Anybody got directions to Nashville yet? *
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My times are from Nashville to Houston (MS).
Option A: The Natchez Trace
This is the fastest (if you speed) but also the most boring and without scenery or pissing areas if you need to stop a lot. Get on the trace however you want, and then get off at 412 (the hohenwald exit) and head east toward columbia, where you get on I-65 and it's a straight shot to Nashville at 70 mph. I've done this trip in 3.5, but that was seriously hauling *** at around 100 the whole way at 2 A.M. on the trace.
Option B: Through Bama
Lately I've been taking this route home because after driving the trace to work in Tupelo for several years I am tired of it. Many more stops but does take right at 4.5 hours since it isn't a straight shot no matter how fast you go. Basically this consists of going east or northeast as much as possible until you can get to 65. The way I take it, I get on 78 and head east until Hamilton, then head up 43 until Newberg or so, and get on 24 and head east until Decatur, where I jump on 65.
Option C: Through Corinth on I-40
I rarely take this, but if you don't want the trace and don't know your way through bama this is a pretty good route though it takes the longest at around 5 hours. Basically you go up 45 until Jackson, then go east on I-40. The stretch on I-40 from Jackson to Nashville is pretty bare but it is 4 lane and 70 mph. If you are farther north, I'd recommend this way.
Option A: The Natchez Trace
This is the fastest (if you speed) but also the most boring and without scenery or pissing areas if you need to stop a lot. Get on the trace however you want, and then get off at 412 (the hohenwald exit) and head east toward columbia, where you get on I-65 and it's a straight shot to Nashville at 70 mph. I've done this trip in 3.5, but that was seriously hauling *** at around 100 the whole way at 2 A.M. on the trace.
Option B: Through Bama
Lately I've been taking this route home because after driving the trace to work in Tupelo for several years I am tired of it. Many more stops but does take right at 4.5 hours since it isn't a straight shot no matter how fast you go. Basically this consists of going east or northeast as much as possible until you can get to 65. The way I take it, I get on 78 and head east until Hamilton, then head up 43 until Newberg or so, and get on 24 and head east until Decatur, where I jump on 65.
Option C: Through Corinth on I-40
I rarely take this, but if you don't want the trace and don't know your way through bama this is a pretty good route though it takes the longest at around 5 hours. Basically you go up 45 until Jackson, then go east on I-40. The stretch on I-40 from Jackson to Nashville is pretty bare but it is 4 lane and 70 mph. If you are farther north, I'd recommend this way.
Can also take the Trace to the Cherokee, AL exit (Hwy.72), head east to Decatur on Hwy. 72, then I-65 to Nashville. Except for the Trace, it's 4-lane.
Bend over and I'll drive my Silverado right up your *** and you can carry me to to Nashville, wife, kids and all.
I found it to be too many turns and too many towns to go through at 25-30 mph.
It depends on where you're coming in from, really. From somewhere like columbus, that's not really a good option, but maybe like the Nalbany area that would be better.
It depends on where you're coming in from, really. From somewhere like columbus, that's not really a good option, but maybe like the Nalbany area that would be better.
and meant change of scenery. Sure, a nice drive over the river and through the woods is nice but after 3+ hours you feel like you're lost in Sherwood Forest.
I rode on the Trace recently for the first time in a while, and it is jarring to not see any fast food/convenience store sprawl or trailer parks at all.
used to be the Natchez Trace to Cherokee; then US-72/AL-20 (all 4 lane) to Decatur. Beware the consistent speed traps near Town Creek and Courtland. I have occasionally seen an increased law enforcement presence in the Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals area.
Then I started using 78 to Hamilton,AL; AL-43(mostly 2 lane) to Russellville, then AL-24(all 4 lane) to Decatur.
About 4 years ago, I switched and now prefer 78 to Tremont; Hwy 23 (2-lane) to Red Bay; AL-24 (2 or 4 lane with some construction until just west of Russellville where it changes to and stays 4 lane all the way) to Decatur.
For each of these 3 routes, you will have to cross the TN river at Decatur. Between that bridge and I-65, the AL Highway Patrol has really been enforcing the speed limit on that strech of road due to a high number of really bad accidents over the last few years. If it's raining when you come through that stretch... cops or no cops, slow down for your own safety.
Then I started using 78 to Hamilton,AL; AL-43(mostly 2 lane) to Russellville, then AL-24(all 4 lane) to Decatur.
About 4 years ago, I switched and now prefer 78 to Tremont; Hwy 23 (2-lane) to Red Bay; AL-24 (2 or 4 lane with some construction until just west of Russellville where it changes to and stays 4 lane all the way) to Decatur.
For each of these 3 routes, you will have to cross the TN river at Decatur. Between that bridge and I-65, the AL Highway Patrol has really been enforcing the speed limit on that strech of road due to a high number of really bad accidents over the last few years. If it's raining when you come through that stretch... cops or no cops, slow down for your own safety.
I've lived in Nashville for 14 years, and tried every damn way imaginable to get from here to NE Mississippi....The Trace is the fastest; Period.
You're adding a minimum of 35 miles to the trip going any other route, and The Trace is not as heavily patrolled in Tennessee as it is in Mississippi. I routinely run 70+ north of Tishimingo State Park and have only gotten a ticket once (1) time in all those years....And that was in Alabama.
Take any route you want from Tupelo to Nashville; I'll take The Trace and beat your *** every time.
You're adding a minimum of 35 miles to the trip going any other route, and The Trace is not as heavily patrolled in Tennessee as it is in Mississippi. I routinely run 70+ north of Tishimingo State Park and have only gotten a ticket once (1) time in all those years....And that was in Alabama.
Take any route you want from Tupelo to Nashville; I'll take The Trace and beat your *** every time.
I drove to Tupelo every day for 4 summers, including going there on the weekends in high school and I never got a ticket taking the trace every single time.
Since I moved to Nashville and have been commuting home, I've finally gotten a ticket on the trace and it was in Alabama.
You're also quite right that it's the fastest, I am simply tired of taking it.
Since I moved to Nashville and have been commuting home, I've finally gotten a ticket on the trace and it was in Alabama.
You're also quite right that it's the fastest, I am simply tired of taking it.