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Originally Posted by spk7951
According to Mapquest the I-81/I-77 route, we use, avoiding the DC to NY mess will add 1 hour to our trip. However we have found that to be closer to 15 minutes or so because of the lower amount of traffic along that route. For us we have no desire to travel along the DC/NY route when going back to CT. Also not to be forgotten is the better gas mileage we get by staying away from that area of I-95.
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Well said! We travel back and forth to Maine at least once a year and avoid the I 95 corridor through the big cities at all costs. As a few other posters have stated, we go I 84 through NY, to Scranton, Pa. Head south there on I 81. You have several options as to where you will join I 95 again. We usually get off in Winchester, Va., take Rt. 17 to Fredericksburg, Va. where you can pick up I 95. Or, you can stay on I 81 to 64 down to Richmond....nice traveling southbound as it is mostly downhill! We will never go that way northbound, since it will be all uphill! You can go farther south on I 81 to Rt. 77, through a very, very scenic Fancy Gap, on down to Columbia, SC, where you will take Rt. 26 to I 95. Don't attempt the I 77 route if the weather doesn't look good for that area. The elevation through Fancy Gap is high and there could be fog or snow, depending on conditions and time of year.