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Old 04-13-2025, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Driller703 View Post
Do not go 301 a I-95!
Go 77 to 81 to 84 and onward.
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Originally Posted by bigjohnny19 View Post
Start out with U.S. 301 N to FL 200 E to get to I-95 N of Jacksonville
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Originally Posted by E Cascade View Post
Take 295 around Richmond and I-95 EXPRESS lanes around DC and Baltimore (passing thru White Marsh) to the east taking the express choices (all brand new) every time you can get on it. It saves you HOURS of time. Also take the NJ Trnpke to Garden State Pkwy north to go over the Tappan Zee Bridge. You never even know NY is there. I can get from TV to Maine bridge in 21 hours, with no big deal and no horrible driving. You now can get around DC and Baltimore in short order. 15 hours Florence, SC to ME. Best days to drive Sat (TV to Florence 6 hrs) Sun (SC to ME 15 hrs). Best restaurant is Reins in Vernon, CT, just north of Hartford.... in and out at the counter and gas across the street. Yup, for also using 290 bypass thru Worcester, MA up to 495 around BOS.

Portland Maine is 1400 miles from The Villages. Gross, FL is 150 miles from TV and you can't get there in less than 3 hours, no how, no way. If you're taking 95N, you're going through Gross.

Portland is another 1250 miles from Gross. You would have to average 70 mph from Gross, FL to Portland, ME ... that includes stopping for gas & food, as well as any traffic or construction along the way. I have travelled NH or MA to FL, 50 times. I have never, not once, been able to average over 64 mph for the entire trip.

This thread is getting like the threads on milage for Lithium carts. Yeah, you can maybe get 80 miles on a 210 AMP ... don't go over 18 mph, coast down hills and don't carry a passenger or any extra weight. Not the real world.
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