i'm coming from rocky mount through greenville to emerald isle (i've got to pick someone up). normally i take 301 to 258 to 58 which takes me through kinston, trenton, maysville, etc.

i looked up directions and it looks like i have 3 options:

1. through new bern - down 43/17 and on 70 after new bern. turning on 9 foot road near havelock to get back down to 24, then onto the island on 58. 91.1 miles & 2h 26m

2. through kinston - down 11 to kinston, then my usual route down 58. 90.9 miles & 2h 24m

3. google route - down 11 to grifton, east on 118 and down to 55 then onto 17 till pollocksville, and finally 58 the rest of the way. 89.1 miles & 2h 14m

all of the times and mileage i got from google maps. i am more inclined to go through kinston b/c that is what i am used to. my dad says to go through new bern. has anyone been these routes to compare them (traffic, 2 vs 4 lanes, etc)?

6/26/2007 9:06:04 AM

My In-laws make a similar trip routinely and they always go the New Bern route. I don't know how it compares to the others though.

6/26/2007 9:28:38 AM

i say go through kinston and stop at kings for some BBQ

6/26/2007 9:31:45 AM

i forgot to add that i will also be driving my boss' kids as a favor (she's flying to a meeting in manteo then to beaufort to meet us in EI for another conference)...so i really don't want to get turned around somewhere. i'm very good with directions, i just don't want to take any chances.

6/26/2007 9:40:44 AM

via kinston

6/26/2007 9:44:00 AM

kinston ftw

neuse sport shop stop is always fun

6/26/2007 9:49:38 AM

via grifton

6/26/2007 9:51:19 AM

from greenville I always take 11 to kinston, stop at NSS, then take 58, don't forget the shortcut into maysville, then back onto 58 for the final leg

6/26/2007 10:15:34 AM

yeah i always stop at neuse and take snake road b/w trenton and maysville. the kids would probably like neuse too.

okay, we're going through kinston then.

6/26/2007 10:29:23 AM

YAY KINSTON!

6/26/2007 10:46:30 AM

probably won't be stopping for bbq though, sorry.

we live in rocky mount so bbq isn't that big of a deal...it's everywhere here.

6/26/2007 10:47:24 AM

well it's right next to the neuse sports shop

or get a snack at the neuse sport shop cafe

I'm just trying to get you to spend money in my hometown...god it needs it

6/26/2007 10:49:44 AM

oh i'm sure we'll eat there, it just won't be bbq. probably bojangles.

that cafe is never open when i come through. i was kinda wondering if it was ever open. lol
i go to the beach through kinston about every other weekend and stop at neuse almost every time. tell them they need better hours.

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6/26/2007 10:56:36 AM

I always go through New Bern, but I live right off of HW43 on the Vanceboro side of G'ville.

6/26/2007 11:38:35 AM

cafe is only open in the a.m. I think they close at about 11.

best breakfast EVER.

6/26/2007 11:45:34 AM

go through kinston and hop the normal route.

6/26/2007 11:47:20 AM

Im from rocky mount too, it sucks doesn't it?

anyway, I would go through Kinston. US 70 past New Bern all the way to Morehead is stoplight hell and can take a longgggg time if traffic is bad/you hit all the lights.

6/26/2007 1:52:26 PM

there's some cut-through street right around havelock off of 70E (past a bojangles, turn right at a hess station) that carries you right down to 24W (turn right again). Quickest way to EI that I have been (coming from kinston). when I lived in Kinston, I'd either go that way or go through trenton/maysville etc but that way got too boring and the ride through those towns at 35mph sucked.

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6/26/2007 1:55:34 PM

Quote :

"Best way from Greenville to Emerald Isle"

Flying?

6/26/2007 2:58:43 PM

vanceboro then shortcut around new bern to pollocksville then maysville and EI. I also live right off 43 on vanceboro side of greenville. this is def the fastest way.

6/26/2007 3:18:08 PM

I just did this EXACT same trip last weekend. We went the google way and took us 3 1/2 hours to get there, go thru new bern, easiest and by far the quickest. gl.

6/26/2007 3:23:47 PM

Quote :

"there's some cut-through street right around havelock off of 70E (past a bojangles, turn right at a hess station) that carries you right down to 24W (turn right again). "

that is 9 foot road. i've driven it a couple of times a LONNNNGGG time ago

Quote :

"Quickest way to EI that I have been (coming from kinston). when I lived in Kinston, I'd either go that way or go through trenton/maysville etc but that way got too boring and the ride through those towns at 35mph sucked."

trenton and maysville can't be less than a mile across, so going 35 mph for just a couple of seconds isn't that big a deal to me.

6/26/2007 4:28:30 PM

9 mile road?

6/26/2007 10:41:28 PM

Quote :

"Best way from Greenville to Emerald Isle"

helicopter.

6/26/2007 10:43:30 PM