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Old 05-05-2017, 09:27 PM
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Default Alabama U.S. 231

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Originally Posted by JohnN View Post
US 231 is exactly the right way to go. I've been taking that road for years even before the Atlanta boondoggle.
We left TV 4-23-17 (Sunday) heading north to Illinois and came the Alabama route 231. According to my odometer it's 69 miles farther and hour and half longer than straight through Atlanta on Interstate 75.

However, we had friends who came through Atlanta on 4-22-17 (Saturday) and they had a nightmare delay of 3 hours. So.....roll the dice. My recommendation is if you decide on going 75 through Atlanta----go on Sunday. happy trails!
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