A friend (also a big college football fan) and I who both go to Missouri have started planning our trip for spring break next year, with things hopefully being a bit more open. We're thinking of a trip to see all the stadiums of the SEC (and a couple others). I'm a little better at mapping (so I'm the navigator - real surprise :bigass:), and here's what I'm thinking so far.
From Columbia, take I-70 east to St. Louis, get on I-64 east all the way straight to Lexington, KY (Kroger Field at Commonwealth Stadium, University of Kentucky), then take US 68 west/south to I-65 south near Bowling Green, down to Nashville (Vanderbilt Stadium, Vanderbilt University). From there, take I-40 east to Knoxville (Neyland Stadium, University of Tennessee), continuing on I-40 east, cutting through North Carolina to get onto I-26 east to Columbia, SC (Williams-Brice Stadium, University of South Carolina). Headed west out of Columbia on US 378, we cut straight across the Upstate of SC into eastern Georgia, picking up US 78 in Washington, which we take to Athens (Sanford Stadium, University of Georgia). We follow US 441 south out of Athens, which we take all the way to Douglas, peeling off onto US 221 south, which we take down to US 41 to GA 31 eventually to I-75 in Valdosta, following that south to Gainesville (Ben Hill Griffin Stadium ("The Swamp"), University of Florida). We follow US 27 heading west from Gainesville, briefly picking up US 19 on the way to the state capital of Tallahassee (Doak-Campbell Stadium, Florida State University). We take Florida 20 over to US 231 down to take a beach day in Panama City Beach. We follow Florida 77 north away from the coast all the way to the Alabama state line, becoming Alabama 109, which empties out onto US 231 in Madrid, which in turn continues to curve around the west side of Dothan en route to Troy (Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy University). From there, we follow US 29 north, briefly picking up US 80, to Auburn (Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn University), then looping around onto I-85 south to Montgomery, curving north on I-65 to pick up US 82 west to visit the other side of the Iron Bowl (Bryant-Denny Stadium, University of Alabama), continuing on the same road over the Mississippi state line west to the CDP of Mississippi State (Davis-Wade Stadium, Mississippi State University). We keep going west on US 82, then turn north on Mississippi 9, straight onto Mississippi 7 into Oxford (Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and The Grove, University of Mississippi). Headed briefly west on US 278, we then start a long segment with few turns, barreling down I-55 onto I-12 west over to Baton Rouge (Tiger Stadium, Louisiana State University). We turn back north by taking US 61 out of Baton Rouge, splitting off onto US 425 in Natchez, Miss., following it north to I-530 in Pine Bluff. We take that north to where it dumps onto I-40 west near Little Rock, which we follow all the way to I-49 in Alma, taking that north to Fayetteville (Donald W. Reynolds Stadium, University of Arkansas). I-49 takes us back into to Missouri and then to I-44 east up to US 63 north in Rolla, then back up to Columbia to rejoin the land of living.
59 hours non-stop, ~3337 miles total.
For SEC stadiums? I could see trying to clinch them if a game was going on or you could tour some of those stadiums. That seems like a lot of primary roads to hit for something like that. Really if your end goal is to see the outer facade of buildings I don't see what would obstruct you.
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on October 25, 2020, 12:17:58 AM
to Athens (Sanford Stadium, University of Georgia). We follow US 441 south out of Athens, which we take all the way to Douglas, peeling off onto US 221 south, which we take down to US 41 to GA 31 eventually to I-75 in Valdosta
Why not go through Atlanta instead and see Georgia Tech and Georgia State's stadiums?
And here at Purdue we won't have a spring break. And did any of the students like this decision? Probably the same number of people who made the decision. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
You've included one ACC stadium (Florida State) and one from a smaller conference (Troy). Nothing wrong with that if you're passing them, but the bigger issue is that you've omitted one SEC stadium (Texas A&M).
