Avoiding Washington and Baltimore on I 95
I will be heading south to Darlington Raceway in April and will hit the Baltimore area around 5:30 PM and then Washington DC around 6:30 PM this will be on a Thursday night. Other members here have...
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No RVs through either the Harbor Tunnel or Ft McKenry Tunnel. There are propane prohibitions on both of those. You have 2 choices, either go around 695 to the West and reconnect with I95 or 695 to the East over the Key Bridge and reconnect with I95. Far less traffic on the Key Bridge route that time of day. The West side of Baltimore on 695 is brutal from 3:00 to 6:30.
If you do indeed arrive at the VA line around 7 pm, you should do well. I think you will be even later than that since you will most likely hit a 45 minute delay getting through DE on 95. The corporate office for a company I used to work for was North-West of Philly and I had to travel that corridor more than I cared to. Whether you take 95 or 495 through DE, it will be a parking lot at 5 pm. By the time you get to the 896 interchange, traffic has picked back up to speed usually.
If you do choose 301, be very careful on the segment between Port Royal and Bowling Green. The speed limit is something like 45 on a lot of that section through Fort AP Hill and is patrolled by military police that don't believe that 46 mph is any less guilty than 56 mph. Actually be careful anywhere in VA especially on I95 South of Richmond in the 70 mph zones. Most tickets there require a court appearance and the possibility of a several thousand dollar fine. If I remember correctly, my sister-in-law ended up with something like a $300 fine and another $350 for an attorney to appear in court for her. I really hate traveling in VA!
If you do indeed arrive at the VA line around 7 pm, you should do well. I think you will be even later than that since you will most likely hit a 45 minute delay getting through DE on 95. The corporate office for a company I used to work for was North-West of Philly and I had to travel that corridor more than I cared to. Whether you take 95 or 495 through DE, it will be a parking lot at 5 pm. By the time you get to the 896 interchange, traffic has picked back up to speed usually.
If you do choose 301, be very careful on the segment between Port Royal and Bowling Green. The speed limit is something like 45 on a lot of that section through Fort AP Hill and is patrolled by military police that don't believe that 46 mph is any less guilty than 56 mph. Actually be careful anywhere in VA especially on I95 South of Richmond in the 70 mph zones. Most tickets there require a court appearance and the possibility of a several thousand dollar fine. If I remember correctly, my sister-in-law ended up with something like a $300 fine and another $350 for an attorney to appear in court for her. I really hate traveling in VA!
