I-94 & I-794 Milwaukee, WI

[americanfanof201130e]

The I-794 Most Similary To Long Beach Frwy In L.A On I-710 And Artersia Frwy Stack

[americanfanof201130e]

Like Your Video

[mazdaman1982]

did you go by the Ball park in Milwaukee? 

[Freewayjim]

@mazdaman1982 Yes I noted it at 1:34 and you can see the top of the retractable roof at 1:32 on the right.

[mazdaman1982]

@Freewayjim now i gota see if you got a Chicago vid lol

[Freewayjim]

@mazdaman1982 I got about 10 of them!

[mazdaman1982]

@Freewayjim lol , do you have any Canadian citys ?

[Freewayjim]

@mazdaman1982 No, have not been to Canada yet.

[mazdaman1982]

@Freewayjim well your gona have to come check it out lol do you have any citys in North Dakota ? lol

[Freewayjim]

@mazdaman1982 Nope, never been to North Dakota or Minnesota for that matter.

[mazdaman1982]

@mazdaman1982 when did you start doing this video thing ?

[MrSuperRileymoore]

what is that city in the very beginning of the video

[Freewayjim]

@MrSuperRileymoore That is I-75/85 south in Atlanta.

[tdubb505]

i seen a few of ur videos u do good work 

[Freewayjim]

@tdubb505 Thanks!

[KellyThundercloud]

Your Milwaukee videos are really cool, but I wish you would have showed the lakefront, the art museum (which is extraordinary architecture) and more of the attractions like the Milwaukee Public Museum and the Grand Avenue Mall.

[shadymilwaukee]

Mil-town!!!



[interstateruler]

Very good video. Multipal Powerlines at the beginning. Pretty nice bridge as well

[Freewayjim]

@interstateruler Thank you!

[colinstu]

@interstateruler I love the powerlines between 1:18 and 2:00

[8RAPS]

Compare To I-710 In Los Angeles

[Freewayjim]

@8RAPS Never been to LA so I can't, maybe somebody else can.

[0marigolds]

Very cool sample of Don't Fear the Reaper, don't think I've heard this before, and whoops, now I saw your notes, lol. There is never enough cowbell, imho, but what music needs more of is xylophones!!! Super vid Jim ;.)

[Freewayjim]

@0marigolds Thanks, glad you joyed it :)

[blaknoizee]

Wow this video made the old north very attractive. Milwaukee is very pretty. And yes that bridge makes the view of the skyline amazing.

[mariusbleek]

Great video....but needs more cowbell.

[Freewayjim]

@mariusbleek Thanks, lol.

[MrMarkingston]

i wish i can do this in simcity 4

[zorb58]

One thing I noticed: The arrow placement or design on all the signs is weird haha. Can't wait to see the #1 skyline view from a freeway... Pittsburgh's Ft Pitt tunnel!

[fiero2]

Great video !!! :)

[Freewayjim]

@fiero2 Thank you!

[riolindasucks]

Wisconsin has some awesome road construction, wish I could say the same for Illinois. Illinois has 13 million people, ranked 3rd in miles of interstates (2100mi) and yet has NO four level stack in the entire state. Chicago may be a better city than Milwaukee, but Wisconsin is definitely a far better state than Illinois.

[js30blackhawks2010]

I really enjoyed this video and I've driven I-794 and I-94 (and other Milwaukee roads) many times. My wife is from Germantown (just NW of Milwaukee) so I've made many trips up there with her, especially when I was in college at Northwestern and she was going to school at Carroll College in Waukesha. We get back there to visit her family quite often.

I will say one thing... Milwaukee's skyline is kind of boring considering there are 600,000+ residents here. Nice video Jim!

[Freewayjim]

@js30blackhawks2010 Thanks!

[FreewayBrent]

@js30blackhawks2010: Milwaukee's skyline is still way better than Fresno's, lol.

[packerlandmike]

Terrific video! Probably my favorite of yours.

I believe Milwaukee is America's most underrated city, and I love your choice of music here. Thanks!

[Freewayjim]

@packerlandmike Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[rawmustard]

I'm about 98% certain I'll pass through the Marquette Interchange on my way to Middleton (west of Madison) and National Mustard Day tomorrow morning. The Cream City is definitely a favorite of mine, only this trip, I'll be merely passing through.

[FreewayBrent]

Fun video, man. I'm curious. Wasn't there talks of tearing down I-794? Or am I thinking of a completely different route in the city? After taking a real close look of the areas that I-794 separates in half, I'd say just leave the freeway in place.

Great views of that Milwaukee skyline along I-794, too.

I'm really looking forward to seeing your "360 degree" tour of the Marquette Interchange. Probably one of my top 2 or 3 most anticipated videos on YouTube for 2011!

[Freewayjim]

@FreewayBrent Thanks, yeah I was impressed with the I-794 skyline views, was not expecting that.

[colinstu]

@FreewayBrent Are you thinking about the Park Freeway? This freeway was demolished in 2003. Do a google search on it. wisconsinhighways . org has a good article on it.

[FreewayBrent]

@colinstu: I just did some research, and didn't know the Park Freeway ever existed. From browsing Google Streetview, it looks like the land immediately adjacent to the newly landscaped boulevard is just ripe for development.

