I let Google maps plot a toll free route from Philadelphia towards Maine. It takes me onto highway 209 through New Jersey and New York. It appears to be good roads but is there anything with which to ...
209 is a good road. Through PA most of it is in the Delaware National Rec Area. The speed limits are 25- 45 mph, but it's only 26 miles. In NY it is mostly 55 mph, but it goes through small towns. The NY section is full of old Huguenot (French Protestant settlers) homes and farms. It's not a fast ride but it is interesting.