least mountainous route to Salt lake city from Atlanta

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  1. tootall2

    tootall2 Bobtail Member

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    heading to Salt lake city in a few weeks, race car hauler, close to 80k gross, whats the best route west? 70 or 80? or is there a better way yet? thanks
     
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  3. HalpinUout

    HalpinUout Road Train Member

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    you will hit a lot bigger mountains running 70 through vale pass in CO...
     
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  4. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    You may want to say I 20, to memphis I 40 over to Albuquerque, nm. then go old hy666 now 550 thru 4 corners an hy491 over to hy 191 N on to hy 6 that has small hills to Provo,UT. and thenN. to salt lake city missing all of rocky mt. I ran a 350 small cam that way an beat most big cat. that went up toI70 and used less fuel some many years ago?
     
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  5. 315wheelbase

    315wheelbase Heavy Load Member

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    run I 20 to ft Worth then up US 287 to Limon,Co the I-70 west to I-270 to I-25 north to I-80 good running and the mountains in Wyoming are not all that bad, I would say it is the best route ,,hauled many over weight loads across that route,,
     
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  6. ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    75-24-70-29-2-80
    Don't see need to run any out of route miles--couple of pulls in Wy on 80--nothing devastating--most direct route and not a bad ride
     
  7. fr8monkey

    fr8monkey Road Train Member

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    I'd take 80 it's summer it's not a problem....hehe,maybe
     
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  8. striker

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    80 in Wyo. was closed to light weight high profile vehicles for 12 hrs on Friday, that's unusual in the middle of summer.
     
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  9. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    That back way into SLC via Hwy 6, lots of construction traffic, lots of dirt and oil field haulers, lots of tourists, and some twisties.
     
  10. fr8monkey

    fr8monkey Road Train Member

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    Yeah just after I posted my reply to the op a schneider team with lightweight freight told me there story of there drive thru wyoming yesterday....they were scared...but the op is heavy I think....
     
  11. Cranky Yankee

    Cranky Yankee Cranky old ######

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    just leave me alone on 80
    i have enough trouble with the white volvo's
     
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