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| This is our
tentative route as of late February. |
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| Below the map
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| Date |
Map Point |
Departure |
Arrival |
Approximate Route |
Direct Distance |
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| 6-Aug |
A ---------} |
Los Angeles, CA |
Anaheim |
City - parallel I-5 (s) |
26 |
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Anaheim |
Corona |
City - parallel 15 (s) |
23 |
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Corona |
Lake Elsinore |
Temescal Canyon Road |
23 |
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Lake Elsinore |
Temecula |
Temescal Canyon Road |
18 |
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| 7-Aug |
B ---------} |
Temecula, CA |
Aguanga, CA |
Route 79 |
19 |
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Aguanga |
Warner Springs |
Route 79 |
20 |
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Warner Springs |
Julian |
Route 79 |
22 |
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Julian |
Ocotillo Wells, CA |
Route 78 |
33.8 |
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Ocotillo Wells, CA |
Elmore Desert Ranch |
Route 78 |
20 |
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Elmore Desert Ranch |
Brawley |
Route 78 |
20 |
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Brawley |
Holtville |
Route 78 |
22 |
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C ---------} |
Holtville, CA |
Yuma, AZ |
Evan Hewes Highway |
48 |
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Yuma, AZ |
Kinter, AZ |
Evan Hewes Highway then parallel
US-95/Route of Butterfield Stage |
19 |
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Kinter, AZ |
Wellton |
Route of Butterfield Stage |
19 |
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Wellton |
Owl |
Old Highway 80 |
25 |
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Owl |
Aztec |
Old Highway 80 |
22 |
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Aztec |
Stanwix |
Old Highway 80 or I-8 Frontage |
7 |
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Stanwix |
Sentinel |
ESCORT LIKELY REQUIRED I-8 |
10 |
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Sentinel |
Gila Bend |
ESCORT LIKELY REQUIRED I-8 |
30 |
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D ---------} |
Gila Bend |
Cotton Center |
Old Highway 80 |
11 |
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Cotton Center |
Arlington |
Old Highway 80 |
21 |
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Arlington |
Liberty |
City and/or 85 |
19 |
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| 11-Aug |
E ---------} |
Liberty |
Santa Maria |
City and/or 85 |
19 |
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Santa Maria |
Phoenix |
City |
13 |
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F ---------} |
Phoenix |
Tempe |
City |
13 |
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Tempe |
Sun Lakes |
City and/or S. Price Road |
18 |
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G ---------} |
Sun Lakes |
Sweetwater |
587 |
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Sweetwater |
Casa Grande |
587 to 238 |
25 |
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Casa Grande |
Picacho |
84 to 87 |
22 |
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Picacho |
Nariska |
I-10 Frontage Road |
25 |
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Nariska |
Tucson |
I-10 Frontage Road/City |
28 |
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H ---------} |
Tucson |
Vail |
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Vail |
Whetstone |
ESCORT LIKELY REQUIRED I-10 |
25 |
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Whetstone |
Johnson |
ESCORT LIKELY REQUIRED I-10 |
23 |
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Johnson |
Willcox |
ESCORT LIKELY REQUIRED I-10 |
22 |
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Willcox |
Bowie |
Page Ranch |
22 |
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Bowie |
San Simon |
Roberts Ranch |
22 |
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San Simon |
Cotton City, NM |
Off Highway to 145 |
44 |
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Cotton City, NM |
Animas |
Route 338 |
11 |
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Animas |
White Place |
Route 9 |
12 |
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White Place |
Vista |
Route 9 |
10 |
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Vista |
Hachita |
Route 9 |
8 |
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Hachita |
Hermanas |
Route 9 |
24.4 |
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| 15-Aug |
J ---------} |
Hermanas |
Columbus |
Route 9 |
20 |
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Columbus |
Arena |
Route 9 |
14 |
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Arena |
Potrillo |
Route 9 |
28 |
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Potrillo |
Santa Teresa |
Route 9 |
24 |
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K ---------} |
Santa Teresa |
Sunland Park |
NM - 273 |
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Sunland Park |
El Paso |
273 to 285 |
8 |
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El Paso |
San Elizario |
TX-20 |
21 |
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San Eliziaro |
Alamo Alto |
TX-20 |
20 |
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Alamo Alto |
McNary |
TX-20 |
21 |
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McNary |
Lasca (just before) |
TX-20 to I-10 Access Road |
24 |
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Lascara (just before) |
Arispe |
I-10 Access Road |
20 |
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Arispe |
Crusher |
I-10 Access Road |
20 |
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Crusher |
Wild Horse |
I-10 Access Road |
18 |
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Wild Horse |
Kent |
I-10 Access Road |
29 |
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| 18-Aug |
M ---------} |
Kent |
Fort Davis |
TX-118 |
53 |
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Fort Davis |
Alpine |
TX-118 |
24 |
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Alpine |
Marathon |
US-90 |
31 |
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Marathon |
Longfellow |
US-90 |
37 |
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Longfellow |
