Need Best Route: MD - NY - CT - RI

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The George Washington Bridge


The George Washington Bridge
is home to the world's largest free-flying American flag.

The flag, which is located under the upper arch of the New Jersey tower, drapes vertically
for 90 feet and flies freely, responding to breezes from the Hudson River or Palisades.

The flag's stripes are approximately 5 feet wide
and the stars measure about 4 feet in diameter.

Weather permitting, the flag is flown on the following eight holidays:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day,
Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, and Veterans Day.


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Need Best Route for July/August Travel 2007


MD - DE - NJ - NY - CT - RI

Heading North - on I-95
Then onto NJ Turnpike

How hard is it to switch over to the
GSP - Garden State Parkway North

(What is the exit and
does GSP take EZ Pass)

From the New Jersey Turnpike
I-95 on a (Friday or) Saturday

Should one take Rt 287 or the PIP
To the Tappan Zee Bridge 287/87

How is the traffic and roads on a Friday
Mid-Day South Bound from Rhode Island
via I-95 to the Delaware Memorial Bridge

Thanks for all the great travel tips

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MD - DE - NJ - NY - CT - RI

Heading North - on I-95
Then onto NJ Turnpike

How hard is it to switch over to the
GSP - Garden State Parkway North

(What is the exit and
does GSP take EZ Pass)

Very easy switch over New Jersey Turnpike North Exit 11(Woodbridge) towards Garden State Parkway North . The GSP accepts Easy Pass.

Should one take Rt 287 or the PIP
To the Tappan Zee Bridge 287/87

The PIP will NOT bring you directly to the Tappan Zee Bridge you will switch over to 287E/87S at exit 9 from the Palisades. If you are taking the Garden State you will not be taking the Palisades at all but would also swith to 287E/ 87S. Either way you will cut off the northwest loop of 287 alone. I live in the area and that is the way we go unless we HAVE to go to Mawah or Suffern.

[How is the traffic and roads on a Friday
Mid-Day South Bound from Rhode Island
via I-95 to the Delaware Memorial Bridge

Thanks for all the great travel tips

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Trip Report - MD - DE - NJ - NY - CT - Easy Drive


Saturday, July 14, 2007
Left Md just before 6 AM

6:03 AM - Crossed Francis Scott Key Bridge I-695 - $2.00
6:41 AM - North on I-95 JFK - $5.00
6:57 AM - To Delaware Line - Toll Plaza - $3.00
Delaware Memorial Bridge - No Toll North Bound
North on New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 11
NJTP Toll Plaza - GSP Exit 175 Miles from home
Easy off and Easy on - Garden State Parkway
Two Tolls - .70 each

GSP - Stopped for Gas - Continued North/East
GSP 287/87 the Tappen Zee Bridge Toll -
9:52 AM - Toll $4.00 - EZ Pass $3.60
10 AM - Exit 30 - North Route 15 Merritt Parkway
The Merritt Parkway is a beautiful road with lots of
Bridges and Huge Old Trees .. Very enjoyable drive

11 AM - Conn Welcome Center - (Five Hours Drive)
Good weather - Sunny - Warm - with temps in 80`s
Light to Medium Traffic for a Saturday morning in July

Thanks for all the suggestions.

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CT - Welcome Center to Jamestown Newport - Rhode Island


CT to RI

We continued up The Merritt Parkway CT Rt 15
We wanted to stay away from I-95 if possible
but the trip was going so well we decided to
try to get over and onto I-95. When we got to
the Bridge all you could see way Traffic both ways.

We stayed on the MP alittle farther.. Took Rt 34
over to I-95 and again the Interstate was bumper
to bumper.. We turned around and went back to
the MP and up across CT (66-16-2-395 to 138)
Crossed the Rhode Island State Line passed I-95
stopped at a Mc Donalds for a late lunch snack
East on RI 138 and arrived at Fairfield Wyndham
Overlook on Jamestown Island around 3:45 PM.

MD To RI - Just Over 400 (Four Hundred) Miles

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Saturday, July 14, 2007
Left Md just before 6 AM

6 AM - Crossed Francis Scott Key Bridge I-695 - $2.00
Took I-95 North - To Delaware Line - Toll Plaza - $3.00
Delaware Memorial Bridge - No Toll North Bound
North on New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 11
NJTP Toll Plaza - GSP Exit 175 Miles from home
Easy off and Easy on - Garden State Parkway

GSP - Stopped for Gas - Continued North/East
GSP 287/87 the Tappen Zee Bridge Toll - $4.00
10 AM - Exit 30 - North Route 15 Merritt Parkway
The Merritt Parkway is a beautiful road with lots of
Bridges and Huge Old Trees .. Very enjoyable drive

11 AM - Conn Welcome Center - (Five Hours Drive)
Good weather - Sunny - Warm - with temps in 80`s
Light to Medium Traffic for a Saturday morning in July

Thanks for all the suggestions.

Glad it worked well for you. You saved yourself a lot of miles and headaches I'm sure.
The Merritt is one of my favorite parkways, my local Palisades is also gorgeous particularly north of here heading towards West point.

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Merritt Parkway


History of The Merritt Parkway

MPC - History

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We`re back home!


July 27, 2007

Left at 9:15 AM - home by 10:30 PM
Took 13 hours and 15 minute to make
the 400 mile drive back from Newport

Rt 138 - Route 1 to Mystic (2 hours)
Interstate 95 to The Merritt Pkwy - Rt 15
CT to New York (2 more Hours) Then
around 87/287 - GSP - NJTP - S. I-95

Friday Traffic from NY - New Jersey - DE
was Horrible! Back up on 87/287 so we
rode Rt 119 to 9 - to Tappen Zee Bridge

Stop and Go - Almost a crawl
Heavy rain & lots of lighting from the
Delaware Memorial Bridge back home..