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Best route to Hayesville NC from Ohio

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Swift09, Mar 20, 2021.

  1. Mar 20, 2021 #1
    Swift09

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    Is 74-64 from Cleveland TN the best choice?

    My trucker GPS wanted me to come from the east via Asheville. That looks crazy.

    I'll be pulling a 53 conestoga. And need to go towards Nashville to reload.

    Thanks for the help.
     
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  3. Mar 20, 2021 #2
    Moosetek13

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    So what route does not look crazy to you?

    And, what is a 53 conestoga?
     
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  4. Mar 20, 2021 #3
    Swift09

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    I've read in the Appalachian there's lots of tight turns and grades. There are restrictions for weight and trailer length. I thought 74-64 looked good, but that doesn't mean it's available.

    A 53 conestoga means: 53 foot long trailer, conestoga means rolling tarp flatbed or stepdeck.
     
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  5. Mar 21, 2021 #4
    sealevel

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    75 to Cleveland is the way I would go. Took me 10 minutes just to find Hayesville in my atlas. F Asheville and cutting the back side of the mountain to save 40 miles.
     
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  7. Mar 21, 2021 #5
    nikmirbre

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    I don't know how it is from Cleveland TN- Hayesville NC. But, I have taken the road from Asheville to Murphy(Which is US 74/Trk route 64). Your are on good road from Clyde NC all the way to Franklin NC. I can't tell you how it is from Franklin to Hayesville. Trucks I don't think are allowed on that stretch of 64. Truck 64 is actually US74. You may have to go to Murphy NC then go back east to Hayesville.

    I wish someone would chime in on how the route from Ocoee,TN- going east on 74 is.
     
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  8. Mar 22, 2021 #6
    Swift09

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    I can now tell you! 74/64 from Cleveland to Hayesville is very decent. Good pavement. Considerable room with a mountain on the north side in spots. There is a very large area I saw a truck parked in 8 miles west of the state line. I didn't see a sign that overnight parking wasn't allowed. That was my first trip in such terrain and I'd do it again. Except watch out for deer. I smoked my first headed back west after delivery. Eastbound is easier because of the mountain.
     
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  9. Mar 24, 2021 #7
    Jaebo74

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    I'm sure it's a little late, but, I live near Cleveland and that's the route I took to Hayesville a while back. There are some tight curves near Ocoee, TN. Its good road though, as was mentioned, seems like there was a truck route for a bit. When you get in one of those valleys, it gets tight where the vacationers gather. Beautiful drive and costed a little time, but, it wasn't more than say an hour.
     
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