Ohio to Wisconsin
I would like to travel from northeast Ohio to southwest Wisconsin avoiding major cities, Chicago and the like. I have a truck camper so I can go most places.
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i misread your original post..sorry.
you can avoid Chicago metro but you'll either go waaay our of your way or thru some very sketchy neighborhoods.
me? i'd stay on I-80 thru the Indiana and Illinois suburbs to I-39 and then head north. if you time it right you'll avoid a lot, but not all, of the traffic. i'd want to run the stretch between where I-80 meets I-94 near Portage IN and Joliet IL between 10a-2p or way before dawn. you have a long drive. if you are doing it without stopping overnight you'll be leaving Ashtabula very, very early. if that's the case I'd just stay on I-90 and time it to barrel thru Cleveland before rush hour.
otherwise to avoid Cleveland consider...
Ohio SR11 south to I-80
I-80 east to the Illinois line
I-80 east to I-39
I-39 north to I-90 west
I-90 west to Illinois SR 14
you'll have one toll in Illinois where I-294 meets I-80. no cash taken...toll transponder or pay online after your trip is done.
safe trip.
you can avoid Chicago metro but you'll either go waaay our of your way or thru some very sketchy neighborhoods.
me? i'd stay on I-80 thru the Indiana and Illinois suburbs to I-39 and then head north. if you time it right you'll avoid a lot, but not all, of the traffic. i'd want to run the stretch between where I-80 meets I-94 near Portage IN and Joliet IL between 10a-2p or way before dawn. you have a long drive. if you are doing it without stopping overnight you'll be leaving Ashtabula very, very early. if that's the case I'd just stay on I-90 and time it to barrel thru Cleveland before rush hour.
otherwise to avoid Cleveland consider...
Ohio SR11 south to I-80
I-80 east to the Illinois line
I-80 east to I-39
I-39 north to I-90 west
I-90 west to Illinois SR 14
you'll have one toll in Illinois where I-294 meets I-80. no cash taken...toll transponder or pay online after your trip is done.
safe trip.
