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deathtopumpkins:
So I'm moving from Hampton Roads to Boston at the end of July, and my mother will be driving a Budget moving truck while I drive my car. She has requested a route that does NOT involve taking 95 through NYC because she's worried about driving that truck in traffic (particularly about getting separated from me), so our original plan was to take the NJTP to the GSP to 287 across the Tappan Zee and back to 95, but I just did some research and discovered that the truck is above the gross vehicle weight limit for the GSP, so that's not an option. My next idea was to take the NJTP to 287 all the way around New York, but my mother also requested no mountainous routes and (even though she's never driven it herself) doesn't believe me that 287 doesn't have any particularly bad grades.

So does anyone have either any confirmation about the grades on 287 or any alternate route suggestions?

The truck GVW is 8600 lb., and we would like to avoid tolls (though I think they're still the same rate as for cars) and also still be able to drive the entire distance in one day. Some roadgeeking wouldn't hurt though.  ;-)

NE2:
If you want to avoid tolls, you have to go via Albany.

deathtopumpkins:
Like I said, the tolls aren't the main concern - while I would like to avoid them I'm not going to go far out of my way to do so. The main concern is just finding a good route we can take the truck on.

akotchi:
287 has a couple of areas with climbing lanes, i.e. north of Exit 22 and again around Exit 53 or so (trying to recite from memory), but I would not call the route mountainous.

Roadgeek Adam:

--- Quote from: akotchi on May 24, 2011, 06:27:59 PM ---287 has a couple of areas with climbing lanes, i.e. north of Exit 22 and again around Exit 53 or so (trying to recite from memory), but I would not call the route mountainous.

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22 is barely much. Only 53 is really a large upgrade since you run right along Ringwood State Park and such.

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