The Route
by Kevin May
DAY 1
New Jersey – Delaware
Hoboken (NJ)
Lincoln Tunnel, W 38th St, Queens Midtown Tunnel, I 278 to La Guardia
I 278, I 87, I 95, I 80 to Paterson
I 80, US 206, RR to Waterloo
RR, NJ 517 to Schooleys Mountain
NJ 513 to Clinton, Frenchtown
NJ 29, NJ 604 to Seargantsville, Covered Bridge, Stockton
NJ 29 to Lambertville
NJ 518, US 206 to Princeton
RR, NJ 33 to Cranbury, Manalapan
NJ 33, US 9 to Cape May (NJ)
Ferry to Lewes (DE)
Lewes (DE)
338 miles
Cumulative mileage: 338
DAY 2
Delaware – Maryland
Lewes (DE)
US 9, RR to Bethel
RR to Woodland, Seaford, Blades
US 13 to Dover
RR, DE 9 to New Castle (DE)
US 40 to Havre de Grace (MD), Baltimore
I 95, I 895, I 97, MD 3, US 301, MD 4 to Solomons
MD 235, MD 5 to St Mary’s City
MD 5 to Ridge
Ridge (MD)
353 miles
Cumulative mileage: 691
DAY 3
Maryland – Virginia – West Virginia
Ridge (MD)
MD 5, MD 234 to Leonardtown, Allens Fresh
US 301 to La Plata
MD 225 to Thomas Stone’s House
US 301 to Faulkner (MD)
US 301, VA 207, I 95 to Richmond (VA)
US 60 to Amherst, Buena Vista
US 501 to Glasgow, Natural Bridge
US 11, I 60 to Covington (VA)
I 64 to White Sulphur Springs (WV), Lewisburg
Lewisburg (WV)
381 miles
Cumulative mileage: 1072
DAY 4
West Virginia – Kentucky
Lewisburg (WV)
I 64, US 60 to Hines, Gauley Bridge, Charleston, Hurricane (WV)
I 64, KY 9 to Maysville (KY)
US 68 to Washington, May’s Lick, Paris, Lexington
I 64 to Louisville
I 265, US 42 to Prospect, Goshen
Goshen (KY)
399 miles
Cumulative mileage: 1471
DAY 5
Kentucky – Tennessee – North Carolina
Goshen (KY)
US 42, I 265, US31W to Fort Knox, Bonnieville
I 65, KY 90, US 127 to Glasgow, Cartwright, Static (KY)
US 127 to Pall Mall (TN), Jamestown
TN 52 to Rugby, Elgin
US 27, TN 63 to Pioneer
I 75 to Powell, Knoxville
I 275, US 441 to Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg (TN)
US 441 to Great Smoky Mountains Nat Park, Cherokee (NC), Franklin
US 64 to Highlands, Brevard, Hendersonville
US 25 to Flat Rock
Flat Rock (NC)
511 miles
Cumulative mileage: 1982
DAY 6
North Carolina – South Carolina
Flat Rock (NC)
US 64 to Sliding Rock, Brevard
US 276 to Cedar Mountain (NC)
US 276, SC 8 to Pumpkintown (SC), Pickens
US 178 to Anderson
SC 28 to Abbeville
SC 72, SC 34 to Camden
Camden (SC)
224 miles
Cumulative mileage: 2206
DAY 7
South Carolina – Georgia
Camden (SC)
SC 261, US 15 to Santee (SC)
I 95, US 17 to Savannah (GA)
US 17, GA 196, US 84 to Hinesville, Screven, Waycross
US 1 to Folkston
GA 23 to Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee Swamp (GA)
313 miles
Cumulative mileage: 2519
DAY 8
Georgia – Florida – Alabama
Okefenokee Swamp (GA)
GA 23 to Macclenny (FL)
I 10 to Tallahassee
US 319 to Sopchoppy, Carrabelle, Apalachicola
US 98 to Panama City
US 331 to De Funiak Springs (FL)
I 10, AL 64, Alt US 98 to Fairhope (AL)
Fairhope (AL)
486 miles
Cumulative mileage: 3005
DAY 9
Alabama – Mississippi
Fairhope (AL)
Alt US 98, AL 59, AL 21 to Monroeville