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 25, 2020, 09:22:44 AM
You've included one ACC stadium (Florida State) and one from a smaller conference (Troy). Nothing wrong with that if you're passing them, but the bigger issue is that you've omitted one SEC stadium (Texas A&M).
I forgot to mention that I intentionally left Texas A&M out, as I felt that including it would make a busy but feasible trip almost impossible to pull off in the 8 to 10 days that we have. I'll look into it though.
Any particular reason you're taking US 68 out of Lexington? The better and most-used route is the BG Parkway to I-65. US 68 is not a great route beyond Wilmore to just outside Perryville. If you're just looking for a route that uses less freeway, take the BG Parkway to the KY 555 exit and keep going straight. It becomes KY 55 at Springfield and then runs into US 68 at Lebanon, and you can take 68 on to just outside Edmonton, where a new exit will allow you to connect to the Cumberland Parkway.
And why not swap Lexington and Nashville on your route? Go to Nashville first, then Lexington, then Knoxville.
Quote from: hbelkins on October 25, 2020, 07:28:40 PM
Any particular reason you're taking US 68 out of Lexington? The better and most-used route is the BG Parkway to I-65. US 68 is not a great route beyond Wilmore to just outside Perryville. If you're just looking for a route that uses less freeway, take the BG Parkway to the KY 555 exit and keep going straight. It becomes KY 55 at Springfield and then runs into US 68 at Lebanon, and you can take 68 on to just outside Edmonton, where a new exit will allow you to connect to the Cumberland Parkway.
And why not swap Lexington and Nashville on your route? Go to Nashville first, then Lexington, then Knoxville.
I really liked US 68 after taking it on a trip last year but come to think of it, it was a pretty slow road. I'll consider that. Anyway, we're planning to do Lexington first because it's a pretty easy straight shot east from Columbia (I-70 to I-64) and the closest in the SEC other than Arkansas.
You may also want to consider adding Legion Field in Birmingham (and also the new UAB stadium downtown while you're here) between Auburn and Tuscaloosa since more Iron Bowls have been played in that stadium than anywhere else including all games from 1948-1988.
Won't add much time to your trip either.
I would recommend playing the SEC on CBS theme the whole trip, especially when you're in Tuscaloosa.
Quote from: clong on October 26, 2020, 03:01:46 PM
You may also want to consider adding Legion Field in Birmingham (and also the new UAB stadium downtown while you're here) between Auburn and Tuscaloosa since more Iron Bowls have been played in that stadium than anywhere else including all games from 1948-1988.
Won't add much time to your trip either.
I would recommend going US 280 to I-459 to I-59/20 between Auburn and Tuscaloosa anyway instead of going through Montgomery.
Quote from: jdb1234 on October 27, 2020, 09:52:03 AM
Quote from: clong on October 26, 2020, 03:01:46 PM
You may also want to consider adding Legion Field in Birmingham (and also the new UAB stadium downtown while you're here) between Auburn and Tuscaloosa since more Iron Bowls have been played in that stadium than anywhere else including all games from 1948-1988.
Won't add much time to your trip either.
I would recommend going US 280 to I-459 to I-59/20 between Auburn and Tuscaloosa anyway instead of going through Montgomery.
Agreed. Just make sure to slow to the actual speed limit in Harpersville.
Quote from: I-55 on October 25, 2020, 01:47:23 AM
And here at Purdue we won't have a spring break. And did any of the students like this decision? Probably the same number of people who made the decision. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:
Also happening at my school. I knew it was coming. It doesn't really matter I guess... not like there will be anywhere to go. :-/
I never really understood why spring break was so special. Schools typically didn't have fall breaks back when I was in college (1979-1983). Why is a spring break needed if a fall break isn't?
And I never went anywhere on spring break. Farthest I ever got from home was either Lexington (shopping) or Hindman (high school basketball tournament). And one year I had to stay on campus and work. So spring break was never a magical thing for me. I appreciated the week off from classes, but it wasn't a big deal other than that.
