Travel from D'lberville, MS to Maine

[dewdev]

Looking at this trip later in August using the following interstates. Traveling north on I-10 to I-65 to I-85 to I-40 to I-85 to I-95.

Has anyone have any thoughts (positive or negative) on using these interstates?

Thanks

Edited 4 hours ago by dewdev

[jd1923]

Love I-81, through the Shenandoah Valley, along the Blue Ridge, etc. You did not mention this Interstate but could be on your route.

When we lived in northern VA and traveled often to see parents in Florida, we often traveled I-81 south to I-77. The conventional thinking was I-95 is direct but one of the worst, most dangerous interstates in the country, IMHO.

I also try to map as many non-Interstates routes, as much as possible. For example, we drive from Prescott AZ to anywhere in Texas and I only get on I-17 for 10 miles in AZ, because there's no way around it. The next 1000 miles all on US and state highways. Most everybody else takes I-10 or I-40, boring. Tow less per day, see the country on the secondary roads, stop anywhere in the Oliver overnight! 😎

Edited 5 minutes ago by jd1923
Changed I-85 to I-81

[Steph and Dud B]

I-95 north of roughly Richmond, VA can be horrible, especially Washington DC through Boston. We try to avoid it like the plague. I'd take I-81 north then head east on I-90, but be aware of the tolls. (Also, FYI, in NY and CT, only passenger cars are allowed on Parkways like the Taconic State and Merritt.) We live in CT and try to stay off I-95, even in our car. I-95 north of Boston isn't too bad.

There's an old joke about a tourist asking a Mainer for directions that ends with, "well you can't get thar from heah..."