AL 41 to Camden, Selma
US 80 to Demopolis (AL)
US 80 to Meridian (MS)
MS 19 to Philadelphia
MS 15 to Louisville
MS 25, MS 19 to Kosciusko
Natchez Trace Parkway to Jackson, Port Gibson
Port Gibson (MS)
528 miles
Cumulative mileage: 3533
DAY 10
Mississippi – Louisiana
Port Gibson (MS)
Natchez Trace Parkway to Natchez
US 61 to Woodville (MS)
US 61 to St Francisville (LA), Baton Rouge
I 10 to New Orleans
New Orleans (LA)
226 miles
Cumulative mileage: 3759
DAY 11
Louisiana – Texas
New Orleans (LA)
I 10 to Baton Rouge, Lake Charles (LA)
I 10 to Beaumont (TX), Houston
US 290 to Giddings, Austin, Johnson City, Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg (TX)
592 miles
Cumulative mileage: 4351
DAY 12
Texas
Fredericksburg (TX)
US 290, I 10 to Segovia, Sonora, Ozona
TX 290 to Sheffield
TX 349, TX 2400, US 285 to Sanderson
US 90 to Marathon, Alpine
TX 118 to Fort Davis
TX 118, TX 166 round the scenic loop
Fort Davis (TX)
460 miles
Cumulative mileage: 4811
DAY 13
Texas – New Mexico
Fort Davis (TX)
TX 17, I 10, TX 17 to Pecos (TX)
US 285 to Loving (NM), Carlsbad, Artesia, Roswell
US 380 to Lincoln
US 380, US 70 to Ruidoso
US 70, NM 244 to Cloudcroft
US 82 to Alamogordo
US 70 to Las Cruces
I 25 to Caball
NM 152 to Hillsboro, Kingston
Kingston (NM)
536 miles
Cumulative mileage: 5347
DAY 14
New Mexico – Arizona
Kingston (NM)
NM 152, US 180 to Santa Clara, Silver City
NM 90 to Lordsburg
I 10, NM 80 to Rodeo (NM)
AZ 80 to Douglas (AZ), Bisbee, Tombstone, Benson
I 10 to Tucson
Tucson (AZ)
317 miles
Cumulative mileage: 5664
DAY 15
Arizona
Tucson (AZ)
AZ 86 to Sells, Why
AZ 85 to Ajo, Gila Bend, Buckeye
I 10, RR to Vicksburg
AZ 72, AZ 95 to Parker, Lake Havasu City
Lake Havasu City (AZ)
385 miles
Cumulative mileage: 6049
DAY 16
Arizona – California
Lake Havasu City (AZ)
AZ 95 to Parker Dam (AZ)
RR, CA 62 to Earp (CA), Vidal Junction, Twentynine Palms, Palm Springs
I 10, I 405 to Los Angeles
Los Angeles (CA)
327 miles
Cumulative mileage: 6376
DAY 17
California – Nevada
Los Angeles (CA)
I 405, I 10, I 5, local roads, I 210, I 10, I 15 to Barstow, Zzyzx, Baker (CA)
I 15 to Primm (NV), Jean, Las Vegas
I 15, NV 168, US 93 to Moapa, Alamo
US 93, NV 375 to Rachel
Rachel (NV)
466 miles
Cumulative mileage: 6842
DAY 18
Nevada
Rachel (NV)
NV 375, dust lanes to Area 51
Dust lanes, NV 375 to Rachel
NV 375 to Warm Springs
US 6, dust lane, US 6 to Lunar Crater, Currant, Ely
US 50 to Eureka, Austin
NV 305 to Battle Mountain
I 80 to Winnemucca
US 95 to Orovada, McDermitt
McDermitt (NV)
617 miles
Cumulative mileage: 7459
DAY 19
Nevada – Oregon
McDermitt (NV)
US 95 to Burns Junction (OR)
OR 78 to Crane, Burns
US 20 to Brothers, Bend, Sisters
OR 126 to Redmond
US 97 to Madras
US 26 to Government Camp
OR 35 to Hood River
Hood River (OR)
440 miles
Cumulative mileage: 7899
DAY 20
Oregon – Washington
Hood River (OR)
I 84, US 30, I 84 to Portland (OR)
I 5 to Kelso (WA), Olympia, Tacoma