Quote from: hbelkins on October 28, 2020, 11:10:25 PM
I never really understood why spring break was so special. Schools typically didn't have fall breaks back when I was in college (1979-1983). Why is a spring break needed if a fall break isn't?
As Rebecca Black would say, "Partying, Partying, Yeah!!". Of course, it went viral in March 2011.
Of course, partying happens during Fall Break too. I guess it is more of a tourism thing for the Gulf Coast and Florida Beaches.
If I had to guess, it would be because the fall semester would typically be broken up by Thanksgiving, whereas the spring semester doesn't have a natural holiday break.
Quote from: vdeane on October 29, 2020, 12:35:48 PM
If I had to guess, it would be because the fall semester would typically be broken up by Thanksgiving, whereas the spring semester doesn't have a natural holiday break.
That's a logical supposition, but Thanksgiving was always just a two-day break for me. And there were only three weeks left in the semester when classes resumed the following Monday. So Thanksgiving was not much longer than the Labor Day holiday, or Columbus Day when it was observed (my freshman year was the first year Columbus Day wasn't observed as a holiday at my school, and a massive power outage occurred that caused classes to be dismissed that day.)
Quote from: hbelkins on October 28, 2020, 11:10:25 PM
I never really understood why spring break was so special. Schools typically didn't have fall breaks back when I was in college (1979-1983). Why is a spring break needed if a fall break isn't?
And I never went anywhere on spring break. Farthest I ever got from home was either Lexington (shopping) or Hindman (high school basketball tournament). And one year I had to stay on campus and work. So spring break was never a magical thing for me. I appreciated the week off from classes, but it wasn't a big deal other than that.
In Mexico, spring break always falls during Holy Week and Easter, as many families travel during that time to be with relatives. I always thought it strange that spring break doesn't line up in the same way here in the USA, even while winter break does line up with Christmas.
To bypass St. Louis, you could use I-70 to Wentzville, I-64 to I-270 (east of Chesterfield) to I-255 (in Mehlville), back to I-64 in Caseyville IL. I don't think it's faster on a good day, but on a bad traffic day, could be worthwhile.
Most times of day, I'd probably go I-70 straight to I-64. However, at peak traffic times, it's best to avoid downtown. The last time I made that drive, that's the way I went, but it was also late in the evening.
I actually recommend I-270 east from Saint Charles (use MO-370 or not, six one way and half a dozen the other), then I-255 south from Glen Carbon.
Quote from: kphoger on October 29, 2020, 05:20:34 PM
Most times of day, I'd probably go I-70 straight to I-64. However, at peak traffic times, it's best to avoid downtown. The last time I made that drive, that's the way I went, but it was also late in the evening.
I actually recommend I-270 east from Saint Charles (use MO-370 or not, six one way and half a dozen the other), then I-255 south from Glen Carbon.
70 to 64 is fine bc you don't go straight through downtown. You just take the Musial Bridge and segue right onto 64 in East STL.
Quote from: ChimpOnTheWheel on October 29, 2020, 04:46:41 PM
To bypass St. Louis, you could use I-70 to Wentzville, I-64 to I-270 (east of Chesterfield) to I-255 (in Mehlville), back to I-64 in Caseyville IL. I don't think it's faster on a good day, but on a bad traffic day, could be worthwhile.
It's not really faster even in bad traffic. 270 SB gets back from from Page to 44. It's a pretty long dip south.
Quote from: hbelkins on October 28, 2020, 11:10:25 PM
I never really understood why spring break was so special. Schools typically didn't have fall breaks back when I was in college (1979-1983). Why is a spring break needed if a fall break isn't?
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We had what everyone called "Fall Break" when I was an undergrad, but the university called it "Fall Reading Days." It was a two-day break creating a four-day weekend in mid-October, and we didn't get any "reading days" between the end of classes and the start of exams during the fall semester. Those of us who lived in Virginia generally went home for "Fall Break," but people who lived further away generally didn't.
