I70 West is the most boring drive in ohio

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ZWICK 4 PREZ

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Feb 27, 2010 3:26 PM
This is killin me. Does anyone but farmers live out here?
Feb 27, 2010 3:26pm
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Feb 27, 2010 3:27 PM
Goin east is pretty boirng as well.
Feb 27, 2010 3:27pm
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Feb 27, 2010 3:36 PM
and the radio choices are 80% country
Feb 27, 2010 3:36pm
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FunFun7

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Feb 27, 2010 4:04 PM
One of my favorite drives. Reminds of the good ol' days.
Feb 27, 2010 4:04pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:13 PM
you can make this claim about almost any rural stretch of interstate in Ohio
Feb 27, 2010 4:13pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:19 PM
DeyDurkie5 wrote: and the radio choices are 80% country
Funny you say that, I've noticed that when I am driving out in the middle of nowhere and when you get in range of the cities there is alot more hip hop and rap. I prefer the middle of nowhere music myself.
Feb 27, 2010 4:19pm
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FunFun7

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Feb 27, 2010 4:26 PM
Bio-Hazzzzard wrote:
DeyDurkie5 wrote: and the radio choices are 80% country
Funny you say that, I've noticed that when I am driving out in the middle of nowhere and when you get in range of the cities there is alot more hip hop and rap. I prefer the middle of nowhere music myself.
Exactly. Anything that gets you away from those ghetto folks is a plus.
Feb 27, 2010 4:26pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:28 PM
ive made this drive quite a few times to go visit my girlfriend at Butler in Indy...yes it is quite boring, but it is a very easy drive
Feb 27, 2010 4:28pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:38 PM
In 1998 when I made 6 trips to Wisconsin and back, I was taking 70 from Columbus to Indianapolis at first then I started taking 64 to Louisville then 65 north through Indianapolis.

More scenic and totally takes the Ohio State Highway Patrol out of the picture.
Feb 27, 2010 4:38pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:38 PM
On the flip side, I-77 is the least boring interstate drive in the state - and the prettiest.
Feb 27, 2010 4:38pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:39 PM
There are some stretches of highway in this country that need to go autobahn to make things more interesting. I-70 is one of them.
Feb 27, 2010 4:39pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:40 PM
ZWICK 4 PREZ wrote: This is killin me. Does anyone but farmers live out here?
Tom Raper RV is in Richmond, Indiana.

He isn't a farmer but ya never know what he may do to a stray goat.
Feb 27, 2010 4:40pm
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Feb 27, 2010 4:57 PM
Nah, I'd say Routes 23, 52, and 33 in Southern Ohio are more boring. Really boring in many spots.
Feb 27, 2010 4:57pm
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Feb 27, 2010 5:13 PM
I75/ Route 23 from Toledo to Columbus is pretty boring.
Feb 27, 2010 5:13pm
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Feb 27, 2010 5:19 PM
the most boring road in the world...

Penn Turnpike...

In Ohio it's probably 77 between 70 and the Ohio River
Feb 27, 2010 5:19pm
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ptown_trojans_1

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Feb 27, 2010 5:33 PM
LJ wrote: the most boring road in the world...

Penn Turnpike...

In Ohio it's probably 77 between 70 and the Ohio River
Agreed. When driving from DC to Columbus, I avoid the Penn Turnpike and take I 70, 68 to 79 back to 70 through Western MD, and Morgantown. A much better, and quite fun drive sometimes.
Feb 27, 2010 5:33pm
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Feb 27, 2010 5:41 PM
35 has to be one of the most boring. It's just straight and there is absolutely nothing.
Feb 27, 2010 5:41pm
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Feb 27, 2010 5:58 PM
tuskytuffguy wrote: There are some stretches of highway in this country that need to go autobahn to make things more interesting. I-70 is one of them.
That would be great.
Feb 27, 2010 5:58pm
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Feb 27, 2010 5:59 PM
"Slingshot4ever" has it right. Also, being a coach who has ridden buses down the 175-23 route to Columbus, I can attest to this as one of the most boring routes of all time. Of course, you have to understand that I have been this way literally hundreds of times over 42 years in the coaching business. There is a brief moment of excitement as you approach Waldo, but otherwise, it's very monotonous. Driving yourself doesn't help much either.
Feb 27, 2010 5:59pm
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Feb 27, 2010 6:04 PM
I think that I71 south from Columbus to Cincy is worse.
Feb 27, 2010 6:04pm
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Feb 27, 2010 6:12 PM
slingshot4ever wrote: I75/ Route 23 from Toledo to Columbus is pretty boring.
I hate this as well, but I have to agree that from Columbus to Cincy is pretty terrible. I'm in Virginia right now, coming back early next week, and I actually look forward to that drive, or at least most of it. Driving through West Virginia is nothing if not interesting.
Feb 27, 2010 6:12pm
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Feb 27, 2010 6:23 PM
+2 on the route 23 from Columbus to Toledo. Awful drive. Once you go north and pass Upper Sandusky you are literally out in the middle of nowhere for a good hour. Half the time there is not even anyone else on the road. At least 71 South has the outlets and some cars and trucks on the road to look at.
Not to mention you have some more exits to stop and get gas and stuff.

Another road I would mention is Rt 32. 95% of the road is in God's country and is just a straight shot of divided hwy. It too could be the Autobahn if it were not so heavily patrolled.
Feb 27, 2010 6:23pm
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Feb 27, 2010 7:45 PM
I-70 in Ohio sucks. The whole thing.

I-71 from Columbus to Cincy is a close second.
Feb 27, 2010 7:45pm
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Feb 27, 2010 7:47 PM
Swamp Fox wrote: "Slingshot4ever" has it right. Also, being a coach who has ridden buses down the 175-23 route to Columbus, I can attest to this as one of the most boring routes of all time. Of course, you have to understand that I have been this way literally hundreds of times over 42 years in the coaching business. There is a brief moment of excitement as you approach Waldo, but otherwise, it's very monotonous. Driving yourself doesn't help much either.
Agree 100%. I made the drive from Newark to BG every other weekend for 2 years. As soon as you're leaving Delaware, you're like "oh shit, naptime" lol. I mean honestly, the most exciting thing along 23 is Marion, and if that's all we have, that sucks! You feel like you drive through one big cornfield for 2 hours, that you're never going to get there, and pass 1049588737636532 highway patrol cars on the way there. There were several weekends I decided not to drive home from BG, not because I didn't want to go home, but because I didn't want to endure that drive twice in one weekend lol.
Feb 27, 2010 7:47pm
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Feb 27, 2010 11:56 PM
I-70 sucks from Ohio to Colorado. Especially through Kansas. No wonder Dorathy (sp) hallucinated about OZ......
Feb 27, 2010 11:56pm