Sanderson |
US-90 |
17 |
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Sanderson |
Dryden |
US-90 |
21 |
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Dryden |
Langtry |
US-90 |
40 |
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Langtry |
Shumla |
US-90 |
11 |
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Shumla |
Comstock |
US-90 |
18 |
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Comstock |
Amistad Village |
US-90 |
20 |
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Amistad Village |
Johnstone |
US-90 |
22 |
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Johnstone |
Bracketville |
US-90 |
22 |
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Bracketville |
Odlaw |
US-90 |
16 |
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Odlaw |
Uvalde |
US-90 |
23 |
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Uvalde |
Sabinal |
US-90 |
22 |
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Sabinal |
Dunlay |
US-90 |
29 |
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Dunlay |
San Antonio |
US-90 to Old US-90 |
30 |
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N ---------} |
San Antonio |
Selma |
City |
20 |
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Uvalde |
New Braunfels |
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New Braunfels |
Kyle |
I-35 Frontage Road |
27 |
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Kyle |
Austin |
FM-150 to FM 2770 to FM 1626 to
FM 2304 to TX-343 |
24 |
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| 23-Aug |
O ---------} |
Austin |
Bastrop |
TX-71 |
28 |
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Bastrop |
Giddings |
TX-21 to 200 |
26 |
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Giddings |
Burton |
200 |
21 |
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Burton |
Chappell Hill |
200 to US-290 |
21 |
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Chappell Hill |
Hockley |
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Hockley |
Jersey Village |
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Jersey Village |
Houston |
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Houston |
Barrett |
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Barrett |
Mont Belvieu |
Fm 1942 Road |
12 |
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Mont Belvieu |
Dayton |
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Dayton |
Felicia |
US-90 or 197 |
23 |
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Felicia |
Beaumont |
US-90 |
26 |
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Beaumont |
Pinehurst |
City Paralleling US-90 |
22 |
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Pinehurst,TX |
Toomey, LA |
Diverting around I-10 |
34 |
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Toomey |
Sulphur |
US-90 |
18 |
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Sulphur |
Chloe |
Diverting around I-10 |
25 |
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Chloe |
Roanoke |
I-10 Frontage Road |
23 |
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Roanoke |
Crowley |
US-90 |
25 |
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Crowley |
Church Point |
1111 to 35 to 98 |
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Church Point |
Opelousas |
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Opelousas |
Lottie |
US-190 |
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Lottie |
Allen Landing |
US-190 |
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Allen Landing |
Baton Rouge |
US-190 to City |
12 |
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P ---------} |
Baton Rouge |
Gonzales |
US-61 |
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Gonzales |
Hope |
US-61 |
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Hope |
Kenner |
US-61 |
28 |
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Kenner |
New Orleans |
US-61 |
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Q ---------} |
New Orleans |
Lewisburg |
Lake Pontchartrain Cswy (WILL
NEED ESCORT) - 24 Mile Bridge, World's Longest? |
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Lewisburg |
Warnerton |
LA-25 |
28 |
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Warnerton |
Sartinville |
LA-25 to MS-27 |
26 |
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Sartinville |
Wanilla |
MS-27 |
25 |
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Wanilla |
Union |
MS-27 to MS-28 |
21 |
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Union |
Plainview |
MS-49 |
28 |
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Plainview |
Jackson |
MS-49 to US-80 to City |
9 |
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Jackson |
Rankin |
I-20 to US-80 |
19 |
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Rankin |
Forest |
US-80 |
27 |
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Forest |
Newton |
US-80 |
26 |
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Lost Gap |
US-80 |
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Lost Gap |
Meridian |
MS-145 |
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Cuba |
US-80 |
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Cuba |
Salt Well |
US-80 |
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Uniontown |
US-80 |
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Potter |
US-80 |
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Benton |
US-80 |
22 |
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Benton |
Mount Sinai |
US-80 |
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Montgomery |
US-80 to City |
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Shorter |
US-80 |
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Tuskegee |
US-80 |
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Tuskegee |
Auburn |
US-29 |
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Lafayette |
AL-14 to AL-147 |
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Roanoke |
US-431 |
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Rock Mills, GA |
AL-22 |
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Stallings Crossroad |
GA-34 |
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Stallings Crossroad |
Palmetto |
US-29 |
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Atlanta |
US-29 |
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Atlanta |
Bethesda |
US-29 |
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Bethesda |
Bethlehem |
US-29 |
