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easyrider470
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Jun 30, 2015

Bloomington Indiana to Bristol, VA

We are leaving Wednesday afternoon for a trip over to Bristol and I was wondering if anyone has experience with the route getting across.
I mostly want to make sure that I choose the best option out of Lexington Kentucky. the two routes in consideration are:

75 South to 25E or

75 South to Knoxville and take 81 across

the route to go to 81 is quite a bit longer, by 55 miles actually, but Google maps has that way only taking an additional 2 minutes...my guess is that 25E is not a road where we would be able to make any decent time.

Our rig is a 2015 GMC 3500 Duramax with a 39" Keystone Fuzion 5th wheel.
  • We picked up 25E in Richmond, KY on Sunday (three days ago) and drove all the way to Morristown, TN. It was an excellent roadway and a most enjoyable drive. I must say I was prepared for a very different highway (we were not in a hurry), so I was pleasantly surprised.