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BarbeeC
Explorer
Jul 18, 2018

Bangor to St. Johnsbury, VT

Planning on taking I95 to Hwy 2. Pulling a 40 ft 5th wheel. Wondered if it is a good route? Figured it would be about a 4 hr. drive.
  • It's a perfectly fine route, no real problems at all. US2 is one of the key east/west routes through those parts, used by all sorts of vehicles. You could take it all the way and skip I-95 just as well. In either case, it'll most likely take a tiny bit longer than four hours with a sizable RV, maybe around 4.5 or 5 hours.

    There are some curves and hills, of course, but nothing extremely steep or sharp or unsuitable. Any road in New England is likely to be curvier and hillier than most in Kansas!
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    bukhrn
    Explorer III
    DrewE wrote:
    It's a perfectly fine route, no real problems at all. US2 is one of the key east/west routes through those parts, used by all sorts of vehicles. You could take it all the way and skip I-95 just as well. In either case, it'll most likely take a tiny bit longer than four hours with a sizable RV, maybe around 4.5 or 5 hours.

    There are some curves and hills, of course, but nothing extremely steep or sharp or unsuitable. Any road in New England is likely to be curvier and hillier than most in Kansas!
    X-2, a lot better than some of the US routes we've been on. We're a lot shorter than you, 30'+ toad & dolly, but we had absolutely no problems, and very scenic in most places.
  • It's mostly 2 lane through Maine with varying speeds from 55 down to 25 in towns, just watch for the signs. There will be some turns in order to stay on 2, Skowhegan (left, then right) and Norridgewock (right, then left) come to mind. Pretty drive. Large trucks take it all the time.
  • Thank You for confirming our route! Get tired of the Interstate, so this will be a welcomed change.