We are planning a trip in June 2013 fom Florida to Andrews AFB Maryland then north to Boston MA.
I'm driving a 38 ft Georgetown motorhome and pulling a small car.
What would be an easy rouste that I won't have to worry about low bridges or any Parkways that only allow cars.
At present I'm considering going from DC area to Hershey PA then north and enter Conneticut further north from NYC.
Hang on Iggy I drive that route all the time and will put together a route for you.
Where in FL should I start it?
Thanks Lou,
Actually we will be down in the Florida Keys on Marathon Island.
My biggest worry is getting around N.J. and NYC heading to Boston.
After that we may head to the FROG Rally in Canada in Niagra Falls.
We were looking at 2 routes from Boston to Niagra thru NY the northern route as well as the central route.
All your help will be greatly appreciated.
Planning ahead is always great.
DAY 1
12:22 PM 0.0 Depart MANATEE COVE CG on Local road(s) (West) 65 yds
12:22 PM 0.1 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Rescue Rd 1.0 mi
12:25 PM 1.0 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Redstone Rd, then immediately turn LEFT (North) onto Spacelift Ave 0.3 mi
12:27 PM 1.3 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Jupiter St 0.3 mi
12:29 PM 1.6 Turn RIGHT (South) onto SR-A1A [Indian River Lagoon Scenic Hwy] 2.8 mi
12:32 PM 4.4 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-404 [Pineda Causeway] 3.8 mi
12:36 PM 8.2 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-1 [SR-5] 2.0 mi US-1 N / Cocoa
Resurfacing between Bonaventure and Melbourne (NB) (August 15, 2011 - November 16, 2012)
12:38 PM 10.2 Turn LEFT (West) onto Suntree Blvd 0.4 mi
12:39 PM 10.5 Turn RIGHT (North) onto CR-509 [Wickham Rd N] 2.4 mi
12:43 PM 12.9 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-95 [Sr-9] 146.2 mi I-95 N / Jacksonville
2:46 PM 159.1 At exit 337, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi SR-9A E / I-10 / I-295 N / Orange Park / Jax Beaches
2:47 PM 159.3 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto SR-9A 16.0 mi SR-9A E / Jax Beaches
3:00 PM 175.3 Merge onto SR-113 [SR-9A] 2.0 mi
3:02 PM 177.3 Road name changes to SR-9A [N Dames Point Bridge] 7.8 mi
3:09 PM 185.1 At exit 35B, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-95 [Sr-9] 113.9 mi I-95 N / Int'l Airport / Savannah
3:26 PM 205.7 Entering Georgia
4:47 PM 299.0 At exit 94, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3 mi GA-204 / Savannah / Pembroke
4:47 PM 299.3 Turn RIGHT (East) onto GA-204 6.5 mi
4:54 PM 305.8 Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) 10 yds
4:54 PM 305.8 Road name changes to Rio Rd 0.3 mi
4:56 PM 306.0 Turn LEFT to stay on Rio Rd 1.2 mi
4:59 PM 307.3 Turn RIGHT (East) onto S Perimeter Rd 0.1 mi
5:00 PM 307.4 Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) 109 yds
5:00 PM 307.5 Arrive LOTTS ISLAND ARMY AIRFIELD RV PARK
End of day
DAY 2
9:00 AM 307.5 Depart LOTTS ISLAND ARMY AIRFIELD RV PARK on Local road(s) (South) 109 yds
9:00 AM 307.5 Turn RIGHT (West) onto S Perimeter Rd 0.1 mi
9:01 AM 307.6 Turn LEFT (South) onto Rio Rd 1.2 mi
9:05 AM 308.9 Turn RIGHT to stay on Rio Rd 0.3 mi
9:05 AM 309.2 Turn RIGHT (West) onto GA-204 [Abercorn St] 6.4 mi
9:12 AM 315.6 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-95 [GA-405] 314.4 mi I-95 N / I-16 / Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
9:28 AM 334.2 Entering South Carolina
Reconstruction near Florence (EB) (October 15, 2012 - May 31, 2013)
12:16 PM 533.3 Entering North Carolina
1:38 PM 630.0 At exit 97, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3 mi US-70 / Selma / Goldsboro / Pine Level
1:38 PM 630.3 Turn RIGHT (East) onto US-70 [US Highway 70 E] 19.7 mi
1:58 PM 650.0 Bear RIGHT (South) onto Ramp 0.1 mi US-13 N / US-70 E / US-117-BYP N / US-70-BYP E / Wilson / Morehead City / Kinston
1:58 PM 650.1 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-117 Byp [US-13] 0.8 mi
1:59 PM 650.9 Road name changes to US-13 [US-70] 3.5 mi
