The best way we have found to get up to I 95 is 441 to 42 to 19 (Altoona) to 17 in Palatka, on up to Orange Park where you will get on 295 around Jacksonville. Not everyone likes this route as they don't care to go through the Ocala National Forest. We have found the roads there to be easy to travel, with few stops and little traffic. 301 is notorius for its speed traps in Lawtey and Waldo but folks don't seem to mind going that way. Try a couple of different routes to see which one you like best. Most GPS units take you up 301 but it will reprogram itself if you veer off course and go another way. We have used the above route for 13 years and wouldn't consider any other way. I'm not sure it's the "shortest" or even the "fastest" but it is very relaxing and comfortable.
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