Now that is a world class skyline. Great video Jim

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and yes that is a great skyline.

@PelicanGuy

7 жыл бұрын

I totally agree.

@justinhundley2456

7 жыл бұрын

Liked the music and the video and what's a viaduct? Have a blessed day Freewayjim

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, a Viaduct is a bridge that crosses just land.

@allenmathews3569

7 жыл бұрын

what skyline is in the beginning in the intro? Atlanta

Awesome video, I loved Seattle back in the 90s for its music. It is great to drive through the city thanks to your video. Thank you.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

This is going to be classified as archival footage soon. Another interesting thing about the double deck part of the viaduct: It has a similar design as the Cypress Street Viaduct structure, the one that collapsed in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. In 2001, there was an earthquake that hit Seattle, and by some miracle, the viaduct still stood, however, it took some serious damage. After an evaluation of the damage that occurred, it was realized that the viaduct would collapse in the next medium-to-large earthquake to hit Seattle. Thus, the tunnel.

@Dan_1022

7 жыл бұрын

Also cos they predict a 9.0 earthquake like the one that hit Sumatra in 2004 and Japan in 2010.and a tsunami. so way stronger than the Loma prieta and the Seattle earthquake..

@FreewayBrent

7 жыл бұрын

Just hoping the next big one doesn't hit before the tunnel opens. It'll be a bit saddening to see the viaduct go, but the waterfront will undergo some dramatically improved changes that I think will benefit the city greatly for decades to come.

@Dan_1022

7 жыл бұрын

still if the viaduct goes down, id rather see it get demolished than going down at an earthquake with probably people on the viaduct or underneath a lot probably dying, and adding to the budget of earthquake costs. and since the tunnel isnt complete then itd get si badly serious damage since it isnt complete. adding even more to budget, and a lot of chaos... so bettee demolished by people thab desteoyed with phatalities. so yeah...

@leoalbertc

7 жыл бұрын

Steven Manning RYNULIK,N L

@notsure6187

5 жыл бұрын

the tunnel will not have a breakdown lane

oh my god rip the viaduct!!! this is giving me feelings of nostalgia :(

Oh, hey, I'm comment 206! Fitting. Unpopular opinion, I know, but I miss the viaduct. A beautiful drive, plus the curvature and double-decker structure are really cool. I was lucky enough to take it once in 2010 on a drive from downtown to the airport, although I only vaguely remember it.

Thanks for the great ride. History and music. Pretty cool

@Freewayjim

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I played this on my Bluetooth in the car and totally rocked out! Brings back some great teenage memories....can't wait to see what's coming next week!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it!

Great view from the top deck. Always a nice way to come into town from the airport, etc. Especially on a nice day. Like a big welcome home hug.

The Alaskan Viaduct used to bring culture in Seattle until 2019, it was demolished and replaced with the tunnel.

Excellent footage Jim! It's great to see this one more time on film before the new tunnel gets built.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I was glad I could get it, got it at night coming up too :)

@TheJoker-rq3nx

4 жыл бұрын

Miss your videos

Can't believe this year is the 25th anniversary of the release of Nevermind...Damn, I'm old!

I was hoping for Nirvana!! Honestly, I love all your videos, but this one is outstanding!

@Freewayjim

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, I just had to use Nirvana in Seattle :). Thank you.

Thanks Jim. This video is great timing for me, I am going to Seattle for the first time this weekend and our hotel is on Alaskan Way!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome, hope you have a great time there.

Great video, as always! I knew Seattle had a nice skyline, but I wasn't prepared for that density!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes it is definitely a great skyline.

Very nice ride- and a great idea to use that song from Nirvana! Very appros- and a great skyline- always found Seattle to be a cool looking city and one of the cities that is high on my bucket list to visit! Very cool! Wanted to wait til I could enjoy the video without disruption and it was well worth the wait! Very nice! Looking forward to more of Seattle!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

Just drove this two days ago! Seattle is a beautiful city!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

It certainly is.

Great vid. Always a good choice of music. Love your channel reminds me to my own roadtrip back in 2012. Good job greets from NL

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

The Anthem of Seattle. How does Nirvana never get old! Hello Seattle from Ballarat & Melbourne.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I saw the double decked structure of that part of the viaduct this summer when I was on the Seattle Ferris Wheel

Well, now the Viaduct is being demolished also along with the completion of the SR 99 Tunnel in Seattle has an alternative replacement for the viaduct, bringing more light upon building regaining Seattles original coastline and Puget sound views. This is also up the account for how old the Viaduct was, and other issues, etc.

