My first attempt at Sony Vegas Pro showing a drive up Mn-100 through the west metro. / eluko79 Many thanks to ScrewedUPClickV2 for his help on this. You rock! Here's the link to download the song: www.newgrounds....
I remember as a kid when 100 was being built around the city, most people thought it was never going to be finished. When it was done the city felt much smaller. luv mpls/stp.
Definitely your best vid by far. With the old original video in the beginning and the full drive through you didnt miss a thing. Although everytime I drive it I am puzzled by why mndot didnt put a center pier in the median of 100 for the 494 bridge. Also good job getting the original bridges filmed before they are replaced in 2014.
In the late 70s I worked in Edina just across the street from Southdale and lived just a few blocks from MN-100 in St. Louis Park off Minnetonka Boulevard. The only rough part of the commute was the traffic light at 36th St., which usually was a 10 minute delay (worse during winter snow). Glad they finally built an overpass there, but after I left. I got a chance to meet Al Franken once. A totally execrable human being. And the Coen brothers' father Ed was an economics professor at the U of M, whose class in environmental economics I once took. He was a great guy, but very weird in class. So sorry to read about Brookdale, but seems like the fate of the rest of Brooklyn Center (remember Daunte Wright?). I hope the other Dales (South*, Ridge*, and Rose*) are still thriving.
@eluko79 Thanks, I appreciate it.....you're all right! Keep up the good work - I really enjoy watching these "driving videos", especially of places I've never been to.
Hello, enjoyed this video very much. I was born in Robbinsdale and my parents lived in Golden Valley at the time. Later they moved to 36th Ave N. in Crystal just south of the Robbinsdale city limits. At the time highway 100 was known as the "belt line" because it was designed to circle the city. Also, there was no interchange at 36th Ave. N. This was during the 50s and early 60s. Anyway, thanks for posting, it brought back a lot of memories!
You've outdone yourself again. Great video. Other notable things in your video: At 1:58 the junction of Hwys 100 & 7 was the site of the first cloverleaf interchange in America. And at 4:15 you crossed Shingle Creek...haha
@thomasrosiefan1 Also by keeping the old bridges the width restrictions are still there on 100. The loop ramp from HWY 7 to 100NB would still have a merge issue. That currently has the dreaded yield sign which is a safety issue. By replacing the bridges, auxiliary lanes can be added. This allows for the elimination of that yield sign and improved traffic flow between exits. This would improve safety by reducing crashes. In this case, safety is more important than historic preservation.
@thomasrosiefan1 The added costs of preserving the existing bridges compared to replacing them means adding millions to the cost; millions that the DOT could spend elsewhere on other bridges or pavt replacement. Plus if the original bridges are kept there will be no room for left and right shoulders on 100. With new bridges, the added width means the right shoulders could be used by buses. Lastly, new bridges would greatly reduce the need for future maintenance costs.
@thomasrosiefan1 4. To meet standard clearance would mean lowering 100 by 2 feet. Since a 3% is the max grade, ~1000' feet past each bridge on both ends would need to lowered. Having low points means storm sewer must be added. Now soil must be excavated (including removing well compacted gravel base) , new gravel base added, compacted w/ a compactor(there will still be settling afterward) , and new pav't added (due to gravel settling, this pav't won't last as it would on settled gravel)
@thomasrosiefan1 1. Widening the bridge is possible, but to do so ~5 ft of the existing bridge on each end must be sawed off to tie the new and existing steel together to allow for forces from the loading to be carried properly between the two bridges. 2. The steel fencing whether a rehab or replacement could copy the old style. 3. The concrete and steel rebar is shot, years of salt and weathering has corroded the steel and concrete to the point where it would be easier to start from scratch.
@thomasrosiefan1 Unlike Hwy 110, MN100 has 4 original bridges and they are a major choke point barely allowing 3 lanes under them. All of the entrance or exit ramps are way too short. Plus, these bridges would cost more to rehab over replacing them. Building new bridges would serve traffic better, accommodate peds and bikes, and reduce future maintenance costs. To many pros over cons in terms of replacing them.
@thomasrosiefan1 First, we both are directionally challenged, the loop ramp is WB 7 to SB 100. Second, all of the points you have brought up have been addressed already. If the original bridges are kept there, the 3rd lane must be a through lane and cannot be used as a merge (aux) lane for a cloverleaf. Extensive restoration cannot match new replacement bridges. Trucks cannot be diverted to 169, the design standards are lower than 100 since it was originally a county road.
Nice footage. Where did you find the historic footage at the beginning? Also, should've mentioned that the interchange at Hwy 55, built in 1942, was originally a cloverleaf (added AFTER the original Hwy 100 construction...present-day Hwy 55 ran along Rockford Rd at the time), then converted over into the present SPUI in 2002.
Ah, I know this interstate highway very well. Of course, not as well as some of the older people (after all, I'm only 18), but still, I have traveled down this highway many, many, many times, because I grew up in the western Metro.
@thomasrosiefan1 8. With the existing bridge widths only allow for 3 lanes in each direction. To place a cloverleaf at 7 one of these lanes would revert to a merge lane meaning there would be 2 thru lanes. This would create major congestion which is not an acceptable option just because the original design must be kept for historical purposes. Also by bringing back the cloverleaf you create an unnecessarily safety hazard at the top and bottom of the bridge in the merge zone.
5. Rusted bridge girders cannot just be repainted, they must be sand blasted and patched with steel plating in badly corroded spots. 6. Either way the medians would be rebuilt with permanent 6' tall concrete barrier 7. The federal govt dictates lighting. Currently incandescent bulbs are used, but in response to energy efficiency LED bulbs are currently being tested. 9. Which interchange are you referring to? 10. Signs are replaced on a 12 year cycle. They are usually salvaged in construction.
@thomasrosiefan1 To extensively restore bridges so much concrete would have to be jack-hammered out and steel rebar replaced that it would be a nightmare. Rehabing the bridges would never get them back to perfect condition as all the bad concrete is not removable and the old steel girders are rusting (Painting and sandblasting will not stop this). Just like the lift bridge, every 15 years a rehab project would be needed, compared to a new bridge where the first rehab would be need in 25 years.
@thomasrosiefan1 Lastly, in your proposal to lower 100 and improve 169, that means spending probably 10+ million more than it would just cost to replace the bridges. That means postponing a project elsewhere to get that extra money. Also improving 169 would be no small project, it would take 100's of millions to bring it up to standards since it was designed as a county road (Hennepin Co 18). Lastly by parkway do you mean a 45mph speed limit w/ no trucks like the "practice freeway" on 35E?
@eluko79 Thanks for the info. I did see on here that someone else asked previously and you answered them but I cannot seem to locate this song. I find others by RenoakRhythm, but not "Set Me Free" - can you point me in the right direction perhaps as to where I can find this song?
@Jean1juan I don't know what the speed limit is (this wasn't my video), but I'm guessing it's between 55 and 65 miles per hour (that seems typical of most of these "urban freeways" in the United States).
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