2:03 PM 654.4 Keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi US-13 / Berkeley Blvd / Seymour Johnson A F B / Snow Hill
2:03 PM 654.6 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Berkley Blvd N [N Berkeley Blvd] 1.0 mi
2:05 PM 655.5 Keep RIGHT onto S Berkeley Blvd 0.3 mi
2:06 PM 655.9 Road name changes to Wright Brothers Ave 0.7 mi
2:08 PM 656.5 Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto Vermont Garrison St, then immediately turn LEFT (West) onto Jabara Ave [Jabarrah Ave] 0.2 mi
2:10 PM 656.8 Turn LEFT to stay on Jabara Ave [Jabarrah Ave] 0.2 mi
2:11 PM 657.0 Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto Fickel St 0.1 mi
2:12 PM 657.1 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 98 yds
2:12 PM 657.2 Arrive SEYMOUR-JOHNSON FC
End of day
DAY 3
9:00 AM 657.2 Depart SEYMOUR-JOHNSON FC on Local road(s) (South) 98 yds
9:00 AM 657.3 Turn LEFT (South-East) onto Fickel St 0.1 mi
9:01 AM 657.4 Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Jabara Ave [Jabarrah Ave] 0.2 mi
9:02 AM 657.6 Turn RIGHT to stay on Jabara Ave [Jabarrah Ave] 0.2 mi
9:02 AM 657.8 Turn RIGHT (South) onto Vermont Garrison St, then immediately turn LEFT (North-East) onto Wright Brothers Ave 0.7 mi
9:05 AM 658.5 Road name changes to S Berkeley Blvd 0.3 mi
9:06 AM 658.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto Berkley Blvd N [N Berkeley Blvd] 1.0 mi
9:08 AM 659.8 Road name changes to US-13 [N Berkeley Blvd] 0.1 mi
9:09 AM 659.9 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto US-13 [US-70] 3.7 mi US-117-BYP W / US-13 S / US-70 W / NC-111 N / Raleigh
9:13 AM 663.7 Road name changes to US-117 Byp [US-13] 0.3 mi
9:13 AM 664.0 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-70 0.5 mi US-70 W / Raleigh
9:14 AM 664.5 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-795 [US-117] 20.6 mi I-795 N / Wilson
9:31 AM 685.1 Take Ramp onto I-795 [US-264] 4.6 mi US-264 W
9:35 AM 689.6 At exit 38B, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-95 109.1 mi I-95 N / Rocky Mount
10:29 AM 752.2 Entering Virginia
11:08 AM 798.7 At exit 46, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-295 42.1 mi I-295 N / Washington / Richmond Int'l Airport
11:44 AM 840.8 At exit 43A, take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-95 85.8 mi I-95 N / Washington
12:58 PM 926.6 At exit 170A-B, take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-495 [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 6.7 mi I-495 E / I-95 N / Baltimore
1:04 PM 933.3 Road name changes to I-495 LOCAL [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 1.2 mi
1:06 PM 934.4 Road name changes to I-495 [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 21 yds
1:06 PM 934.4 Road name changes to I-495 LOCAL [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 3.2 mi
1:06 PM 935.3 Entering District of Columbia
1:06 PM 935.4 Entering Maryland
1:09 PM 937.7 At exit 3B, road name changes to I-495 [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 131 yds
1:09 PM 937.7 Road name changes to I-495 LOCAL [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 0.3 mi
1:09 PM 938.0 Road name changes to I-495 [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 5.6 mi
1:14 PM 943.6 At exit 9, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3 mi MD-337 / Allentown Road / Morningside / Andrews AFB
1:15 PM 943.9 Keep STRAIGHT onto Local road(s) 21 yds
1:15 PM 943.9 Turn LEFT (North-East) onto MD-337 [Allentown Rd] 1.4 mi
1:18 PM 945.3 Merge onto MD-337 [Suitland Pkwy] 0.3 mi
1:18 PM 945.6 Take Ramp onto Local road(s) 0.2 mi Andrews AFB
1:18 PM 945.8 Bear RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) 109 yds
1:19 PM 945.9 Bear RIGHT (South) onto Patrick Ave 0.5 mi
1:20 PM 946.4 Turn LEFT (East) onto Louisiana Ave 0.2 mi
1:21 PM 946.6 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Alaska Ave 164 yds
1:22 PM 946.7 Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto Local road(s) 0.1 mi
1:22 PM 946.8 Arrive ANDREWS FAMCAMP
End of day
DAY 4
9:00 AM 946.8 Depart ANDREWS FAMCAMP on Local road(s) (North-West) 0.1 mi