In law school, we got a full week in mid-October that we as students called "Fall Break," but its real purpose was to allow second- and third-year students a free week for travel for call-back job interviews following the September on-campus interviewing season. People routinely missed classes to travel for interviews and it was understood and expected that would happen, but the idea of the free week was to try to reduce the need to skip classes to the extent possible.
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 30, 2020, 10:17:10 AM
We had what everyone called "Fall Break" when I was an undergrad, but the university called it "Fall Reading Days." It was a two-day break creating a four-day weekend in mid-October ...
One of which was probably Columbus Day.
Quote from: webny99 on October 30, 2020, 11:54:30 AM
Quote from: 1995hoo on October 30, 2020, 10:17:10 AM
We had what everyone called "Fall Break" when I was an undergrad, but the university called it "Fall Reading Days." It was a two-day break creating a four-day weekend in mid-October ...
One of which was probably Columbus Day.
Hard to recall this many years later, but I think it was sometimes the weekend after that.
Quote from: STLmapboy on October 30, 2020, 10:12:38 AM
Quote from: kphoger on October 29, 2020, 05:20:34 PM
Most times of day, I'd probably go I-70 straight to I-64. However, at peak traffic times, it's best to avoid downtown. The last time I made that drive, that's the way I went, but it was also late in the evening.
I actually recommend I-270 east from Saint Charles (use MO-370 or not, six one way and half a dozen the other), then I-255 south from Glen Carbon.
70 to 64 is fine bc you don't go straight through downtown. You just take the Musial Bridge and segue right onto 64 in East STL.
Ah, yes, I suppose that's true. All of my previous trips through there were pre- I-70 shift.
At this point, I'm considering the possibility, I may not take any big road trips of any kind until the Spring of 2021, because I'm getting ready to schedule an operation on my knee. That's because more than eight years ago I tried sitting in the driver's seat of a 1966-67 MG Midget, and have had water on the knee ever since, but now it's starting to bulge up.
Small cars and big people just don't mix!
New plans; While I still want another Northeastern Florida day trip in the Spring of 2021, I want to try another day trip before this in a more northwesterly direction. That's because I want to get more pics of US 129 in Levy County, and US Alternate 27 that isn't overlapped with US 19 and 98.
Also, I might want to add the Folkston Funnel to my Northeastern Florida trip.
Quote from: kphoger on October 29, 2020, 04:45:36 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on October 28, 2020, 11:10:25 PM
I never really understood why spring break was so special. Schools typically didn't have fall breaks back when I was in college (1979-1983). Why is a spring break needed if a fall break isn't?
And I never went anywhere on spring break. Farthest I ever got from home was either Lexington (shopping) or Hindman (high school basketball tournament). And one year I had to stay on campus and work. So spring break was never a magical thing for me. I appreciated the week off from classes, but it wasn't a big deal other than that.
In Mexico, spring break always falls during Holy Week and Easter, as many families travel during that time to be with relatives. I always thought it strange that spring break doesn't line up in the same way here in the USA, even while winter break does line up with Christmas.
For some reason, Christmas was considered a secular holiday and Easter a Christian holiday, so binding spring break to Easter was challenged in court.
Perhaps the fact that Easter moves on the calendar had almost as much to do with it. Sometimes it falls very near to the end of a college academic term, much like Thanksgiving does. Sometimes when I was in school, the calendar-fixed "spring" break in March fell very near to Mardi Gras.
Most colleges have a semester break from some time in Dec to Jan. But when schools were on trimesters, the break might fall at Thanksgiving, and they'd get another winter break at Christmas - but with assignments. I never understood trimesters. Same number of weeks of school in the year (3x10 vs 2x15), but one extra week of exams.
