Bangor to Nashville

tropical_ron wrote:
95 to 495
495 to Mass pike
Mass Pike to 84
84 to 81 as stated above is what I'd do..
Enjoy Nashville.

This is the way we go every year, heading just west of Knoxville in our motor home. I find Hartford the worst area, so we try to get through there mid-day before afternoon rush and try to stay in a center lane until we get through downtown.

95 to 495
495 to Mass pike
Mass Pike to 84
84 to 81 as stated above is what I'd do..
Enjoy Nashville.

I suggest you sign into Mapquest.com and put the cities into directions.

Follow Mapquest's instructions bypassing Boston (to the west) and going west of Hartford through Connecticut.

West of Danbury, CT, turn right on Hwy 312 which will eventually turn into I-84. Follow I-84 to Scranton, PA where you'll take I-81 South.

I-81 will take you down to Harrisburg, PA, and just follow it the whole length of Virginia's Shenendoah Valley to Northeast Tennessee.

East of Knoxville, you'll pickup I-40 West and it'll take you to Nashville.

This route will avoid the ultra congested New York-Washington, DC area, and it's not a bad drive at all on all controlled access highways.

frayfl wrote:
Pulling a fiver from Bangor to Nashville, any route recommendations?

Would like to avoide the big city traffic.

If you can marry up with I-81 South either in Pa or Md, then it's a straight shot...I-81 will merge into I-40 West straight into Nashville.

I do it twice a yr from the Chambersburg, Pa area...No big cities to navigate, except around Knoxville, Tn and that's not a problem...you can either take the bypass or stay on 40 W.