janman55
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Good morning all! We're going to be coming down I65 heading to Miramar . What's the best route/exit off of 65. We're in an A pulling a toad? Georgiana? Greenville? Evergreen? Any advice is appreciated!
Birmingham to Miramar Beach
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CharlesinGA
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I've not driven this but Greenville Exit 130, AL10 east, Luverne, pick up US331 south all the way to 98 on the beach, west to Miramar, makes the most sense..... buttttt.............. its a lot of two lane or off interstate driving.
That bypasses the worst of Greenville, the old town area, Luverne you cannot avoid the downtown, Opp has a loop around town.
Otherwise its Evergreen down to Milton and then Navarre, or Milton across the east bay bridge then east to Navarre and Miramar.
The advantage to Evergreen is more interstate and less state road.
The shortest route by about 30 miles (thats a lot) is Evergreen south to Brewton, south then AL4 across the Blackwater River State Forest to Crestview, says Google.
I've always been going to the Pensacola area so I go much further down to get off I-65.
Hopefully someone who have driven those routes will chime in with some actual info on road quality, etc. I should'da stayed out of this
That bypasses the worst of Greenville, the old town area, Luverne you cannot avoid the downtown, Opp has a loop around town.
Otherwise its Evergreen down to Milton and then Navarre, or Milton across the east bay bridge then east to Navarre and Miramar.
The advantage to Evergreen is more interstate and less state road.
The shortest route by about 30 miles (thats a lot) is Evergreen south to Brewton, south then AL4 across the Blackwater River State Forest to Crestview, says Google.
I've always been going to the Pensacola area so I go much further down to get off I-65.
Hopefully someone who have driven those routes will chime in with some actual info on road quality, etc. I should'da stayed out of this
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janman55
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Thanks for the insight. I don't think there's going to be a great route just looking for the least worst. 
Dan_Frisbie
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I live in Pensacola and travel these roads all the time.
All are decent, I honestly don’t think any particular route is better than another.
The least amount of time/distance spent on 98 is well worth any extra time spent anywhere else. 98 is our main “tourist” road and is also the main commute for natives.
It’s a parking lot in the summer…
All are decent, I honestly don’t think any particular route is better than another.
The least amount of time/distance spent on 98 is well worth any extra time spent anywhere else. 98 is our main “tourist” road and is also the main commute for natives.
It’s a parking lot in the summer…
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janman55
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Thank you for your guidance!
LarsMac
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331 out of Montgomery is not a bad road.
It's two lane all the way down, but traffic is not an issue, and it drops you on US 98 just East of Santa Rosa, saving you dealing with Niceville Traffic. I hate Niceville.
It's two lane all the way down, but traffic is not an issue, and it drops you on US 98 just East of Santa Rosa, saving you dealing with Niceville Traffic. I hate Niceville.
LarsMac
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When I was a kid, We used to drive US-98 from Okeechobee to Mobile around Christmas time to my grandparents every other year. Took US 98 the whole route. There was no "heavy Traffic" in those days.
I think the last time we tried that, a few years ago, it took us almost as long to get from Apalachicola to Mobile as it used to for the whole trip.
