Black Iron
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We live in North Florida near the I-10 / I-75 junction. We've been traveling by car to some property we just bought in Blue Ridge, Georgia (just north of Atlanta on the east side of I-75). Because of the whole I-85 mess and the general construction in Atlanta, we've hit some major slow-downs during non-rush-hour traffic doing the "straight thru on I-75" route.
On our next trip to Blue Ridge, I'm driving our motorhome up, and I want to avoid the mess in Atlanta altogether. I don't want to try I-285 because Google maps has been showing I-285 to be slower than I-75, and some natives of Atlanta confirm I-285 gets pretty badly backed up. I'm thinking about taking an eastern route, as follows, or something close based on your expert responses:
I-75 north to Macon, GA
US 129 to US 441 at Eatonton
US 441 to Madison and Athens
US 129 to Gainesville, GA
GA 53 to GA 183 to GA 52 to Ellijay, GA
From Ellijay, I'm back on my regular route to Blue Ridge.
I know this diversion will add a couple of hours to my trip, which is fine by me. I'll trade sitting in traffic for a longer more relaxed drive, and if I have any problems with the motorhome, I can get off the road more easily, etc., etc.
I can't do the "after midnight" shot through Atlanta because of the time I need to get to camp to meet the engineer from the power company. The "western bypass" routes I've seen take me way too far west (like I-65) or right back into some tight spots (like Griffin).
Anyway, I'd really appreciate any insights or recommendations you might have. I haven't driven the motorhome through Atlanta anytime, even before the I-85 collapse, so I just want to avoid it altogether for now.
Thanks.
On our next trip to Blue Ridge, I'm driving our motorhome up, and I want to avoid the mess in Atlanta altogether. I don't want to try I-285 because Google maps has been showing I-285 to be slower than I-75, and some natives of Atlanta confirm I-285 gets pretty badly backed up. I'm thinking about taking an eastern route, as follows, or something close based on your expert responses:
I-75 north to Macon, GA
US 129 to US 441 at Eatonton
US 441 to Madison and Athens
US 129 to Gainesville, GA
GA 53 to GA 183 to GA 52 to Ellijay, GA
From Ellijay, I'm back on my regular route to Blue Ridge.
I know this diversion will add a couple of hours to my trip, which is fine by me. I'll trade sitting in traffic for a longer more relaxed drive, and if I have any problems with the motorhome, I can get off the road more easily, etc., etc.
I can't do the "after midnight" shot through Atlanta because of the time I need to get to camp to meet the engineer from the power company. The "western bypass" routes I've seen take me way too far west (like I-65) or right back into some tight spots (like Griffin).
Anyway, I'd really appreciate any insights or recommendations you might have. I haven't driven the motorhome through Atlanta anytime, even before the I-85 collapse, so I just want to avoid it altogether for now.
Thanks.