everything coming to this channel in the future.
In order to get to Big Bone Lick, KY... you have to go through Beaver Lick, KY. Beaver Lick surrounds Big Bone Lick on I-71. As it should!
Lol!
Got anything on the shortest interstate in the system I-180 in Illinois. I’ve driven it. I think it was supposed to connect I80 to Peoria but never materialized. Pretty poorly maintained to say the least!
Yeah I’ve got a video on all the 180s
Aah, now I get the "control city" naming concept, at first I thought it was a play on words for "control freak city" or something like that haha!
I always love the audible disgust whenever Limon is mentioned.
same
I have really enjoyed following your journey on RUclips.. I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with next now that you have ‘finished’ the series.. Keep it up bud!
I 40 is also weird where it ends in North Carolina. It seems to randomly turn into US 117/NC 132 when you get to Wilmington. After about 5 miles or so you reach a stoplight where you have to turn if you want to stay on either highway. Otherwise it randomly turns into US 421 South which takes you to some beaches before ending at Fort Fisher.
on top of that, theres a school at the end of I-40, for you enter a school zone immediately after the exit with NC 132
I didnt realize the Limon references started with I-27 (or even sooner 🤷♂) but either way, 6:57 had me laughing
Isn’t I-55 the only interstate highway that crosses the Mississippi River twice? I couldn’t find any other that does so, but I may be mistaken.
Yes. I-55 also comes close to the Mississippi in Louisiana before it terminates west of New Orleans.
And I-65 is the only interstate that crosses a time zone line twice.
Yes, it's the only interstate to do so. The only other highway to do so is US 67.
Great work, Todd. Hoping that somewhere down the line that we get your take on the Long Island Expressway, a fairly long 3-digit (I-495) interstate that goes through some uniquely named NYC suburbs.... 🚘
Thanks, will definitely cover that one at some point!
Todd, I saw the Big Bone Lick State Park sign on I-75/I-71. The stretch of I-71 from the end of the I75/I71 split south to Louisville is under a lot of construction. It was almost like 75 miles of speedbumps.
93 is also part of the big dig! It’s got a long tunnel section in Boston 😊
The southern most interstate is I-2 in Texas, but it really is an intrastate, the southern most is I-10, between Los Angeles, CA -Jacksonville, FL
What about Atlantic City expressway or garden state parkway in NJ? They dont have interstate numbers but could be interesting to do
Kind of surprised you didn't mention the Wrong-Way Concurrency with I-77/I-81 in Virginia.
I thought about that but 43/41 have one too
i-11 actually goes to Las Vegas now
Can you do Canadian highways in Ontario (built to interstate standards)??
I will
Despite running between the PA Turnpike and I-80, this segment of I-99 is disconnected from the interstate system. Because of the PTC's aversion to connecting to freeways, I-99 ends shortly before you reach the turnpike and you have to go on a surface road before you hit the turnpike. This has existed ever since the US 220 bypass of Bedford was completed long before I-99. At the north end, the freeway portion ends about a half-mile from I-80. Though, PennDOT is working on a direct interchange on this end.
I grew up in Bloomsburg, PA, so having it as a control city on I-80 is nice. The problem with I-80 in PA is that it doesn't pass by any city with over 50,000 people. Hazleton is the largest one mentioned with approximately 30,000 residents. State College is not a control city but has 40,000 plus the Penn State students. Really, the most logical choices are Ohio and NYC. But, I guess PennDOT wanted to have PA control cities. BTW, I-80 near Youngstown, OH has NYC as a control city which 80 does not quite reach and totally ignores PA and NJ! Also, even though mileage-based numbering has been used on 80 since the late 2000s, I had over 30 years of the sequential system. Even now, I still remember more of the sequential numbers than the mileage ones. Even in areas that have always been mileage-based, I have trouble remembering exit numbers. The ones that I remember the best are the 1 and 2 digit ones.
To be a little fair to the PTC, the part of the turnpike where the I-95 now exists was completed in 1954 which is two years before the interstate highway act was passed. That’s no excuse.
