MN to Venice Fl - Best/Quickest Rt?

djbogue wrote:
We are leaving on Sunday Dec 28. I would take I-39, I-74, I-57,I-24, I-65, Route 231 to I-10.

The route 24 is all 2 lanes over to I-65 and then you have Indianapolis to content with.

This is extremely good advise! We just pulled our fiver from Peoria to Clarksville taking I-74 to I-57 to I-24.

The day after Christmas we will run through Nashville just before 7am and then take I-65 down to Montgomery, US RT 231 (divided 4-lane) to I-10, and across to I-75.

If you want a relaxing route that is not much longer, try this one.

The worse roads are I-57 in Illinois but if you have ever traveled some of the interstates in California then you might think you are on new pavement.

djbogue wrote:
We are leaving on Sunday Dec 28. I would take I-39, I-74, I-57,I-24, I-65, Route 231 to I-10.

The route 24 is all 2 lanes over to I-65 and then you have Indianapolis to content with.

x2 my last time thru Indy was a nightmare of road construction. It might be finished now.

We are leaving on Sunday Dec 28. I would take I-39, I-74, I-57,I-24, I-65, Route 231 to I-10.

The route 24 is all 2 lanes over to I-65 and then you have Indianapolis to content with.

I 39 South, U.S. 24 East, I 65 South, I 10 East, I 75 to Venice.

All good roads. Rt. 24 is an easy drive that will take you the shortest distance to I 65 and avoid the Chicago mess!!!!

MS S&T shows from Mpls area over and down I-39 which misses Chi-town and gets you south about as quickly as it can be. I always go on I-39 to miss the Chicago area as much as posible.
bumpy