I remember seeing I-22 being built as a kid, I was about 9-13 years of age (I'm 27 now). We always went through Birmingham to get to Memphis, and we had to bypass the new I-22 and I remember my grandpa telling me how much faster we'd get to Memphis when it was finished. He's now bedridden and I take care of him. I wish I could take him up to see his family in Memphis so he could ride on the new Interstate. It's super nice. Now from my area Phenix City, Alabama to Memphis, TN it's only a 5 hour and 40 min drive, instead of the 6 hours and 30 min commute it used to take. Can't wait to be able to visit Memphis again, and take that new interstate all the way to Memphis from Birmingham.

That I-65/I-22 interchange really is beautiful, and Interstate 22 itself is a pleasant nice new drive through the hills of Alabama and Mississippi. Thanks for the ride!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

This is why I love Monday's :) This is the 1st one I've watched since my return from Spring break (I went to Tennessee). Always a pleasure to watch

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nash!

Great video, welcome back Jim! Excited to see what else you bring us this season 🚙!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I like how you actually respond to comments

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that people watch and comment.

Daym Jim, Thank you for saving the day again!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Couldn’t ask for more perfect conditions that trip. Nice work, looking forward to the next one!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes the conditions were truly ideal!

glad you back with beautiful freeway videos keep going

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Glad to see you back!!! What beautiful video!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Love the Birmingham series so far. Keep up the great work.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, got one more to go.

@Nothing-tg2cu

6 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim Is that Florida

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

No, one more from Birmingham...like it says at the end of this video.

Very nice ride- wanted to wait and enjoy it with no distractions and all- Birmingham is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be- and it is interesting to see them upgrading their highways as well! Very nice ride- and also nice touch with the soundtrack of Lynrd Skynrd! Nice touch- and also using Sweet Home Alabama- even nicer!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

Great video, Jim! LOVED seeing the new I-22 interchange. That was very impressive, as well as expensive! It was also good to see that the button copy signs were still in place on the overhead sign bridges on the southbound side just after the I-20/I-59 interchange. I can pretty much assume that they will be taken down and replaced when that project is completed. Lastly, thanks for filming down US 31 in Fultondale to the I-65 interchange. I watched the videos of the 4-27-2011 tornado that went through Fultondale that were posted by Terry Sasser and it's good to see that area restored to a somewhat normal state. That tornado was part of the same supercell that produced the long-track tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Looks like they bounced back pretty well. Great video, as always!

Looks great makes me think warm thoughts as it's still a wintery spring here in Canada. Love the lighting through out the video excellent choice of music. Awesome as always.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words and for watching.

When Sweet Home Alabama started playing my wife perked up and thought I was watching one of those "How Bama Fans Watched" videos by FunnyMaine. Great video, as always. The transition from that 70s ramp to the recent I-22 interchange was really neat.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, thanks!

You were there just 2-3 weeks shy of Birmingham in its full glory.

can not wait for more videos. love watching them.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Did everyone notice the Top Golf being built in downtown? Tall poles at 9:40 through 9:50. Impressive that Birmingham is now one of the smallest cities to have four mainline interstates (20, 22, 59, 65).

@portcityrep251

6 жыл бұрын

Jack Montgomery it's been done for months now

@jbm71

6 жыл бұрын

Oh, OK. I thought that crane meant Top Golf was under construction but now I see it’s unrelated. Thanks!

@novacaneal7611

6 жыл бұрын

Birmingham urban core is 750,000+ at this very moment is in the works for regional cooperation . Birmingham still is urban an large as memphis or nashville . in reality its supposed to be where atlanta is when it comes to growth an now its happening . Birmingham the sleeping giant is waking up on fire 🔥💪 .. #Magic city #205 . #Alabama's big city metro 1.12 million people . 4 interstates . new stadium & intetstate infrastructure being built . down town growing. Rapid bus transit system coming. World games 2021 coming . jefferson shelby counties by themselves are at almost if not 1 million people.

Nice video!! I-22 looks very neat. They are sure doing construction in downtown freeways. Glad to see your new videos in 2018!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

That high mast lighting, I remember that it used to be everywhere back in the '70s. Kinda' nice to see it again. And, WOO-HOO, my favorite Skynyrd tune (Call me the breeze).

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and yes that is an underrated and great tune.

And I'm glad to see you doing videos down there and Birmingham I have family down there and look like Birmingham is definitely growing up especially with i-22 up toward Memphis

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was a fun and easy daytrip for my son and I.

Man, when I saw Birmingham in the title, I thought mmmmm Whataburger. My closest Whataburger(5 hrs) is the Fultondale location on 65N. Great video, glad to see your new season on the way. Now I'm craving a trip to WB!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, thank you!

aweosme as always hah + great music again , and heck u always learn something new .. i had no idea that LS was from Florida hah , this down looks nice tho

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Awesome video, as usual. Couldn't ask for a better day to film.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, indeed, the conditions were ideal!

