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Driving cross-country from Denver, Colorado, to Washington, D.C.? |
Travel Info Does anyone have tips on a good route to take for about 3 days total (breaking the drives into good 9-10 hour chunks)? Has anyone done this? Any advice would be much appreciated. Travel Tips Been there, done that. Try this - Denver to Kansas City, KS about 9 hours driving time. KC to Louisville about 8 .5 hours and then Louisville to DC about 9.5 hours. This is good road, goin through scenic horse country of KY and then through the mountains of WV too. Try gasbuddy.com for finding the cheapes gas along your route. Good luck and safe travel! Source(s): previous experience! Other Travel Tips You can take 80 most of the way, you should also go through west virginia to get to DC, its a very scenic and beautiful route. 1: Start out going NORTH on SHERMAN ST toward E 16TH AVE. 0.5 miles Map 2: Turn LEFT onto E 20TH AVE. <0.1 miles Map 3: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto 20TH ST. 0.1 miles Map 4: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto BROADWAY. 0.3 miles Map 5: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto PARK AVE W. 0.9 miles Map 6: Merge onto I-25 N / US-87 N toward FT COLLINS. 3.3 miles Map 7: Merge onto I-76 E toward FT MORGAN (Crossing into NEBRASKA). 182.0 miles Map 8: I-76 E becomes I-80 E (Crossing into IOWA). 474.0 miles Map 9: Merge onto I-80 E via EXIT 123B toward CHICAGO / MINNEAPOLIS. 166.6 miles Map 10: Merge onto I-280 E via EXIT 290 toward ROCK ISLAND / MOLINE (Crossing into ILLINOIS). 27.4 miles Map 11: I-280 E becomes I-80 E (Portions toll) (Crossing into INDIANA). 168.3 miles Map 12: Merge onto I-80 E via EXIT 16 toward OHIO (Portions toll) (Crossing into OHIO). 354.9 miles Map 13: Keep LEFT to take I-76 E (Portions toll) (Crossing into PENNSYLVANIA). 184.6 miles Map 14: Merge onto I-70 E via EXIT 161 toward BREEZEWOOD / BALTIMORE / WASHINGTON D C (Portions toll). 2.2 miles Map 15: Take the US-30 W exit. 0.1 miles Map 16: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto I-70 / US-30 / LINCOLN HWY. 0.3 miles Map 17: Turn LEFT onto I-70 E (Crossing into MARYLAND). 75.9 miles Map 18: Merge onto I-270 S via EXIT 53 toward WASHINGTON. 30.0 miles Map 19: Keep RIGHT to take I-270 SPUR S toward I-495 S / WASHINGTON / NORTHERN VIRGINIA. 2.0 miles Map 20: I-270 SPUR S becomes I-495 S / CAPITAL BELTWAY (Crossing into VIRGINIA). 3.7 miles Map 21: Take EXIT 43-44 toward GEO WASH MEM PKWY / VA-193 / GEORGETOWN PIKE / LANGLEY / GREAT FALLS. 0.3 miles Map 22: Take the GEO WASH MEM PKWY exit- EXIT 43- toward WASHINGTON. 0.5 miles Map 23: Merge onto GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PKWY S. 8.2 miles Map 24: Take the US-29 N exit toward KEY BRIDGE / WASHINGTON. 0.2 miles Map 25: Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto US-29 N / N LYNN ST. Continue to follow US-29 N (Crossing into DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA). 0.2 miles Map 26: Turn RIGHT onto ramp. <0.1 miles Map 27: Merge onto US-29 N / WHITEHURST FWY. 0.4 miles Map 28: Take the ramp toward I-66 W / E STREET. 0.2 miles Map 29: Merge onto POTOMAC RIVER FWY S. 0.2 miles Map 30: Take the E STREET / I-66 W ramp. <0.1 miles Map 31: Take the E STREET exit on the LEFT. 0.2 miles Map 32: Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto E ST EXPY. 0.3 miles Map 33: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto E ST NW. <0.1 miles Map 34: Turn RIGHT onto 19TH ST NW. 0.2 miles Map 35: Turn LEFT onto CONSTITUTION AVE NW / US-50. 0.3 miles Map 36: End at Washington, DC US Map Total Est. Time: 25 hours, 29 minutes Total Est. Distance: 1690.16 miles Check the attached site for ROADTRIP hotels. http://www.mytravelscenes.com I-70 to St. Louis, you can find some good rates on rooms near Columbia, Mo. That will be 9-10 hours from Denver depending on your speed. At St Louis, take I-64 east you can find good rates on rooms in Lexington, Ky. That would be about 6-7 hours from Columbia. Or Charleston WV which would be another 3 hours east of Lexington. At Charleston, WV, you could take WV turnpike south to Beckley and continue east on I-64 to I-81 north to I-66 east in to D.C. Or take I-79 north from Charleston to Morgantown and take I-68 east to I-70. either route will be about 3 & 1/2 to 4 & 1/2 hours from Charleston to D.C. professional truck driver |
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