Absolutely, when I was much younger myself and few friends would just take weekend road trips from south east Ohio to Kentucky or Maryland and just find a good greasy to eat break fast every day and explore.

Love these routes! I'm also OTR, and will take them every chance I get as shortcuts, and sometimes, we even get to do our pickups at the shippers in these out of the way places.

"Slick" Willy did this with a REPUBLICAN CONGRESS spearheaded by the so called leadership of Neutron Gingrinch

Yes, There are still some old Bridges around. I am afraid these won't be left for long as they have made a new bridge in Cairo which I believe will eventually make this route obsolete and make it slim chances folks will find Fort Defiance park.

It is a shame these old bridges are slowly being replaced. The "Chain of Rocks Bridge" near St. Louis is no longer in use but it's intact and turned into a pedestrian walkway. At least it's still there and I hope they do the same thing with the other bridges when the time comes.

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell The new bridge from Kentucky to Cairo is still in the planning stages. A Route has been selected but nothing has been built yet

Nice, I was just explaining to another commenter who thought the first five minutes of the video should have been cut out, I thought there was enough reason for inclusion of those 5 minutes and you give another reason. Lucky you to grow up in a lovely place.

Agree, I find many states lack good roads or signage near state lines. The roads between Texas and Oklahoma are terrible.

I love BBQ I am going to have to check it out next pass thru.

Haha, I half don't blame you!

Look up the Louisiana Causeway, it's 23 miles long across Lake Ponchartrain from New Orleans to Ponchatoula, LA.

@deanstanley2125 It gets windy on that thing too...

Yes it's a great detour from the highways on my cross country trips. Please subscribe and hit the notification bell for more content.

Yes for sure, it's also the thumping of each section. It's like the bridge is taking a beating as you cross.

Yep, those bridges move when a large truck goes over. It's a little scary then a large truck and a van on it at the same time.

Doing a bunch of work on the bridge. Was going to be shut down for quite a while. Don't know if it's back open yet.

Well that makes a great case for just passing through with a fire arm under the Federal law... Thanks for the veiw and if you see fit, subscribe to my channel .

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell Done!

I haven't tried it in a big rig but was almost 50ft with large uhaul and trailer. U guys do get close when I am going across though.

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell Lol absolutely I’m a little uneasy meeting another truck on it and I’ve been out here 24 years

Louisiana has some tight bridges on 190 between 49 and Baton Rouge too...

Thanks for that correction I was about to do it.

Yupper, it's still the shorter or easier way....

It is a white knuckle ride in fog at night.... I have mostly been over in the daylight hours but either time or conditions the clunking sound as you cross each section is a little off putting..

Lamberts?

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell Lambert's Cafe / Home of the Throwed Rolls

I was born in IL and raised in Fl so it limits my desire to go home to Chicago...

Yes I need my fire arms and it's an important constitutional right.... I have the right and responsibility to protect myself and my family... When the bad guy is armed so will I be...

That's pretty cool, I would be afraid to stop now days.

How did he see 5 states when there is only 3

@@tedbonn4278 I a m not sure from my point of veiw. I KNOW Tn is just south of the area but not sure what could be the fifth state...

@@tedbonn4278 I a m not sure from my point of veiw. I KNOW Tn is just south of the area but not sure what could be the fifth state...

It's a nice break from long interstate travel.

Ok you got me on that one... I hope you enjoyed the video and will subscribe...

This is where they intended to cross but weren't able to, bringing them on a route further north.

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell awesome 😎 . That would be a great one for you to check out, too!

@@shannongreenwell1278 Agreed, I may be passing that way this spring

Thank you for the idea, I am going to look into it..

I am pretty sure it was a pigeon.

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell too big for that I thought it was a hawk

How long has it been closed? Are they going to reopen it?

