NER > VIR what is the best way to get by NY?

[tac911t]

He's gone, but for others...

Once you are on I81, just stay on it and take either:
A. I64 to US29
B. US60 East to US501 to US29

Traffic usually moves MUCH faster on I81 than the Bawlmer-Richmond corrider.

A. The short cut from I64 to US29, is Exit 99 at the top of Afton Mountain. Take a right at the end of the ramp, that puts you on Rt250, at the bottom of Afton Mountain take the right onto Rt 151, after several miles (10 or 15),
take the left onto Rt 6, which takes you to Rt 29. The road down Afton Mountain is steep, so if you are towing, be sure to have good brakes. When I tow north to Summit Point, I take Rt29 to Charlottesville,
and pick up I64 to avoid going up the steep hill.

B. US 501 out of Buena Vista (how do you pronouce Buena Vista?) is a good driving road if you are not towing (can you say switchbacks!!). Even if you are towing, the hills are not as steep as Afton Mountain,
in the past, I have used Rt 501 to tow to and from Mid Ohio.

[Greg Amy]

A. The short cut from I64 to US29, is Exit 99...

Hmmm, nice. Tow-able with big trailer?

US 501 out of Buena Vista (how do you pronouce Buena Vista?) is a good driving road if you are not towing

Bu-wayna Veestah. Need to learn you some español, amigo.

COMPLETELY agree, on both counts. I ended up taking 501 to VIR last year and it's a gorgeous drive. But, I was driving a 15-passenger van pulling a trailer; I would have enjoyed it much more in my S4...