I 5, I 405, WA 520 to Seattle
Seattle (WA)
259 miles
Cumulative mileage: 8158
DAY 21
Washington – Idaho
Seattle (WA)
WA 520, I 5 to Seattle Center
I 5 to Everett
US 2 to Sultan, Leavenworth
US 2, US Alt97 to Chelan
RR, WA 172 to Chelan Falls, Mansfield
WA 172, WA 17, WA 174 to Grand Coulee, Electric City, Wilbur
US 2 to Spokane, Newport (WA)
US 2 to Priest River (ID), Sandpoint
Sandpoint (ID)
421 miles
Cumulative mileage: 8579
DAY 22
Idaho – Montana
Sandpoint (ID)
US 95 to Coeur d’Alene
I 90 to Wallace (ID)
I 90 to Clinton (MT), Butte
I 90, MT 2 to Three Forks
I 90 to Bozeman, Livingston
Livingston (MT)
446 miles
Cumulative mileage: 9025
DAY 23
Montana – Wyoming
Livingston (MT)
US 89 to Gardiner (MT)
US 89 to Mammoth Hot Springs (WY), Tower-Roosevelt, Canyon, West Thumb, Old Faithful, West Thumb
US 89 to Moose, Jackson
WY 22 to Wilson
Wilson (WY)
268 miles
Cumulative mileage: 9293
DAY 24
Wyoming – Utah
Wilson (WY)
RR, WY 22 to Jackson
US 89 to Alpine, Afton, Smoot
US 89, ID 61, WY 89, US 30 to Cokeville, Sage, Kemmerer
US 189, I 80 to Diamondville, Evanston (WY)
I 80 to Park City (UT)
Park City (UT)
304 miles
Cumulative mileage: 9597
DAY 25
Utah
Park City (UT)
I 80 to Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake
UT 201, I 215, I 15 to Provo
US 6 to Helper, Price
I 70, US 191 to Arches National Park, Moab, Monticello
Bluff (UT)
439 miles
Cumulative mileage: 10036
DAY 26
Utah – Colorado
Bluff (UT)
UT 163, UT 262 to Aneth (UT)
CO 41, US 160 to Four Corners (AZ/NM/UT/CO)
US 160 to Durango (CO)
US 550 to Silverton, Ouray, Montrose
US 50 to Salida
CO 291, US 24 to Florissant
RR to Cripple Creek
CO 67 to Victor
Victor (CO)
481 miles
Cumulative mileage: 10517
DAY 27
Colorado – Kansas
Victor (CO)
CO 86, US 50 to Fowler, Swink, Holly (CO)
US 50 to Syracuse (KS), Dodge City, Hutchinson
KS 96 to Nickerson
Nickerson (KS)
479 miles
Cumulative mileage: 10996
DAY 28
Kansas – Oklahoma – Arkansas
Nickerson (KS)
KS 96 to Wichita
I 35, US 60 to Ponca City (OK), Pawhuska
OK 99 to Hominy
OK 20 to Claremore, Pryor, Salina, Spavinaw, Jay (OK)
AR 72 to Gravette (AR), Bentonville, Pea Ridge
US 62 to Garfield, Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs (AR)
410 miles
Cumulative mileage: 11406
DAY 29
Arkansas – Missouri
Eureka Springs (AR)
US 62 to Mountain Home, Salem
AR 9 to Mammoth Spring (AR)
MO 19 to Alton (MO), Winona
US 60, MO 21 to Centerville, Pilot Knob, Caledonia
MO 32 to Farmington, Ste Genevieve
St Genevieve (MO)
342 miles
Cumulative mileage: 11748
DAY 30
Missouri – Iowa
Ste Genevieve (MO)
US 61, I 55 to St Louis
I 70 to Wright City
I 70, MO 47 to Troy, Winfield
MO 79 to Clarksville, Louisiana, Hannibal
US 61 to Wayland, Kahoka (MO)
MO 81, IA 2,W40, IA 1 to Bonaparte (IA), Bentonsport, Keosauqua
Keosauqua (IA)
353 miles
Cumulative mileage: 12101
DAY 31
Iowa – Nebraska
Keosauqua (IA)
IA 1,IA 16, US 3, US 63 to Ottumwa, Oskaloosa
IA 163 to Pella
RR to Reasnor, Monroe