In Wisconsin, that sign with 41-43-894 may have been a carbon-copy replacement. I-894 existed long before 43, let alone 41. With 41 now fully multiplexed with 894, the 894 designation could be dropped.
My laundry list of exit requests for I-41:
1) Exit 113 (especially for southbound) for WI-26. When I lived in Rosendale, this is the exit I would take when coming from Green Bay/Appleton/Oshkosh. Also, for southbound, please mention that if heading to Madison from Green Bay/Appleton/Oshkosh, it's quicker to take WI-26 to US-151 than taking I-41 to US-151 in Fond du Lac.
2) Exit 139 onto WI-15. This is the closest exit to where I live currently.
3) Exit 134b) onto US-10 West. This is the quickest way home for me when I'm in Neenah.
4) Exit 120 (especially for northbound) for US-45 to US-10. Quickest way to Steven's Point/Wausau from Oshkosh is this exit.
I don't think he is redoing I-41. He is just rebooting Interstates 2-20
Thanks so much! Will definitely include if I get around to re-doing I-41, or more likely, when I do US 41.
@@mxderate At least not right away. Possibly of redoing 41 later on.
Even after watching these videos, I am still confused between Interstates 41 and 43.
I think future interstate 3 is weird if it will connect between Savannah Georgia on the East Coast. I-3 should be located between I-5 and the West Coast in California for the correct pattern grid. Since I-65 and I-69 through I-99 has been used as of odd number interstates which goes north-south routes. The only odd number interstate number are not available are: I-63 or I-67 and it make more sense, especially between Augusta Georgia and Savannah Georgia.
If it gets built, I probably won’t make a vid for it out of protest of the ridiculous number
You’re the GOAT of Interstate Highways!!
The weirdest interstate interchange to me is Atlanta 75/85 split. Many lanes, including HOV lanes that continue through to 75. It’s one of the busiest I guess. But the crazy thing is when it was built they had 75 which goes to Chattanooga on the right which looks like it’s going to Greenville by sense of direction and 85 which to Greenville looks like it would go to Chattanooga. Then in the 1980s when they rebuilt it completely and had a chance to fix it they left it the same confusing way. The overhead signs toward Greenville have arrows that are about a 30° angle like I’ve never seen anywhere. I’ve been going that way 59 years and nearly make the mistake any time I go a few years without going through there. Also originally 75 didn’t have nearly the capacity of 85, but now they’re north busy 24/7. Anyway I know they will never fix it now.
I think that I-238 in California is weird for one mile, it should have stayed as CA-238 in Ashland between I-880 and I-580, and besides there is no parent of I-38. In Western Kentucky Parkway it should be I-50 or I-54 which connect between the junction of I-69 & I-169 near Nortonville Kentucky and I-65 in Elizabethtown Kentucky for 95 miles instead of I-569. Not only that, Western Kentucky Parkway should have better shoulder, more interchanges near bigger towns and smaller cities to qualified as an interstate highway.
please do the AA Highway between Grayson, KY and Newport, KY, this is the main route that westbound I-64 traffic takes to get to the Cincinnati area.
Thank you for a video highlighting your inconsistencies!
It’s all context
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8:23 Usually I'd think that because of the weird positioning of everything it's meant to say 15 south links to 58 west, San Bernardino being the city listed for 58 west, not 15. But 58 west doesn't even get near San Bernardino. But I-215 does go to San Bernardino! So this is one weird sign!
We are New Hampshire, Live Free or Die. We don't mandate seatbelt usage nor motorcycle helmet usage. What makes you think that we are going to follow most of the rest of the country and change to milage based exits? I don't believe Vermont nor Massachusetts does milage based exits either.
You HAVE to drive through Franconia Notch in NH it is absolutely gorgeous. It's one one of my favorite places in the state. What you will really find weird are the rope barriers blocking the shoulder. Franconia Notch is the gateway to some of the best hiking in the state and people have a habit of parking on the side of the road. The forget that it is I93.
Im hoping the extension to the "ports to plains corridor" follows loop 335 around Amarillo, the last thing the highway system needs is trying to send all those extra trucks and travelers through downtown.