[Freewayjim]

@FreewayBrent Next video :)

[colinstu]

@FreewayBrent You can find pictures of maps showing the planned Park Freeway, and then pictures of it completed (the part east of I43 anyways), and now on google Maps you can see it all knocked down. The complex interchange with all the local streets there has been replaced with a much simpler boulevard and a couple blocks of land that are ready for development. The closed down Pabst Brewery is right over there too and is also being renovated.

[colinstu]

@FreewayBrent This interchange wasn't needed because the rest of the freeway (west of I43) was never really built. (Would've connected to US-41 which also terminates at North Ave)

It's a sad story, but in the end increased traffic on I94 and lead to the need to update these interchanges finally, which is better than some run-down freeways that would've ran through the ghetto.

[xxxxLetsRidexxxxx]

@colinstu Northside Milwaukee is supposed to be the most dangerous place in Wisconsin.

[colinstu]

@xxxxLetsRidexxxxx I know that... I've lived there twice. First on North and 50th, second time on State and 27th.

Northside Milwaukee is African American ghetto while Southside Milwaukee is Latino (and some parts, Asian is growing).

Riverwest area and all the area around W Fond du Lac Ave that runs diagonal through Milwaukee are the most rough IMO, but all of the north side isn't the best. There are some neighborhoods that have been fixed up quite nice though.

[colinstu]

@xxxxLetsRidexxxxx This wasn't exactly the case when these freeways were being decided on in the 60's however... but with how developed the area is now, it would be impossible to build such a thing without it being SUPER expensive.

[mutt1256]

Great video loved the view of the city at night and the effect you used also.

[Freewayjim]

@mutt1256 Thanks!

[casmatori]

Awesome video! Love Milwaukee!

[dave11686]

Awesome! I rode through Millwaukee once but it was 11 years ago.

[FreewayAndrew]

Amazing video, the Marquette Interchange looks impressive!!! Looking forward to that "360" video.

[Freewayjim]

@FreewayAndrew Thanks, working on it now :)

[dvferyance]

Good to see Milwaukee done by freewayjim. Looks like the hoan is getting some work done. I remember the collapse quite well it wasn't nearly as bad as the 35W bridge that collapsed in Minneapolis. Do you have any plans to go there sometime?

[Freewayjim]

@dvferyance Thanks, no I don't have any plans to visit the Twin Cities although I'd like to someday.

[NewMoney527]

@ 3:41 u got a ticket thats y it was transition

[Freewayjim]

@NewMoney527 Ummm, no.

[NewMoney527]

@Freewayjim ohh

[eluko79]

Excellent coverage of one of Americas most beautiful cities.

[Freewayjim]

@eluko79 Thanks, I was pleasantly surprised by it!

[blue06lt]

Coming from Pittsburgh, which has in my humble opinion the best way to enter an American City (Parkway West Inbound (376 E) through the Fort Pitt Tunnel) I must agree that driving on 794 W does rival it for skyline awesomeness! Great job as always!

[Freewayjim]

@blue06lt Thanks, I agree with you on Pittsburgh and I do have it on film coming later :)

[buddybuddy0920]

I love this route. I live near there.

[Bryant5493]

Nicely done. I like this version of "Fever."

[Freewayjim]

@Bryant5493 Thanks, I like it too, very unique.

[Bbgunn325]

Damn, that school bus wasn't playing.....

[colinstu]

@Bbgunn325 HAH! I know :3 From about 2:20 in my video you can see a school bus really trying to get through! watch?v=sluupiUByOg RELENTLESS!

[Franks4488]

Oh yeah I love milwaukee ! ... that remind me alot of things when I've been there in summer 2010 ... sincerely thanks for the ride ! ;) ... I loved that night view on downtown too.

[RianAlive]

You pointed out Miller Park in this video but not US Cellular Field in the Dan Ryan Chicago video? (Well, I guess the Cell is easily forgetable).

Nice vid, I always wanted to see that bridge from being actually on in.

[Freewayjim]

@RianAlive Thank you! I can only point out so many things in a video but fear not! I have two more videos that go by U.S. Cellular field and I will mention the Sox :)

[RianAlive]

@Freewayjim Thanks, man, I appreciate it. I was gonna point that out in the Dan Ryan vid when I first saw it, but I wasn't sure if you left it out on purpose (plus I didn't want to sound like a whiny Chicagoan with a vanity issue).

[Freewayjim]

@RianAlive LOL, it's quite alright, even though I'm a Red Sox fan I'll show the pale hose some love :)

[colinstu]

EXCELLENT! <3 Can't wait to watch the in depth 360 vid!!!

[Freewayjim]

@colinstu Working on it now :)

[FreewayTitan]

The song made me laugh, good choice. I really love the Lake Freeway/Parkway--- nice production.

[Freewayjim]

@FreewayTitan Thanks, I like that song myself.

[colinstu]

Woot! *watches*!

[BigMattFromTexas]

Needs more cowbell..

Ha, nice video. I want to go to Milwaukee.

[FreewayTitan]

@BigMattFromTexas Think of Milwaukee as the smaller and more ethnically-homogeneous little brother to Chicago. I love both cities, and highly reccomend either.

[Freewayjim]

@BigMattFromTexas This was my first time in Milwaukee, I really liked the downtown area a lot.