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50 miles longer through Toledo (area)? I did not know that.

To Columbus, and especially the Columbus fairgrounds, it might actually be the shorter route as you don't have to dip south and then come back north, you just angle right into the fairgrounds area.

Anyway, I gave it a (little) thought and I think I understand why I like the Toledo route better:

1) I measure progress by state lines. To Toledo, I get out of Illinois quickly via the Skyway. Across the top of Indiana is the shortest way across that state, and viola`! I'm in Ohio, which to me is most of the way there. Down 65 or down 57, either other way, I'm spending hours and hours in a state that isn't my destination state.

2) If it's only 50 miles longer (is that to Columbus or London?), then you may be using goverment accounting to measure trip length. Why? When I take a flashy car on an out-of-state road trip, I try to keep the speed at or close to the posted limit. Any route through Indianapolis involves something like 45 minutes to (seems like) an hour at 55mph or 45mph (depending on your exact route and direction). An hour (let's call it) at 10-20 mph slower makes 50 extra miles moot as the Toledo route misses most population centers that would bring the speed limit down. The couple you pass through are nowhere near the size of Indy. Not to mention, I am just real unhappy driving 55 mph anywhere for any length of time, and especially in the early am or weekends when there's no apparent traffic or need to do so.

The above two rationales are my own, your reasoning may differ. Whatever route you take, be careful.