[vigo]

I'm driving from Jacksonville, FL to Montgomery, AL on Friday. Is it better to go through Lake City and up through Dothan on US 231 or up I-75 to Tifton, GA to US 82 into Montgomery? Google maps shows the driving time and distance to be about equal. Does it make a difference?

[MinivanDriver]

US 82 from Tifton. Reasons?


I-10 east should be named the Jean Paul Sartre Memorial Highway, because of the sheer ennui and hopelessness that consume you mile after featureless mile. The only thing to break up the tedium of your drive will be billboards that flog Panama City t-shirt shops and rebukes from religious zealots for your innate sinfulness.


And God help you if you drive that freeway westward in the late afternoon. You'll be facing directly into the setting sun. Blinded as your retinas are seared away, you'll likely swerve into a ditch at some point and accept gratefully the sweet release of death.

Then if, by some miracle, you make it to US 231, steel yourself for a zillion out-of-sync traffic lights all the way to Montgomery. You'll thread the needle through communities whose revenue comes almost entirely from traffic tickets, scribbled out by police officers from whom the words 'asset forfeiture' roll off the tongue with almost erotic fervor. You will grow to hate humanity.

In other words, it is the route of despair. The only thing missing are IEDs exploding along the way. Yes, the time is the same according to Google maps, but all things are relative. After all, a nice long roll in the hay with a beautiful woman and a root canal might take the same amount of time, but which one would feel longer to you?

Meanwhile, US 82 has a handful of traffic lights leaving Tifton and going around Albany, but most of the way it's scenic backwoods Georgia with relatively few stops. Plus you have the bonus of driving through Eufala, a beautiful little town. Highly recommended.

[harry chickpea]

Nicely worded! However, be prepared for wall-to-wall 18 wheelers on 75 or any major N/S route in GA.
It takes a lot of trucks to ship all those bagels to south Florida.

[MinivanDriver]

Originally Posted by harry chickpea

Nicely worded! However, be prepared for wall-to-wall 18 wheelers on 75 or any major N/S route in GA.
It takes a lot of trucks to ship all those bagels to south Florida.

It's typically not bad until you get to Macon.

[EscAlaMike]

The Georgia route will be a bit more scenic and pleasant. 82 from Eufaula to Montgomery is a very pretty drive, but slow as it's mostly 2-lane the whole way.

I enjoyed MinivanDriver's post, but having driven up 231 from Tallahassee to Montgomery many times, it's really not bad at all, if a bit boring. The highway bypasses most of the towns once you get past Dothan, so it's actually pretty quick with very few lights.

[vigo]

Thanks,everyone. I think MinivanDriver has convinced me to take the Georgia route. I like scenic and pleasant better than boring. I'm glad I came here to ask .

[MinivanDriver]

Originally Posted by EscAlaMike

The Georgia route will be a bit more scenic and pleasant. 82 from Eufaula to Montgomery is a very pretty drive, but slow as it's mostly 2-lane the whole way.

I enjoyed MinivanDriver's post, but having driven up 231 from Tallahassee to Montgomery many times, it's really not bad at all, if a bit boring. The highway bypasses most of the towns once you get past Dothan, so it's actually pretty quick with very few lights.

Dothan alone is misery. Then you have Brundidge, Ozark, and Troy. Yeesh.

[EscAlaMike]

Originally Posted by MinivanDriver

Dothan alone is misery. Then you have Brundidge, Ozark, and Troy. Yeesh.

231 bypasses Brundidge and Ozark; but yeah Troy has grown a lot. I couldn't believe all the new development when I was there this past spring.

[ozmoe571]

Originally Posted by MinivanDriver

US 82 from Tifton. Reasons?


I-10 east should be named the Jean Paul Sartre Memorial Highway, because of the sheer ennui and hopelessness that consume you mile after featureless mile. The only thing to break up the tedium of your drive will be billboards that flog Panama City t-shirt shops and rebukes from religious zealots for your innate sinfulness.


And God help you if you drive that freeway westward in the late afternoon. You'll be facing directly into the setting sun. Blinded as your retinas are seared away, you'll likely swerve into a ditch at some point and accept gratefully the sweet release of death.

Then if, by some miracle, you make it to US 231, steel yourself for a zillion out-of-sync traffic lights all the way to Montgomery. You'll thread the needle through communities whose revenue comes almost entirely from traffic tickets, scribbled out by police officers from whom the words 'asset forfeiture' roll off the tongue with almost erotic fervor. You will grow to hate humanity.

In other words, it is the route of despair. The only thing missing are IEDs exploding along the way. Yes, the time is the same according to Google maps, but all things are relative. After all, a nice long roll in the hay with a beautiful woman and a root canal might take the same amount of time, but which one would feel longer to you?

Meanwhile, US 82 has a handful of traffic lights leaving Tifton and going around Albany, but most of the way it's scenic backwoods Georgia with relatively few stops. Plus you have the bonus of driving through Eufala, a beautiful little town. Highly recommended.

I'm two months late in reading this, but since I can't give the author more reputation, I'll just say that this is the best assessment I've heard about driving on I-10 in my life. Bravo!

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