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May 25, 2017

Evading Nashville and Indianopolis

Taking a trip up 24 to 65 to 69 or return takes at least two hours through Nashville many times for a distance of ten miles or so.
Indy can be near as bad or worse for 20 miles.
My idea of RVing is not staying on the road touring their potholes for 4 hours of a trip.
I have sat and figured on all the roads east and west of Nashville and reached the conclusion you can't avoid "Nashville." Nashville being the environ of maybe 50 miles in any direction and cross road for the East.
It is as bad or worse than Atlanta I75 or any of the other Interstates and roads.
So how do you avoid Nashville and Indy on your way north or south?
There has to be a way.
  • Can't help you with INDY, however if you exit I-24 in Murfreesboro onto # 840 and go East & North to I-40. Take I-40 West about 5 miles to SR 109 North. It will take you to I-65 at the Tennessee / KY state line.
  • TrailerTraveler1 wrote:
    Almost two hours on I-24 through Chattanooga on Monday ... at mid-day no less. Ugh! Made Nashville seem like a cakewalk!

    Repeat after me. Stay of the Interstate around Chattanooga.
    Never use it except when we forget. Sometimes it would be wise to pack a lunch and some toilet paper.
  • We exit to the Briley Parkway to go around Nashville going both north and south. It is a really good alternative to going through downtown Nashville, Indianapolis has I-465/I-74 and it is not too bad especially if it is not rush hour. I think Nashville is much worse than Indy.
  • I prefer going up I75 thru Cincinatti then west on 30 in Ohio to 469 then 69. 1 Big Town versus 3 Big Towns.

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