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    Hello everyone. My lovely wife is retiring soon and we intend to take a roadtrip from our place, west of Atlanta to the Rockies. Is there a function on the maps to avoid interstates?

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    Lightbulb Here is a thread that explains how the RTA Maps program works.

    Welcome to the Trip Advice Forums. There's not a specific tool to "avoid interstates" but you can create maps to go on any paved road in the country. And to a lesser extent on many unpaved roads.

    Here is a thread that explains how the RTA Maps program works.


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    Default Referred to the programmnig staff

    I am not sure how the programming to enable such a feature might work. I will run this past our development group and see what the possibilities might be.

    Thanks,,

    Mark

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    What a nice thought, thanks so much.

    My Garmin has an "enable avoidances" feature that includes "highways," but seems actually to only filter out interstates as it frequently routes us to state and US highways.

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    Default The human, manual option always works

    And in the meantime, while you are still at home. You could create a custom route that never goes on any interstate highways.

    And most, if not all, of the routes in the RTA Library avoid travel on Interstate Highways.

    The thing to remember is that some Interstate Highways are incredibly scenic and fun to drive. Like I-70 through Utah -- or for that matter all the way to Denver.

    Mark

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist View Post
    And in the meantime, while you are still at home. You could create a custom route that never goes on any interstate highways.

    And most, if not all, of the routes in the RTA Library avoid travel on Interstate Highways.

    The thing to remember is that some Interstate Highways are incredibly scenic and fun to drive. Like I-70 through Utah -- or for that matter all the way to Denver.

    Mark
    Very true. We've made the trip up I-75 to Michigan several times and the route thru Kentucky is breathtaking.

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