Anyone ever driven to D.C over Memorial Day?

[Kitten Diver]

Is it worth the extra miles to go around I-95? Or are most road headed north fuged?

[sunbunny]

I've never been through DC when the traffic wasn't a nightmare.

You do know there will be hundreds/possibly thousands of bikes on the road too for Rolling Thunder?

[Davidson Deac II]

Never on Memorial day, but I did drive up on the 4th of July. Whats your starting point?

[Johnny Rockets]

Only way to avoid the I95 nightmare traffic heading that way is to time it so you go through there at exactly 3:38am.

[Chimera]

I-95 and all the other I-x95s are crowded no matter when. Avoid the headache, just park at Arlington and take the metro.

[Kitten Diver]

Never on Memorial day, but I did drive up on the 4th of July. Whats your starting point?

Davidson/cornelius, so I was going to go 81 or thru bfe Va.

Seems like everyone is comfirming I95 is going to suck. I will be going to Georgetown but Im not leaving til 6pm. Just trying to get a feel for the travel time on 95 during holidays.

Thanks for the help!

[Johnny Rockets]

Davidson/cornelius, so I was going to go 81 or thru bfe Va.

Seems like everyone is comfirming I95 is going to suck. I will be going to Georgetown but Im not leaving til 6pm. Just trying to get a feel for the travel time on 95 during holidays.

Thanks for the help!

If your leaving at 6pm, then that puts you in the area around 11ish I would think. Shouldn't be too bad then but all it takes is 1 wreck to back things up.

[Davidson Deac II]

Davidson/cornelius, so I was going to go 81 or thru bfe Va.

Seems like everyone is comfirming I95 is going to suck. I will be going to Georgetown but Im not leaving til 6pm. Just trying to get a feel for the travel time on 95 during holidays.

Thanks for the help!

Its going to be nasty around DC regardless of which direction you take. 81 might be a bit better though, so that you avoid Greensboro, RDU, and Richmond.

Then again, leaving at 6 pm, you probably wont have it bad anywhere along the route.

[Anybodyhome]

I live in Martinsville, VA. 2:15 minute drive to BOA.

1. 85N to 52 at Linwood

2. 52 to Business 40E in Winston-Salem

3. B 40E to NC 150 just east of Winston (like 2 miles)

4. NC 150 to NC 68 in Oak Ridge

5. NC 68 to US 220 to Roanoke

6. In Roanoke take 220 to 81

7. 81 to 66. Take 66E and go straight into DC without ever touching a 95