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Old 08-03-2022, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe View Post
I'd be REALLY interested if there was a known efficient path that allowed me to take the 75 north or south (into Tennessee) that AVOIDED Atlanta entirely. I hate Atlanta. It takes nearly 15% of my trip time to get through that congested mess fraught with dangerous and unpredictable drivers. Other than me of course.
Yes, please share if you find a “secret” shortcut that avoids Atlanta without going a hundred miles out of the way or taking small country stop-go roads.

We always went 75 north to 24 to either 65 or 57 to go back and forth from Chicago. We’d try to time the drive so we were hitting Atlanta at 5 or 6 am. Not bad, but even then there was still a lot of traffic. Actually, the last few times we made the drive Nashville was the bigger pinch point.