Florida to Southern New Mexico
I hear that I-10 is horrible, can anyone suggest another route?
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Parts of I-10 are not great, but it is likely the route with more RVs crossing the country now.
Going north adds two or three days to the trip.
This time of year, I would not want to travel on I-40 into New Mexico. Might be nice one week and ice covered the next.
The last time we went west from the Dallas/Fort Worth area we took US-380 to US-70 to I-25. Not a bad drive with not many small towns.
Most of I-10 through Florida, Alabama and Mississippi are fine.
I-10 thru Louisiana and East Texas is the worst part.
No one takes I-10 thru New Orleans. I-12 across the north side of Lake Pontchartrain is the route to take. You can head north to I-20 from Mobile or I-59 if you don’t want to drive US highways.
Or take US-190 from Baton Rouge to Beaumont, TX.
Try to make the drive thru Houston at mid-day. Just go straight thru on I-10. The ‘outer’ freeways are toll roads and might be slower.
San Antonio is easier than Orlando.
El Paso bothers some folks, but there is an easy route to avoid I-10 downtown. Search for El Paso bypass.
Do not yield to temptation and take US-285 from I-20/ Pecos, TX to Carlsbad, NM. Horrible road with heavy oil field truck traffic.
Personally I prefer US-90 from San Antonio to Van Horn,!but it is a bit farther and slower than I-10.
Going north adds two or three days to the trip.
This time of year, I would not want to travel on I-40 into New Mexico. Might be nice one week and ice covered the next.
The last time we went west from the Dallas/Fort Worth area we took US-380 to US-70 to I-25. Not a bad drive with not many small towns.
Most of I-10 through Florida, Alabama and Mississippi are fine.
I-10 thru Louisiana and East Texas is the worst part.
No one takes I-10 thru New Orleans. I-12 across the north side of Lake Pontchartrain is the route to take. You can head north to I-20 from Mobile or I-59 if you don’t want to drive US highways.
Or take US-190 from Baton Rouge to Beaumont, TX.
Try to make the drive thru Houston at mid-day. Just go straight thru on I-10. The ‘outer’ freeways are toll roads and might be slower.
San Antonio is easier than Orlando.
El Paso bothers some folks, but there is an easy route to avoid I-10 downtown. Search for El Paso bypass.
Do not yield to temptation and take US-285 from I-20/ Pecos, TX to Carlsbad, NM. Horrible road with heavy oil field truck traffic.
Personally I prefer US-90 from San Antonio to Van Horn,!but it is a bit farther and slower than I-10.
