S.E. Pennsylvania to North Myrtle Beach

Lots of traffic around the Va Beach area on the weekend.

dmck413 wrote:
Lots of traffic around the Va Beach area on the weekend.

Same thing with going down 13/113. You will be dealing with beach traffic all the way through Delaware and Maryland.

schlep1967 wrote:

dmck413 wrote:
Lots of traffic around the Va Beach area on the weekend.

Same thing with going down 13/113. You will be dealing with beach traffic all the way through Delaware and Maryland.

YUP.... told her that.. BUT, we all know how wives listen when they have something in their heads ..:B

We travel RT 1 from Wilmington to Dewey Beach 4 times a year and she hates the ride, along with our old days of OC MD when we would do 1/ 13/113 .... She is bent om staying off of 95...

If you really just want to stay off 95. Take 81 south to 64 east.
Avoids beach traffic and Balto.,DC, VA chaos.
Puts you back on 95 in Richmond

13 south to The Ches Bay Bridge Tunnel, Rt 13 to I 64 east to Chesapeake Va and then US 17 south. Scenic Non Interstate highway all the way down to Myrtle beach.
Google directions Chincoteague Va to Myrtle Beach.
directions
either Rt 13 or Rt 17 from Chesapeake to Wilmington can be a nice drive, personally I prefer 17.

So long as you are not going through Va Bch on a weekday rush hour time, it wont be that bad. Certainly better than getting around Philthy and Wilmington De.

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
13 south to The Ches Bay Bridge Tunnel, Rt 13 to I 64 east to Chesapeake Va and then US 17 south. Scenic Non Interstate highway all the way down to Myrtle beach.
Google directions Chincoteague Va to Myrtle Beach.
directions
either Rt 13 or Rt 17 from Chesapeake to Wilmington can be a nice drive, personally I prefer 17.

So long as you are not going through Va Bch on a weekday rush hour time, it wont be that bad. Certainly better than getting around Philthy and Wilmington De.

Is it large fifth wheel friendly route?

Lantley wrote:
If you really just want to stay off 95. Take 81 south to 64 east.
Avoids beach traffic and Balto.,DC, VA chaos.
Puts you back on 95 in Richmond

thought about that but can't see going 2-1/4 hours west ( that's what it takes for me to get to 81 ) to go south and then East again....... We are located north of Philly about 15 minutes off 95 so staying on the East side is just easier

ford truck guy wrote:

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
13 south to The Ches Bay Bridge Tunnel, Rt 13 to I 64 east to Chesapeake Va and then US 17 south. Scenic Non Interstate highway all the way down to Myrtle beach.
Google directions Chincoteague Va to Myrtle Beach.
directions
either Rt 13 or Rt 17 from Chesapeake to Wilmington can be a nice drive, personally I prefer 17.

So long as you are not going through Va Bch on a weekday rush hour time, it wont be that bad. Certainly better than getting around Philthy and Wilmington De.

Is it large fifth wheel friendly route?

I've driven all of it, but not in one trip with my A.
Rt 13 from the Md line to the CBBT is a standard 4 lane divided highway, the CBBT is I believe 11' wide lanes with a 13'6" overhead clearance. Rt 13 to I-64 is again standard 4 or 6 lane divided highway, can be busy but just stay in the center/right lanes and you will be fine and basically a straight shot, no turns until you enter I 64, which will be via a right cloverleaf.
Rt 17 in Chesapeake is 2 lane for about 16 miles in the Great dismal swamp, (May be all 4 lane now, been 20 years since I drove that part) once you hit NC all 4 lane divided and a nice easy drive. to Wilmington area.

wanderingaimlessly wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:

wanderingaimlessly wrote:
13 south to The Ches Bay Bridge Tunnel, Rt 13 to I 64 east to Chesapeake Va and then US 17 south. Scenic Non Interstate highway all the way down to Myrtle beach.
Google directions Chincoteague Va to Myrtle Beach.
directions
either Rt 13 or Rt 17 from Chesapeake to Wilmington can be a nice drive, personally I prefer 17.

So long as you are not going through Va Bch on a weekday rush hour time, it wont be that bad. Certainly better than getting around Philthy and Wilmington De.

Is it large fifth wheel friendly route?

I've driven all of it, but not in one trip with my A.
Rt 13 from the Md line to the CBBT is a standard 4 lane divided highway, the CBBT is I believe 11' wide lanes with a 13'6" overhead clearance. Rt 13 to I-64 is again standard 4 or 6 lane divided highway, can be busy but just stay in the center/right lanes and you will be fine and basically a straight shot, no turns until you enter I 64, which will be via a right cloverleaf.
Rt 17 in Chesapeake is 2 lane for about 16 miles in the Great dismal swamp, (May be all 4 lane now, been 20 years since I drove that part) once you hit NC all 4 lane divided and a nice easy drive. to Wilmington area.

Thank You, that is exactly what I was figuring.... Now I just need to figure out my fuel stops... Will look for places large enough to get a 41'/13'5" tall fiver into for diesel...

ford truck guy wrote:

Thank You, that is exactly what I was figuring.... Now I just need to figure out my fuel stops... Will look for places large enough to get a 41'/13'5" tall fiver into for diesel...

I know Royal Farms along 113 and 13 have started to build their newer stations with truck islands so I would keep a eye out for them, below the CBBT I could not tell you what to watch for.