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RVER
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Apr 16, 2017

Trip from MA to Asseteague/Ocean City MD

WE are first time users of this MH but have been RVers since 1999. Going from MA ( Norwood) to Ocean State MD to a RV park. WANT to hear from those in the know who travel this route whether we should go 95 and GW bridge or TappenZee bridge. WE are traveling with others who we are meeting in New Haven CT and stopping and meeting at exit 56 truck stop on 95 to refuel and meet. So not sure if I can take RT 84 to 15 to 91 down to 95 and not be past exit 56? Also whether from there should we continue on 95 and go over GW bridge or get on to 287 and somehow get down to NJ turnpike and back to 95 to avoid traffic and construction etc. Thoughts??? We are leaving this coming week during the morning, meeting in New Haven and then we will be two rigs going down. They are staying on the mainland in MD and we are going down to Ocean City so we split at that point.
THOUGHTS MUCH WELCOMED.
  • You mentioned going to Assateague in the entry line, something else there besides the wild horses is the NASA facility at Wallops Island.
    They have a launch coming up on May 2 might be an interesting side trip for you.
  • jplante4 wrote:
    From Woodbridge, go I-95 to I-195 to I-295 across the Delaware Memorial Bridge and take US13/Rt 1/US 113 down the delmarva. This is the route we took to Bethany Beach last fall and the route we're planning on to get to Assateague next month.

    An alternate to the above would be to pick up (or continue on) the Garden State Parkway at the Woodbridge area all the way south to Cape May and then take the Cape May Lewes Ferry across the Delaware Bay then route 1 along the coast to Ocean City and on to Assateague. The ferry is a nice ride and the way we go when heading for Assateague, which we plan to do next week.
  • Well, seeing that you're going to New Haven anyway, you might as well do I-95. Exit 56 is EAST of the I-95/I-91 interchange. I believe that truck stop is the T/A service plaza and it's not on an exit, but rather a service plaza on both sides. From New Haven, I'd do I-95 to I-287 to the Tappan Zee. Just be aware that they are building a new span and it may impact traffic.

    From the Tappan Zee, you have a choice. you can go south on the Garden State Parkway and hook up with I-95 in Woodbridge or you can do the I-287 loop to get to the same place. Which way you go depends on day of week and time of day. I did the GSP on a Sunday afternoon and breezed right through.

    From Woodbridge, go I-95 to I-195 to I-295 across the Delaware Memorial Bridge and take US13/Rt 1/US 113 down the delmarva. This is the route we took to Bethany Beach last fall and the route we're planning on to get to Assateague next month.
  • RVER wrote:
    WE are first time users of this MH but have been RVers since 1999. Going from MA ( Norwood) to Ocean State MD to a RV park. WANT to hear from those in the know who travel this route whether we should go 95 and GW bridge or TappenZee bridge. WE are traveling with others who we are meeting in New Haven CT and stopping and meeting at exit 56 truck stop on 95 to refuel and meet. So not sure if I can take RT 84 to 15 to 91 down to 95 and not be past exit 56? Also whether from there should we continue on 95 and go over GW bridge or get on to 287 and somehow get down to NJ turnpike and back to 95 to avoid traffic and construction etc. Thoughts??? We are leaving this coming week during the morning, meeting in New Haven and then we will be two rigs going down. They are staying on the mainland in MD and we are going down to Ocean City so we split at that point.
    THOUGHTS MUCH WELCOMED.


    Used to do similar trips when son was in College - Before 9-11 when NYC just went impossible.

    Bing Map of trip

    Tappan Zee bridge for sure.

    Then I get off the NJT at exit 7 to I295 - gets you off the toll road early and saves the big line at the end. Have at times waited 45 minutes to pay the toll.

    Then after DMB get off at the Christiana Exit 4-B to head south on RT 1 South toward the Beaches, then just past Dover RT 113 to the Beach, avoiding the Rehoboth Beach traffic, that can easily be two hours to go 5 miles.

    Best of Luck,