I70 West is the most boring drive in ohio

Home ▸ Archive ▸ Serious Business ▸ I70 West is the most boring drive in ohio
Speedofsand's avatar

Speedofsand

Troublemaker

5,529 posts
Feb 28, 2010 12:06 AM
One of my dad's friends owns Shenandoah Truck Stop on I-70 just east of Cambridge.
Good honest hardworking folks and expert towing and mechanics there.
Feb 28, 2010 12:06am
S

slide22

Senior Member

330 posts
Feb 28, 2010 12:53 AM
Roads in Ohio aren't near as bad as the ones through Indiana. Atleast in Ohio we have some hills and major cities... Indiana is like Northern Ohio... except the whole state. Outside of Indianapolis, there isn't much. Drive from Central Ohio through Cincinnati to Bloomington is the worst.
Feb 28, 2010 12:53am
End of Line's avatar

End of Line

It's Clobberin Time!

6,867 posts
Feb 28, 2010 1:21 AM
I-70 east from Columbus to Wheeling is boring..............
Feb 28, 2010 1:21am
F

friendfromlowry

Senior Member

6,239 posts
Feb 28, 2010 1:31 AM
Not sure if anyone mentioned it yet, but 77-south down towards Marietta is a nice drive. Only made it once, but definitely a change of scenery from the rest of flat Ohio.
As for boring, any part of I70, especially west of Columbus...and anything leading into Bowling Green.
Feb 28, 2010 1:31am
ts1227's avatar

ts1227

Senior Member

12,319 posts
Feb 28, 2010 2:07 AM
Ohio Turnpike in western Ohio is the worst drive there is in terms of boredom

70 is pretty bad too west of Columbus.

Overall though, Ohio interstate drives aren't that bad... I-80 in PA and I-40 after Raleigh in NC make the above mentioned look action packed!
Feb 28, 2010 2:07am
M

MontyBrunswick

Feb 28, 2010 2:12 AM
23 between Findlay and Columbus is the worst drive I've ever made.
Feb 28, 2010 2:12am
N

NOL fan

Senior Member

376 posts
Feb 28, 2010 2:19 AM
though, one thing that's nice about Ohio is that most of the time you can actually see the fields and houses around you. Some of the most boring stretches of interstate I've been on were ones with nothing but trees on either side, and no mountains or hills either. I65 in Alabama is one place I remember driving through several long stretches like that

also, if you want a real bring drive, try Dallas to El Paso on 20 and 10. Nothing but never ending desert spotted with oil wells and maybe a town every 25 miles or so
Feb 28, 2010 2:19am
CenterBHSFan's avatar

CenterBHSFan

333 - I'm only half evil

6,115 posts
Feb 28, 2010 9:25 AM
149 from Bellaire to Glencoe, and then rt.5 to rt.9 to St.C is pretty caustic.
Feb 28, 2010 9:25am
ManO'War's avatar

ManO'War

Senior Member

1,420 posts
Feb 28, 2010 10:34 AM
I70 has to have more trucks per capita than any highway I've ever been on.
Feb 28, 2010 10:34am
RedRider1's avatar

RedRider1

Senior Member

3,850 posts
Feb 28, 2010 10:45 PM
US 30 from the other side of Mansfield to I-75 is in this discussion....90 minutes of flat boredom. Worst part of the trip when we drive down to Eldora.
Feb 28, 2010 10:45pm
krazie45's avatar

krazie45

Senior Member

1,055 posts
Feb 28, 2010 11:01 PM
I-71 between Columbus and Cincy.......there is nothing
Feb 28, 2010 11:01pm
ohiotiger33's avatar

ohiotiger33

Senior Member

1,500 posts
Feb 28, 2010 11:02 PM
Drove from C-bus to clemson today on 33/then 77.

Beautiful.
Feb 28, 2010 11:02pm
Go_Fast_Sports's avatar

Go_Fast_Sports

Senior Member

390 posts
Mar 1, 2010 2:56 AM
Try going Rt 36 to 16 to 161 from I-77 to Columbus... you literally can top any car out on 90% of that trip... mostly straightaways and no cops.
Mar 1, 2010 2:56am
F

fortfan

Senior Member

339 posts
Mar 1, 2010 8:13 AM
I drive that to St. Louis occasionally. I make sure I have my MP3 loaded-the only good thing about it is the 70 MPH speed limit in some parts of Indiana.
Mar 1, 2010 8:13am
C

cbus4life

Ignorant

2,849 posts
Mar 1, 2010 10:40 AM
The fiance has been in graduate school at UofM for the last 2 years, while i've been in grad school/working here in Columbus.

Done the drive up 23 to 75 so many times i've lost count. It sucks.
Mar 1, 2010 10:40am