Following the Eastex and Southwest Freeways from the Grand Parkway in New Caney/Porter to the Grand Parkway in Sugar Land. Along the way are countless flyovers, stunning city views, and more.
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@MrSniperFromMars6 жыл бұрын
What an epic ride! 5&6 level stacks, amazing downtown views, modern HOV and transit lanes with their own exits, I could go on and on! You did a fantastic job of presenting this grand engineering feat. Welcome back!
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for watching!
@MostInterestingChannel5 жыл бұрын
Nice vefios
@EuropeanRoads6 жыл бұрын
That is an epic ride! There is nothing in Europe that can match the freeway system of Houston. Sure, there are some wide highways and big interchanges here and there, but nothing so big as Houston, with 50 miles of 10 lane freeways and massive 5 level interchanges, not to mention those reversible facilities with separate interchanges.
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Houston is, without a doubt, the city with the most consistently logical and impressive freeway system in the country, and perhaps the world. The way the land is developed in Houston allows for the establishment of roadway infrastructure that is clearly something else. With that being said, I'd definitely trade some of that for a more comprehensive intercity rail system, as is common in Western Europe! :)
@KrishnaDasLessons5 жыл бұрын
European Roads At least you guys have way better public transportation! 😀
@AsphaltPlanet16 жыл бұрын
Best road vid of 2018 so far I think.
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@trulylondon16 жыл бұрын
I agree with you.
@TransCanadaPhil6 жыл бұрын
That city's got some fancy interchanges and ramps. I really like the look of that glass skyscraper at 5:56
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
The spread-out nature of Houston's high rises outside the city center makes driving the elaborate freeways an amazing experience. That tower is the Phoenix Tower in the Greenway Plaza district.
@thebionicpig6 жыл бұрын
Transformed me from my residence near the Atlantic Ocean into a sprawling Metropolis of scenic beauty in South Texas....all without getting out of bed!!
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Yessir, that's one of the reasons we all enjoy these videos so much! Thank you for watching!
@jonthegamerboy5 жыл бұрын
Umm Laredo, Corpus Christi, and McAllen are South Texas. Not Houston, that’s East Texas.
@chefssaltybawlz Жыл бұрын
I forget how long this ride is until I gotta go to Bush Airport. Thank goodness for hobby.
@eluko796 жыл бұрын
Awesome footage! It's nice to see vids from stack city again!
@justtheletterV2743 жыл бұрын
Damn, guy just disappeared.
@loganbryan53116 жыл бұрын
I love you Houston.
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
I love Houston too.
@its_victor78755 жыл бұрын
Joaquin A me to
@idrismammedov79065 жыл бұрын
I want to move to Houston tx but it flooded really bad in 2016.Is there any good neighborhood which does not flood?or floods less than other????I want to buy a house in Houston tx cause houses are big and beautiful in tx
@WhiteOut-4 жыл бұрын
@@idrismammedov7906 suburbs?
@TNCsAmericanRoadTrip2 жыл бұрын
Great job on your videos, I hope mine look this good someday
@TNCsAmericanRoadTrip2 жыл бұрын
thanks
@74ryanwolf6 жыл бұрын
I'm always astounded at how well done your videos are.. the video quality and the detail you put into the sign overlays, it's always enjoyable watching your content [especially the videos pertaining to Texas freeways ;) ]
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This was the first time I actually tried to get the signs (with the exception a few bits such as the express exit signs, those I made up) to 100% match the Texas MUTCD. It was irritating at times, and I know I probably had a few mess-ups, but overall I'm glad with how well they turned out.
@InterstateRaziTV2 жыл бұрын
Nice to see your channel back JD!
@AmericanRoads6 жыл бұрын
Wow, a (somewhat) westbound video right when the sun was setting at 07:15 PM!? Risky move, but it totally worked! That surely does not happen often. One of those rare times where we would be thankful for the clouds!
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Trust me, I wouldn't have done this route if the sun was out lol. If you think the clouds looked cool on video, their presence and the sky irl was unbelievable. Thanks for watching!
@gibbud6 жыл бұрын
Masterfully done 👏Thank you making this video
@liamrex54566 жыл бұрын
I love your content man, keep up the good work
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
THANKS BROTHER LOVE YOUR CONTENT TOO
@plorsomnia6 жыл бұрын
Amazing Video! It actually hit me that you haven't uploaded a video in 7 months. Music caught me off guard but it works. The Southwest Freeway is my favorite in the Houston area due to the sheer urbanity of it.
