Road trip from Chicago to Myrtle Beach
Hey All!
My family & I are leaving in a few days for MB. We are driving our Inifinti QX56 which is a pretty large SUV. This is our first long road trip down south. We are inexperienced drivers in mountains & hills. Chicago is as flat as you can get & I see rain in the forecast! I am really nervous. When I GPS the location, I get 3 different sets of directions. Any suggestions on which route is best? We don't want to stray off the highways since this is all really new to us. Thanks!! |
Not to worry--really!!
I might suggest you come south from Chicago to Indianapolis, head east on I70 to Dayton. Take Rte 35 to hit Rte_23 (?)__ that drops straight south to Portsmouth Ohio. Take rte 52 along the Ohio River to Charleston. Take I77 south through WVA--it is a beautiful drive--long sweeping curves and NO drop-offs!! In Charlotte Take I485 around Charlotte to Route 74 East to Monroe At Monroe, take 601 to 151 to Darlington SC At Darlington take I95 NORTH (yes) for 3 exits to Rte 327 (this bypasses Florence!!). Rte 327 turn left on Rte 376 which becomes Route 501 to take yo directly into MB, I KNOW this sound complicated, but it is 4 lane all the way, and VERY direct. To give you some times. From Dayton to Charlotte is 6-7 driving hours. From Charlotte to MB is 3.5 hours. |
I will add that I like the I77 route a little better than coming down I75 which you also might have looked at and considered. I think it is a bit more of a hypotenuse (and I have done both a LOT of times) so may be a little quicker/shorter.
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Thanks for responding so quickly. You've given me much relief knowing that their are other alternatives!
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