9:00 AM 946.9 Bear LEFT (West) onto Alaska Ave, then immediately turn LEFT (South) onto Louisiana Ave 0.3 mi
9:02 AM 947.2 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Patrick Ave 0.5 mi
9:03 AM 947.8 Bear RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 164 yds
9:04 AM 947.9 Keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.2 mi Suitland Pkwy / Washington
9:04 AM 948.0 Keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp 76 yds Old Marlboro Pike
9:04 AM 948.1 Bear RIGHT (North) onto Old Marlboro Pike 0.5 mi
9:05 AM 948.6 Turn LEFT (West) onto MD-4 [Pennsylvania Ave] 120 yds
9:06 AM 948.6 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-495 [I-495 OUTERLOOP] 14.2 mi I-495 N / I-95 N / Beltway North / Baltimore / College Park
9:20 AM 962.8 At 25, stay on I-495 [I-495 OUTERLOOP] (West) 1.2 mi
9:21 AM 964.0 Keep RIGHT onto I-95 22.0 mi I-95 N / Baltimore
9:40 AM 986.1 At exit 49A, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-695 [Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop] 8.3 mi I-695 E / Key Bridge / Glen Burnie
9:48 AM 994.3 *Toll road* At exit 1, stay on I-695 [Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop] (East) 3.8 mi
9:52 AM 998.1 *Toll road* At exit 44, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi Broening Highway
9:52 AM 998.3 Turn LEFT (North-West) onto Broening Hwy 0.1 mi
9:53 AM 998.4 Bear LEFT (West) onto Ramp 43 yds
9:53 AM 998.5 *Toll road* Stay on Ramp (South) 0.1 mi I-695 S
9:53 AM 998.6 *Toll road* Merge onto I-695 [Baltimore Beltway Inner Loop] 3.3 mi
9:56 AM 1001.9 *Toll road* At 1, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi MD-173 / Ft Smallwood Rd / Hawkins Point Rd / Pennington Ave
9:57 AM 1002.2 Turn LEFT (South) onto Quarantine Rd 0.1 mi
9:57 AM 1002.3 *Toll road* Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-695 [Baltimore Beltway Outer Loop] 3.6 mi I-695 E
10:01 AM 1005.8 *Toll road* At exit 44, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi Broening Highway
10:02 AM 1006.0 Turn LEFT (North-West) onto Broening Hwy 1.5 mi
10:04 AM 1007.6 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Belclare Rd 174 yds
10:04 AM 1007.7 Turn LEFT (North) onto (S) Dundalk Ave 2.3 mi
10:08 AM 1010.0 Bear RIGHT (North) onto Kane St 0.3 mi
10:09 AM 1010.3 Take Local road(s) (RIGHT) onto MD-150 [Eastern Ave] 0.2 mi
10:09 AM 1010.5 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-95 30.3 mi I-95 N / I-695 / New York
Resurfacing near Baltimore (NB) (June 25, 2012 - November 30, 2012)
10:36 AM 1040.9 *Toll road* At exit 89, stay on I-95 [John F Kennedy Memorial Hwy] (North-East) 5.0 mi I-95 N / New York
10:40 AM 1045.9 Stay on I-95 [John F Kennedy Memorial Hwy] (East) 14.4 mi
10:52 AM 1060.3 *Toll road* At exit 109A-B, stay on I-95 [John F Kennedy Memorial Hwy] (East) 2.2 mi
10:53 AM 1061.4 Entering Delaware
10:54 AM 1062.5 Stay on I-95 [Delaware Tpke] (East) 0.3 mi
10:55 AM 1062.8 *Toll road* Stay on I-95 [Delaware Tpke] (East) 1.0 mi
10:56 AM 1063.8 Stay on I-95 [Delaware Tpke] (East) 8.2 mi
Interchange Reconstruction near Brookside (EB) (July 2, 2012 - March 28, 2013)
11:04 AM 1072.0 Turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi I-295 / New Jersey Turnpike / NJ-NY / Del Mem Br
11:04 AM 1072.2 Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp 0.9 mi
11:05 AM 1073.1 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-295 5.4 mi I-295 N / New Jersey Tpke / Delaware Memorial Bridge / NY - NJ
11:09 AM 1077.7 Entering New Jersey
11:10 AM 1078.5 At exit 1B, road name changes to US-40 [New Jersey Tpke] 0.9 mi US-40 E / New Jersey Turnpike / Atlantic City / New York
11:11 AM 1079.4 *Toll road* Road name changes to New Jersey Tpke 68.1 mi
12:09 PM 1147.5 *Toll road* Road name changes to I-95 [New Jersey Tpke] 14.4 mi
12:21 PM 1161.8 *Toll road* At exit 9, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.7 mi RT-18 / US-1 / New Brunswick / East Brunswick
12:22 PM 1162.5 *Toll road* Keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp 0.2 mi RT-18 N / US-1 / Trenton / Princeton / New Brunswick / Tower Center Blvd.
