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Old 04-02-2017, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by msilagy View Post
I have found a route thru Alabama from The Villages to I65 (in Montgomery) which will take you north to the midwest states far away from the disaster in Atlanta. Atlanta traffic is awful on the best day but diverting 250,000 cars off I85 for the next few months till bridge is repaired spells long delays.

Take I75 94 miles to I-10W..... 166 miles to US 231, exit 130....... then approx 98 miles to I65 north (Montgomery). From there you can GPS wherever you are going. Completely bypasses Georgia. Good luck.

Thanks for starting this thread and thank you for the suggestion.

A few years ago, we took a route through Alabama that added some time to the trip but it was not a terrible amount.

I hope this thread continues to gather information for those who want to avoid Atlanta this time.

Last edited by Boomer; 04-02-2017 at 09:57 AM.