Help- Directions from Pittsburgh to Fort Knox, KY (Erie, Washington: deal, distance)

[suddendarkness]

I found out at the last minute I have to pick a buddy of mine up from basic training in Fort Knox. I know I have to get on 70W and then head towards Columbus. I'm not sure after that, and map quest isn't always reliable. I'm only going to be able to leave 10 hours in advance, so I won't have time to get lost. Can anyone familiar with the drive help me out with accurate directions? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by suddendarkness

I found out at the last minute I have to pick a buddy of mine up from basic training in Fort Knox. I know I have to get on 70W and then head towards Columbus. I'm not sure after that, and map quest isn't always reliable. I'm only going to be able to leave 10 hours in advance, so I won't have time to get lost. Can anyone familiar with the drive help me out with accurate directions? I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

Try Mapquest, they will give you a good gereral idea. Just don't believe the timeline.

[Ohiogirl81]

From I-70 west, just east of Columbus you'll get on I-270 south toward Cincinnati, and then I-71 south. I-71 will take you through Cincinnati (not a big deal unless it's rush hour), and in downtown Cincinnati merges with I-75. You'll stay on I-71/75 for 20 miles or so, and then I-71 splits off toward Louisville and Fort Knox. Hop on I-265 when you get to Louisville, and then I-65 south, and you're there.

Not sure how long it will take. Pittsburgh to Cincinnati should take 5 hours or so; it's another 90 minutes to 2 hours to Louisville, depending on traffic.

Drive safely!

[geoffs]

My maps & trips gave me there directions;


Time Mile Instruction For Toward
Summary: 454.0 miles (6 hours, 51 minutes)
9:00 AM 0.0 Depart Pittsburgh on Grant St (South-West) 43 yds
9:00 AM 0.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto Grant St [Oxford Ct] 76 yds
9:00 AM 0.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto Grant St 0.1 mi
9:00 AM 0.2 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-376 [US-22] 0.6 mi I-279 S / FT Pitt Bridge / Airport
9:01 AM 0.8 Merge onto I-279 [US-22] 5.5 mi
9:07 AM 6.4 At exit 1A, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3 mi I-79 / Erie / Washington
9:07 AM 6.7 Take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-79 [Raymond P Shafer Hwy] 20.7 mi I-79 / Washington
9:28 AM 27.4 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-70 148.0 mi I-70 / Wheeling
9:43 AM 45.1 Entering West Virginia
9:58 AM 59.3 Entering Ohio
11:35 AM 175.4 At exit 108A-B, turn off onto Ramp 0.2 mi I-270 / Cincinnati / Cleveland
11:35 AM 175.6 Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp 0.4 mi I-270 / Cincinnati
11:36 AM 175.9 At exit 108A, keep RIGHT to stay on Ramp 0.4 mi I-270 / Cincinnati
11:36 AM 176.3 At exit 43B, take Ramp (LEFT) onto I-270 11.5 mi
11:46 AM 187.8 At exit 55, turn LEFT onto Ramp 0.2 mi I-71 / Cincinnati / Columbus
11:46 AM 188.1 Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp 0.3 mi I-71 / Cincinnati
11:47 AM 188.4 At exit 55, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-71 121.1 mi I-71 / Cincinnati
1:13 PM 290.6 Entering Kentucky
1:29 PM 309.5 At exit 173, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-71 71.6 mi I-71 / Louisville
2:36 PM 381.1 At exit 5, take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-71 5.9 mi I-71 / Louisville
2:41 PM 387.0 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto I-65 45.2 mi I-65 / Louisville / Nashville
3:24 PM 432.2 At exit 91, turn RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3 mi US-31W / KY-61 / WK Parkway / Hodgenville / Paducah
3:24 PM 432.5 Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp 0.3 mi KY-61 / US-31W / Hodgenville / Abraham Lincoln Historic Site
3:25 PM 432.9 Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Pky 0.7 mi KY-61 / US-31W / Elizabethtown / Hodgenville
3:25 PM 433.5 Road name changes to Local road(s) 10 yds
3:25 PM 433.5 Road name changes to SR-61 [Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Pky] 9.0 mi
3:37 PM 442.5 Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-2426 [W Main St] 0.6 mi
3:38 PM 443.1 Keep STRAIGHT onto US-31E [SR-210] 4.5 mi
3:43 PM 447.7 Bear RIGHT (East) onto SR-84 6.4 mi
3:51 PM 454.0 Arrive Fort Knox

SUMMARY
Driving distance: 454.0 miles
Trip duration: 6 hours, 51 minutes
Driving time: 6 hours, 51 minutes
Cost: $38.68

[suddendarkness]

Thanks a lot! for the help. I have to leave at midnight tonight and there won't be many places open to ask for directions if I screw up with a map. I followed ohiogirl's directions on a map and they seem to be the shortest distance. I'm still going to take the map and trip ones as a backup just in case. Thanks again