"Rog'" wrote in message
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> "LB" wrote:
>> However, another route provided by Yahoo! Maps intrigued me.
>> It suggests that I take I-75 north (which is by where I live,
>> hallelujah!) to Knoxville, and head East on I-40 and then north...
>
> While I haven't driven all the way to DC on that route, I have driven
> from Atlanta through Knoxville on I-75 and thence East on I-40 into
> NC. IMHO, this would not be a fast route. I-75 takes you West of
> the Smokies, so you end up slogging through the Applalchians on I-40.
>
> Although an interstate, I-40 slows you down in the mountains. It has
> a lot of twists, turns and elevation changes. Thus, your speed is going
> to be slower than what the mapping programs think it is, and I do not
> believe that Yahoo accounts for that.
Actually, the part you snipped said to only take I-40 to I-81. That stretch
of highway really isn't too bad at all. The stretch of I-40 where you're
thinking of is probably east of it's junction with I-81. As for I-81, it
seems to avoid the worst of Appalachia and there are really no bad curves on
the road like parts of I-76 in PA and I-68 in WV and MD. The worst it gets
is a couple of steep grades, which really aren't bad compared to those on
I-68 in MD.
>
> OTOH, it is a more interesting and scenic drive than I-95, but I
> sense that you're not into that. =R=
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