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Originally Posted by SSSammy
Tim, a more direct route through OK is to get off I44 at Big Cabin and take US69 down to Atoka where it meets US 75. That's the way I went when I used to drive to Gateway. You will avoid Tulsa that way. All OK roads are bad so no risk there 
You can expect construction on I35 south of Dallas and north of Austin all the time. As Gary says, five of us (four trailers, one Cobra) will be leaving McKinney/Dallas about the same time you leave Plano. Our fuel stop is the Flying J Truck Stop in Waco at I35 and New Road. Pull through pumps for the rigs and a restaurant if you are hungry. If you start out full in Plano, that stop will be all you will need to get to San Marcos.
North of Austin, at Georgetown, look at the TX130 toll road loop which by-passes Austin altogether and puts you back on I35 just 20 mi north of San Marcos. Expensive, $14 last time I took it for a 4 axle vehicle. But no traffic.
Sam |
I live in Austin and drive the Dallas/Austin/San Antonio corridor a lot. If I were driving south from Dallas on the I-35, picking up the 130 toll road at Georgetown would be a no brainer. If you hit Austin at the wrong time, it can easily take you 45/50 mins to travel the 10 miles either side of the city on the 35. The 130 is like a horseshoe around the city from Georgetown to north of San Marcos. It is a bit further in distance but free flowing and not many 18 wheelers either.
It sounds like the event is going to be great, I wish I was joining you but my new Backdraft is still a couple of weeks away from being delivered!
I hope you all have a great time.
Andig