"Jason Bleazard" <dml@bleazard.net> wrote:
: On Wed, April 26, 2006 6:40 pm, jon@dakota-truck.net said:
:>
:> Instead of taking 80, why not get off the 90 just before Cleveland
:> and head southwest on 71 to Columbus?
: LOL... I was contemplating this very thing this morning. About 2/3 of the way
: through this message http://archives.dakota-truck.net/0604/0414.html you can
: see what my thoughts were (text search for "Kansas").
Heh! Yeah, I noticed that myself a few minutes ago; that's what I get
for replying to a post out of order. :-) Its the story of my life -
come up with an idea that everybody has already thought of. ;-)
:> According to my map, going this route is actually 18 miles shorter
:> than taking 80/76 into Denver.
: Really? I had figured it was about 45 miles longer. I think my I-80 route
: was using the ultra-expensive 470, which might save some distance. Granted,
: I've just been using Google Maps and/or Mapquest, which can be pretty
: imprecise. I've got TripMaker set up on the laptop at home, I'll have to fire
: that up and see what it says.
My map's default routing took 76 to 470 also. Well, we can always
check it out once you get down here. :-)
:> I'll save the route on my computer here in case you'd
:> like to take a gander at it when you come down.
: I'd be interested to check that out, thanks. What software are you using?
Delorme Street Atlas USA, Road Warrior Edition.
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