Thursday, May 23, 2013

Villanova Graduation

Route
Walt Whitman Bridge (I 76)
Day 1: US 15/501 North, I 85 North,  I 95 North, US 17 Business South, VA 218 East, VA 216 East, US 301 North, Saint Charles Parkway, US 301 North, MD 3 North, I 97 North, I 695 East, I 95 North, MD 24 North, US 1 North, I 476 North, PA 3 East, Local roads to Wynnewood PA, US 30 East, US 1 South to PA 352 South to Media PA.
Day 2: PA 352 North, PA 3 West, US 202 North, PA 100 North, I 76 West, US 202 South, PA 272 West to Landis Valley, US 30 East, PA 896 North, PA 340 East, PA 772 East, US 30 East, US 422 West, PA 23 to Valley Forge, Local Roads, US 30 West, US 30 East, Local Roads,  US 30 East, US 1 South, PA 352 South to Media PA.
Day 3: PA 352 North, US 1 North, I 476 South, I 95 North, US 30 West, Local Roads to Independence National Historic Park, Local Roads, I 95 South, PA 420 North, US 13 North, local roads to Wynnewood PA, local roads, PA 3 West, I 476 South, US 1 South, PA 352 South to Media PA.
Day 4: PA 352 North, US 1 North, I 476 North, US 30 East to Villanova, US 30 West, I 476 North, I 76 North, US 422 West, PA 23 West, PA 724 North to Spring City PA, PA 724 South, PA 23 East, US 422 East, I 76 East, I 476 South, US 30 East to Villanova, local roads to Wynnewood, local roads, PA 3 West, I 476 South, US 1 South, PA 352 South to Media.
Day 5: PA 352 North, US 1 North, I 476 North, US 30 East to Villanova, local roads to Wynnewood, local roads, PA 3 West, I 476 South, US 1 South, PA 352 South to Media.
Day 5: PA 352 North, US 1 South to Nottingham PA, US 1 North, PA 52 North, US 322 Business West, PA 3 East, US 202 North, local roads, US 202 North to King of Prussia, local roads, PA 320 South, local roads to Wynnewood, local roads, PA 3 West, I 476 South, US 1 South, PA 352 South to Media.
Day 7: PA 352 North, US 1 North, I 476 South, I 95 North to Philadelphia Airport, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 15/501 South to Chapel Hill.
Notes
Construction of the new HOT lanes on I 95 south of DC continues. Heading north, 511 was reporting 10 mile backups near Quantico. We decided to take VA 218 from Fredericksburg to the Nice Bridge to avoid the mess. Heading south, the only jam was where the HOV lanes merged with the mainline south of Dale City. The left lane was closed just after the merge, which made the drop from three mainline plus one HOV lane to two lanes a mess.
We stopped at the Visitor Center for Maryland just above the Nice Bridge and asked the information desk about avoiding Waldorf. They recommended the Saint Charles Parkway around the east side of Waldorf. This parkway comes into the MD 5/MD 5 Business intersection east of Waldorf. Continuing on MD 5 completed the bypass. This bypass is highly recommended.
Results
MD: Clinched MD 3. Mileage on MD 24, US 1.
PA: Mileage on I 95, US 1, US 13, US 222, PA 3, PA 52, PA 272, PA 352, VA 420, VA 772.
VA: Mileage on US 17 Business Fredericksburg, VA 218, VA 216.