Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Through eastern Missouri, Interstate 70 serves as a major east-west freeway across the St. Louis metro area, connecting the city's western suburbs with St. Louis Lambert International Airport and downtown St. Louis.
Video features the drive along Interstate 44 through downtown St. Louis, MO.
St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois.
The city was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Pierre Laclède, and Auguste Chouteau. They named it for King Louis IX of France, and it quickly became the regional center of the French Illinois Country. In 1804, the United States acquired St. Louis as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In the 19th century, St. Louis developed as a major port on the Mississippi River; from 1870 until the 1920 census, it was the fourth-largest city in the country. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair, and the Summer Olympics.
The city's attractions include the 630-foot Gateway Arch, the Saint Louis Zoo, Forest Park, the City Museum, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Saint Louis Science Center, and the Saint Louis Art Museum.
Through eastern Missouri, Interstate 70 serves as a major east-west freeway across the St. Louis metro area, connecting the city's western suburbs with St. Louis Lambert International Airport and downtown St. Louis.
Video features the drive along Interstate 44 through downtown St. Louis, MO.
St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while its metropolitan area, which extends into Illinois, had an estimated population of over 2.8 million. It is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri and the second-largest in Illinois.
The city was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Pierre Laclède, and Auguste Chouteau. They named it for King Louis IX of France, and it quickly became the regional center of the French Illinois Country. In 1804, the United States acquired St. Louis as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In the 19th century, St. Louis developed as a major port on the Mississippi River; from 1870 until the 1920 census, it was the fourth-largest city in the country. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis World's Fair, and the Summer Olympics.
The city's attractions include the 630-foot Gateway Arch, the Saint Louis Zoo, Forest Park, the City Museum, the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Saint Louis Science Center, and the Saint Louis Art Museum.
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The Will Rogers Turnpike (Interstate 44) is an east-west toll road across eastern Oklahoma connecting the Tulsa metro area with southwestern Missouri.
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Carter Lake is a city in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. A suburb of Omaha, Nebraska, it sits surrounding the south and west sides of the regions major airport, Eppley Airfield. It is separated from the rest of Iowa by the Missouri River, effectively making it an exclave. The population was 3,791 at the 2020 census.
Carter Lake is an example of the border irregularities of the United States, being the only city in Iowa located west of the Missouri River. A flood redirected the course of the river 1.25 mi to the southeast in March 1877. The remnants of the old river course, called Saratoga Bend, became an oxbow lake, named Carter Lake. Soon after the formation of the lake, the site became a flourishing recreational area. It included a boathouse at the foot of Locust street, hotels and club houses were numerous and the lake was the scene of many a pleasant rowing and fishing party. After extensive litigation between Iowa and Nebraska, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in 1892 that Carter Lake belonged to Iowa in Nebraska v. Iowa, 143 U.S. 359 (1892). ⁴ᴷ Carter Lake, IA Driving Tour southbound [4K VIDEO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CQpP_v6qveU/mqdefault.jpg)
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Highlights: ⁴ᴷ Interstate 35W (Twin Cities, MN) northbound [4K VIDEO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CnFIVQECyY4/mqdefault.jpg)
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Built in 2024, the New Buck ONeil Bridge is a steel girder bridge that spans the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, in the United States. It replaced the 1956-built Broadway Bridge at the same location and is named for the noteworthy Negro Leagues baseball star and civil rights activist. ⁴ᴷ Buck ONeil (Broadway) Bridge northbound [4K VIDEO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D-CmT4-bRT4/mqdefault.jpg)
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The Twin Cities Beltway (Interstates 494 & 694) is a circumferential interstate-standard freeway that encircles the Twin Cities metro area around the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul, while also serving the regions major suburban centers and other landmarks such as MSP Airport and the Mall of America.
Highlights: ⁴ᴷ Twin Cities Beltway (Interstate 694) eastbound [4K VIDEO]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DnZvC5G2hwY/mqdefault.jpg)