family of 5 driving from Bloomington, IL to Houston, TX
Dec 1, 2009, 1:21 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: FL
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family of 5 driving from Bloomington, IL to Houston, TX
My wife and I are taking our three daughters (ages 12, 9 & 7) to Houston at the end of this month.
When I use Mapquest, Google Map or any other map website, I am told to take either 55-south from Bloomington, IL all the way down to Memphis, TN, or take 74-east from Bloomington, IL over to Champaign, IL then hop on 57-south the Memphis.
Can anyone tell me which one I should take, 55 or 57?
I want to stop at a hotel somewhere around Shreveport, do you have any suggestions for a family of 5? I need an in-door pool for the girls.
Thank you, Jim
When I use Mapquest, Google Map or any other map website, I am told to take either 55-south from Bloomington, IL all the way down to Memphis, TN, or take 74-east from Bloomington, IL over to Champaign, IL then hop on 57-south the Memphis.
Can anyone tell me which one I should take, 55 or 57?
I want to stop at a hotel somewhere around Shreveport, do you have any suggestions for a family of 5? I need an in-door pool for the girls.
Thank you, Jim
Dec 2, 2009, 9:17 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 2,055
6 of one, half dozen of the other. The only thing to recommend the 55 route is that it passes through St. Louis so you get a view of the arch as you cross the river...
If you are just looking for quick then take 57. It's a bit longer but it's less hilly and avoids St. Louis traffic (of which there is none but you never know.)
If you are just looking for quick then take 57. It's a bit longer but it's less hilly and avoids St. Louis traffic (of which there is none but you never know.)