Driving through St. Louis

MomofJandL
Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:33:33 +0000

Just want to give you the opportunity to save some time and miles. Check a map and you’ll see what I mean.

The “straight path” to go through the area from the west is to take the northern part of the perimeter. If you stay on I-70 instead, you’ll swing way down south to go through the city, and then way back north to pick up the trail in Illinois. More traffic, more congestion, more curves.

If you’re using GPS, it will almost certainly route you from I-70 to I-270, then back to I-70 in Illinois. Unless you put in the Arch a waypoint.

St. Charles sounds like a good area to stop.

edited to add: The eastbound traffic over the bridge (any or all of them) in the morning is a mess. If you’re in St. Charles on a weeknight, take your time with breakfast before you head out.