As always totally enjoyable!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eddie!

Wow, now that’s a long lunch break!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

45 Minutes in real time :)

@jeremyquiros5483

6 жыл бұрын

As a Texas native living in North Alabama, a stop at Whataburger in Birmingham is always mandatory when I’m rolling through.

@tommylee7218

3 жыл бұрын

Pro tip : watch movies on Flixzone. Been using it for watching lots of of movies these days.

@paulcullen5712

3 жыл бұрын

@Tommy Lee yea, have been watching on flixzone for since november myself :)

5:37, there was a moment where that beautiful music delights in

great footage!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

65N.. hope to see a new Louisville video soon!! :) Drive safe/fun!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Not likely, sorry.

@ad51603

6 жыл бұрын

:(

@nasifulhuda31

6 жыл бұрын

FreewayJim did a Lousiville video in June 2016. That was less than 2 years ago. He will probably come back to Louisville in 2019 or 2020.

Thanks for the great video and Lynyrd Skynyrd soundtrack, Jim.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Good stuff...nice, clear day!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Another great ride Jim, evidently the guy in the van at (4:07), must have been on his cellphone and not paying attention when he tried to merge into your lane, glad to see you're still in the captains chair cruising the highways like a champ! Keep on trucking (FWJ)!!!!!!!!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks James, yeah, gotta watch out for some folks out there, glad you enjoyed it.

Nice one Jim. You were clearly having better weather than us

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind this was done over a week ago.

Birmingham has changed....Especially in Dallas because I just took a spring break vacation in Dallas and there was more construction going

In all of the videos you’ve done in Alabama, you finally play “Sweet Home Alabama”. Welcome back!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

It wasn't safe to use for the longest time or I would have already, thanks.

that was a very odd little right in right out near the end!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, yeah, it kind of was.

That’s a great highway system for a metro area that size, especially compared to where I live outside of Charlotte

It's going to be very impressive when all the Interstate construction in downtown Birmingham is finished.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

I agree, worth a trip back to film :)

@novacaneal7611

6 жыл бұрын

I agree especially with the new proposed 50,000 seat downtown football stadium in uptown right by top golf. Birmingham also is getting dave n busters . lets not forget no other metro in alabama has surpassed 500k. Birmingham is at 1.2 million .

@aliaskor2258

4 жыл бұрын

Birmingham In USA and UK

@bamaczar09

4 жыл бұрын

@@Freewayjim The construction is finished. Also, you need to film 459, which is similar to 285 in Atlanta. It's not as rough as the downtown area. The nicer communities are out away from city like Atlanta, too.

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

@@bamaczar09 I-459 is not similar to I-285 at all other than it's an Interstate that by-passes a city, aside from the two stack interchanges it's not very interesting at all and would be filming for the sake of filming. I hope to see the I-20/59 finished product someday, it looks very impressive.

I am glad you are in Birmingham Alabama USA

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Just for the afternoon.

I really like the local-express lane configuration of I-65 in Northern Birmingham, AL that links I-22 and US 31. Even though it's kinda short.

I genuinely had no idea there was a Birmingham in Alabama before these videos lol (Greetings from Canada)

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Greetings! would you believe Birmingham also had a CFL team in 1995?

@novacaneal7611

6 жыл бұрын

We are ready to show the world # Greetings from Birmingham.

Nice video!!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

For what it's worth, there is a Whataburger on Hwy 280 in Inverness.

Love it

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

There's actually a Whataburger right down the street in Fultondale as well :P

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Yes there is!

Great ride! As much as ALDOT is revamping the Red Mountain Expressway interchange, they didn't go far enough. Ramps like the one you went on are horrendous!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and that is a true statement if there ever was one.

those construction project seems fascinating. both the i-22 and thr 65/20/58 interchange.

Very Good !!!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I am a big fan

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is very interesting, Birmingham has way nicer freeways than I imagined, I really liked the northern portion of I-65. Also I see you’re posting on Tuesdays rather than Mondays now, any specific reason for the change?

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Another video producer in the FreewayJim Facebook group had reserved Mondays for video pinning so just for this trip I did not mind doing the videos on Tuesday, when I hopefully take a big trip this summer, we'll be back to a Monday schedule.

@Mahoot

6 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim oh ok great

Cool video, BTW, there is a whataburger in Columbia, SC, where I live

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks and I did not know that.

