CA 73 South, San Joaquin Hills Toll Road, I-405 To I-5

[grvk]

Wide and comfortable highway I see.

Hilly landscape look a bit familliar to me like on Kraków neighbourhood.

Thums up!

[damonkey6969]

Another good view is the 241 southbound, although it will lead you to nowhere after the 261/133 interchange

[ChrisK529]

Another excellent video....but where do you get the great graphics for your videos - you know, the signs that look exactly like the real thing?

[Gamerzde]

Sooo inpressive. Another good video you made. I´ll hope I can visit you one day. ^^

[georgiaroadgeek]

What a view. WIsh I'd've driven it back in '02 when Mary and I were in SoCal.

[FreewayBrent]

@georgiaroadgeek: Yeah, it's pretty amazing when you start driving down that 1+ mile, 6% grade, as you approach CA 133. That's gotta be one of the most awesome views in all of Greater Los Angeles. I-5 thru South County is great, too, but it doesn't have any 6% grades like what you saw in this video. Thanks for watching, my friend. :-)

[R34ization]

Your video

Every time

very veri very Supeeeeer nice videos!!!!!!!!!!^^

[FreewayBrent]

@R34ization: Well hey, I'm glad you enjoyed the ride!

[colder47]

nice road and view

[FreewayBrent]

@colder47: Thank you!

[RedroomStudios]

what a beautiful, clean and green stretch of freeway! Gotta love California in the spring! great drive and tuneage!

[Bryant5493]

2:48 - Nicely organized toll plaza.

Nice job with this video, Brent. Music, a perfect fit it was.

[alligatoralley748]

Brent your videos are awesome man! keep it up!

[MyRAWNerves]

You should do Southern California during Sunset/Dusk!! That's my favorite times of the day!!

[mgreen6692]

Amazing! Thank you for all of your work! It is definitely appreciated.

[mgreen6692]

Amazing! Thank you for all of your work! It is definitely appreciated.

[wipandco]

Some great views! Love it. Keep up the awesome work.

[superdevins]

Heck yes, this is another amazing drive.  You rock Brent!!

[PanzerVIZeke]

I REALLY hope Brent has done every stretch of the Toll Roads so we can see Orange County's amazing toll road system. I would also like to see a vid of CA 91 through the express lanes.

[HighwayStar1982]

I love this freeway - this is definitely one of my favorite sections of the country. I was surprised to see how little traffic there was the last time I drove it compared to other freeways in the area. Great video, and perfect song for this drive on a beautiful day.

[HoltCalifornia]

Does the FastTrak work in every toll? By this I mean does the FastTrak on the 73 work on the 91 Carpool lanes or on the i-15 in rancho bernardo?

[freewaydan]

@HoltCalifornia Fastrak is accepted on every toll bridge in the San Francisco Bay Area, HOT lane facility (680, 91, 15), and major toll road (73, 125, 133, 241, 261) in California.

[FreewayBrent]

@HoltCalifornia: freewaydan largely answered your question, but I'll elaborate a little bit more. FasTrak is the California statewide electronic toll collection system, which means it can be used along any toll facility in the state. FasTrak is also accepted for parking at San Francisco Int'l Airport.

I know it wouldn't benefit many automobile owners, but I'd personally like to see all the electronic toll agencies merge together, so only one transponder...(cont. in next posting)

[FreewayBrent]

@HoltCalifornia: (cont. from part 1)...so only one transponder would be needed, which would be very convenient for nationwide truckers. I have 3 transponders in my car, with a 4th one probably in my future collection ("Good-To-Go!" in Washington State). In fact, I would like to see it expanded to cover all of Canada and perhaps even Mexico, too.

[tigerwesti1]

Very nice video. Gives a good view on the beautiful landscape when driving downhill :-)

[FreewayBrent]

@tigerwesti1: Yes, and that's exactly why I recorded it in the southbound direction. The northbound direction is great too, but you don't get quite the same thrill as one gets, driving southbound.

[Overlocked1]

Thanks for another nice video!!!!

[FreewayBrent]

@Overlocked1: Thanks!

[adogg619]

Hey Brent, great video. I remember your old footage of this, it had an upbeat catchy tune, but this is much better quality. I drove the 73 going north a few months ago. I didn't have a transponder, so I had to pay cash, but it was worth the shortcut not having to deal with the I-5 and I-405 congestion and the amazing views.

Got my CA 22 video uploaded, with CA 133 North coming up in the next day or two.

[aswchris]

Wow, very scenic route! Love it :)

[quijeros]

I like how you're mixing up your uploads, but now there's so much to look forward to see: more of I-80 through the Sierra Nevadas, more of I-84 and the Columbia River Gorge, more of I-70 through Colorado, and the list goes on. I really wish that I had the money and time off to travel.

[colder47]

awesome, perfect: I really enjoyed the ride

[PanzerVIZeke]

The Toll roads are beautiful. This is a perfect example of why we need more gas taxes and tolls to spend on highway maintenance. This is what every freeway in the US should look like. Superb freeway/Tollway, very clean and well maintained. No old shitty signs from the 1970s either. lol

[FreewayBrent]

@PanzerVIZeke: CA 241 is another amazing drive, although I'm not sure the views are quite as dramatic as what you'll find along CA 73. I'm definitely in support of a higher gas tax (despite prices being $4+ a gallon in California now). The tolls along the Orange County network are fairly pricey, but you *do* get what you pay for. I can't even tell you how many collective hours of time I've saved, bypassing I-5, I-405, CA 55 and the western half of CA 91.

[adrianroam95]

aesthetics wise, way better than the toll free freeways in the LA basin :D nice vid

[IntuneGames]

very nice video man

[FreewayTitan]

Nice video, Brent. Liked the effect @ 0:48 with the arrow. (haha)

I believe this is a remake?

[PanzerVIZeke]

@FreewayTitan Yes, Brent had an original CA 73 video. This new video however, is light years ahead of the original, and that's saying the least. Amazing how much Brent's videos have come along.

[ScrewdUPClickV2]

@ 2:54 chirp chirp .. haha that shit freaked me out when i learned about that . i was searching my car for a bomb.

[Freewayjim]

Very cool ride, the descent starting at 3:00 was really special, looks like an awesome road for driving, thumbs up!

[ScrewdUPClickV2]

. pretty good toll route. wish i had of known . i still have my translink transponder and e-prom translike . but its interesting how caltrans kept a interstate interchange to a tollway with a 3 mile free segement. the required length is only 1 mile to obtain federal help of the interchange.

[lastfire42]

@ScrewdUPClickV2 .. I think the three mile segment was there for years before the tollway was built