When I was growing up, spring break in the Fairfax County schools was almost always (note "almost") tied to Easter, though sometimes it was the week after Easter when Easter fell in March. When we were little kids, it was widely known, even among Jewish students, as "Easter vacation," though that custom fell by the wayside. The times when spring break wasn't tied to Easter was normally when Easter fell very late in April (for me, that likely would have been 1984, when Easter fell on April 22; I also vaguely recall spring break being separate from Easter in 1991, when Easter fell on March 31, because I recall one of the teachers being thrown off by it–spring break normally marked the end of the third quarter of the school year but that year it didn't). School here also ended later than it does in many other parts of the country–usually mid-June, around June 16 or so when I was a kid–and I think that had something to do with when spring break was scheduled, as they didn't want it to be too early relative to the end of the school year or too late relative to either when the academic quarters began and ended or high school AP exams.
One significant change they made over the years was a rule that if spring break is not scheduled for the week before Easter, Good Friday will always be a "teacher workday" (i.e., no school for students) and teachers will be given flexibility as to whether they want to work that day or some other. This came up after one year when school was scheduled for that day and they ran into a teacher rebellion when a lot of them sought to take that day off and there weren't enough substitutes.
In Michigan, there tend to be two popular weeks for Spring Break in K-12 schools, regardless of when Easter falls:
The week beginning the last Monday in March in the Traverse City area (basically Ludington/Big Rapids and north)
The week beginning the first Monday in April in the rest of Lower Michigan
My school was always the last Monday in March began Spring Break. This year, Good Friday falls during that week. Even when Good Friday doesn't fall during that week, it's a day off (my hometown is heavily Catholic and Good Friday services run from 12 noon to 3pm; businesses used to close between those times on Good Friday)
My plans for spring break have changed quite a lot, due to the friend I was supposed to take the trip with being called back home to the Chicago area for spring break at the request of his mom. Naturally as a roadgeek, I cooked up a new trip in minutes after hearing this news. It'll be my first epic solo road trip, and I estimate it to be nearly 4000 miles. I'm getting some repair work done on my Civic this week so it should hopefully be up to the task.
Day 1: Friday, March 26th: I-70 east > US 54 east > I-72 east > I-57 north > IL 9 east > IN 26 east > visit a friend in the Lafayette area > US 52 east > IN 47 "north" > path splits (local road east from Sheridan > IN 67 east > IN 32 > OH 571/IN 38) > US 36 > first long day ends at Piqua, OH
Day 2: Saturday, March 27th: Piqua > US 36 > plow across Ohio > US 250 > OH 151 > OH 332 > OH 9 > US 30 > OH 11 > US 224 > PA 551 > PA 208 > US 19 > US 62 > PA 965 > US 62 > I-86/NY 17 > NY 417 > I-99 > I-86/NY 17 > probably visiting/staying the night with a friend in Binghamton
Day 3: Sunday, March 28th: Binghamton > I-88 > NY 7 > Schenectady > NY 2 > US 4 > plow across Vermont > I-91 > US 302 > may stop at Mt. Washington to get the New England classic "My Car Climbed Mt. Washington" bumper sticker > US 302 > down into Portland, ME to stay the night with a friend
Day 4: Monday, March 29th (shorter day): Hang out with my friend in Portland for the first part of the day > US 1 > cut through New Hampshire > US 1 into Massachusetts > I-95 "west" > US 3 > stop for the rest of the day and stay the night with a friend in Bedford
Another post will come with my plans for the second half.
FYI, both New York and Vermont have quarantine requirements. NY's is anyone from a non-adjacent (by land, so this includes RI) state has to quarantine from two weeks if they don't test out with a shorter quarantine (negative test within three days before entering NY, negative test again three days after entering NY). VT requires a two-week quarantine from everyone. Whether the states will go back to the more lenient policies at some point is anyone's guess, but I would think that would be more a spring/summer thing than a late winter thing if they do. Even then, for NY that would be contingent on MO's COVID numbers, and VT used a county-based system that never included MO in the first place.
