Through Dallas & Houston. Am I nuts?
In a few weeks I’ll be towing a 30 ft FW from OK to the TX Gulf Coast. Over the years I’ve tried about every route to avoid central Dallas & Houston. None have turned out all that well. This time I’m ...
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DoxieMom wrote:
We entered in Texarkana, down to Henderson on the east side, then on a diagonal road over to Waco, took 77 down to Victoria and then I think it was 35 over to the coast. Never saw Dallas or Houston either one.
There are several possible variations on this route, but this is one good example of how to avoid Dallas AND Houston. One variation is to take US 79 from Henderson all the way down to US 77 and avoid Waco. As for the small towns, there are many with bypasses and I find them to make a less stressful trip over all.
Now just another comment: I have never had any trouble going right down US 59 through Houston, or for that matter going east to west around Dallas on I-20. But anything other than that I-20 east/west Dallas/Fort Worth is far more difficult for me that Houston is.
Back to the main point:US 59, TX 155, TX 43, US 79, US 77, US 281 offer many possible combinations and variations on routes that avoid both DFW and Houston.
