Atlanta GA to Pigeon Forge Tn

[Debidie]

Best route pulling a 42’ 5th wheel from Pigeon Forge to Atlanta.

 

[LMHS]

Me personally, I would take US411. If I'm telling someone else, I would tell them to take I-75/I-40.

 

[Debidie]

Me personally, I would take US411. If I'm telling someone else, I would tell them to take I-75/I-40.

Thank you. What road from the 411 to take over to Buford GA. Stopping at Margaritaville in Lanier Island area.

 

[mikecrosby.5695]

I am also interested in this route. Is 23 ok?

 

[LMHS]

I haven't personally run that road. I strongly suggest that you buy a trucker's atlas. I bought mine off of Amazon. I run two paper maps. My main map is a Rand McNally Road Atlas Midsize (ripped apart and each sheet is encased in a plastic top loading sheet protector so I can use wet erase markers to mark my trip and stick post-it notes inside with notes on the routes). My secondary map is a Rand McNally Motor Carriers' Road Atlas which is quite large. The trucker's atlas shows me the routes that a large rig should have no problem driving on. I also have a Next Exit book that I use. while I am not a huge fan of interstates, I find that the best fuel prices, restaurant stops and many of my overnight parking spots are located at the junctions of Interstates and US Highways.

I also use Google Maps to get street level views of various roads. It is very helpful to zoom in on towns or areas where several roads intersect to see exactly which lanes I need to be in. For example, on US76 in Ellijay, the road makes a tight jog. It's doable and the semi's make that jog all the time, blocking traffic.

My trucker's atlas does not show US23 as a truck route. For that, I suggest you use Google street view and "drive" the route. What I am comfortable driving and what you are comfortable driving are probably two different things. Plus I drive multiple camper setups. There are some routes that I will take the smaller camper on that I won't take the larger camper on.