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cctv
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Jul 14, 2014

Minnesota to Florida via the Smokies

We are making our last snowbird trip to Florida (moving down permanently) and decided to go thru the smokies. I don't want to screw with narrow roads if possible so I would try to stay on the freeways as much as possible. I know it still gets steep and twisted on I40 and others but I will enjoy the view better if I can take my eyes off the road every once in a while.

My question is, what would be the best RV route from Minnesota to Florida via the Smokies, staying on freeways as much as possible.
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  • pulsar's avatar
    pulsar
    Explorer
    Jul 14, 2014
    It might help to know where in Florida.

    If you want to stay strictly on the Interstates highways, you will not see much of the smokies, but will have some spectacular scenery.

    If you were headed to Orlando, and have reached I-40 in Tennessee, you would continue on I-40 to i-26 in Asheville, NC. Take I-26 to I-95 in South Carolina. Continue on I-95 to I-4 in Florida.

    On I-40, you will not run into "steep and twisted" roads, as I think of them. The climb from Tennessee into NC is a long, but not steep route. There are many turns, of course, but the speed limit for trucks is 50 MPH. Your steepest grade will be on I-26, a 3-mile, 6% downhill grade.

    Tom
  • rv2go's avatar
    rv2go
    Explorer II
    Jul 14, 2014
    The Smokies cover a pretty large area. Are we talking about the Smoky Mountains National Park?
    Which part are you wanting to visit? North Carolina or Tennessee side.

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