Quote from: vdeane on February 22, 2021, 12:37:35 PM
FYI, both New York and Vermont have quarantine requirements. NY's is anyone from a non-adjacent (by land, so this includes RI) state has to quarantine from two weeks if they don't test out with a shorter quarantine (negative test within three days before entering NY, negative test again three days after entering NY). VT requires a two-week quarantine from everyone. Whether the states will go back to the more lenient policies at some point is anyone's guess, but I would think that would be more a spring/summer thing than a late winter thing if they do. Even then, for NY that would be contingent on MO's COVID numbers, and VT used a county-based system that never included MO in the first place.
How will they enforce this? If he's staying with a friend in Binghamton, if the friend doesn't rat him out, no worries. And it looks like he's just passing through Vermont. I'm presuming the enforcement is presentation of a certificate upon obtaining lodging at the hotel.
All travelers coming from out of state (even from adjacent states) are required to fill out the traveler health form (online, for non-air travel) (and also to take a COVID test four days after arrival, even from adjacent states). Enforcement is mainly at airports (where failure to do so carries a $10,000 fine), but in theory the state police can pull over someone with out of state plates and make sure quarantine requirements are followed. I'm not sure how often it happens, though. Still, violating quarantine requirements isn't exactly the greatest idea during the pandemic. Travel is how the virus spreads, after all.
I have no idea what enforcement is like in Vermont.
Check also whether PA still has its own quarantine requirements. Last I checked (some time ago), they allowed travelers to pass through if they were taking a reasonably direct route through PA. The itinerary outlined above doesn't seem very "direct", if that rule is still in place.
ME and MA had tough quarantine requirements, too, last I checked. Also CT, RI, and NJ (I visited all three and NY last October, during a brief window when VA wasn't on their "bad lists", but the approach has changed quite a bit since then).
Alright, thanks for the input everyone. I had not given as much consideration to COVID policies as I should have. I think I may try and get a (hopefully negative) test before I leave Missouri that I can produce on demand.
Quote from: vdeane on February 22, 2021, 09:53:06 PM
All travelers coming from out of state (even from adjacent states) are required to fill out the traveler health form (online, for non-air travel) (and also to take a COVID test four days after arrival, even from adjacent states). Enforcement is mainly at airports (where failure to do so carries a $10,000 fine), but in theory the state police can pull over someone with out of state plates and make sure quarantine requirements are followed. I'm not sure how often it happens, though. Still, violating quarantine requirements isn't exactly the greatest idea during the pandemic. Travel is how the virus spreads, after all.
I have no idea what enforcement is like in Vermont.
I wonder how they would enforce this if I am going to be in the state for 40 hours at the longest.
I just came back from a two day trip to the Metro-Orlando area, because my aunt died.
My trip for northeastern Florida is still on for Friday (earlier than I planned), but I'll probably have to take more trips to my uncle's house after this.
Quote from: D-Dey65 on February 24, 2021, 08:11:01 PM
I just came back from a two day trip to the Metro-Orlando area, because my aunt died.
My trip for northeastern Florida is still on for Friday (earlier than I planned), but I'll probably have to take more trips to my uncle's house after this.
I'm sorry to hear that.
I took a day trip there (to Metro Orlando) this past Sunday. Was able to clinch Lake County via FL-40. The thing I wish we did was use FL-11 heading there and back, instead of taking I-95 to FL-40, then taking FL-11 back to home territory. Astor/Volusia is nice via boating on the St Johns River.
Quote from: kevinb1994 on February 25, 2021, 08:37:00 AM
Was able to clinch Lake County via FL-40. The thing I wish we did was use FL-11 heading there and back, instead of taking I-95 to FL-40, then taking FL-11 back to home territory.
I've done some of those and more. In April 2019, I took FL 40 from I-75 in Ocala to FL 11 and headed up 11 to Bunnell when I was going to NYC. In October 2019 I clinched all of FL 11. In December 2019, I took FL 40 from I-95 in Ormond Beach to I-75, when I was coming back from NYC in November. Clinching FL 40 in Lake County is pretty easy, since it's a short distance, and intersections with all other major roads are outside of the county lines (FL 19 in Marion County, US 17 in Volusia County).
