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From Macon to Savannah.........or Spartanburg to Savannah via I26.....which is best? I'll be driving to Fl. towards the end of March and my wife has never been this way. We always drive down I-75 which includes the Hotlanta experience. So, which is the better route, I-26 or I-16?
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Wow kind of out of the way to go to get to I-26 you'll have to drive out to Asheville on I-40 then down 26 to 95 to Savannah. I'd go the 75/16 route if it was me and just try and time going through the ATL at a good time.
Asheville isn't too far from Knoxville, maybe 2 hours, have to get to Knoxville either way. Wifey has never been to Spartanburg (or eaten at The Beacon) so I thought I may go that way. It's our anniversary and we're doing a week or so in Fl. I usually try to hit Atlanta around 2am. From Somerset to Macon to Brunswick or Somerset to Spartanburg to Brunswick it's roughly 10 hours either way, but I've never driven I-16.
Seems like it takes a week to get through Ga. any which way http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif
just a word of advise of a person who used to drive for a living. I-16 at night is NOT a road you want to be on. you may only see 2 cars the whole length and most of the stations and towns close up at 6 pm, and besides that the cops make the towns budget from stopping speeders as the fines are hi as all get out. a scenic route is come to anderson and follow the savannah river down it is country, and nice and an easy drive with not a lot of cops. good country eats, nice scenery and a good time ask Billy as he comes up that way.
KyLegndHamr,
I-16 is ok to drive at night, make sure you get gas a Macon. Drive the speed limit on I-16. I am a Sheriff's Deputy in Atlanta and have been pulled over several time in the County Car speeding on I-16. It is a long drive from Atlanta to Savannah and when it is time to get off I do drive fast. (Have to make the prison run in Savannah).
It's nice country, but not a lot of gas station, or places to stop.
There is a new Bass Pro Shop in Macon., You will see it on your right, just as you come into Macon.
Be Safe John
besides no gas stations open, no food , and such the police is the other reason not to drive I-16 at night. a very lonely lonely road almost as bad as I -10 in the 60's or I-20 across texas on the north side past dallas/FT worth to abaline very very lonely and nothing out there except police looking for speeders.
Herbert,
You didn't mention K'ville at first. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif . As stop at the Beacon and she'll be sleeping like a baby the rest of the trip. You still have to pick up 95 and head south to 16 and you have to go through Columbia too. It takes me about 5 hrs to go from Anderson to Savanah.
Thanks for y'alls advice. http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/bows.gif
I used to go to Atlanta once per quarter to the Apparel Mall to order next season's clothes for my wife's boutique. I was talking to a Police ossifer http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif about hitting a ramp from the left side and merging into multiple lanes of road rage (leaving downtown). He said he just closes his eyes and floors his cruiser http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif
I saw the new BPS last Sept. coming home from Tampa but didn't stop.
Fred, I can taste those onion rings from the Beacon now, I'm slobberin'.
http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif ,, Wanna eat ORDER! Wanna Talk get out of line!!! http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif . Don't get her the bannana split after that A plenty she'll have to go to ICU http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif .
http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/roll.gif I used to visit Chesnee when my ex-bil was a pastor there, he's originally from Fingerville. He could eat 3 times what I could, first time at The Beacon http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/sick.gif I ate WAY too much, doublechilicheeburga aplenty http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/sick.gif and he told me to save room for the Nanner Split http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/sick.gif http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/sick.gif He could inhale a triple at Wendy's with a bowl of chili, large fries, and a large Coke before I could eat half of a double http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/Laugh.gif My little lady can barely eat a single by herself. As large as the Beacon's serving are, I don't see how they make a profit!