I-10 best choice thru TX?
Traveling Jan 15th from Pensacola FL to Casa Grande AZ. Was wondering if I-10 through TX is the best choice of route to take at that time of year. Camp grounds, fuel, safety? Lakeside
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mikeleblanc413 wrote:
I-10 through Texas is good. I'd worry more about I-10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette. We are planning a trip for May and just checked gas prices at Flying J in El Paso. Regular is 2.39; hope it holds. Pay attention to your gas gauge when you get in West Texas.
Nothing wrong with the road between Baton Rouge and the end of the Atchafalaya Basin. As you head west off the basin the road between there and Lafayette is pretty rough. Also west of Lake Charles around marker 27 for the next few miles is bone jarring.
I-10 between Orange and Beaumont is undergoing major construction and there have been a large increase on wrecks with fatalities. Hour long traffic jams are frequent and the holidays make it worse. You should exit at the Flying J west of Orange, head south on 73/62 and follow 73 to Winnie and back to I-10. 73 will take you through Bridge City and over the highest bridge in the south at 173'. Only 5-6 miles longer. Speed on 73 west of Bridge City is 75 with no stops to Winnie.
