tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19434910.post2657587901993641405..comments2024-03-26T21:38:16.150-04:00Comments on Gribblenation: What would be the 'Route 66' of the East?Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394294005674203967noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19434910.post-69016960246275770832012-01-01T11:23:19.709-05:002012-01-01T11:23:19.709-05:00I got to agree with Opie, US Rt 11 is by far the ...I got to agree with Opie, US Rt 11 is by far the closest. US 1 is too far gone, but maybe 20-30 years ago had tons of possibilities.<br />US 19 is decent, the Dixie highway has stretches, especially in Michigan and Ohio, but I wouldn't call that the East Coast. <br />US 29 is very enjoyable, especially with the 4 lanes through Virginia, but it's missing something.<br /><br />US 11 is mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12332343826665196600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19434910.post-47728097060948276292011-03-03T21:27:19.667-05:002011-03-03T21:27:19.667-05:00US 11. I've driven it in sections from Carlis...US 11. I've driven it in sections from Carlisle, PA to Bristol, TN and although I'm not old enough to remember this before the interstate system, it is still one of the more usable old school highways in the country. It runs parallel on I-81 from Syracuse all the way down to Knoxville, but when it's not concurrent to the interstate, it's one of the more scenic drives, especiallyOpienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19434910.post-8577831229230696272011-03-02T15:18:36.004-05:002011-03-02T15:18:36.004-05:00I agree with Steve. It would be US 301 for me, pr...I agree with Steve. It would be US 301 for me, probably most of all because of the amount of times my family traveled it between 1969 and 1975 to shuttle us between Santee, SC and Ocala, FL. I'd be interested in driving it again one day.Rob Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358597853376411517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19434910.post-1006135949606320852011-03-02T09:14:20.583-05:002011-03-02T09:14:20.583-05:00In 1962, Georgia opened it's first welcome cen...In 1962, Georgia opened it's first welcome center on US 301, back when it was a heavily traveled tourist route to Florida.<br /><br />The welcome center was almost shut down until a state-local partnership saved it.<br /><br />BTW, it is America's oldest functioning welcome center.Stevehttp://www.georgiaroadgeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19434910.post-10841196363829135872011-03-01T20:44:49.678-05:002011-03-01T20:44:49.678-05:00I don't know the other routes, but I do have s...I don't know the other routes, but I do have some experience with the Dixie, and that's the one I'd choose. I like it because you can still drive most of it, but there are lots of old alignments available for folks (like me) who like that sort of thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com