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Old 10-18-2024, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Pugchief View Post
There was another, similar thread about 2 weeks ago. Google maps and Waze will almost always route you thru Indianapolis, Chattanooga and Atlanta, as this is the shortest distance. However, if you take 57 to 24 to 65 and then US 231 from Montgomery, thru Dothan and then pick up 10 in the panhandle, you will avoid the insane traffic that the shorter route entails. Yes, it is more miles and maybe more time (debatable), but you will swear less for sure. YMMV, literally.
We used to always go thru Atlanta from Illinois. We tried the route thru Birmingham and Dothan and won’t go the other way now. Less stress and time wise ended up being virtually the same.