I'm presenting at a conference this weekend in Gettysburg, PA. According to googlemaps, I've got to to hit the 495 beltway at about 5pm Anybody got a better suggestion around DC?

Here's the suggested route.

http://tinyurl.com/ytzax7

[Edited on October 5, 2007 at 8:27 AM. Reason : tard]

10/5/2007 8:11:41 AM

it sounds weird, but with the time you would spend in traffic around the beltway, consider 40->77->81

ive done it before, nicer drive and will, if nothing else be a less stressful drive, even if it ends up not saving you much time...

10/5/2007 8:21:49 AM

just take http://tinyurl.com all the way around.

10/5/2007 8:24:00 AM

We were playing with that. Honestly I'd rather spend the time chilling in the car moving than either sitting in traffic or playing chicken at 80mph.

10/5/2007 8:24:56 AM

im assuming you're coming from raleigh?

the only real alternative im aware of (that's reasonably short) is hoping on 301 shortly after richmond. take it up to 50E and then to 97N where you can then hop on 100W (so now you're past DC) to 29N over to 70W and continue on from there.

ive taken it a couple times, and while it does miss DC traffic, you're stuck at a lot of stoplights, so its not a perfect solution.

the only real solution thats ever worked for me is not to go through DC at 5.

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"it sounds weird, but with the time you would spend in traffic around the beltway, consider 40->77->81"

i take 77 -> 81 when im coming from the western part of nc/sc. much better drive, but it would probably be the same if not longer then dealing with dc traffic if youre coming from raleigh.



[Edited on October 5, 2007 at 8:40 AM. Reason : j]

10/5/2007 8:30:36 AM

spaceship

10/5/2007 8:32:28 AM

81 only really works because of where your final destination ends up...if you were going somewhere else it wouldnt be as viable...

but esp. because its a friday, i would give it some serous consideration


also its columbus day weekend which = federal holiday on monday, so there will be heavier traffic than normal getting out of DC

[Edited on October 5, 2007 at 8:37 AM. Reason : .]

10/5/2007 8:36:08 AM

yeah, i didnt realize how far west gettysburg is.

i would go that ^ way over 301.

...it may be quicker to go up 95 then take 64 at richmond. over to 81.

[Edited on October 5, 2007 at 8:47 AM. Reason : d]

10/5/2007 8:45:34 AM

I'm also playing with taking 29 up to Waynesboro and catching 81 there. It'll be a 7 hour trip no matter which route we end up taking.

Believe me, if this presentation was at 8am Saturday, I'd just leave at the buttcrack of dawn and drive up tomorrow.

10/5/2007 8:48:22 AM

95 North to Fredericksburg
17 North to Warrenton
15 North to Gettysburg

10/5/2007 9:00:00 AM

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"95 North to Fredericksburg 17 North to Warrenton 15 North to Gettysburg"

Agreed

10/5/2007 9:04:21 AM

airplane

10/5/2007 9:15:52 AM