12:23 PM 1162.7 Keep RIGHT onto RT-18 3.8 mi
12:27 PM 1166.5 Keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.1 mi River Rd / Highland Pk / Piscataway
12:28 PM 1166.6 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto CR-622 [River Rd] 3.7 mi CR-622 W / River Rd
12:32 PM 1170.3 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-287 11.1 mi I-287 N
12:42 PM 1181.4 At 21A, take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-287 46.9 mi I-287 N / Morristown
Interchange Reconstrcution near Bedminster (NB) (August 31, 2012 - March 28, 2013)
1:23 PM 1228.1 Entering New York
1:23 PM 1228.3 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-287 [I-87] 9.2 mi I-87 S / I-287 / New York State Thruway South / Tappan Zee Br / New York City
1:31 PM 1237.5 At 13S, stay on I-287 [I-87] (East) 3.2 mi
1:34 PM 1240.7 *Toll road* At exit 11, stay on I-287 [I-87] (East) 5.4 mi I-87 / I-287 / Tappan Zee Br / New York City
1:40 PM 1246.0 Stay on I-287 [I-87] (East) 12.3 mi
1:52 PM 1258.3 Take Ramp onto I-95 [New England Throughway] 48.4 mi I-95 N
1:53 PM 1259.1 Entering Connecticut
2:39 PM 1306.7 At exit 48, take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-91 36.9 mi I-91 N / Hartford
3:12 PM 1343.6 At exit 29, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto US-5 [CT-15] 0.5 mi US-5 N / CT-15 N / I-84 E / Boston / E. Hartford
3:12 PM 1344.1 At exit 90, road name changes to CT-15 1.5 mi CT-15 N / I-84 E / Boston
3:14 PM 1345.7 Merge onto I-84 [US-6] 40.0 mi
3:42 PM 1378.7 Entering Massachusetts
3:48 PM 1385.6 *Toll road* At exit 3B, stay on I-84 (North-East) 0.8 mi
3:49 PM 1386.4 *Toll road* Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-90 [Mass Pike] 44.5 mi I-90 E / Worcester / Boston
4:27 PM 1430.9 *Toll road* At exit 14, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.7 mi RT-128 / I-95 / South Shore / N.H.-Maine
4:28 PM 1431.6 Stay on Ramp (East) 87 yds
4:28 PM 1431.7 Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp 0.5 mi RT-128 N / RT-30 / I-95 N / Points North / N.H.-Maine
4:28 PM 1432.1 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-95 [RT-128] 9.5 mi I-95 N / Waltham / Portsmouth NH
4:38 PM 1441.6 At exit 31B, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.2 mi RT-4 N / RT-225 W / Bedford
4:38 PM 1441.9 Bear RIGHT (North) onto RT-225 [RT-4] 0.5 mi
4:39 PM 1442.4 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) 109 yds
4:40 PM 1442.4 Bear LEFT (North-West) onto Local road(s) 65 yds
4:40 PM 1442.5 Road name changes to Hartwell Ave 0.5 mi
4:41 PM 1443.0 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) 76 yds
4:42 PM 1443.0 Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto Maguire Rd 0.3 mi
4:43 PM 1443.3 Road name changes to Summer St 0.3 mi
4:44 PM 1443.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto South Rd 0.7 mi
4:47 PM 1444.3 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Powell Pl 76 yds
4:47 PM 1444.3 Arrive HANSCOM AFB FAMCAMP
1) DO NOT go through Baltimore. EVERY tunnel prohibits propane.