@dja-troit6608

5 жыл бұрын

Wow...I was in Columbia in May and didn't know they had one 😞😞😞

You mentioned the extra unused overpasses at the new I-22 eastern terminus interchange at I-65. For what I'm thinking, maybe ALDOT is thinking of the day, distant as it may be, that it could extend I-22 eastward to connect directly to I-20 to where it splits away from I-59.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Possibly, that would make sense.

@Nothing-tg2cu

6 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim Try Senoia Georgia

Now I live in that area and that exit at the Whataburger is notorious for backups all the way back to Alabaster almost at peak times of the way your lucky you got out of there

N hey u may not ne well known but ur videos are pretty good, keep doing what ur doing.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Freeeway Jim, have you been through one of those diverging diamond interchanges yet? KZread has an interesting video about a new one in Washington State.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

There are three of them in Metro Atlanta, they work pretty well once you get used to them.

Hey freewayjim I don't know exactly where you going for your summer series but I would love to see you take that Atlanta to the Canadian border route going up I-85 and then connect with I-95 that would be definitely nice to see

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

If I go anywhere it's likely somewhere out west with my wife, who's never been out there.

Cool man

That exit for I 22 west begins as rolling hills out of Birmingham

I was wondering, when you do the Birmingham AL videos and drive through that area, do you still see leftover damage from the April 27th, 2011 tornado outbreak ?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

No, I did not notice or even know about tornado damage from 2011 when I shot this in 2018.

Birmingham just seems like a groovy ass city haha

@user-qp9pu1xi4k

3 жыл бұрын

Until you get caught in work-to-home traffic on 65

Interesting. I understand the I-20/59 & I-65 interchange is one of the most dangerous interchanges in the country. I guess merging from the left is a big challenge. It is set up like two diverging diamonds, which you would think wasn't too bad. Fun fact about the song "Sweet Home Alabama": It was written in response to Neil Young's song "Southern Man". You can definitely hear it in the line, "Well, I heard Mister Young sing about her. / Well, I heard old Neil Young put her down. / Well, I hope Neil Young will remember / southern man don't need him around anyhow.".

Wonder if they will ever get the city built,lots of cranes and footings,reminds me of the spaghetti junction being built in Atlanta,we always knew Birmingham would grow but it ain't Atlanta just yet

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

Just yet? Birmingham will never even be half the size of Atlanta in your lifetime.

@southerntv229

4 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim it’s already half the size of Atlanta...birmingham has over 200k inner city Atlanta inner city over 400k..

Great video. When are you coming back to Houston? the 290 will be ready soon and the 288 is getting a makeover.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I don't know, it may be a few years bfeor I get back to Houstion.

@GamingWithLondon

6 жыл бұрын

I'm in Houston, TX.

Are there any plans to update the stretch of highway that was built in 1969-70? That stretch seems pretty narrow for the population base there.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Not that I know of but I agree with you on the need there.

You can't go wrong with highway high mast lighting.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

100% Agree.

@robjackson5245

6 жыл бұрын

I know I'm not the only one who enjoys dual carriageways

Nice Jim

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks

Man, I love these videos. Two comments about Birmingham. One, if you are going to Chattanooga from Montgomery, go through Atlanta. Atlanta's traffic is bad, but I think it's much worse around Birmingham, at least around rush hour. Two, the interstate signs in Birmingham for I-59 north say Gadsden and not Chattanooga. The I-59 signs don't say Chattanooga until you get through Gadsden. The signs in Chattanooga leading to I-59 south say Birmingham. Maybe Chattanooga should change theirs to Fort Payne. Or better yet, Trenton. The first time I made the drive, the Gadsden threw me off a bit.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

First, not true, that's what I-459 is for. Two: not something I'd be concerend with.

@BillVol

6 жыл бұрын

It's not on 459 where things really slow down. 65 between Birmingham and Montgomery is two lanes most of the way. We made the trip yesterday and things backed up 25 miles before the 459 interchange. The year before it was thick the whole way between the two cities. There is construction going on too. I do wonder if 85 and 285 wouldn't be faster since 285 seems to be less traveled on the west side. Gadsden no big deal. It just seems odd. One more I-59 tidbit: There is a funny exit sign at Ft. Payne reading "49th Street." Seems out of place in such a small town and it always cracks me up.

US-31 begins/ends in Louisville (Broadway)

👌🏼

If your travels take you towards Indy this summer, get ahold of me!!!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

I don't see myself going to or near Indy anytime soon.

Another trip for me

Enjoyable as always! Question: Does your DOT typeface generator have a spell check? JAME @ 8:35. Keep on Keeping ON!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, and sometimes I just miss those things, I'd starve as a proofreader, not sure why people feel the need to point it out but whatever.

