Best driving route to OH (Charlottesville, Harrisonburg: area, summer, directions)

[sassyaztec]

Can anyone help me out with what our best route, driving-wise, would be from Bridgewater/Harrisonburg to North of Dayton area. We just moved here this past summer and not really sure what direction would be best: going north then west or south then north-west. We will be driving a min-van with two small kids, so fast direct route is ideal.

thanks!

[Erma]

My guess would be 95 to 80. Rand McNally has the best driving directions. Much better than mapquest.

[sregorat3]

It would be easier to help if you mentioned where in OH you were heading.

[sassyaztec]

Originally Posted by sregorat3

It would be easier to help if you mentioned where in OH you were heading.

I did, but you might have read it as Dayton, VA. We are going to just north of Dayton, OH area.

[Rob Allen]

I'd take I-81 south to I-64 west, and exit just past Charleston, WV to US 35, which takes you straight to Dayton.

[sassyaztec]

I've gotten a few mapping sites that say to go over 33 like this:

Rand McNally Driving Directions

Will this work? This is a different route than we've used before. anything we should be concerned about going this way?

[eaduke]

I drive over to the Charlottesville area from Parkersburg,WV often and it's better to go I-64. Going from Harrisonburg to Elkins,WV on RT 33 you go across the mountains and the roads are pretty curvy. I've tried both ways and I-64 is quicker.

[Erma]

Originally Posted by sassyaztec

I've gotten a few mapping sites that say to go over 33 like this:

Rand McNally Driving Directions

Will this work? This is a different route than we've used before. anything we should be concerned about going this way?

33 to 50 is a nice drive, if you are not in a hurry. We took 50 back from our visit out west and we both enjoyed it. Nice scenery and the little towns every 40+ miles was kinda neat. We stayed overnight in Bridgeport,WV and the folks were very nice.