Thanks for the great ride. I never knew how most of the sign gantries used by Washington State are similar to the ones used in France. Speaking of France, if you want to see what the new tunnel will be like, check out European Roads video of the A86 Duplex tunnel, located near Versailles. The tunnel in Seattle will be shorter (the one in France is 10.5 km or 6.5 miles long), but otherwise very similar.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Funny... this video popped up on my recommended feed tonight -- a mere weeks away (Jan 11th) from the permanent closure of the viaduct. Even KZread is wishing it farewell, apparently..... :)

"Whatever, Nevermind" is still one great lines in rock. Funny how things coalesce at just the right time and right place like grunge did in Seattle 25 years ago. Out went Hair Metal and synthpop. I wonder if something music wise can happen like that again?

Great video yet again

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great video as always.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Excellent trip crossing the i-90 from east to West up to Seattle. monumental!!!!!!!!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I did a road trip from San Francisco to Seattle a few years ago, as I drive through Aberdeen WA, I was playing this tune on the way up to the Hoh Rainforest.

This lamb has been touring some county fairs, so I've not been watching KZread. This lamb is excited to announce that this lamb is going to Seattle, and hope to ride on the Alaska Way before it goes underground due to Bertha. Great video as always.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, the lambs will love Seattle, it's very green.

Pretty city! We probably will be up there next year. Great as expected from you.😁

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you and it is an amazing city! you'll enjoy it.

Funny how you uploaded your Minneapolis video on August 8th and then continued driving towards Seattle. I was in Seattle August 8th! Hope it was a great trip. XD

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Yes it was, thank you very much!

Sweet to see the Alaskan Way Viaduct in video before it's taken down. Great editing skills with that Nirvana song!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Visited Seattle in 2016 and was totally impressed by the viaduct but I wasn't old enough to drive. My dream is to drive on it but it's possible anymore ;(

Another awesome video +Freeway Jim

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This one right here will probably remain as among my top 5-10 favorite vid's of yours EVER right here (too lazy to create an actual list lol)!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

LOL! Thanks, glad you liked it.

Thanks for another great ride, Jim. It's been a while since you've had a video with only one song for the soundtrack.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

16-14 and 16-19 had only one song.....but thanks, glad you liked it. There will be a few more one-song videos coming up.

The area looks so much better without it. Gone are the days of the freeway sitting inches next to buildings.

Alaskan Way brings back so many memories. I remember using it before than began the construction to dig it underground. It was basically a second I-5 back then. Hwy 99 goes a long way too. I could take it from Federal Way to Everett (long drive) .. I used to work in the area where the existing tunnel ended just outside of Downtown going Northbound and I loved passing the buildings on Alaskan Way. The skyline was so amazing. It's so much different than Atlanta's skyline.. I can't really compare the two. +Freewayjim did you notice that the Highway Signs in Washington have the exit number banner across the entire length of the sign much like they used to in Georgia (they still do in some areas) .. WA is the only other state I've seen that.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I noticed that, not a fan of tabs, prefer these to be honest.

Great ride! That is an odd and interesting stretch of road.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, my thoughts exactly, as a mutual friend posted in the group, it does look like something you'd see in NJ north of the city..

US 99 was the west coast version of US 1 on the east; a border-to-border highway. I-5 took that over and US 99 was decommissioned when all of I-5 was complete. It still remains as a state route in Washington, Oregon and California.

@Freewayjim

Жыл бұрын

I always suspected US-101 was that equivalent...neither route hits ALL the big cities like US-1 though.

Seattle is my favorite!

Great video! I wasn't ware that 99 lacks traffic signals until that far north of the Alaskan Way Viaduct. It's a good 4-5 miles before you hit the first traffic signal, most maps don't depict it as a free-flow road.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, while driving it I was shocked at how far north I had to go to find a place to turn around, not that I minded.

@brentjonas762

5 жыл бұрын

FreewayBrent here, using my personal G-Mail account. :-) There's actually 6 points before that first traffic light, in which you can get off, go under Highway 99 and go back south. Just gotta know exactly where they are. That's def. a convenient alternative to I-5 to get through the city fairly quickly.

Great video of the endangered viaduct and (of course) an excellent song selection! I voted for a replacement freeway, but the tunnel will be interesting feature once Bertha the tunnel boring machine finishes her work.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Speaking of Nevermind, I'm sure you saw a few weeks ago that Spencer Elden, on the 25th anniversary, like he did on the 20th anniversary, recreated the underwater album art scene. He'll be taking dunks every five years.

