update........I85 from here in nc.....then #129..thru ...several state parks...@ lake hartwell...lake Sinclair..all way down...we're stoked..packed & rollin! headed to central Florida...end of October..towing the car. .we'll use a good sam trip planner & we've been looking at highway #83 to miss all the Atlanta traffic y'all got any good routes with clearance on underpasses you use?I'll get back in here soon as I can and thanks in advance.

why not I-77 or 26 to I-95 and totally avoid atlanta?bumpy

Lived in Gwinnett county North Atlanta. If you wait to hit spaghetti junction (North side outer loop intersection) on 85 south until after 9:15 am you will clear south side in 45 minutes. 6 lanes mostly clear until 2:00 pm. Traffic starts building at 0645 am. So if you start thru at 0615 you should clear to the south side quickly. By the way the outer loop WILL NOT help. Any other route will cost a lot of time. Had a fleet of a few hundred trailer...Traffic does fly and does not respect you when changing lanes. Pick a center lane of stay there.

Never had a problem just taking I-75 right through.

Bumpyroad wrote:why not I-77 or 26 to I-95 and totally avoid atlanta?bumpywe're going to live oak florida ..volunteered at that state park...plus..scenic highways are nice...looking at #83..going down east side of Atlanta...looks like a good road....I'm checking overpass clearance right now..but i have keep changing highways..lottsa times if i don't go interstate..if i find that i have to change this much..it'll be 77...26..95..

Bear9998 wrote:Lived in Gwinnett county North Atlanta. If you wait to hit spaghetti junction (North side outer loop intersection) on 85 south until after 9:15 am you will clear south side in 45 minutes. 6 lanes mostly clear until 2:00 pm. Traffic starts building at 0645 am. So if you start thru at 0615 you should clear to the south side quickly. By the way the outer loop WILL NOT help. Any other route will cost a lot of time. Had a fleet of a few hundred trailer...Traffic does fly and does not respect you when changing lanes. Pick a center lane of stay there.ha!...yeah..we went thru there on a Friday..years back...it was like "mr toads wild ride"

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magnusfide
Explorer II
Aug 19, 2014
Don't know where you're starting from exactly but we've used US 441 down to I-10 and then headed west on I-10 about 30 miles to Live Oak. US 441 is a nice drive through some country like areas and towns. It avoids larger metro areas; the only large town it connects with is Athens but that's an easy drive on their bypass.
Dick_B
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
We always use the I-285 bypass. Follow the signs for Tampa.
jaycocamprs
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
If that's what I wanted to do, I'd use US-441 to Eatonton. US-129 to Macon. Or just stay on US-441 all the way down. But we go straight thru, I-75 right thru downtown.
Crazy_Ray
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
When we have to travel through Atlanta, we do it at night. 3 am is good.
bigwheelsturnin
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
Jim Shoe wrote:
The problem in Atlanta is that the right lane exits. And if I'm lucky enough to move one lane to the left, then it exits. Bad enough in a car, but in a MH pulling a toad, nobody wants to let you in. I'm a solo RVer, but I've considered buying a female mannequin so that I could drive in the HOV lanes. :)

that's a great idea...plus no "back seat driver".. ;-)
bigwheelsturnin
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
Crazy Ray wrote:
When we have to travel through Atlanta, we do it at night. 3 am is good.

ha!...we like to miss all the big city traffic too... ;-)
bigwheelsturnin
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
jaycocamprs wrote:
If that's what I wanted to do, I'd use US-441 to Eatonton. US-129 to Macon. Or just stay on US-441 all the way down. But we go straight thru, I-75 right thru downtown.

yeah ..we're looking at 29 now...we'll check that 441 too..thanx
bigwheelsturnin
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
magnusfide wrote:
Don't know where you're starting from exactly but we've used US 441 down to I-10 and then headed west on I-10 about 30 miles to Live Oak. US 441 is a nice drive through some country like areas and towns. It avoids larger metro areas; the only large town it connects with is Athens but that's an easy drive on their bypass.

we're gonna check out that 441...we wouldn't have as many changes that way...thanx
bigwheelsturnin
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
AlabamaTraveler wrote:
I would drive thru Kty and Tenn to avoid Atlanta. That place is........well, I'd better not say it here.

our thoughts...exactly... ;-)
RamblinManGA
Explorer
Aug 20, 2014
Hi from AZ. . . as a former Atlantan, I'd take I-85 S to I-285 (the bypass)S or E (it's a circle) to I-675 S to I-75 S. Avoids downtown. Just plan other than rush hour times. Or Sunday morning is great. Or you could do a search on 'Avoiding Atlanta' & come up with a hundred or so more posts. . . .Regards, Craig

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