@ControlCityFreak What in your opinion, is the least irregular two-digit interstate? (Can’t say normal since none of them are!) For me, most irregular are both I-86s, “I-87”, I-97, and I-99.
Solutions to delete these:
I-86 East: Make it into a turnpike.
I-86 West: Auxiliary route of I-15 or I-84.
“I-87” and I-97. Have 97 extended north up MD I-895 to its junction with 95, and south over the bay bridge, through the eastern shore around Salisbury, where there will be a spur north to Wilmington DE, then south over the Chesapeake Bridge/Tunnel, have 97 be concurrent with 64 until it hits US 13, have 97 follow/replace “87” until Raleigh, or send 97 south to Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston, replacing 140 and 526, with “87” and 587 acting as new spur routes of 97.
I-99: Make it into a turnpike like 86 east.
Also congrats on finishing the series! I have been watching your content since I-81, and it was great watching your channel’s evolution over this compilation!
I didn’t think HAWAII would actually make it in here
I’m surprised I-69 running east-west between Lansing and Port Huron wasn’t included. Also, I-29 for being known for being close to state borders throughout it’s run
I-26 is getting a new bridge across the French Broad river to bring it up to interstate standards in that area
I'd be interested to hear your opinions about US highways that are mostly controlled-access or divided highways for long periods within a state, like US-20 in Iowa, US-69/Overland Parkway in Kansas, or US-30 in Indiana.
I’ll be covering those
Wasn’t I-17 supposed to be signed I-140? It would make sense then, having exit 195 in Phoenix.
Here are a few peculiarities in the Interstate Highway System:
1. I-80's western terminus is more south than the western terminus of I-70, also 80's western terminus is closer to the western termini of I-40, I-10, and I-8, than it is to I-90's western terminus, a highway that 80 shares a rather long concurrency with.
2. I-10's western terminus is more north than the western termini of both I-20 and I-30.
3. I-90's western terminus is also more north than the western terminus of I-94, a road that it meets and shares a concurrency with several times.
4. I-85's southern terminus is more west than the southern terminus of I-75.
5. Despite being signed as a east-west road, I-26 has much more of an southeast-northwest alignment, somewhat similar to I-24.
6. Similarly I-81, despite being signed as a north-south road, has more of a northeast-southwest alignment, it also shares a concurrency with I-64 and I-77, the latter of which includes a wrong way concurrency with each other, along with US-11 and US-52.
7. There are a fair few interstate highways that are rather minor, but serve as diagonal connectors between major interstates, and thus serve as part of major cross country corridors, such as I-44 between I-40 in OKC and I-70 in St. Louis, I-76 between I-70 in Denver and I-80 in Big Springs Nebraska, I-82 + I-84 between I-90 in Ellensburg Washington and I-80 in Ogden, I-71 between I-70 in Columbus and I-90 in Cleveland just to name a few examples.
8. I-10 in the western part of Houston known locally as the Katy Freeway, has the most amount of lanes of any stretch of highway in the entire world, reaching as high as 26 lanes, including feeder roads.
Pretty cool!
Great channel!
Here are a few other odd quirks of some interstates that I know off the top of my head...
I 40 has some unsigned entrance and exit points controlled by stop signs near the Tennessee North Carolina state border in the mountain pass.
I 85 crosses over itself in North Carolina near a veterans memorial rest area.
I 85 also has 2 full freeway business routes. One in Spartanburg South Carolina and one in Greensboro North Carolina. Both were once mainline I 85 but were bypassed.
I 585 in Spartanburg South Carolina is not only one of a few orphaned 3 digit interstates, but it also has at grade intersections controlled by traffic lights.
There is a state freeway in South Carolina that is meant to become part I 73 for Myrtle Beach. It will probably never connect to North Carolina because of lack of funding.
Keep up the great content! Maybe do a "Todd Ranks the Limons/Lymans" April fool's video?
I would also like reactions to “Todd Visits Las Vegas, NM” in response to the anpparent Interstate 25 oddity.
Correction: would also like reactions to “Todd Visits Las Vegas, NM” in response to the anpparent Interstate 25 oddity.