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Athens |
US-29 |
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Athens |
Smiths Store |
GA-72 |
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Calhoun Falls, SC |
GA-72 |
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Calhoun Falls |
Greenwood |
GA-72 |
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Greenwood |
Laurens |
GA-72 to US-221 |
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Laurens |
Whitmire |
US-76 to SC-72 |
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Whitmire |
Springwood Lakes |
SC-72 |
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Springwood Lakes |
Rock Hill, SC |
SC-72 |
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U ---------} |
Rock Hill, SC |
Charlotte, NC |
SC-121 to US-21 to NC-49 to City |
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Concord |
US-49 |
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Concord |
Richfield |
US-49 |
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Richfield |
Mechanic |
US-49 |
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Ramseur |
US-49 to US-64 |
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Ramseur |
Pittsboro |
US-64 |
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Pittsboro |
Chapel Hill |
US-15 |
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Chapel Hill |
Durham |
US-15 |
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Durham |
Somerset |
US-15 |
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Virgilina, VA |
VA-49 |
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Virgilina,VA |
Chase City |
VA-49 |
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Chase City |
Victoria |
VA-49 |
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Victoria |
Jetersville |
VA-49 to US-360 |
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Jetersville |
Skinquarter |
US-360 |
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Skinquarter |
Richmond |
US-360 |
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Richmond |
Covingston Corner |
US-1/US-301 |
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Covingston Corner |
Bowling Green |
US-301 |
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Bowling Green |
Port Royal |
US-301 |
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Port Royal, VA |
Newburg, MD |
US-301 |
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Newburg |
Mattawoman |
US-301 |
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Mattawoman |
Accokeek |
US-301 to MD-228 |
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Accokeek, MD |
Alexandria, VA |
City |
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Alexandria, VA |
Washington, DC |
City to US-1 (ESCORT) |
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Washington, DC |
Burtonsville, MD |
City to US-29 |
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Burtonsville |
Baltimore |
US-29 to US-40 |
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Baltimore |
Belcamp |
US-40 |
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Belcamp |
Elkton |
US-40 (ESCORT OVER BRIDGE) |
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Elkton, MD |
Wilmington, DE |
US-40 |
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Wilmington, DE |
Philadelphia, PA |
US-13 to PA-291 to PA-611 to
City |
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X ---------} |
Philadelphia |
Eddington Park, NJ |
Hulmeville Road |
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Eddington Park |
Trenton |
City |
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Trenton |
Princeton |
City |
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Princeton |
George Washington Bridge |
Coordination with Authorities |
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GW Bridge |
NYC |
New York Transit Escort |
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| Here are some highlights from
our latest mapping: |
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| We're showing a
finish of September 13th. We're expecting this to |
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14th once the route is finalized. We're also expecting |
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require diversions (as designated by state patrol or local |
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present it's appx. 3900 miles. We expect this to grow by up to |
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maximum we'd like to keep it to. |
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| A few city changes
have occurred to coincide with a few more major schools. The |
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Philadelphia instead of Scranton. Next is a switch to |
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instead of Birmingham. |
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| At the beginning of
the trip we're heading south from UCLA in LA to Anaheim. We |
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with Disney to make an appearance. |
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| With a brief skate
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District of Columbia: |
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| 1. California |
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| 2. Arizona |
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| 3. New Mexico |
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| 4. Texas |
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| 5. Louisiana |
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| 6. Alabama |
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| 7. Mississippi |
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| 8. Alabama |
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| 9. Georgia |
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| 10. South Carolina |
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| 11. North Carolina |
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| 12. Virginia |
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| 13. Maryland |
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Washington, DC |
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| 15.Pennsylvania |
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| 16. Delaware |
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| 17. New Jersey |
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| 18. New York |
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