IA 14, RR to Pleasantville
IA 92 to Winterset, Bridges of Madison County, Massena
US 71, Us 34 to Red Oak
IA 48 to Essex, Shenandoah (IA)
IA 2 to Nebraska City (NE)
NE 2, US 6 to Lincoln
Lincoln (NE)
397 miles
Cumulative mileage: 12498
DAY 32
Nebraska
Lincoln (NE)
US 6 to Friend, Hastings, Minden
NE 10, I 80 to Gothenburg
NE 47, NE 40 to Arnold
NE 92, RR to Anselmo
NE 2 to Thedford
US 83 to Lovejoy Ranch
Lovejoy Ranch (NE)
374 miles
Cumulative mileage: 12872
DAY 33
Nebraska – South Dakota
Lovejoy Ranch (NE)
US 83 to Valentine (NE)
US 83 to Mission (SD), White River
SD 44 to Wanblee, Interior
SD 377 to Badlands Nat Park
SD 240 to Wall
I 90 to Sturgis
US Alt 14 to Deadwood
US 85, I 90 to Spearfish
US Alt 14 to Lead, Deadwood
US 385 to Crazy Horse Monument
SD 244 to Mount Rushmore
US Alt 16, US 385 to Deadwood
Deadwood (SD)
436 miles
Cumulative mileage: 13308
DAY 34
South Dakota – North Dakota
Deadwood (SD)
US 85, I 90 to Spearfish
US 85 to Belle Fourche, Redig, Ludlow (SD)
US 85 to Bowman (ND), Belfield
I 94 to Medora
I 94 to Dickinson, Mandan, Jamestown
ND 1, ND 46, RR to Fort Ransom
RR, ND 46 to Leonard
Leonard (ND)
582 miles
Cumulative mileage: 13890
DAY 35
North Dakota – Minnesota – Wisconsin
Leonard (ND)
ND 18 to Casselton
I 94 to Fargo (ND)
US 10 to Moorhead (MN), Detroit Lakes
MN 34 to Park Rapids
US 71 to Lake Itasca
MN 2, MN 9, MN 3to Bemidji
US 2, MN 194, US 53 to Duluth (MN)
I 535, US 2, WI 13 to Herbster (WI), Cornucopia, Red Cliff, Bayfield
Bayfield (WI)
430 miles
Cumulative mileage: 14320
DAY 36
Wisconsin
Bayfield (WI)
WI 13, US 2, US 63 To Hayward, Trego
US 53 to Eau Clair
WI 93 to Independence, Arcadia
WI 95 to Fountain City
WI 35 to La Crosse
US 14 to Coon Valley, Spring Green
WI 23 to Dodgeville
US 151 to Mineral Point
Mineral Point (WI)
409 miles
Cumulative mileage: 14729
DAY 37
Wisconsin – Illinois – Indiana
Mineral Point (WI)
US 151 to Platteville, Dickeyville (WI)
US 151 to Dubuque (IA)
US 20, IL 84 to Hanover (IL), Savanna
US 52 to Dixon
I 88 to Chicago (IL)
I 94 to Highland (IN)
I 94, I 80, IN 13 to Middlebury
US 20, IN 5 to Shipshewana
Shipshewana (IN)
392 miles
Cumulative mileage: 15121
DAY 38
Indiana – Michigan
Shipshewana (IN)
IN 5, IN 120, IN 9 to Howe (IN)
IN 9, MI 66 to Sturgis (MI)
US 12 to Coldwater, Allen, Clinton
US 12, US 23 to Ann Arbor
MI 14, I 96 to Detroit
I 94, MI 3, I 94 to Port Huron
Port Huron (MI)
243 miles
Cumulative mileage: 15364
DAY 39
Michigan – Ohio
Port Huron (MI)
I 94, MI 59, MI 97 to Fraser, Roseville
I 94, I 96, MI 14 to Ann Arbor (MI)
RR, US 12, US 23 to Toledo (OH)
I 475, US 20, US 250 to Ashland, Wooster, Wilmot
OH 212 to Zoar, Zoarville
OH 800 to Dover, New Philadelphia
I 77, OH 39 to Sugar Creek
OH 93, OH 643 to Keene
OH 83, US 36 to Roscoe Village
Roscoe Village (OH)
363 miles
Cumulative mileage: 15727
DAY 40
Ohio – Pennsylvania
Roscoe Village (OH)
US 36 to Coshocton, Newcomerstown
I 77 to New Philadelphia
