Route planning: Iowa to Benson NC

That's a good route. Not sure if they are still doing all the construction through the gorge on 40 in NC but if so, I'd definitely eat the WV tolls and run the highlighted trip you have...

 

Ya that's a major truck route, in WV they have several "slow" curves for trucks but just tell your wife to be observant and everything will be just fine... Soon as you cross into WV from Ohio it will go into a 2 lane road, she may have people riding her butt but it only last 10 miles then splits off to the interstate.

Y'all be fine.

 

people.....riding her butt???

NOOOOTTT fine.....

I'd take another route.

-- L

 

[QUOTE="JonJon78, post: 12578077, member: 219594"... Soon as you cross into WV from Ohio it will go into a 2 lane road, she may have people riding her butt but it only last 10 miles then splits off to the interstate.

That stretch of 35 is open and 4 lane down to I-64

 

US-35 is pretty smooth too. I live in Illinois and have taken that way many times to NC. There is some construction still going on between Indianapolis and Dayton I think…

 

If you have a Garmin Dezl GPS, you can change your MAX speed in the vehicle profile to 55 or so. The average speed over an entire quarter seems to be around 60 or so. (Usually between 58 and 62) That will give you some room for traffic issues and weather. I can usually look at it, and for every 600 miles, add 10 hours to the ETA, and hit the time I tell my company plus or minus 5 minutes or so. Usually on the early side.