Route around Atlanta

Ziggy_the_BB wrote:
Agreed, straight through at any time of the day (although rush hour a bit more white knuckle). The trick is use the HOV lanes which require 2 people...so you are legal. Travel through often...HOV=Never a problem.

Not exactly correct. There are no HOV lanes, but toll lanes. It doesn't matter how many occupants are in the vehicle, but you must have a transponder to pay the toll. The Peach Pass (Georgia), Sun Pass (Florida), and the Quick Pass (North Carolina) all work on the toll lanes.

I go straight through and also use the HOV but you need to hammer down. Otherwise do not stay in the right lane as two lanes will exit without much warning.
GA has wasted a lot of money making US 27 four lanes from Chattanooga to SW GA. You could take it to Columbus and then 300 to Albany. Take the bypass around Albany and then US 19 to US 98 all the way down to 589 near Brooksville, Fl. 589 will take you into Tampa where you could get back on I-75. Much of this route is divided four lanes with very little traffic.
From Albany you could go on over to I-75 and take it on south.

Straight through Atlanta, and in the left lanes. Or I-65 to Montgomery AL. US-231 to I-10.

K Charles wrote:
Straight thru is the best way.

This. But you do have to time it a little bit.
In general, between 9A and 3P weekdays and all day Sat. and Sun. aren't bad.
The beltway sucks all the time.

There is no good alternate route......unless you bypass northern Georgia completely by going through Birmingham or Memphis (for example).

Atlanta is laid out in a wheel and spoke arrangement, kind of, and direct routes to anywhere are hard to come by.

Agreed, straight through at any time of the day (although rush hour a bit more white knuckle). The trick is use the HOV lanes which require 2 people...so you are legal. Travel through often...HOV=Never a problem.

K Charles wrote:
Straight thru is the best way.

Agree. The belt way suks

Straight thru is the best way.