Route help Allentown, PA to Farmingdale, NY

We need @Ruthless here, he knows the area

 

It looks to me like you would be going over at the GW Bridge off 95 to 295 then 495

I just drug out the Truck Route paper map for NYC, got the map correlated with what you have said, so it does go that way without going over the GW Bridge ( I imagine it is a lot more expensive crossing).

Also looked at the road ATLAS. Google maps if you have a computer would give you a better look to see what it looks like and what exit numbers, just don't know where you are going for real in the city. Just watch those city streets too.


Also do you have the last of the route directions, like what exit, etc.

Parkways are a no-no

 

No that’s not early enough.....I’d be out on the island by like 4am..... you can do it on your schedule but you will hit traffic.... lots of it.

 

Verrazano going into what I consider to be really bad cutthroat traffic is not a good way forward. Never mind the outerbridge or even gothels... god help you...

I like the GWB idea way better. SImpler. You will be using the upper deck, lower is banned since 9-11 bothways.

The last time I used Verrazano 30 plus years ago it had no tolls due to crime. I shot the barrier at 80+ with inches to spare on both sides late at night. If there was any thug hiding in the man refuge spot waiting on me with bad intentions, Its safe to say he would be a very dead thug. I have no idea currently about Verrazano. But the GWB is way nicer. Once you cough up the 110 dollars toll. Stay in the middle lane at all possible.

Try to behave like a gentle giant. Cars are going to get into everything and under your wheels if at all possible up there.

Good luck!

 

Hope your not afraid of heights.......

 

Well the GWB toll going west is like $90.00 IIRC.

The verazanno is free going in, but $80.00 going out.

I might be a little off on the $$, but that's close.

Ruthless will know for sure.

 

78/287south/ 440 east/278 to 495

Or 78 to 95 south to 278 to 495



95 tolls get higher going north.
GW to any of the bridges to the island adds $40 toll plus whatever extra off the njtp (from 78 prolly $20).

Verrazano or Goethals (278 into Staten Island from Jersey) or outerbridge (440) or GW are all $105 last I checked via tolls by mail if you don’t have ezpass.

If they’re routing you, it’s likely to be the cheapest as far as tolls vs fuel. You’ll hit traffic somewhere. It happens. Stay on highways, you’ll clear all the overpasses. Stay off parkways, you won’t clear the overpasses.

Take a bathroom break before you get out of jersey. Ain’t many shoulders or spots to pull over on after that.