Please help with directions--quick! (Asheville, Henderson: rental, HOA, house)

[the Parkies]

Hi, everyone!

We need your help!!

Our forum friends GuyFriendly--and Mrs. Friendly--left AZ today driving a 24-foot truck with a car trailing behind--!. They are staying just beyond El Paso, Texas this Sunday night.

Bill and I are of course aware of the BIG ROCK SLIDE on I-40 between NC and TN, but we only vaguely recall there was some OTHER highway closure in this region. In any case and regardless of what we know or don't know, we are too new here to be able to advise GuyFriendly as to how best to proceed, given CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. (Weather forecasts seem friendly.)

WILL YOU PLEASE HELP?? GuyFriendly hopes to be able to access this forum at the end of each day (in any case, we can, and we will be in frequent touch with him). Please give him exact directions, knowing what you know about road closures or other conditions(!!!), considering what they're driving(!!!), from Texas to East Asheville.

Their ultimate destination is our home off of Tunnel Road/Highway 70, just east of the Folk Art Center on the Parkway.

Many thanks, and may God bless you!!

Jan & Bill

[SunnyKayak]

go to google and click I-10 this route is total interstate http://maps.google.com/maps?q=ashevi...ed=0CA8Q8gEwAA
the top one is ok if by car but not a truck that big especially for someone new to Mountain driving
it has winding road last leg of the route

i copy and paste directions total interstate route below but a visual will you help better it is taking a real southern route
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El Paso, TX


1.Head northwest on N Mesa St toward Texas Ave69 ft
2.Take the 1st right onto Texas Ave0.2 mi
3.Turn left at the 3rd cross street onto N Campbell St0.2 mi
4.Turn right to merge onto I-10 E550 mi
5.Take exit 570 on the left for I-35 N toward Austin0.7 mi
6.Take exit 158 on the left toward US-281/I-37/Corpus Christl/Johnson City0.6 mi
7.Merge onto I-35 N4.4 mi
8.Take exit 162 for I-410 S0.4 mi
9.Keep left at the fork, follow signs for TX-13 Loop/West W. White Road0.1 mi
10.Keep left at the fork, follow signs for I-410 S and merge onto I-410 S1.3 mi
11.Take exit 33 for I-10 E/US-90 E toward Houston0.7 mi
12.Follow signs for Ackerman Rd/Kirby and merge onto I-10 E/US-90 E Continue to follow I-10 E
Entering Louisiana
458 mi
13.Slight left at I-12 E (signs for I-12 E/Hammond)86.2 mi
14.Merge onto I-10 E Passing through Mississippi
Entering Alabama
103 mi
15.Slight left at I-65 N (signs for Montgomery/I-65 N)171 mi
16.Take exit 171 to merge onto I-85 N toward Atlanta Passing through Georgia
Entering South Carolina
329 mi
17.Take exit 70 to merge onto I-26 W toward Asheville Entering North Carolina
61.9 mi
18.Continue onto I-240 E1.1 mi
19.Take exit 5A for US-25/Merrimon Ave0.1 mi
20.Turn right at Broadway St/Merrimon Ave/US-25 N Continue to follow Merrimon Ave/US-25 N
0.1 mi
21.Turn left at Marcellus St125 ft

Asheville, NC

[the Parkies]

Thanks, SunnyKayak!

Anyone else???

Jan

[Crewer]

I can guarantee you that the highway department already has the detour signs in place and have been re-routing traffic for weeks now. All they'll need to do is follow the signs. The only problem they'll encounter will be traffic delays.

Here's a Google Map link to the detour.

[gigimac]

From El Paso, they just need to go east about 100 miles and take the I-20 split off I-10, and I-20 will take them straight to Atlanta GA. Then take I-85 north to where I-26 is, in Spartanburg SC. Go north/west on I-26 and, as you know, I-26 goes right up past Hendersonville and on into Asheville. You can tell them directions from there. This way of going via Atlanta keeps them on flat roads and no big mountains to deal with until they go up I-26.

[eiafjam]

Originally Posted by gigimac

From El Paso, they just need to go east about 100 miles and take the I-20 split off I-10, and I-20 will take them straight to Atlanta GA. Then take I-85 north to where I-26 is, in Spartanburg SC. Go north/west on I-26 and, as you know, I-26 goes right up past Hendersonville and on into Asheville. You can tell them directions from there. This way of going via Atlanta keeps them on flat roads and no big mountains to deal with until they go up I-26.

this looks to be the best route

[the Parkies]

Thank you all very much!! I've passed on your advice to GuyFriendly, and he thanks you, too!

Jan

[Loves mountains]

Safe traveling Guy and Mrs. Friendly - Jan, let us know when they arrive safely, okay? And where are they going to fit a 24' truck in your neighborhood??

[the Parkies]

We got permission from our HOA to park the truck on the street beside our driveway while professionals unload it into our garage. Then Guy will park it in an unused lane just down the hill from our house until it is returned to the rental agency (by this Saturday). All of this approved in advance.

We'll let all of you know when they arrive. They're not driving in a hurry, thankfully--won't be here before Thursday, I would imagine.

Jan

[livninctry]

You could also take I-20 to Dallas and pick up I-30 East and follow to I-40 East and then pick up I-81 North to I-26 East to Asheville. This would be a much more scenic route, but would add a little bit of travel time probably.
Brian