Best way from Delaware to Mass WITHOUT the gw brdge/lower ct

Good idea- we took the rt 13/rt 1 over the Chesapeake bay bridge so we avoided Baltimore and dc.. But with the rain coming Saturday, that bridge may not be a good option.

I'm staying off the parkway! I like my AC unit where it is lol :)

With as far south as your coming from I'd consider taking I-81 up and avoiding the DC/Baltimore area. You can actually follow 81 all the way to I-84 in Pennsylvania. Then 84 past Newburgh NY as above through CT into Mass. to 90.

You'll miss lots of urban congestion, tolls, traffic and headaches. The few extra miles are, IMHO, worth it. Traffic in the BC to NYC corridor can be horrendous not to mention those tolls really add up.

I've never taken our rig on the GSP, but I'm told those few low bridges are low - to stay in the center lane for them.

Happy Trails!

Thank you so much everyone for the great advice!

What a good idea to avoid the GW bridge. Traveling from the south, go north thru Maryland & Delaware on I-95. Cross the Delaware Memorial Bridge into New Jersey. Look for 287 N (outside Perth Amboy) which brings you through Jersey. Then 87 N into NY. At Newburgh, cross the Newburgh Bridge, and 84 E will take you to Sturbridge Massachusetts, and you can get on 90 E to go to Boston, etc.

We have driven this route MANY times. Very rare to have backup traffic.

Good travels.

Tappan Zee bridge, then I-684 to I-84

Yeah, if it's a weekend, avoid the Parkway. 287 makes a big loop, but the parkway is liable to be a mess

From 287 after the Tappan Zee, you can pick up 684 to 84. Or, head towards Albany on 87 and pick up 84 there. Might be better than weekend traffic at the Tappan Zee.

nspsycho wrote:
Where's the best place to cut off to 84?
I was looking at nj turnpike to 287-87-84?

Any better ideas? The one good thing about the nj turnpike is it's long and flat and as long as traffic is good you can make good time.

We are heading back up on the weekend so no rush hour to deal with..

I did the 84-87-287 to NJ Turnpike on July 5th when heading to Ocean City MD. This is an easy route. You could also do the NJ Turnpike to 287 and instead of taking 87 north, continue on 287 over the Tappan Zee straight to 95 just south of Greenwich.

On my trip back from Ocean City to Gardiner NY, I took the Garden State north to 87 instead of 287. Should have taken 287. On a Saturday there was tons of traffic on the GSP, crazy drivers, narrow lanes and low bridges. If you take the GSP you HAVE to stay in the middle lanes or you will lose your A/C to a bridge.

Where's the best place to cut off to 84?
I was looking at nj turnpike to 287-87-84?

Any better ideas? The one good thing about the nj turnpike is it's long and flat and as long as traffic is good you can make good time.

We are heading back up on the weekend so no rush hour to deal with..

Take I/84 it's worth the extra miles!

The lowest I recall seeing was 12' 2" on the shoulder of an arch bridge.