On the road Aug 19 - 23 Traffic Volume (Eclipse)

Thanks to all that contributed.
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I was headed north on I39 in Northern Illinois Monday night between 9 and 10. Normally very light traffic that time of night, but it was quite heavy, with a lot of Wisconsin license plates. Then there was a long backup at the state line, caused by a combination of the heavier than usual traffic and construction right at the line that funneled 3 lines into one. Fortunately (for me) Waze knew about it and routed me around it.

Post-eclipse traffic has been heavy, though, in southeast Idaho. I think folks came here over multiple days, but everybody's leaving at once!

My son went to Madras area on Saturday. I've been looking a Tripcheck, which has a lot of new traffic info just in time for this event. I didn't see much in the way of back ups before, though there have been news stories about slow traffic. Right before the eclipse some of the wayside web cams showed a lot of parked cars. But after there's a lot of stop-n-go on US97 between Raymond and Madras. Also around Biggs Junction (97/82)

We've been in Lincoln City, OR and Depoe Bay, OR and didn't notice an influx of traffic from earlier in the week to the weekend.

We haven't ventured out today at all.

And we depart to head down to Klamath River, CA tomorrow. As of now, I think we'll be alright.

Tenn DOT already has signs up on I-40 east of Jackson warning not to park on side of interstate to see eclipse. and not to stop for it. Probably won't be a problem, traffic will be backed up from the river crossing on in to and out of Nashville. We are staying home, Saw one years ago, they are all the same. Gets daark, then it get light again... or so we hope.

Just google it.

There are a ton of pictures where the traffic is already backed up and people just standing on the side of the road. Some of them started 2 days ago!
https://www.google.com/search?source=hp&q=pictures+of+roads+backed+up+for+eclipse+2017&oq=Pictures+of+Roads+backed+up+for+eclip&gs_l=psy-ab.1.1.33i21k1j33i160k1.2264.24148.0.26307.53.50.0.0.0.0.362.8058.0j12j12j9.33.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..24.23.5403...0j46j0i131k1j0i46k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j33i22i29i30k1.xjc0AgqXj0k

They even have links for 'live' updates.

And just like any holiday and/or event. People slowly come in over the course of a few days. BUT when it's over ALL of them hit the road on the SAME day! Real glad I am too far south for all that nonsense.:B

We left western NC Friday afternoon after seeing how bad traffic was on I-75 north of Atlanta the day before. Sure enough, from Blue Ridge to I-85 was bumper to bumper northbound. We also noted heavy northbound on I-85 & I-185 from Columbus to Atlanta. Once we got into south Georgia, just the usual stuff. lizzie

The eclipse shadow will travel down I-24 in Tennessee, almost its full length, It will be travelling at 1,800 miles per hour, and there will be a few trying to keep up with it. After its over about 3:00 in the afternoon, Everybody is going to be either get out of town, ao back in because they couldn't earlier. Find a place to hunker down and don't try to move till Tuesday at least.

When I went to church this morning on I-81 in VA the northbound lane was running at 70 mph or better with no problems. The southbound lane looked really slow and backed up. A few hours latter on the way home I heard a guy in the southbound traffic say it was stop and go at about 40 MPH. I took a different route home. I have no idea if it's eclipse related or not. 4 guys I work with all took the day off to go look at the thing. I don't get it.