Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
US 61 is known as the Blues Highway, for good reason. It's a major route that is often the fastest route between semi-major spots, and is signed pretty well by most states, but unbelievably badly by Arkansas, which actually mixes in an I-95 in NJ pre-276 Interchange situation. It's fun to check out!
Thanks to everyone who made an exit request in this episode:
Steve Manfred
Nathaniel
Mark Hasty
saturnotaku
Daniel Dobish
Gabe Garret
Colin Boyle
Boss-King Inc.
ARNathon
Andrew DeVore
Upcoming videos:
2/13 US 92 (Requests closed)
2/20 US 6 Eastbound Supercut
2/27 Off
3/6 US 60 Eastbound (midpoint TBD)
Link to the GoFundMe mentioned in the episode to help out a subscriber's best friend. Thanks to all who contribute! gofund.me/8bc0b61c
All images of roads and signs come from Google Street View unless otherwise specified.
The US 61 Shield comes from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_61#/media/File:US_61.svg
Maps used in this video come from Google Maps google.com/maps
Music: Acoustic Sunrise, from the Apple iMovie sounds library
"Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan
"Crossroads" by Robert Johnson
"Because I Got High" by Afroman
Control City Freak Episodes mentioned in this video:
US 52
US 90: Gulf Coastiness
US 6 Western Eastbound
US 40 Supercut
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US 61 is known as the Blues Highway, for good reason. It's a major route that is often the fastest route between semi-major spots, and is signed pretty well by most states, but unbelievably badly by Arkansas, which actually mixes in an I-95 in NJ pre-276 Interchange situation. It's fun to check out!
Thanks to everyone who made an exit request in this episode:
Steve Manfred
Nathaniel
Mark Hasty
saturnotaku
Daniel Dobish
Gabe Garret
Colin Boyle
Boss-King Inc.
ARNathon
Andrew DeVore
Upcoming videos:
2/13 US 92 (Requests closed)
2/20 US 6 Eastbound Supercut
2/27 Off
3/6 US 60 Eastbound (midpoint TBD)
Link to the GoFundMe mentioned in the episode to help out a subscriber's best friend. Thanks to all who contribute! gofund.me/8bc0b61c
All images of roads and signs come from Google Street View unless otherwise specified.
The US 61 Shield comes from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_61#/media/File:US_61.svg
Maps used in this video come from Google Maps google.com/maps
Music: Acoustic Sunrise, from the Apple iMovie sounds library
"Highway 61 Revisited" by Bob Dylan
"Crossroads" by Robert Johnson
"Because I Got High" by Afroman
Control City Freak Episodes mentioned in this video:
US 52
US 90: Gulf Coastiness
US 6 Western Eastbound
US 40 Supercut
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
Patreon: patreon.com/ControlCityFreak
Twitter: @contrlcityfrk
Instagram: @controlcityfreak
Website: controlcityfreak.com
Contact: controlcityfreak@gmail.com
Interstates, Interstate Highways, Control Cities, Signs, road signs, highway nerdery, geography, roads, roadgeek, roadtrip, road trip, travel, US Numbered Routes, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dubuque, Hannibal, Davenport, St. Louis, Memphis, Tunica, Vicksburg, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Chiefs, Eagles, Super Bowl LIX, Superdome
