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Old 08-03-2022, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ChicagoNative View Post
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.
There is a bypass around Atlanta, will add 15 or so miles but can be very worth it. Believe it is called I 285