Go around to the east. BIG fine taking even 1 20 pound propane bottle into any tunnel regardless of open or closed.
2) Belt WEST around New York on I-287 and cross at the Verrazano Bridge. NO WHERE else.
I never plan on going though any tunnels in Baltimore so the propane ban doesn't affect me, but I wonder what the difference is in carrying propane bottles versus having gas tanks in your vehicle is. Propane bottles and gas tanks will both blow up and cause fire if struck with enought force.
I never plan on going though any tunnels in Baltimore so the propane ban doesn't affect me, but I wonder what the difference is in carrying propane bottles versus having gas tanks in your vehicle is. Propane bottles and gas tanks will both blow up and cause fire if struck with enought force.
Just asking -
Ask them. In 1984 I paid a 100 dollar fine for towing my pop up with one 20 pound bottle through the Patrick Henry Tunnel. When I complained the officer said he would be happy to give me the "other ticket" (a 500 dollar "Risking a Catastrophe" ticket).
I slunk away...
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Ask them. In 1984 I paid a 100 dollar fine for towing my pop up with one 20 pound bottle through the Patrick Henry Tunnel. When I complained the officer said he would be happy to give me the "other ticket" (a 500 dollar "Risking a Catastrophe" ticket).
1) DO NOT go through Baltimore. EVERY tunnel prohibits propane.
2) Belt WEST around New York on I-287 and cross at the Verrazano Bridge. NO WHERE else.
Thanks Lou.
Here is my route around Baltamore and I will not be going in any tunnels.
Seems I will have a slight detour in the city until I get back onthe interstate on the north side.
I'm now looking at the route you suggested in NJ.
Seems yours is further west from I 95.
I plan to get to the George Washington Bridge and I'm allowed to drive on the upper level with trucks. From there into CT is no big deal.
Can't tell on your map where you cross over from NJ to NY to CT?
Thanks
Iggy
I think I would rather swallow the barrel of my M-9 rather than take that route through NY.
IMO, you will wish you had belted around via I-287 to the west and took an extra hour to the Tappan Zee Br (not the Verrazano! Damn another brain cell down) rather than spend 4-5 hours in heavy NY traffic.
It is insane at 2AM so best of luck if you take that route.
Lou
PS You also need to rethink your "shortcut" through Baltimore.
you need to take the outer belt I-695 over the draw bridge and stay out of Baltimore traffic. Stay on I-95 between DC and Baltimore to avoid the low overpasses on the parkway.
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Thanks Lou for your route.
I do agree that your way is better considering the madness around NYC.
Here is my Google route I just printed out from Andrews AFB MD to Cheshire CT which is actually my 1st stop in CT.
Take a look at map here>>>. Google Map Link
Seriously, you will have a much more pleasant trip taking the long way around.
I have made numerous trips into CT (Mystic Seaport is a MUST STOP), RI and MASS. I have always taken the outer belt and even then traffic can be tough.
IN the city it is beyond insane; and that includes the inner loops.
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Here is my Google route I just printed out from Andrews AFB MD to Cheshire CT which is actually my 1st stop in CT.
Take a look at map here>>>. Google Map Link
Iggy,
I live in Cheshire, CT. When will you be here? What brings you to Cheshire?
Dave
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I live in Cheshire, CT. When will you be here? What brings you to Cheshire?
Dave
My brother and his family live there.
My Nephew lives in Cheshire on Village Drive
I should be ther June 22, 23, and 24th leaving for Boston on 25th and staying there for 3 nights at the Air Force Base.
I have been reviewing my 2013 rout from DC to Boston and to Buffalo NY and it seems that DC, Maryland, NJ, NY, MA, and other states I will travel use EZ-Pass for bridges and toll thruways.
Driving a motorhome and pulling a toad it gets a little expensive so I was looking at the idea in setting up a EZ-Pass account just for this trip.
They also have a special discount plan for 2 axle motorhomes pulling a car. You have to send in a form for it. See atttached.
1. Is it worth the time and effort for this one time trip?
2. If so what happens after the trip? Do I send in the transponder back?
3. What is the best way to pay?
Search EZ Pass here for some valuable tips when driving in NY.
NY is one of the states that requires you to stop at the booth if you have more than 2 axles. They will charge your EZ Pass but because they don't have the sensors in the road they have to enter your class manually.
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