Cooperstown to JFK with fewest miles on country roads
May 12th, 2011, 02:00 PM
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Cooperstown to JFK with fewest miles on country roads
I have a neck problem and being a passenger on small roads causes me pain. I would appreciate any help with a route using bigger highways whenever possible. I've tried mapquest, yahoo and google and have trouble determining what roads are like except for the interstates.
May 12th, 2011, 02:42 PM
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This is not an easy trip... my feeling is the best way would be rte 28 to Oneonta (23 miles) then I-88 west to Sidney, then rte 8 south to rte 17 (22 miles), then take 17 to the Thruway and on to NYC.
Rte 28 and rte 8 are both winding roads but there are not many towns to go thru. Rte 17 is like an interstate, 2 lanes in direction.
Do not attempt rte 28 from Oneonta to the Thruway, it's about 2 hours of winding. Rte 23 not much better.
Good luck.
Rte 28 and rte 8 are both winding roads but there are not many towns to go thru. Rte 17 is like an interstate, 2 lanes in direction.
Do not attempt rte 28 from Oneonta to the Thruway, it's about 2 hours of winding. Rte 23 not much better.
Good luck.
May 13th, 2011, 03:42 PM
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I'm inclined to say cut over to Cobleskill, then take I-88 East to Albany then I-87 South. It may be a few more miles than the route wrongfoot suggests but I'm willing to bet it'd actually be faster since the effective speed limit on the interstates is 70-74mph.