I would also like reactions to “Todd Visits Las Vegas, NM” in response to the apparent Interstate 25 oddity.
Every interstate is weird indeed, lol. It would be cool to see the best and worst control cities on every interstate as video ideas
Why does 49 only get a city name? The discontinuity in Shreveport is very weird
I personally have also disliked ordinal/sequential exit numbering ever since I got my first taste of what it was like in Georgia on I-85; I thought, when I saw Exit 59, it would be a quick little jaunt through Georgia, and then into Alabama; nope! Exit 59 was the last of 59 sequential exits for 180 miles.
It was the same in Florida, when I was on I-95 in the Sunshine State; I saw Exit 130, and did not realize that Florida actually runs for 380 miles.
Fortunately, both saw the light, and both are mileage-based now.
I 25 has another quirk: It runs through three of the worst control city states.
Maybe by 2024 you can do a video going down every freeway and/or toll road in Denver. For obvious reasons. :)
Not Pennsylvania.
The worst control city states: New Mexico is the very worst, even worse than Colorado even if Limon is signed for the latter. Pennsylvania and North Carolina signage is relatively similar, but the Pennsylvania control cities are probably better than the NC cities. Why sign “Biltmore Estate” if nearby Interstates are not limited to local traffic?
I was laughing at your Las Vegas,NM street view. Looks more like NORTH Las Vegas,NV! I know, I live there and eastern North Las Vegas is a trash heap.
Woohoo! I got to drive on that interstate triplex at 8:05 from Elgin to Minneapolis on my way back to Northern California. I recommend the mustard museum west of Madison just off of US 14.
I love all your videos I listen to them everyday!
On your US-52 video, can you show Exit 97 on US-52/I-285/NC-8 in North Carolina? Not only is it my home exit, it's home to Richard Childress Racing, famous for winning 7 Nascar championships with Dale Earnhardt!
Thanks, you got it!
Yes, I-83 in Baltimore is sequential
Wondering if you could go back and cover some of the lower-numbered interstates again in HQ?
We living here in and around West Virginia and in Wheeling we have the weirdest part of I70 that as it approaches the tunnel we have here both sides of the interstate for approximately one fourth of a mile goes to only one lane in each direction.
As Truck driver and Equipment operator, I enjoyed this video!
As someone who started following around Interstate 70, this is a really good recap haha
I started watching when interstate 68 was released.
One thing you missed was the North-South/South-North concurrency on I-77 and I-81 around Wytheville, VA
The dumbest Limon sign. Now that is impressive!!
I 690 has a traffic control device added during the New York State fair
I-41 has the weirdest southern ending. Why is it duplexed with 94 down to the Illinois state line? It's southern end should be at the zoo interchange.
Because I-41 is duplexed with US-41 which has its own weird quirks. For example, even though it is a north-south US highway, its starting and endpoints face east and west. I know a lot of people hate on I-41 for its number but I think it is highly appropriate as US-41 breaks a whole lotta rules concerning north/south highways. Now whether I-41 should even be there in the first place is an entirely different matter . . .
@@theresemalmberg955 I have no issue with the number it just should not have a 40 mile unnecessary duplex with I 94.
So I wonder, when I-57 finally connects to US-67, will the Control City be Little Rock?
I hope not. It’s still the way to Memphis, and Memphis is bigger and closer. Plus lots of signs to change.
If you ever make any merch you should have it say Limon, Limon, Limon
The next road that should be done is US Route 1. Think I-95 was fun, US 1 is even cooler. You could even do a special version with just the Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys. You could spend a month or longer on US 1. Please do that. Love this channel and love this series.
Thanks! Gonna be a long time before US 1. I’m still kinda burned out on the eastern seaboard after 95.
