Best Route I 40 or I 70

[pappaone]

I live in Colorado South of I 70 and North of I 40, plan on heading to Parris Island,SC which is near Beaufort,SC for granddaughters graduation from USMC boot camp. Looking at MapQuest it shows both routes are about same distance from the house.. Was wondering which route majority would suggest and why. Thank you


Rich

[Bumpyroad]

jplante4 wrote:

filthy beast wrote:
Infrastructure has been suffering for a long time, not just the past 7 years. No one wants higher taxes to pay for upkeep to roads and bridges but we all like to complain about them.

Besides, I don't think the op asked for political opinions just road conditions.

Nevertheless there it is. If more people get outraged about the state of our infrastructure, maybe something will get done about it.

Or you could just look the other way.

And I said nothing about the past seven years.

it is too bad that somebody couldn't have come up with some type of stimulus program to fix the roads.
bumpy

[jplante4]

filthy beast wrote:
Infrastructure has been suffering for a long time, not just the past 7 years. No one wants higher taxes to pay for upkeep to roads and bridges but we all like to complain about them.

Besides, I don't think the op asked for political opinions just road conditions.

Nevertheless there it is. If more people get outraged about the state of our infrastructure, maybe something will get done about it.

Or you could just look the other way.

And I said nothing about the past seven years.

[filthy_beast]

jplante4 wrote:
Unless the interstate has had recent work, they all suck. My daughter hates I-70 through Missouri. I did pieces of I-40 through OK and AR and they seemed fine. My neighbor who drove I-40 from Memphis to Las Vegas said that AR was the worse.

Basically, the federal government has abandoned its responsibility WRT to the interstate system created by a forward thinking President in exchange for handing stuff out to people who add nothing to society.

Hey, we voted them in.

Infrastructure has been suffering for a long time, not just the past 7 years. No one wants higher taxes to pay for upkeep to roads and bridges but we all like to complain about them.

Besides, I don't think the op asked for political opinions just road conditions.

[Golfcart]

I spose it really depends how far south in colorado you live. If I were driving from anywhere south of Colorado springs id cut down and take 87 to hook up to I40 at or around amarillo.

I-40 has its messes, but overall its a decent enough road to take across country. Arkansas and Oklahoma used to be really bad but over the past few years they have repaved quite a bit of it. Its not as slappity slap slap bumpy as it used to be lol. I've taken I40 across the country many times and every time it seems to get a little bit better

Cant say much about I70. only been on it once

[rk911]

IndyCamp wrote:

kickstart wrote:
I 70 from Terre Haute to Indy road construction with a new bridge going in at T.H. take 465 south to get around Indy

Huh?

A new bridge going in at Terre Haute means you should take 465 around Indy? Why? They are 80 miles from each other.

I just came through there today and the construction for the new bridge in Terre Haute had I-70 down to one lane, but it was flowing fine (on a Sunday, though).

Anyway, what does that have to do with Indy?

If I am heading west to east across Indiana, I would stay on I-70 and go through downtown Indy, rather than take 465.

traffic thru the area on I-70 where the new bridge is being constructed is a bit slow but it's a relatively short stretch. on the other hand i would definitely recommend not going thru Indy on I-70. the road is extremely rough. I-465 is an excellent recommendation as it can't possibly be any worse than I-70. the bypass will add a few minutes to the trip but it is well worth it.

[IndyCamp]

kickstart wrote:
I 70 from Terre Haute to Indy road construction with a new bridge going in at T.H. take 465 south to get around Indy

Huh?

A new bridge going in at Terre Haute means you should take 465 around Indy? Why? They are 80 miles from each other.

I just came through there today and the construction for the new bridge in Terre Haute had I-70 down to one lane, but it was flowing fine (on a Sunday, though).

Anyway, what does that have to do with Indy?

If I am heading west to east across Indiana, I would stay on I-70 and go through downtown Indy, rather than take 465.

[IndyCamp]

I've done both, and I would take I-70, although it's a more "boring" drive.

[elidodge]

From a retired trucker I 40

[rk911]

pappaone wrote:
I live in Colorado South of I 70 and North of I 40, plan on heading to Parris Island,SC which is near Beaufort,SC for granddaughters graduation from USMC boot camp. Looking at MapQuest it shows both routes are about same distance from the house.. Was wondering which route majority would suggest and why. Thank you


Rich

we took I-40 from OK City to Flagstaff this past spring and I-40 from Kingman, AZ back to OK City on our way home in mid May. Overall the road was very good but there were occasional rough patches...like any interstate. but I-70 between St. Louis and the Ohio line, especially from Effingham east to the Ohio line was horrible. going thru Indianapolis I though the MH was gonna shake itself apart.

[kickstart]

I 70 from Terre Haute to Indy road construction with a new bridge going in at T.H. take 465 south to get around Indy

[Bumpyroad]

Thom02099 wrote:


A friend of mine had advised me to get off on I-64 and take that down to I-270, rather than going further east on I-70 to grab I-270. This made sense to me, since I was going south on I-55.

Probably 6 of one/half dozen of the other. I have not taken I-70 to I-270 to head south, so I don't have a point of reference as to whether either route saves time. I do know that going the I-64 route to I-270 seemed be a relatively easy drive.

Gotcha, but there is really no good way to get from St. Louis to SC.
bumpy

[pappaone]

Thanks again for the great route info, I especially like the way to get around St Louis, been through there once and did not care for it.

[Thom02099]

Bumpyroad wrote:

Thom02099 wrote:


I-70 to St Louis (I would actually take I-64 to I-270 to bypass St Louis), I-55 south to I-155 to US 412 to I-40 to I-26. Why? To completely avoid Arkansas and in particular going through Memphis
.

I don't understand the I-64 reference. IIRC, 70 meets up with 270, no need for 64??? but I would suggest MO 370 around St. Charles instead. state 370, NOT an IS.

incidentally if St. Charles is a good place in your schedule to stay overnight, sundemeier's RV park is right near 370 and I used to stay there whenever I was in town.

bumpy

A friend of mine had advised me to get off on I-64 and take that down to I-270, rather than going further east on I-70 to grab I-270. This made sense to me, since I was going south on I-55.

Probably 6 of one/half dozen of the other. I have not taken I-70 to I-270 to head south, so I don't have a point of reference as to whether either route saves time. I do know that going the I-64 route to I-270 seemed be a relatively easy drive.

[Bumpyroad]

Thom02099 wrote:


I-70 to St Louis (I would actually take I-64 to I-270 to bypass St Louis), I-55 south to I-155 to US 412 to I-40 to I-26. Why? To completely avoid Arkansas and in particular going through Memphis
.

I don't understand the I-64 reference. IIRC, 70 meets up with 270, no need for 64??? but I would suggest MO 370 around St. Charles instead. state 370, NOT an IS.

incidentally if St. Charles is a good place in your schedule to stay overnight, sundemeier's RV park is right near 370 and I used to stay there whenever I was in town.

bumpy