Truck Drivers help...best route from Dallas to Midland, MI?

If you are female and alone I would not stop in Bloomington unless you are familiar with the area. There is a good side of town and a real bad side of town. Peoria might be a better bet in that vicinity. Or if you continue on about 100 more miles the western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago are generally a safer option.

I wish I could help you out but I just dont know that much about that area.

What I usually do is about 6 hours into a days drive I stop and look at my atlas to see what town is 100 or so miles miles ahead of me. Then I put the name of the town into my Garmin and have it search for hotels in that town. The Garmin will give you a list of hotels, addresses, and phone numbers. I pick out a couple of hotels, call them to see what the rates are and if they have rooms. If they do...I make a reservation and tell the Garmin to take me there.

Maybe someone on this thread knows Illinois and can help you out with the towns between St. Louis and Chicago. I tend to try and stay in hotels outside of cities and ones that are right off the highway. I don't like to drive around cities I am not familiar with looking for a hotel after dark.

Joplin, MO

1. Head east on MO-66 E/Interstate 44 Business Loop E toward S Virginia Ave
7.7 mi
2. Slight right to merge onto I-44 E/US-71 N toward Springfield/Kansas City
Continue to follow I-44 E
261 mi
3. Take exit 276A-276B to merge onto I-270 S toward Memphis
5.5 mi
4. Continue onto I-255 E
Entering Illinois
25.0 mi
5. Take exit 25A to merge onto I-55 N/I-70 E toward Chicago/Indianapolis
9.0 mi
6. Slight right onto I-70 E (signs for Indianapolis)
83.7 mi
7. Slight right to stay on I-70 E
Entering Indiana
140 mi
8. Slight right to stay on I-70 E
2.2 mi
9. Take exit 85B for Keystone Ave N
0.2 mi
10. Merge onto N Keystone Ave/N Rural St
Continue to follow N Keystone Ave
2.7 mi
11. Slight right onto E Fall Creek Pkwy N Dr
0.2 mi
12. Continue onto Binford Blvd
5.3 mi
13. Continue onto I-69 N
Entering Michigan
232 mi
14. Take exit 95 to merge onto I-496 E toward Downtown/Lansing
8.1 mi
15. Take exit 8 to merge onto US-127 N toward Flint
67.6 mi
16. Take exit 143 for M-20 toward Midland/Big Rapids
0.2 mi
17. Turn left onto M-20 E/E Pickard Rd
Continue to follow M-20 E
24.6 mi

Midland, MI
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Thanks! I'll check this out!

I'll plan to stay closer to Chitown ...ty


Last Edited by allisaTX on 08/22/2012 08:25 PM