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Old 01-06-2022, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Dzurinko View Post
Using 81 to 77 to 26 to 95, approximately how much more time would that add to the trip even on nice summer days? Looking for an alternate to get into central Pa from TV other than I-95 all the way. Not too fond of 95. Grueling !!!!
If I were coming from Central PA, I wouldn't take any other route than 81 to 77 to 26 to 95.

I would sometimes go that way even though I lived in NJ and it added something like 60 miles. Now we only have family in South Jersey so I'm sorta stuck using 95 if we're traveling north to visit.

The biggest key to the DC area is to try to be through there on a Sunday if possible and after 10am and before 2pm on weekdays. Saturdays can be hit or miss but better than a weekday. If going through in the evening, after 8pm it calms down some, but I've hit jams at midnight, so always use WAZE.