You could do US Route 41. Not only is it the second longest north/south US highway, it starts out at its northern end as a cul-de-sac in a clearing east of Copper Harbor, Michigan and ends in downtown Miami. So it starts/ends at its northern end going east/west and it ends at its southern end going east/west. In the 1990's its southern end was in Miami Beach at A1A, which meant that it actually went NORTH on US 1 for a short distance before crossing over to Miami Beach via the MacArthur Causeway. Logically US 41 should not end in Florida at all but Mississippi or Louisiana. After taking an extremely circuitous route through Michigan's Upper Peninsula, it then goes through Wisconsin, Illinois, and then Indiana where it takes more or less a straight route south through western Kentucky until the Tennessee line where it turns abruptly to the southeast and maintains that bearing until Chattanooga where it again turns to the south. Once in Florida it is back to the same sort of tricks it played in Michigan's UP, wandering all over the place until finally heading east on the Tamiami Trail through the Everglades and then downtown Miami (or Miami Beach, there is some dispute over US 41's official southern ending). I grew up running around on the north end of 41 and in 1991 decided to drive it from Indiana to Florida. I think it is safe to say that I am rather fond of this highway and think it deserves a lot better recognition than it gets.
A good one for I-4 could have been that it’s one of the only primary interstates that is at least six lanes throughout its entire length
I believe that I-4 should as a secondary interstate like either 275 or 495 as it connects both I-75 and I-95.
Im honesty kinda sad that you finished covering all the interstates (for now) but thanks for the content, Todd!
Good day Todd. Like you know, I'm no longer trapped in Illinois. So this is my first comment from NW Arkansas.
Regarding the "End I-8" sign -- Technically, it's the only interstate in California that ends at a level intersection with a surface street (Sunset Cliffs Blvd) rather than flowing into another highway. Even I-10 ends where the ramps to Lincoln Blvd split off from the Santa Monica Freeway. That freeway continues west for another half-mile or so as CA-1 before flowing into PCH. (Also, the section of I-8 west of I-5 was originally numbered as CA-109, so it wasn't intended to be part of the Interstate system.)
I lived in southern California from October 1970 until November 1971. First in Anaheim and then in Oxnard while stationed at NAS Los Alamitos, and then NAS Pt. Mugu.
Many of the freeways in the Los Angeles area were originally designated California highways. Since I moved away two of these are now designated as interstate highways. The Long Beach freeway and the Harbor freeways are now I-110 and I-710. I guess it was changed to get federal funds for improvements.
Too bad you didn’t come through Kansas City because we have four major interstates that converge in what is known locally as the “Exit Alphabet Soup” exits of the downtown Kansas City, Mo. loop. What a mess that is if you are not from the Kansas City area. The downtown loop tends to shoot people in all kinds of new and interesting directions they never knew existed. Topeka, Wichita, Des Moines, St Louis, St Joseph and Joplin, what a choice of places to go, not to mention all the local exits in the downtown loop. It’s funny, but they never tell you how to get to the Airport from downtown.
I’m from Lawrence so been to KC thousands of times. Yeah I guess I never think too much about the weirdness I’m used to
Better than mileage based exits, kilometer based exits. We've had plenty of time to make the switch, let's get with the program already.
Another weird thing about I-35 is that it has traffic signals at both termini.
Until we meet again, keep on truckin’!
I-180 in Cheyenne Wyoming.
7:02
Cant wait to see I-27 N: Limon
until we meet again…
I-74 if its ever complete will be the strangest considering how far south it'll go. All of the proposed sections from west virgnia on down shouldve just been I-73
Other strange numbers also include numbers for shorter (and sometimes much shorter) Interstate highways, including 24, 26, 59, and even 85.
Colorado has said that they dont want another interstate so i27 is going to New Mexico via Raton
I'm in I-64 Hampton Roads Beltway territory!
Are we just going to forget that Alaska has Interstate Highways when you just did Hawaii?
Todd is not covering Alaska’s interstates due to them being unsigned.
They only exist on paper.
@@ControlCityFreak I wish the Anchorage to Palmer section was signed as I-A1 because it is a freeway.
Interstate 81. Because I drive it all the time.
My favorite has to be I-81
Wonder which is the longest distance control city. CCF mentioned Memphis being signed in Chicago and since the Miami sign is gone in Virginia, maybe that's it?
Believe me when I say the I-29/I-80 dual freeway is absolutely not overbuilt.
It will be interesting to see you start on the 3 digit interstates.....
I thought of a video idea. What makes a good or bad control city.