Bedford, PA 70 West through Wheeling WV
Are there any steep grades on 70 West from Bedford, PA going through Wheeling, WV and then we head up 77N to Ohio. (Will take the 470 bypass around Wheeling). We are in Cumberland, MD and would li...
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I'd definitely pay the turnpike toll from Bedford to New Stanton, in my opinion you'll be pulling more gear because there's a lot more grades to pull on I68 and I79 up to Washington. I avoid I470 around Wheeling and go through the tunnel in Wheeling. I've driven the I70 route many times and I've never needed anything below 5th gear, can't say that about I68 the one time I took I-68.