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Yeah ive been a combination of both busy and lazy (mostly lazy, admittedly) over this time. In terms of sheer impressiveness, pound for pound, the Southwest Freeway takes the cake, but my personal favorite in Houston is probably the North Freeway, north of Beltway 8. Thanks for watching!
@plorsomnia6 жыл бұрын
You might've noticed the big concentrations of german/asian vehicles on the stretch from the Bellaire Blvd/Fondren Rd Exit to the US 90 exit. It's because that area in SE Houston has a huge Vietnamese/Chinese/Korean population. Basically an ethnic enclave. We have lots of family down there.
@FirebirdCamaro12205 жыл бұрын
My favorite is still I-405 in California, with CA 91 as a runner up (underrated imo)
@Brewzerr6 жыл бұрын
Wow, they have really developed the Eastex section since I last lived in Houston (moved away in ‘95). Looks much better! The SW freeway still looks every bit as intimidating as it always did, though stunning. I usually viewed it from bumper to bumper logjam conditions on my commute from Montrose to Sugarland. Much more attractive when moving at a steady pace. Driving the full length of the SW freeway is where you really get an idea of just how big Houston is. The only other stretches of freeway in Texas that even come close to providing an equal urban experience is the Central Expressway in North Dallas, and the stretch of West Loop 610 from the SW freeway North to the 290 interchange.
@wbchloe71683 жыл бұрын
My Grandparents told me before they built the Eastex Freeway in the 50s, it would take over 2 hrs to drive through Houston and it was way way smaller then.
@jonp186 жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Ty!
@dotdriveontransportation16876 жыл бұрын
Nice job on the video. I liked the music selection
@fadifrancis499 ай бұрын
I love it❤
@TheRayAtty6 жыл бұрын
@InterstateJD Nice job & good music selection!
@kquad96996 жыл бұрын
Welcome back... Epic!!!
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Htwn46 жыл бұрын
Great video 🤘🏽
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@billwill47166 жыл бұрын
You shoulda started in North Cleveland and ended in Rosenberg.
@k1awesomeness3 жыл бұрын
fax
@tadpolesoup4 жыл бұрын
I rarely have a need to drive the I-69/US-59 freeway/highway but it seems to be much more pleasant than the I-45 North Freeway between downtown and FM1960.
@j-rex31236 жыл бұрын
Hype!
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
CAS project let's go
@j-rex31236 жыл бұрын
InterstateJD wow this counts?
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Idk I hope so lol
@FreewayFranks6 жыл бұрын
Awesome ! 5*
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Merci, glad you enjoyed!
@ore69594 жыл бұрын
Nice! You should do small roads. Like for instance, Little York Rd. or perhaps down south the TX 288
@FirebirdCamaro12205 жыл бұрын
Next time you're in California, I'd love if you did a video of CA 91 end to end (from CA 60&I-215 in Riverside all the way to Vermont Ave in South Central Los Angeles west of I-110) and with this song, or one like it
@MostInterestingChannel5 жыл бұрын
I love maps
@johnluecht87966 жыл бұрын
While passing through Houston on I-69, there's a highway improvement coming to downtown. I still don't know when this project starts.
@stephenmusisi24293 жыл бұрын
H-Town's freeways confirm the saying that everything is big in Texas 👌
@liamrex54566 жыл бұрын
OMG YOURE BACK
@InterstateJD6 жыл бұрын
Can I get a hello yes
@unwarym11903 жыл бұрын
come back please!
@robytherobotwhiteversion Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍
@robytherobotwhiteversion Жыл бұрын
Cool video
@tigerwesti16 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@donavanjohnson79694 жыл бұрын
Their is another eastex freeway in Beaumont tx too
@elchivojuarez29706 жыл бұрын
I used to live in southwest houston on the gulfton side
@BrandonClaridge6 жыл бұрын
Houston's freeways sure beat those in the DFW area, but we are starting to catch up. We would have gotten even closer to matching Houston if it hadn't been for substandard expansions like the 35Express project on I-35E through Carrollton and Lewisville, and now the Texas Legislature wants to cut back on toll roads. We really need the toll funding to expand our freeways with express lanes, including US-75 Central Expressway, but I don't want to see another substandard project like 35Express (even though that was only the first phase, we'll have to deal with it for some time to come until TxDOT gets the funding for the full build, which will match some of Houston's biggest freeways especially between PGBT and 121). Of course, we have suburban sprawl (and a build-happy TxDOT) to blame for our epic freeway systems here in Texas.
