Heading south on I75

[tvp]

Coming from Sarnia heading to Florida - 38' RV with Toad - what is best Route to avoid construction and road closure near Detroit - leaving on Saturday March 10......[emoji15] Help !

[George Schweikle]

Here's a neat interactive map from Michigan Dept of Transportation. Part of I-75 is closed just south of Detroit so it looks like the full Interstate route is I-94 from Sarnia crossing to I-275 then south to I-75. Or, go much further west to US 23 and take this south to bypass Toledo. https://mdotnetpublic.state.mi.us/dr...e.mi.us/drive/

Originally Posted by tvp

Coming from Sarnia heading to Florida - 38' RV with Toad - what is best Route to avoid construction and road closure near Detroit - leaving on Saturday March 10......[emoji15] Help !

[Ragtop69GS]

Originally Posted by George Schweikle

Here's a neat interactive map from Michigan Dept of Transportation. Part of I-75 is closed just south of Detroit so it looks like the full Interstate route is I-94 from Sarnia crossing to I-275 then south to I-75. Or, go much further west to US 23 and take this south to bypass Toledo. https://mdotnetpublic.state.mi.us/dr...e.mi.us/drive/

Come in through Windsor, take the bridge. Make your way over to US-24 and take that south into Ohio where it will cross I-75

[Ragtop69GS]

Originally Posted by Ragtop69GS

Come in through Windsor, take the bridge. Make your way over to US-24 and take that south into Ohio where it will cross I-75

For a nicer ride south, consider taking I-77 south.

[FarmerB4]

Originally Posted by Ragtop69GS

For a nicer ride south, consider taking I-77 south.

Or I-69 to I-65 . Either way works . What is your destination in Fl.??

[tvp]

Our first stop is Destin Fl , some one said out of Detroit take 96 west to 275 south and it hooks back up to I75 south to bypass construction etc. ......[emoji15]....any good ?

[FarmerB4]

Originally Posted by tvp

Our first stop is Destin Fl , some one said out of Detroit take 96 west to 275 south and it hooks back up to I75 south to bypass construction etc. ......[emoji15]....any good ?

If you are going to Destin I would take 23 south to 475 (take the west loop around Toledo)around Toledo to 24 west (pick it up off 475 in Waterville Ohio) to I-69 in Fort Wayne Indiana to I-65 in Indianapolis then stay on I-65 south all the way to Montgomery Al. then pick up 331 south thru to the beaches on the gulf and pick up 98 west to Destin. We go that way all the time .We stay in DeFuniak Springs Fl. some. Much Much better than I-75 . Cleaner- Faster- Nicer and we think Safer.And yes we have went LOT'S of ways including I-75 !!

[FarmerB4]

Originally Posted by FarmerB4

If you are going to Destin I would take 23 south to 475 (take the west loop around Toledo)around Toledo to 24 west (pick it up off 475 in Waterville Ohio) to I-69 in Fort Wayne Indiana to I-65 in Indianapolis then stay on I-65 south all the way to Montgomery Al. then pick up 331 south thru to the beaches on the gulf and pick up 98 west to Destin. We go that way all the time .We stay in DeFuniak Springs Fl. some. Much Much better than I-75 . Cleaner- Faster- Nicer and we think Safer.And yes we have went LOT'S of ways including I-75 !!

[tvp]

Is that route a good RV route.... good roads , no low bridges etc ,??

[Ragtop69GS]

Originally Posted by tvp

Our first stop is Destin Fl , some one said out of Detroit take 96 west to 275 south and it hooks back up to I75 south to bypass construction etc. ......[emoji15]....any good ?

That route is a good one also. Try not to be there during rush hour as traffic can be heavy and slow. Road conditions are good as Michigan roads go.

[tvp]

Are there plenty of Walmart,s and crackle barrel on that route for overnight parking ?

[Monacoach]

For Destin I would go with post #7 or from sarnia take 69 to 65 then follow directions from post #7
also 65 is flatter then 75..

My favorite route to Florida is crossing at Buffalo and taking 90 79 19 77
26 95 but Destin is a bit out of the way for this route and the hills are bigger.

[FarmerB4]

Originally Posted by tvp

Is that route a good RV route.... good roads , no low bridges etc ,??

Yes the I-24 to I-69 to I-65 to 331 is all great roads with no low bridges . We travel it in a class A motorhome . Plenty of Walmart etc. to overnite in . We prefer overniting in welcome centers or rest areas . They have security at many and they are clean and safe . It's also as short a route or shorter than I-75 . The I-77 is nice IF YOU are going to central or eastern Florida first . Not good for where you are going first .

[BandSA]

Just watch out for the toll at the bridge going from IN to KY at Louisville. We got nailed by that last year. SIL had the notice in his truck for two weeks and kept forgetting to give to us. So we paid $14 for that bridge. Which should have only been $0.10 if we had had known about it.

So, now you are warned