Monday, October 09, 2023

Oklahoma City/Saint Louis Chihuly + National Parks + Havertown




Cumberland Gap Tunnel
Route
Day 1: NC 86 North, I 40 West, US 421 North, NC 74 West, NC 8 South, Local roads, US 52 North, I 74 West, I 77 North, I 81 South, US 58 West, Local Road to Gate City.
Local Road, US 58 West, US 25E North, US 25W South, KY 727 South, US 25W South, KY 90 West, US 27 North, Local Road, KY 1577 South, KY 914 North, Cumberland Parkway West, KY 61 North to Columbia KY.
Day 2: KY 61 North, US 31E North to Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home.
Birdsong Hollow  Double Arch Bridge
US 31E South, KY 84 West, I 65 South, KY 70 East to Cave City KY.
KY 70 West, KY 255 North to Mammoth Cave NP.
Day 3: KY 70 East, US 31W North to Cave City.
US 31W South, KY 90 West, KY 70 West, I-65 South, TN 155 South, US 31E South, US 31 South, Charlotte Avenue, US 70 West to Centennial Park.
US 70S West to Bellevue TN.
Day 4: US 70S East, Local Roads, TN 100 West, Natchez Parkway South, Local Road to Tupelo MS.
Local Streets, I-22 West, US 78 West, I-240 West, I-55 North, I-40 West, I-30 West to Little Rock AR.
Day 5: I-630 West to Arkansas State Capitol.
I-630 East, I-30 West, US 70 West, US 70 Business West, Spring St, AR 7 North to Hot Springs NP.
John Coffee Memorial Bridge
AR 7 South, Oachita Avenue, US 270 Business West, US 270 West, US 71 North, I-540 East, AR 59 North, US 64 West, I-40 West to Midwest City, OK.
Day 6: I-40 West, I-235 North, Local Streets, I-40 West, I-44 East, OK 74 North to Oklahoma Lighthouse.
OK 74 South, I-44 West, I-240 East, I-35 South to Stephen Rother Shrine.
I-35 North, Local Roads to Midwest City.
Blue Mountain Tunnel
Day 7: I-40 West, I-35 North, I-44 East, I-49 South, Local Roads to George Washington Carver National Monument.
Local Roads, IL 59 North, I-44 East to Saint Louis.
I-44 West, I-55 South to Saint Louis Hampton Inn.
Day 8: I-55 North, I-44 West to Missouri Botanical Garden.
Local Roads to Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis.
I-64 East, I-70 East, IL 49 South to Casey IL
IL 49 North, I-70 East, IL-1 South to Marshall IL
IL-1 North, I-70 East, I-465 East, I-65 South to Greenwood IN.
Kittaninny Mountain Tunnel
Day 9: I-65 North, I-465 East, I-70 East, I-75 South to Dayton Aviation NHP.
I-75 North, OH-4 East, OH 444 East to Wright Brothers Memorial.
Local Roads, I-675 South, US 35 East, OH 104 North, OH 207 South, OH 159 North, OH 180 East, Local Road, OH 56 East, OH 374 North to Hocking Hills SP.
OH 664 East, US 22 East, SR 204 North, Local Road, I-70 East, OH 209 North to Cambridge OH.
Day 10: OH 209 South, I-70 East, I-470 East, I-70 East, PA 281 North, US 30 East, Local Road, US 220  Business North to Bedford PA.
Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel
US 220 Business South, I-76 East, I-476 South, PA 3 East to Havertown PA.
Day 11: PA 3 East to Philadelphia. PA 3 West to Havertown.
Day 12: PA 3 West, I 476 South, US 1 South to Longwood Gardens. US 1 North, I 476 North, PA 3 to Havertown.
Day 13: PA 3 West, I 476 South, US 1 South to Ridley Creek State Park. PA 352 South to Tyler Arboretum. US 1 North, I 476 North, PA 3 to Havertown.
Day 14: PA 3 West, I 476 South, I-95 South, I-495 South, I-95 South, I-895 South, MD 295 South, Baltimore-Washington Parkway South, MD 202 South, DC 295 South, I 695 West, I 395 South, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 15/501 South to Chapel Hill.

Notes
Much construction everywhere.

Results
States: Mississippi, for a new total of 48.

Counties:
AL: Colbert, Lauderdale
AR: Garland, Logan, Montgomery, Saline, Scott, Sebastian
IN: Hancock, Henry, Wayne
KY: Adair, Barren, Bell, Edmonson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Knox, Larue, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Simpson, Warren
MO: Jefferson
MS: Benton, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lee, Marshall, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Tishomingo, Union
OH: Belmont, Preble
OK: Cleveland
TN: Claiborne, Lawrence, Lewis, Maury, Robertson, Sumner, Wayne
VA: Lee, Scott
WV: Ohio
For a new total of 1245

Mileage:
AL: Clinch Natchez Parkway.
AR: Mileage on I-30, I-630, US 64, US 70, US 70 Business, US 71, US 270, US 270 Business, AR 7, AR 59.
KY: Mileage on I-65, US 25E, US 25W, US 27, US 31E, US 31W, KY 61, KY 70, KY 84, KY 90, KY 255, KY 727, KY 914, KY 1577.
MS: Mileage on I-22, US 78, Natchez Parkway.
MO: Mileage on I-55, I-64, US 40.
OK: Mileage on I-35, I-40, I-44. I-55, I-235, I-240, US 64, OK 3, OK 74.
TN: Clinch US 58, Natchez Parkway. Mileage on I-55, I-65, I-240, US 25E, US 31, US 41, US 61, US 54, US 70, US 70S, US 78, US 79, US 431, TN 100.
VA: Mileage on US 23, US 58, US 421.

NPS Units:

National Parks: Mammoth Cave, Hot Springs, Gateway Arch (revisit) for a new total of 32

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHP

Cumberland Gap NHP

Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail

Natchez Trace Parkway

Tupelo National Battlefield

Fort Smith NHS

George Washington Carver N Mon

Dayton Aviation NHP

Hopewell Cultural NHS

Flight 93 Memorial