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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
Here's what I'm planning:
Indianpolis -- Lincoln NE 11 hours Lincoln NE -- Salt Lake City UT 11 hours Salt Lake -- San Jose CA 11 hours The route on Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/34fzz8 Does this sound reasonable? Which parts of the route are going to be mountainous/twisty/slow and difficult at night or rain? The reason I'm asking is that I may be driving a large truck, not my car. Thanks very much in advance! |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
223rem wrote:
Here's what I'm planning: Indianpolis -- Lincoln NE 11 hours Lincoln NE -- Salt Lake City UT 11 hours Salt Lake -- San Jose CA 11 hours The route on Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/34fzz8 Does this sound reasonable? Which parts of the route are going to be mountainous/twisty/slow and difficult at night or rain? The reason I'm asking is that I may be driving a large truck, not my car. That's the route. From Indy to Round Rock is easy and straight, then there are some twisty bits. The only possible hassle east of Salt Lake City is the crossing of the Medicine Bow range just west of Cheyenne, which can get windy or even rarely snowy in summer. From Indy even Kearny NB is easy in one day in a car. From Champaign I generally stop at Ogalalla. Doug McDonald |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
Doug McDonald wrote:
223rem wrote: Here's what I'm planning: Indianpolis -- Lincoln NE 11 hours Lincoln NE -- Salt Lake City UT 11 hours Salt Lake -- San Jose CA 11 hours The route on Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/34fzz8 Does this sound reasonable? Which parts of the route are going to be mountainous/twisty/slow and difficult at night or rain? The reason I'm asking is that I may be driving a large truck, not my car. That's the route. From Indy to Round Rock is easy and straight, I only found a Round Rock in Texas... |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
223rem wrote:
That's the route. From Indy to Round Rock is easy and straight, I only found a Round Rock in Texas... Rock Springs. I should have refreshed my memory. I've been there a dozen times, but all the Rocks seem to get mixed up ... Doug |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
Doug McDonald wrote:
223rem wrote: That's the route. From Indy to Round Rock is easy and straight, I only found a Round Rock in Texas... Rock Springs. I should have refreshed my memory. I've been there a dozen times, but all the Rocks seem to get mixed up ... Thanks! |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
223rem wrote:
Here's what I'm planning: Indianpolis -- Lincoln NE 11 hours Lincoln NE -- Salt Lake City UT 11 hours Salt Lake -- San Jose CA 11 hours The route on Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/34fzz8 Does this sound reasonable? Which parts of the route are going to be mountainous/twisty/slow and difficult at night or rain? The reason I'm asking is that I may be driving a large truck, not my car. Thanks very much in advance! In Utah I strongly recommend taking I-84 west to I-15 south rather than staying on I-80. This adds about 8 miles to your trip. but it reduces the difficult Rocky Mountain part from 50+ miles to less than 20, saving time and aggravation, especially in a truck. As for the time it will take: I'm not sure about the eastern part of the route, but Salt Lake to San Jose in 11 hours in a big rig is an extreme example of wishful thinking. Salt Lake to Reno, or possibly Winnemucca to San Jose can be done in 11 hours if no bad weather, but Salt Lake to San Jose is simply not possible unless you're driving a car and are willing to go substantially over the speed limits. |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
John David Galt wrote:
In Utah I strongly recommend taking I-84 west to I-15 south rather than staying on I-80. This adds about 8 miles to your trip. but it reduces the difficult Rocky Mountain part from 50+ miles to less than 20, saving time and aggravation, especially in a truck. As for the time it will take: I'm not sure about the eastern part of the route, but Salt Lake to San Jose in 11 hours in a big rig is an extreme example of wishful thinking. Salt Lake to Reno, or possibly Winnemucca to San Jose can be done in 11 hours if no bad weather, but Salt Lake to San Jose is simply not possible unless you're driving a car and are willing to go substantially over the speed limits. Thanks John, that's exactly the kind of info I was looking for. |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
John David Galt wrote:
223rem wrote: Here's what I'm planning: Indianpolis -- Lincoln NE 11 hours Lincoln NE -- Salt Lake City UT 11 hours Salt Lake -- San Jose CA 11 hours The route on Google maps: http://tinyurl.com/34fzz8 Does this sound reasonable? Which parts of the route are going to be mountainous/twisty/slow and difficult at night or rain? The reason I'm asking is that I may be driving a large truck, not my car. Thanks very much in advance! In Utah I strongly recommend taking I-84 west to I-15 south rather than staying on I-80. This adds about 8 miles to your trip. but it reduces the difficult Rocky Mountain part from 50+ miles to less than 20, saving time and aggravation, especially in a truck. What on earth are you talking about? Usually you make sense, but this is simply outlandish. Even if you mean taking I-15 south and then I-5 north, it looks like adding 80 or more miles, not 8. You are right that the descent into California on I-80 is nasty, especially by truck, but how I-84 comes into play I can't understand. |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
Patok wrote:
John David Galt wrote: In Utah I strongly recommend taking I-84 west to I-15 south rather than staying on I-80. This adds about 8 miles to your trip. but it reduces the difficult Rocky Mountain part from 50+ miles to less than 20, saving time and aggravation, especially in a truck. What on earth are you talking about? Usually you make sense, but this is simply outlandish. Even if you mean taking I-15 south and then I-5 north, it looks like adding 80 or more miles, not 8. You are right that the descent into California on I-80 is nasty, especially by truck, but how I-84 comes into play I can't understand. I think he means I80 West - I 84 (North) West - I 15 South - I 80 West. http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=4...9751&z=10&om=1 |
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Question about Indianapolis IN -- San Jose, CA route
I may be driving a large truck, not my car.
Avoid Interstate 70 in Indianapolis. Construction zone and trucks are not allowed on the Interstate 70 and they will enforce the speed limit as well. And if you're westbound on I-70 through the downtown, there's a sharp turn that has caused many vehicles to bump the guardrail; I imagine that someone not used to driving a truck could easily run into problems if they tried that turn too fast. |
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