One of the Worst Highways in America

[edgray]

Originally Posted by Wayne M

Hmmm! I just drove I-10 from Houston - East, and then again all the way across from Houston - West. There is one small stretch between Baumont and Orange that is shaky. The rest of I-10 is good. The major construction on the West side of Houston outbound, and inbound is complete.

Now I-10 down through New Orleans, and out the west side, or in from the West side will roller coaster you down to about 25 mph, so take the bypass I-12, or go into new orleans any other way except the west side of I-10 to NO.

Wayne M : with all due respect, I think you have the east and west sides of NOLA confused....and that is easy to do because of our "crescent shape". West of NOLA I-10 goes to or from Baton Rouge and has been totally rebuilt into a pretty smooth asplalt slab. Now, going East towards Slidell and MS, I-10 is really a roller coaster as you describe, especially in the "New Orleans East" area between the city and the new bridges crossing Lake Ponchartrain.

For anybody not needing to stop in NOLA, travelling east or west on I-12 is recommended, as Wayne posted. ED

[Marty too]

I'm with Wizard on I-80 in Nebraska. Traveled that route this summer going to the N/W and it is rough in many place's. Was glad to get out of that state over into Wyoming although that wasn't that much better.

Marty

[BubbaJePH]

I did Donner Pass I-80 back in 2002 in a transit bus I bought to convert into a motorhome. The road was terrible. Of course climbing up the mountain was no cakewalk. I hope to never to do that again. I did I 80 to I 29 to I 70 to I 64 and on to the ocean in Virginia.