I-290 East - Chicago - Illinois - 4K Highway Drive

[@donavanjohnson409]

Nice ride along interstate 290 in Chicago IL

[@dhinton1]

19:00 - 19:30 it's unfathomable that he only spent 30 seconds in that bottleneck between Mannheim and 25th Avenues in the middle of the day 😂

[@ryanearles2024]

Fun Fact: The Eisenhower Expy. in Chicago was originally I-90 before it was rerouted to the Jane Addams and the Kennedy between Schaumburg and the Chicago Loop in 1978.

[@MrMarmaduke09]

I-90 to the Eisenhower was my route to the Greyhound Bus Station when I worked for Burlington Trailways . The ramp to stay on I-290 over I-355 was notorious for back ups . I remember the first time I trained on that route from Cedar Rapids Iowa, I was stuck on that ramp for nearly an hour when a quick moving freezing rain event occured and cause numerous car crashes that night . It was a nightmare. But great ride though. I love the view coming into the city on the Eisenhower but it’s a lot better on the eastbound of I-90, especially at night . Breathtaking views!

[@JeffSchwenke]

Fun to see you releasing videos now on the highways I know best, those in Chicago and Milwaukee metro areas

[@kosjeyr]

Chicago and Gary for me 😆 Grew up in my dad's 18 wheels basically.

[@JeffSchwenke]

@@kosjeyr yeah I know Gary also as I live in Chicago sw suburbs. I just drove Interstate 65 from Gary down to Alabama for the first time last weekend. Beautiful drive!

[@kosjeyr]

​@JeffSchwenke as for the main interstates that go through I've been on: 55 - Chicago to Memphis 57 - all 65 - Gary to Nashville 80 - Big Springs, NE (junction with I76) to Drums, PA (junction with I81) 90 - Rapid City, SD to Cleveland 94 - Fargo, ND - Port Huron, MI

[@JeffSchwenke]

@@kosjeyr neat. I've been on various parts of other interstates you didn't mention, such as I-5, I-35, I-40, I-75, etc. But to me each interstate (and us highway) has so many interesting things to see that you could spend weeks exploring each of them.

[@kosjeyr]

​@JeffSchwenke with mentioning the ones that don't go through the Chicagoland then I've also been on: 10, 12, 20, 24, 25, 29, 35, 39, 40, 43, 70, 75, 76, 77, 79, 81and 84. I keep editing to add where I've been.

[@dhinton1]

the Circle Interchange looks MASSIVELY different now that the ridiculously long overhaul project finally was completed.

[@lanceparker4796]

I live down the street from Eisenhower in Maywood. I can see the semis from my living room window. We sadly call it the Heroine Hwy.

[@jclyonusa2959]

Beautiful view

[@JUSAGUYNKY]

CHI💟TOWN‼️🕺🕺

[@Billboardmister36]

Thanks for doing something in my home state of Illinois. We have many highways and interstates that connect to Chicago area and surrounding suburbs.

[@PaulsTechSpace]

That's pretty nice for Illinois, Maryland has a decent amount of major highways but we have a poor amount of major east-west highways.

[@sharonrivers1347]

Ive been there.yep..remember it well..stopped at a rest stop overnight.where our yard were goin to was practically right behind us..we got up to deliver.just stayed on the off ramp.😊

[@TheBenmccormick]

Do I-294 sometime this weekend or next week. I-294 is a bypass around Chicago Illinois.

[@bryanwashington9511]

I was in Chicagoland last year and rented a car. Gas prices on Mother's Day weekend were between 5 and 6 dollars a gallon. The freeways across the area are full of potholes even the expansion joints on bridges are bad. Visited Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and saw Downtown Chicago from 30 miles away!

[@ace20016]

At 16:47 That could had been bad. The person in the right lane force the driver in the middle lane to duck into your lane trying to dodge him or her. The idiot in the right lane should had check his or her mirrors before switching lanes. Could had cause you Mileage Mike and the driver in middle lane to crash.

[@kosjeyr]

I was thinking that too... also I wonder if the cop in the 28 or 29 min mark caught the guy.

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Yeah there's some crazy driving out here. Definitely the worst I've seen in the midwest so far.

[@ace20016]

@@MileageMikeTravels Dang

[@trevorholzer7456]

25:40 for 9 half years from Chicago Illinois I don't know when did we sleep a hotel?

[@ryanearles2024]

I beat Donovan again! Lol Yay! Chitown!

[@donavanjohnson409]

😂😂😂😂😂😂wow lol

[@kosjeyr]

290 was the original routing of 90. I wonder if the cop in the 28/29 minute mark caught the person they were chasing.

[@chuck32504]

When you see the Chicago and Indiana sign - always go to Indiana.

[@bears4671]

Would love to see a drive from 290 East all the way to Lake Shore Drive

[@reavisjeff]

Are we going to see a video on I290 and how it can be improved by mileage Mike?

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Possibly. Overall it doesn't seem too bad of a roadway other than the poor quality of the pavement in many parts.

[@JULYXXIV]

Wait…I know it’s been a while since I’ve been in Chicagoland, but when did they get QUIKTRIP?!!

[@scottyuwainat3899]

I Was Born in Chicago

[@Metra.Fan.216]

Are you gonna drive in I-90 to Chicago and Back?

[@MileageMikeTravels]

Yeah I checked out I-90

[@Dreamy-M]

16:46 what’s wrong with that one?😮

[@Screwball.Russell]

I saw legoland 3:52

[@crollwtide9452]

33:47 Another one of America's worst drivers...why run a red light to be stopped by the one that's already red that's immediately after it?

[@randomahhdude_RCS2]

16:45 that was a real asshole move man

[@dns-te6qc]

I'd rather have the milage mike car pass me than the Google maps car

[@crollwtide9452]

16:45 One of America's worst drivers

[@odesangel]

This is my least favorite stretch of interstate in the area. It's almost always congested, traffic is either moving too slow or too fast, the on-ramps are ridiculously short, and people routinely drive on the shoulder.

[@flydragon7256]

The quintessential city of the American Midwest. Famous for its massive skyline and infamous for its crime.