Quote from: kevinb1994 on February 25, 2021, 08:37:00 AM
Astor/Volusia is nice via boating on the St Johns River.
Well, I've never boated on either side of the Astor Bridge, but that area looks nice enough, so I'll take your word for it. I keep looking for the time and the appetite to eat at the Blackwater Inn, but I never find it. Did you know that segment of Butler Road and Front Street in Astor used to be part of SR 40?
Quote from: D-Dey65 on February 25, 2021, 05:48:02 PM
Quote from: kevinb1994 on February 25, 2021, 08:37:00 AM
Was able to clinch Lake County via FL-40. The thing I wish we did was use FL-11 heading there and back, instead of taking I-95 to FL-40, then taking FL-11 back to home territory.
I've done some of those and more. In April 2019, I took FL 40 from I-75 in Ocala to FL 11 and headed up 11 to Bunnell when I was going to NYC. In October 2011 I clinched all of FL 11. In December 2019, I took FL 40 from I-95 in Ormond Beach to I-75, when I was coming back from NYC in November. Clinching FL 40 in Lake County is pretty easy, since it's a short distance, and intersections with all other major roads are outside of the county lines (FL 19 in Marion County, US 17 in Volusia County).
Quote from: kevinb1994 on February 25, 2021, 08:37:00 AM
Astor/Volusia is nice via boating on the St Johns River.
Well, I've never boated on either side of the Astor Bridge, but that area looks nice enough, so I'll take your word for it. I keep looking for the time and the appetite to eat at the Blackwater Inn, but I never find it. Did you know that segment of Butler Road and Front Street in Astor used to be part of SR 40?
Yes, I do know that, I could tell by the way that the road(way)(s) cut(s) off at the bridge (and the way that the power poles are laid out). I do know that a ferry once existed there before 1928.
I just came back from my second Northeastern Florida excursion, which includes (believe it or not) Folkston, Georgia!
Pictures coming within the months.
And for the record, unless I have to visit my uncle in the Orlando area again, I'm not taking anymore day trips until late April or May, let alone cross country road trips.
I'm really excited to go on this trip, if for no other reason that I can stop wasting time daydreaming about it on Google Maps.
I am enroute. I'll share photos later. Staying the night in Piqua, Ohio on US 36 at I-75.
Thoughts so far:
-US 54 to I-72 is a great, if slower, way to bypass St. Louis if coming from the west.
-IL 54 is very obviously the old road, with lots of bumps and seals between Springfield and US 136.
-IN 28 is a great back way to cross Indiana
-US 421 is fun and hilly between IN 26 and Frankfort.
-IN 9 along the east side of Anderson is horrendous - there were traffic lights like every 1/8 of a mile for almost 3 miles.
-US 36 from the Ohio line to Piqua is not fun to drive at night. Definitely merits a 55 mph speed limit during the day, but after dark - I'm not so sure.
The April Florida Spring Trip is on for Next Friday.
It's Polk County and FL 441 for me.
In between I've got a couple of private airports I'm considering, not to mention a bit of FL 415.
Quote from: TravelingBethelite on March 26, 2021, 11:53:14 PM
-IN 28 is a great back way to cross Indiana
-IN 9 along the east side of Anderson is horrendous - there were traffic lights like every 1/8 of a mile for almost 3 miles.
-US 36 from the Ohio line to Piqua is not fun to drive at night. Definitely merits a 55 mph speed limit during the day, but after dark - I'm not so sure.
If I had known you were planning on driving 9 through Anderson, I'd have advised you to avoid that. Best way to get from IN 28 down to US 36 in that part of the state would be IN 13 to old 132 to Pendleton, which is a neat town.
Since there's supposed to be a lot of rain in Friday, I'm going to try to move the next road trip to Thursday.