Nice video (and city)!

the awv(i abbreviate it like that) is my favourite I Seattle and it sucks that it'll die in 2 years.. bht I thought it was this year, but since its in 2018, i have time to visit it before they finish the tunnel and fly to Seattle just to see the viaduct, sorry it's just my #1 must visit highway... I love the Seattle skyline from the viaduct.. I wish the tunnel hadn't been the cheapest option.. but nothing I can do about it... there are other elevated highways elsewhere.. cool video and I usually don't comment about music but it reminds me of when I was younguer. when i was obsessed with this song and no one I knew liked it anymore cos it was around 2010 (I'm 17 minus 12 days)just saying.. I also usually like the songs you put cos they match the trips most times. on my opinion some cases even not like a certainty song but like the way it matches the video.. now that I'm mentioning the song I decided to just say that.. just saying idk... I just love the viaduct and the song reminds me of stuff..

and great video nice song keep up the good work

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I used to live here. Thank you Freeway Jim.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks for watching!

Seattle is so beautiful, that is one city where I think I'd just go out for a drive with no purpose at all, the roads are so nice.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I agree

It was like I was riding IN the Acura with Kurt riding shotgun! Very nice indeed!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

The Viaduct was one of my favorite things in downtown sad its gone :I

it's a huge city😯

Hi Jim I enjoyed the video!!! 😊

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I used to live in Fremont, a little ways west of the point at 2:25 :)

Nice video!

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome video, replacing this viaduct with a tunnel is alot like the big dig in Boston

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks and I agree, just a smaller scale.

@notsure6187

5 жыл бұрын

and no exits or shoulder.

Great choice of song, especially since Nirvana is from here!!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Seattle is one of my favorite cities. Great downtown. The only corner of the country I haven't been to now is Florida.

Awesome ride!!!! I was hoping for some Nirvana!!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you and this isn't the last Seattle video with Nirvana :)

@CheeseMasterSports

7 жыл бұрын

Alright!

Fun ride!!

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Interesting ride through downtown

The greatest elevated waterfront freeway ever constructed in the US, not minding its susceptibility in an earthquake? Why, I think so, or at least it's right up there. Great ride. WA 99 is a convenient alternative to the northern half of Seattle, when there's a major accident on I-5. In case you were wondering, there used to be an uninterrupted connection between the freeway portion of WA 99 and the Alaskan Way Viaduct, but that's been all changed with the tunnel construction and upcoming modifications of the area immediately south of the viaduct.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

It's definitely an awesome ride on the viaduct and a classic piece of mid-century highway architecture that I was very glad I got to see, photograph and film.

IDK if you all saw it, but there's one on-ramp to the viaduct (Don't quote me on this, but I think it's Seneca St to NB 99) where there's a sign "goof" with the number 99 on the old US 99 shield. I've often wondered if that goof wasn't intentional as a historical throwback... haha! Nice timing on the music too, considering Nevermind just had it's 25th anniversary...

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@compdude100

7 жыл бұрын

No, they just never changed the sign when US 99 was decommissioned in 1964. These signs on the viaduct are some of the few button copy signs left in WA state.

Driving a truck back in the day, I never got an opportunity to see a lot of the country in it's splendor and glory (or something like that). Industrial areas were pretty much the norm for me. Thanks for showing me "what I missed", Jim. Now, where did I put those old flannel shirts? :-)

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

LOL, Thanks, glad you liked it.

OMG I had to turn this way up

Very cool, and while I'm not Nirvana's biggest fan, it's only apropos to use it on a Seattle video.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! that was my thinking as well, I don't have to love a song to use it.

Freewayjim should do a video on the construction on I-35W & Wichita falls

Standard brilliance.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

You went there cool

Wow well they have began tearing this down!

Hey Freewayjim, I love your vids but often get a "video is not available" message when I try to view new videos after receiving notifications on my KZread app?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

It could be the device you are trying to view it on, each song has different copyright conditions, find a computer and it'll be fine.

There's CenturyLink Field on the right!!!

Also, what do you mean by "A Trip Around the Block". Do you mean by going through one street in Downtown Seattle? Maybe you might be going through Pioneer Square?

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

You can wait and find out next Monday or look at a map of the area and see if you can figure it out, it's not too tricky :)

Completed by 2018? We'll see about that. It was supposed to be completed last year, I think.

