Thanks again for your great website.Need your thoughts on a route to avoid cities as much as possible as this will be our first snowbird trip in our first fifth wheel and diesel truck. We are members of Good Sam and have the RV GPS. This is our first time planning a trip and have found Google maps to be clear and concise. Do you suggest any other websites?Would like your voice of experience, please, avoiding bridges, mostly!93 to 495 to 90 to 84 to 287 to 78 to 81 to what to avoid Baltimore and DC. We do need to pick up Route 17 into our destination, Urbanna, VA off of I-95 outside of Fredericksburg.

WAY out of the way: You could take 81 all the way to 66 then to 17 into Fredericksburg area. Less out of the way: 15 through Point of Rocks into VA and continue to 17270 / 495 / I95 would be most direct but more traffic.

I66 east and then US17. For me 17 is good all the way.I take 684 to 287 and miss the city, it is shorter but 684 is falling apart so your way is maybe just as good.

GMandJM wrote:WAY out of the way: You could take 81 all the way to 66 then to 17 into Fredericksburg area. Less out of the way: 15 through Point of Rocks into VA and continue to 17270/495/95 would be most direct but more traffic.Thanks! I did look at that route. What is 81 like, how is the traffic? Bridges? CG rec's along the way ?Mostly we are nervous about bridges and cities.

K Charles wrote:I66 east and then US17. For me 17 is good all the way.I take 684 to 287 and miss the city, it is shorter but 684 is falling apart so your way is maybe just as good.Thanks for the input. 684 begins where? and where would you pick up 17?

What do you use to plan your route? Google maps is clear and the routes show but I'm having a difficult time using/saving the route.Thanks for any advice.

Advice please route from NH to VA | Good Sam Community

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AlmostBoatless
Explorer
Aug 09, 2015
What do you use to plan your route? Google maps is clear and the routes show but I'm having a difficult time using/saving the route.

Thanks for any advice.
AlmostBoatless
Explorer
Aug 09, 2015
K Charles wrote:
I66 east and then US17. For me 17 is good all the way.

I take 684 to 287 and miss the city, it is shorter but 684 is falling apart so your way is maybe just as good.

Thanks for the input. 684 begins where? and where would you pick up 17?
AlmostBoatless
Explorer
Aug 09, 2015
GMandJM wrote:
WAY out of the way: You could take 81 all the way to 66 then to 17 into Fredericksburg area.

Less out of the way: 15 through Point of Rocks into VA and continue to 17

270/495/95 would be most direct but more traffic.

Thanks! I did look at that route. What is 81 like, how is the traffic? Bridges? CG rec's along the way ?

Mostly we are nervous about bridges and cities.
K_Charles
Explorer
Aug 09, 2015
I66 east and then US17. For me 17 is good all the way.

I take 684 to 287 and miss the city, it is shorter but 684 is falling apart so your way is maybe just as good.
GMandJM
Explorer
Aug 09, 2015
WAY out of the way: You could take 81 all the way to 66 then to 17 into Fredericksburg area.

Less out of the way: 15 through Point of Rocks into VA and continue to 17

270 / 495 / I95 would be most direct but more traffic.

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