Your Best Driving Routes to Seagrove???

[ladybug8876]

From Nashville/Franklin area:
I-65 South, Exit 114 Georgiana
Hwy 31/SR 55 to Andalusia (split 4 lane 65 mph mostly)
SR100/US 29 (West Bypass) in Andalusia
Left on Hwy 55 South Bypass a few miles south of town
Right on SR 55 South to Florala
Pick up Hwy 331 in Florala all the way to Hwy 98
Left on 98
Right on CR 395
Stop at Publix for groceries
Seagrove!!
Takes about 7 hrs 15 min with a few eat and relief stops

We will be heading down extremley early on Sat. morning. I think there was another thread about this route, but it didn't give the specifics. Worked out that this one popped up with exactly what I was looking for. I googled it and this way seems longer, but I trust my fellow Sowallers, ya'll know the short cuts better anyway I sure.

 

[Lady D]

We took the "alternate" route last summer, instead of 331 out of Montgomery. We stayed on I-65 for a bit, then got off at Georgiana, then to Andalusia- can't remember the name of the road. Our friends we on 331. We were traveling together, but split off at this point. Traffic was light on the alternate and we were cookin', but our friends soundly beat us to Florala. We went back home on 331 since there were more stops for small kids and it didn't save us any time.

SR55. We took this route last year. We cut a hour and 15 minutes off of our time. Worked great for us!

 

[Seagrove Lover]

:roll: 55 route is the way to go!

 

[STL Don]

SR55. We took this route last year. We cut a hour and 15 minutes off of our time. Worked great for us!

We have tried this route twice and each time saved only 15 minutes--I think it is a toss-up v. 331.

 

[bgirldeb]

Hello! I'm finally de-lurking!

We're heading down this weekend from Memphis :clap_1:

So, is the consensus that the "alternate" route out of birmingham(Georgiana/Andalusia) is about the same as 331 or better/worse?

How do the road conditions compare? We're looking for the fastest route, not shortest.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Miss Kitty]

Hello! I'm finally de-lurking!

We're heading down this weekend from Memphis :clap_1:

So, is the consensus that the "alternate" route out of birmingham(Georgiana/Andalusia) is about the same as 331 or better/worse?

How do the road conditions compare? We're looking for the fastest route, not shortest.

Thanks in advance!

:clap_1: and aboard! I am still looking for the definitive answer to the fastest way to get to SoWal from Dallas. Besides flying.

 

[ktmeadows]

:roll: 55 route is the way to go!

Seagrove Lover!

Watch out for speedtraps on 55!

 

[InletBchDweller]

Seagrove Lover!!! Have a great trip!!

 

[bgirldeb]

Just wanted to post that we took the I-65 exit 114 out of Montgomery (to take SR-55) all the way to Florala and were very happy with our decision. There were hardly any cars on the road! Thanks everybody :clap_1:

 

[Beach Runner]

We have tried everyone's shortcuts, etc.. The best route for us into Seagrove (not Rosemary or PC) is 85, 185, 80, 431, 165 ?, 431 again, I10, 331, 98, 395.
321 miles from our house in Midtown.

Skip

Daughter is driving down late tomorrow. I worry about her on our usual route (back roads) at night.

Do you still advocate this route? Is it still true that there are only 16 miles that aren't four-laned? How long would it take to get from Midtown Atlanta to Seagrove via this route at, say, 5 mph over the speed limit (obviously excluding stops)?