Yo Jumper

[Dulcinea]

From the site I referenced above:

I-68 in conjunction with I-79 provides a toll-free alternate route to the I-70 portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Between the I-70/I-79 junction at Washington PA and the I-68/I-70 junction at Hancock MD, the distance is 150 miles on I-70, and 163 miles on I-68 and I-79. The Turnpike route mostly has a lower speed limit (mostly 55 mph, while I-68 in Maryland is mostly 65 mph and I-68 in West Virginia is mostly 70 mph) and it passes through Breezewood (a gap in I-70 which requires travel through that town) and through two toll plazas, and that section of the PA Turnpike has 22 miles of major reconstruction as of February 2004, and the PA Turnpike has more major reconstruction projects planned over the next 5 years. I-68 has steeper hills than the PA Turnpike in some places, but that section of the PA Turnpike has a lot of horizontal and vertical curvature. Comparatively, I-68 has 1) better pavement surface, 2) a modern depressed grass median, 3) wider clear roadsides, 4) closer interchange spacing, 5) no tunnels, 6) less traffic, and 7) no toll. Overall, I find I-68 to be faster and better.

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[travelinman]

I go a completely different way. Great roads great scenery and little traffic except around Charleston.

I-471 south to the AA Highway (Kentucky 9).

AA east to I=64 at Grayson KY.

I-64 east to Charleston WV.

At Charleston I-64 east and I=77 south merge.

South on I-77/64 till I-64 heads east to Richmond V.

East on I-64 to Lexington VA (Home of Stonewall Jackson) where you intersect with I-81.

I-81 north to Harrisonburg VA (where the Elkton hotels are)

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