Corridor H

[hurricanehink]

Forget the time savings.  You'll want to spend most of your trip across the Alleghenies exploring the Potomac Highlands.  I hardly ever have stayed there (except to visit a preacher friend who once lived in Davis), but every time I've been through the area I made at least three (3) stops along the way averaging over an hour each.  Once the entirety of Corridor H opens up, many folks that use it as a quicker route are going to find that it is too Wild and Wonderful not to stop and spend lots of time hiking down to the waterfalls and such.

Sure -- it will do both -- sightseeing and interstate travel.

I-64 and I-68 thru the mountains have their own scenic wonders.

I-81 also has a share of beautiful places that I've stopped by. I've also driven parts of US 48 (Kentucky to Washington DC trip), and I did not find the sharp turns wild or wonderful, only stopping for gas after getting back to civilization. I'm eager to eventually drive it again when it's finished.

[Dirt Roads]

Forget the time savings.  You'll want to spend most of your trip across the Alleghenies exploring the Potomac Highlands.  I hardly ever have stayed there (except to visit a preacher friend who once lived in Davis), but every time I've been through the area I made at least three (3) stops along the way averaging over an hour each.  Once the entirety of Corridor H opens up, many folks that use it as a quicker route are going to find that it is too Wild and Wonderful not to stop and spend lots of time hiking down to the waterfalls and such.

Sure -- it will do both -- sightseeing and interstate travel.

I-64 and I-68 thru the mountains have their own scenic wonders.

Indeed.  I heartily confess to having frequented:

I-68 West Virginia/Maryland

• Coopers Rock State Forest (WV)
• Swallow Falls State Park (MD)
• Rocky Gap State Park (MD)
• Green Ridge State Forest

I-64 West Virginia/Virginia

• Grandview State Park (WV) (now part of "Honey-in-the-Rock" National Park)
• Sandstone Falls (WV)
• Douthat State Park (VA)
• C&O Historical Society (Clifton Forge)
• 40 Two Road (VA)

There's plenty of others that are worth driving off of these paths to see as well (for instance, Hawks Nest State Park on the North Rim).