jaredjohn4
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- Oct 16, 2008
Ok, I've read all the comments about driving through Atlanta. Yes, I've been stuck in downtown Atlanta during rush hour and it wasn't good. I try to avoid peak travel times going through there. I might stop for breakfast or supper and then head through, but it seems like it takes a long time to go around and I haven't had much trouble going through. We live just west of Chicago, so I did a Google maps search. From just North of the 285 intersection to just South of the 285 intersection is about 23 miles and with the slowdown of traffic they say it takes about 43 minutes (5:30 Central Time, weekday). Chicago on the other hand is a different story, there isn't a real bypass of the city. When we head in on I-90 traffic starts picking up around Route 59. We take I-90, I-290, I-294, I-80 to I-65 South. Sometimes traffic is tight all the way and slow, sometimes tight and running over 70. It is 72 miles and 1 hour, 52 minutes until you are out in the clear. I've done it in 1 hr, 45 minutes, and a little over 3 hours. It just depends on the time you go. If I skip Chicago and go through Southern Illinois it adds about 60 miles and less aggravation. The way I go just depends on the time of day I am leaving home to hit the traffic.