@scottmarquiss7941

6 жыл бұрын

No disrespect intended, in fact I'm envious of you, your set-up/production and that you travel the good ol' USA as you do!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

No prob, thanks...I really don't travel as much as people think, one big trip a year and maybe a day or weekend trip to someplace not too far, but I'm glad you enjoy the videos and thank you for watching.

Well I understand that freewayjim you have to do things with the family sometime especially your old lady she should have definitely enjoy the trip out west

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I should still get "some" new footage, she knows the deal :)

Is the I-65 and I-20/59 intersection finally getting improved?

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Not so much the interchange itself, the construction is for new ramps to allow easier access to downtown as the I-20/59 Viaduct will be replaced soon.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

rp.dot.state.al.us/I59_20/

@CobaltYoshi27

6 жыл бұрын

Interesting.

@novacaneal7611

6 жыл бұрын

The 20/59 downtown Bridge will be replaced soon .

I've made a Time Lapse Drive this year 2018

Missed these! (RSDADDY141)

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

It would be nice to see you drive around the whole Oahu island and Honolulu, and try Colorado Springs

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

I have no interest in Hawaii and Colorado Springs is not really along the way to anyplace I'd be going, but there's a better chance I'll get to Colo Srings before I do Hawaii :)

@princeoij

6 жыл бұрын

Maybe Phoenix AZ to Denver CO and you'll be able to get Colorado Springs CO?

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

I've already filmed those cities...I don't do long distance drives like that either. Look I live in Atlanta, I just can't go out and film PHX to DEN for the fun of it and that's not a route I would have any reason to drive in the first place.

@princeoij

6 жыл бұрын

Freewayjim I live in Atlanta too. I do understand, those trips can be long. They are fun to watch.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

They are fun to do too, time and money are a necessary evil :)

Nice ! A sunset, anytime soon ?

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks, no sunsets for now.

8:37 what do you suppose a ‘traffic jame’ is?

@Freewayjim

4 жыл бұрын

It's a typo, good lord.

Are you driving in the whole entire USA?

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Not really, I just take trips here and there when I can, usually one big one a year and maybe a day trip or two when it presents itself. Over the years I have been able to drive in all 48 states and shoot a video in most of them.

You should do Savannah

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

I did last summer. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qaFrw7OJgNLKoNI.html

Put in the next video the Song Blue highway

Hey sence u is close to ATL. Can u make a video in the summer of Atlanta,GA to Kalahari Resorts, Sandusky, OH. I know that sounds like a way long trip but u can do a part to part video right, anyway the reason y i ask u that is bc i have a vacation trip to Ohio,Sandusky.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

#1 I have no reason to make that drive and #2 I don't record long periods like that, longest continuous video I ever did was a little over two hours so I'll pass on that.

@younglildee5426

6 жыл бұрын

I know, u can make it like a part 1 to part 2 video, but if u dont want to do that i understand. I just wanted to know what it looks like heading from south to midwest, because i have a vacation trip to Ohio which i never been to ever in my life.

@JJAcrosstheUSA

6 жыл бұрын

Darrius Elder There’s a ton of videos out there that might give you an idea of what it would look like along the way. Long distance trips like that don’t work well with the types of videos we do, it just don’t work out like that.

@JJAcrosstheUSA

6 жыл бұрын

Besides, wouldn’t you rather just be surprised by what you see?

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Darrius, use Google street view, you can see the road from the drivers view that way. It takes a lot of time and money to do these video so unless you've got $5,000 handy to fund this, I'm not your guy.

*yells in big manly voice* FREEWAY JIM!

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

:)

roll tide

1:11 Allgotraffic stole Destination Tips slogan!

Its been so long since you haven't uploaded

@Freewayjim

3 жыл бұрын

I uploaded a remix in late January and 20 videos last year.

@skittle6805

3 жыл бұрын

Okay are you ever posting yet?

@Freewayjim

3 жыл бұрын

@@skittle6805 Maybe a remix or something, I don't know, it'll happen when it happens.

Hello agian

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

Hello

Sooo... if & whenever I decide to go to Birmingham, I should be prepared to phone in an insurance claim for one of these ignorants sideswiping MY car? Or should I expect HEAVY retaliation from the L.D.S. attack that follows me honking/birding said ignorant?

Get you a case of beer for this one. Just don't drive son.

@Freewayjim

6 жыл бұрын

LOL, I don't drink but thanks.

You must’ve been hungry, whataburger is nasty! 🤢 cool vid tho!!

That line, "In Birmingham they love the governor"? It was meant to be sarcastic.

@markthrasher6770

3 жыл бұрын

The line is actually "In Birmingham they love McGovern. Still sarcastic though. A dig at how Democrat leaning Birmingham always is to the rest of the state. George McGovern was the very leftist challenger to Richard Nixon in 1968.

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