Did anyone else once think the lyrics were "Well the light's out/It's what's dangerous"?

the new i-295 in NC is building up

the northern section past the tunnel should be converted to a boulevard / street IMO. The surrounding area is too close, and the whole thing could be made more pedestrian and bike friendly.

Viaduct in 2007 before demolition: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dWeYqNOuisfdeqQ.html Viaduct Earthquake Simulation: kzread.info/dash/bejne/apiozKmmorOxg6w.html This 2nd video was used to promote the Tunnel option over replacing the viaduct with a larger version of itself. Seems like a lot of unnecessary political persuasion to replace the viaduct with a tunnel that has fewer lanes than the viaduct had. Also who's to say this tunnel wouldn't flood in a liquefaction event. Even the I-93 tunnel under downtown Boston leaked and Boston is not to have many earthquakes like Seattle, which seismologists say could experience a worse "Big One" than California's dreaded "Big One"

:53 - 1:26 Aside from being elevated kind of reminds me of the FDR.

Was this video tookan the same day as 16-22?

its not done yet

Do u have one where u can go to the Pier 96 via seatlle??

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

No I do not.

It's the 30th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind and Smell's Like Teen Spirit is a great song of choice as I watch this. I also love the former Alaskan Viaduct you driven 5 years ago, but in 2019, it was removed and was replaced by a tunnel. Someday, you may go back to Seattle and film the tunnel, maybe somewhere in the middle of this decade, but you're still planning on when to go to New England next, right?

@Freewayjim

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know where or when I'm going next.

nice

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Before the music even started playing, I knew it would be Nirvana. and i was right! Hehe

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I'll be using one more Nirvana song in the Seattle series.

I wrote a song by this song it's called connecticut

fwj you know the youtube update recantly it turn if when you upload a video right now at 4:02 in santa ana

So... this just happened today (4/4/17) regarding the replacement tunnel under Alaskan Way: Bertha (the digging machine) broke through her last bit of dirt! ... so I guess you could consider today the new tunnel's "birthday" Haha! Here's some video from our local NBC affiliate, King5: www.king5.com/news/local/bertha-seattle-tunnel-machine-breakthrough/428385888

i smell tunnels ahead

it says the video is not avaliable :( I wanted to see this video thouhh

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Try again, it's available.

@bcroadgeek5404

7 жыл бұрын

it's not avaliable still. maybe it's only avaliable in the US

@compdude100

7 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the song is causing the video to be blocked in your country. I've had this happen with several of my videos.

@bcroadgeek5404

7 жыл бұрын

shit

America's War on Double Decker Freeways clearly seen right here.

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What happened to seattle Viaduct

@Freewayjim

3 жыл бұрын

They took it down and replaced it with a tunnel, I'm sure you can google it for more info.

@sebbytoysgaming2719

2 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim Why

@Iceify_

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebbytoysgaming2719 Because It was a grey lookin piece of shit that made the area look bad.

@josac966

2 жыл бұрын

@@sebbytoysgaming2719 and because the bridge was litterally a few inches next to some buildings

Isnt the viaduct closed now?

@Azve99

4 жыл бұрын

I think. They replaced it with a tunnel.

Great video. Could use more Weird Al. :)

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks

So they're replacing the whole thing with a dual-level tunnel. Good idea.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

I agree

@davidcarson2834

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. It reminds me of how they got rid of the I-93 viaduct in Boston and replaced it with a tunnel, which allowed room for more development on the surface.

@notsure6187

5 жыл бұрын

no shoulders or exits in the 99 tunnel though. evacuations will be a mess inside there.

Hey jim you could have put smells like nirvana by weird al yankovic

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Nah.

go to Bongo's!!

i know the song!!!!!!!

I thought you would use Smells Like Teen Spirit in LA!

@dave11686

7 жыл бұрын

why? Nirvana is from Seattle.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Usaloverivan1

7 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim You are welcome, you have used rock a lot in LA. I love your work.

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

25 years on, and I still can't understand 99.9 percent of what he's saying. And it's not for lack of trying!!! LOL

@Freewayjim

7 жыл бұрын

LOL!

@buddyclem7328

5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully this helps you enjoy it more! kzread.info/dash/bejne/rI2szcezhdWefbQ.html

@bovineman61

3 жыл бұрын

Or you can enjoy this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/eJ-gt6OoipmxqLw.html