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell it's been closed since March 13th of this year. Last I heard is it's still closed. It has several severe structural damage. The bridge is 93 years old. Hopefully they can repair it. I love traveling that way. I heard they are trying to rehab Cario, Illinois. They are trying to put a port back there and I heard that they are getting a grocery store. I remember when that whole area was flooded out really bad and both bridges was closed. At the corner there where you stopped used to be a weigh station. Sorry long winded, keep up the amazing work.

@Steve Paulus Thanks! That's too bad I love going that way. Going through Cairo is not nearly as convenient. I would hate to be the gas station on the Missouri side they have made a huge investment there...

It's supposed to reopen October this year

I never noticed, where is the mill?

I am hoping that it's a short enough time to use the pass through federal law which covers passing through a state. But it's Illinois so who knows how that would go. Also much of my family on both sides were from Ohio so that's great to hear.

Enjoying the beautiful drive... This area is gorgeous!

Sorry about that...Go cross this bridge you camera will shake too... Thanks for watching

Gotta get the barges through.

Sacagawea was born into the Lemhi Shoshone tribe around the year 1788. The Lemhi Shoshone lived in what is today known as the Lemhi River Valley in Idaho. Nothing more is known about Sacagawea’s early childhood. In 1800, Sacagawea was captured by Hidatsa warriors during a raid that killed many people in her village. It was her Hidatsa captors who gave her the name Sacagawea, which means “Bird Woman.” The warriors brought Sacagawea to a Hidatsa-Mandan settlement in present-day North Dakota. About a year later, when Sacagawea was only 13 years old, her captors forced her to marry French trapper Toussaint Charbonneau. Marriage was a common way for French trappers and Indigenous communities to solidify their trade relationships in the Great Lakes region. Some Indigenous women chose to marry French trappers to improve their own trade networks. But Sacagawea’s experience illuminates a darker side of the practice. Some young women were sexually exploited to further the interests of their communities. Toussaint was 20 years older than Sacagawea when they married. He was also already married to another Shoshone woman named Otter Woman, who he had purchased. We have no record of how Sacagawea felt about her marriage other than the circumstances were far from ideal. In the fall of 1804, Merriweather Lewis and William Clark arrived in Hidatsa territory. They were the co-commanders of a division of the U.S. Army called the Corps of Discovery. The corps was formed by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Purchase and report back on the geography and natural resources of the lands. The corps could not safely travel during the winter months, so they built a temporary fort. Once the corps was settled for the season, Lewis and Clark sent out word that they were looking for interpreters. They needed people who could help them speak to Indigenous communities on their journey west. Toussaint applied for the job in November 1804. In addition to his skills with Indigenous languages, Toussaint told Lewis and Clark that he had two Shoshone wives who would be able to smooth their passage through Shoshone lands. Lewis and Clark hired Toussaint and asked him to bring one of his wives. Toussaint chose Sacagawea, even though she was pregnant. We do not know how Sacagawea felt abut this.

Haha although I've come trough so many times I know where to get food fuel and talk to folks I have gotten to know,,,, Yup, just passing through!

Not frightend at all....I will assume your question is provacative and you understand all the reasons one would have a gun... I would ask you, why shouldnt I have one? Anyway, thanks for watcing!

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell Then why do you carry a gun? What is the point?

@@piedmontatl Again your being provacative and not saying what u want to say.

Crazy 🤪😜🤪 ass people.😂

Thanks for the feed back. My thoughts were the same but there were a few things talked about in the beginning I felt was worthy of inclusion. Hopefully folks will hang in there and listen for the history lesson also...

@@BeachbumBrianCampbell - Don't listen to these impatient morons. They can simply fast forward the video. People are always complaining about free stuff. Create your content however you see fit.

FABulous! (A relative lived in Idaho on the Lewis and Clark trail. Hope to find some pix to share.) So enjoyed my virtual ride along. Thanks ever so!

Thank You!

I took this route once. I drove from Springfield over to eastern Kentucky. Much cooler than taking I44 to St Louis and 64 to KY.