UPDATED: Arizona (not Nevada) roads question
last week I traveled I 40 east in Arizona and the road was terrible. I am a motorhome towing. Next week I have to travel it again. Can anyone tell me if I 10 would be better? I could take that and con...
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lane hog wrote:
I-10 is in fairly good shape, but the traffic is horrible starting about 20 miles west of Phoenix until you're past Tucson. I used to drive back roads between Phoenix and Tucson just to avoid I-10...
Taking the so called Phoenix By pass south from I-10 down 85 through Gila Bend is the way to go. You miss all of the traffic nonsense in Phoenix and come out on I-8 where it merges {ends} on I-10 just south of Casa Grande. From there I-10 is fine down to and through Tucson. The ride from Gila Bend towards Casa Grande is actually one of the more scenic stretches of I-8.
Going west the By pass takes you back up through Gila Bend and you hit I-10 well west of Phoenix and from there it is pretty decent all the way to California {just fill your tank before crossing the Colorado unless you like paying an extra $1.50+ a gallon}.
:C