OH 39 to Mechanicstown, Wellsville, East Liverpool (OH)
PA 68 to Glasgow (PA), Rochester, Butler
US 422 to Kittanning
PA 85, PA 210, US 119 to Trade City, Punxsutawney
US 119 to Du Bois
PA 255 to Weedville
PA 555 to Driftwood
PA 120 to Westport
RR, PA 144 to Hammersley Fork, Carter Camp, Galeton
US 6 to Wellsboro
Wellsboro (PA)
366 miles
Cumulative mileage: 16093
DAY 41
Pennsylvania – New York
Wellsboro (PA)
US 6, PA 287, PA 249 to Cowanesque
PA 49 to Gold, Raymond
PA 49, PA 44 to Shinglehouse (PA)
NY 417 to Olean (NY)
NY 16, NY 400 to Franklinville, Buffalo
I 90, I 290, I 190 to Niagara Falls
NY 104 to Lockport
NY 93, I 90, NY 414 to Seneca Falls
US 20 to Skaneateles, Cazenovia
US 20, NY 28 to Cooperstown
Cooperstown (NY)
444 miles
Cumulative mileage: 16537
DAY 42
New York – Vermont
Cooperstown (NY)
NY 80, US 20 to Esperance, Albany
I 787, NY 7 to Troy, Hoosick (NY)
VT 9 to Bennington (VT)
US 7 to Manchester
VT 30 to Dorset, Middlebury
US 7, VT 125 to Hancock
VT 100 to Stowe
Stowe (VT)
280 miles
Cumulative mileage: 16817
DAY 43
Vermont – New Hampshire
Stowe (VT)
VT 100, VT 15, RR to Craftsbury Common, Craftsbury, Greensboro
VT 15 to Joes Pond
US 2 to St Johnsbury (VT)
VT 18, I 93 to Littleton (NH), Franconia, North Woodstock
NH 112, NH 16 to North Conway
NH 16, US 302 to Crawford Notch, Willey House, Twin Mountain
NH 115, NH 115A, US 2 to Jefferson, Six Gun City
US 2, NH 16 to Berlin
NH 16 to Gorham, Jackson
Jackson (NH)
271 miles
Cumulative mileage: 17088
DAY 44
New Hampshire – Maine
Jackson (NH)
NH 16, Auto route to Mount Washington Summit
NH 16, US 302 to Redstone (NH)
US 302 to Fryeburg (ME)
ME 5 to Bethel
US 2 to Hanover
ME 232 to Bryant Pond
ME 219 to Winthrop
US 202 to Augusta
ME 17, ME 90 to West Rockport, Camden
Camden (ME)
211 miles
Cumulative mileage: 17299
DAY 45
Maine – Massachusetts
Camden (ME)
US 1 to Rockland, Brunswick
I 95 to Portland
US 1 to Kennebunk
ME 99 to Kennebunkport
ME 9 to Wells (ME)
I 95, MA 114 to Salem (MA)
MA 114 to Middleton
MA 114, I 95, MA 9 to Wellesley
Wellesley (MA)
236 miles
Cumulative mileage: 17535
DAY 46
Massachusetts – Rhode Island
Wellesley (MA)
MA 9, I 95, MA 2 to Concord
MA 2, MA 2A to Lexington, Boston
I 93, MA 3 to Plymouth (MA)
US 44, I 495, RR, MA 126 to Woonsocket (RI)
RI 99, RI 146 to Providence
I 195, RI 114 to Bristol, Newport, Jamestown
RR, RI 138 to Plum Point
RI 1A to Wickford
Wickford (RI)
207 miles
Cumulative mileage: 17742
DAY 47
Rhode Island – Connecticut – New York City – Hoboken (NJ)
Wickford (RI)
US 1, RI 1A to Watch Hill (RI)
RI 1A, US 1 to Mystic (CT)
US 1, I 95, US 1, CT 9, CT 154 to Essex
RR to Deep River
CT 153, I 95 to New Haven, Bridgeport
US 1 to Westport, Stamford (CT)
I 95, Hutchinson River Parkway, Bronx Pelham Parkway, US 1 to New York City
I 95, NJ 3, NJ 495 to Hoboken (NJ)
209 miles
Cumulative mileage: 17951
DAY 48
New York City
Total cumulative mileage to La Guardia: 17973