St. Louis to Central FL
Will be traveling from just west of St. Louis to central FL this summer. Most direct and fastest route (not considering traffic) is to take 24 through Nashville to Chattanooga, and then catch 75 sout...
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RoaminRichards wrote:
I just returned from St. Louis to Central Florida last summer. I took I-55 south to Memphis,( I-269 is a loop around Memphis that is an easy drive to I-22) picked up I-22 to Tupelo, MS then turned south on US 45 to Meridian, MS then east on US 80 to Montgomery, AL then south on US 231 to I-10. I avoided Birmingham, AL as there is all kinds of road construction around that area and it is slow going with traffic delays plus rough road.This is a good choice with less traffic. Atlanta is a nightmare to get through due to traffic and construction. I live out side of Orlando so if I can be of additional help let me know.Safe travels and enjoy the trip!
I looked over your route and wondered why you didn't take US-82 as it crosses US-45 west of Columbus, MS instead of following US-45 to Meridian to get to US-80? It looks like that would be a little shorter. I'm south of Miami right now and need to head back the end of March.
I agree I-65 on the south side of Birmingham is very rough. It was like that 4 years ago the last time we used it and couldn't believe they hadn't done a thing to fix it as it was really bad back then.
