Wednesday, September 18, 2019

NC 24/27 Troy Bypass and US 74 Toll Road

Route
US 15/501 South, US 64 East, US 220 Business South, I 73/74 South, NC 24/27 West, NC 109 South, US 74 West, US 74 Bypass West, US 74 West.
US 74 East, US 601 North, NC 200 South to Reed Gold Mine.
NC 200 South, NC 24/27 West, US 601 North, NC 73 East, NC 24/27 East, NC 24 Bus/27 Bus East, NC 24/27 East, I 73/74 North, US 64 East, US 51/501 North to Chapel Hill  

Notes
NC 24/27 Bypass of Troy is not quite done. On the east end, the westbound pavement is closed to traffic. There is two way traffic on the eastbound pavement.
The bridges over US 74 tollroad are nicely designed, similar to those over NC 540 toll.
Mount Pleasant NC is a cute little town. On NC 73, there is a What-a-burger #13. There is a building named 73 & Main, at the corner of NC 73 and Main Street. East of town is Southern Grace Distilleries, which is in a former state prison.

Results
Clinched US 74 Bypass Toll, NC 24 Business, NC 27 Business. Mileage on US 74, 601; NC 24, 27, 73, 109, 200.

Wednesday, September 04, 2019

New York City

Route
Fort Wadsworth, Gateway NRA with Verrazano Narrows Bridge

Day 1: US 15/501 North, I 85 North, I 95 North, US 50 East, US 301 North, DE 1 North, I 95 North, I 295 North, Local Road, I 95 North, NY 440 North, NJ 440 North to hotel in Staten Island.
NJ 440 North, Local roads to Snug Harbor and Fort Wadsworth.
Local roads, I 278 West, NJ 440 South to hotel.
Day 2: NJ 440 North, NJ 185 North, local roads to Liberty State Park. Ferries to Liberty Island, Ellis Island, Manhattan and back to Liberty Landing.
I 78 West, I 95 South, Local streets, US 1/13 South, US 1 South, PA 3 to Havertown.
Day 3: Local roads, including PA 3, US 1.
Day 4: Local roads, including PA 3, I 476, I 95.
Day 5: Local roads, including PA 3, PA 252, I 76, I 476.
Day 6: PA 3 West, I 476 South, I 95 South, I 495 South, I 95 South, DE 1 South, US 301 South, US 50 West, I 95 South, I 85 South, US 15/501 South to Chapel Hill.

Notes
We drove the new US 301 toll road in Delaware. Even though it is a little longer, it saves on tolls and stress level from any route through Baltimore. There are times to avoid the Bay Bridge, like on Labor Day, where the backup was 14 miles long, but otherwise it should be better that going through Baltimore.

Results
Counties: Richmond NY. For a new total of 1166.

DE: Clinched US 301.
NJ: Clinched NJ 185. Mileage on I 78, I 295, NJ 440.
NY: Clinched NY 440. Mileage on I 278.
PA: Mileage on I 95, US 1, US 13, PA 3, PA 252.

NPS Sites: Castle Clinton National Monument, Gateway NRA, Statue of Liberty National Monument.

Castle Clinton NM

Statue of Liberty NM