@plorsomnia6 жыл бұрын
I find DFW's freeways great in pockets but Houston seems to be consistently urban in almost all areas of the metro. For example, I really like the Central Expressway, Stemmons, and Dallas North Tollway but that's about it. I-30/1-20 seems really dull along with I-35E south of downtown Dallas. What actually strikes me as weird is how absolutely shit the beginning of I-45 is. You have the grandeur of the US 75 then it immediately dies off when it turns into I-45. As shown here, the Southwest Freeway, in addition to the Gulf/North Freeway, Katy freeway, Eastex and East freeway to an extent, all seem to be consistently urban. There is consistent development on the edges of these freeways.
@BrandonClaridge6 жыл бұрын
Wesley, I would say that the reason I-45 in Dallas is the way it is is largely due to the fact that it straddles the Trinity floodplain, and that the southeastern portion of Dallas doesn't have as much demand for development since it is a largely lower socioeconomic area. That said, I do see the potential for development on I-45 south of I-20 (Wilmer-Hutchins area, along with Ferris) given the quick commute to downtown Dallas and the proximity to the intermodal terminal there. Though for Wilmer-Hutchins you would need better schools before families would be more willing to locate there, as the area gets Dallas ISD schools. And with regard to Stemmons Freeway, I'm not really a fan of that freeway as it is older and substandard in many places. It needs to be reconstructed from 635 to I-30, that's for sure. Even the recently rebuilt section of I-35E north of 635 (35Express) needs to be rebuilt again. US-75 Central Expressway seems the most Houston-like with respect to the development fronting the freeway, though 635 northeast (from US-75 to I-30 east) also feels very Houston-like with respect to its freeway configuration with its HOV lanes and especially the high-mast lighting. Same can be said for I-30 from Dallas to Grand Prairie (less development due to the Trinity floodplain), but it has reversible express lanes, wishbone ramps, and high-mast lighting, much like a Houston freeway... the continuous high-mast lighting actually continues west to Cooper Street in Arlington, and the segment of I-30 through Arlington would definitely feel more like the Katy Freeway if all the pavement were utilized fully, but there will need to be some intervening reconstruction eastwards from 360 to the Dallas County line and westwards from Cooper Street to at least the I-820 east loop in Fort Worth before that can happen.
@Brewzerr6 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have never understood why more DFW freeways didn’t follow the Central Expressway model. CE is an amazing example of freeway engineering and design. The entire stretch from the high-five to the I-45 interchange goes toe to toe with any of Houston’s best. Probably more funding went to DART instead.
@bmbsage3 жыл бұрын
Houston is a race track :)
@chefssaltybawlz Жыл бұрын
And we all racing at 20mph 😂
@bmbsage Жыл бұрын
@@chefssaltybawlz All that traffic, you are SO RIGHT
@ultimatebeing33993 жыл бұрын
FYI: Kingwood is just a neighborhood in Houston. It is not a stand alone city
@_rafaelitoooo6 жыл бұрын
When was this recorded?
@chrisjamel84616 жыл бұрын
Cool vid...gota get u Back in dtown tho
@ryleyoconnor80106 жыл бұрын
I don't remember the... Exit numbers. Was that new to you?
@its_victor78755 жыл бұрын
#Htownforever
@albertoalanizalegria12984 жыл бұрын
Hey JD how is it going? Hope you’ve been doing good!
@marjanetedali88305 жыл бұрын
Please come back JD
@_rafaelitoooo6 жыл бұрын
Make a Video Of Sh288 South Freeway
@Brewzerr6 жыл бұрын
With the exception of the stretch inside the loop, between the I-69 interchange and S. Loop 610, that wouldn’t be much to look at.
@sauveeeeeeeea8173 Жыл бұрын
funny number
@WhiteOut-6 жыл бұрын
You should do IH-45 next. How about that!
@plorsomnia6 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJDdm6B4it50npI There you go :)