Bar Harbor, ME to Savannah, GA
HI- we need help with our route from Bar Harbor to Savannah. Has anyone taken I 95 or any other suggestions. One of my concerns is going through New York. We have 30 days to make the trip so we can d...
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Need to "sticky" these directions for all the questions about routes down the east coast!
jplante4 wrote:
From Bah Hahbah, take I-95 to I-495. From there you have several choices. You'll note that NONE of these have you going over the Geo. Washington Bridge. Propane is only allowed on the upper deck and you have to be in the correct lanes to get to the upper deck. There are Jersey barriers around the toll booths making the lanes very narrow. A co-worker took out his steps on them this year.
Route 1 - most direct, most traffic
I-495 to the Mass Pike to I-84 to I-684 to the Tappan Zee Bridge, The Garden State Parkway (or I-287) to the NJ turnpike across the Delaware Memorial Bridge and pick up I-95. You'll want I-695 around Baltimore because of propane restrictions in the tunnels and I-495 around DC to avoid the traffic.
Route 2 - long but scenic
I-495 to the Mass Pike to Albany, I-88 to I-81. Get off I-81 in Winchester VA and take US50/US17 back to I-95 north of Fredricksburg VA. This misses NY metro, Philly metro and DC metro.
Route 3 - Combo Route 1 and 2
I-495 to the Mass Pike to I-84 to I-81 in Scranton PA, rest of route 2. There's an interesting corner to cut, taking US209 down the Delaware Water Gap and picking up I-80 to Harrisburg where you can pick up I-81. If there's road construction between Scranton and Harrisburg, we do this one.
Route 4 - the coastal route
Route 1, except on the other side of the Delaware Mem. Bridge take US13 down the DelMarVa and across the CBBT. On the other side go through Norfolk and the are a couple of routes (I-64 or US58) that get you back to I-95. You'll need to turn off your propane going through the bridge tunnel and any tunnels you encounter in Norfolk.
Finally Route 5 - no tunnels but a scary bridge
Route 1 except on the other side of the Del Mem Br take US40 to US301. 301 and US50 run together for a while but stay on US301 all the way to Richmond where you can pick up I-95 again.
