for philly to b-more, the quick way, i took south broad st. to moyamensing, which turns into penrose ave. theres a bridge with pedestrian path crossing the schuyllkill. penrose turns into 291... then 13 towards wilmington, and 40 to baltimore. theres a bridge at havre de grace, MD you cant cross. i did it anyways and a cop "escorted" me to the other side, and just decided to forget about it. mabey you can arrange an escort across? or hitchhike across? (it IS pickup truck country.) it was a nice ride, although a little traffic heavy, but i am on a time schedule.



which leads me to my next question.


i tried to take route 1 from baltimore past dc, which was fine untill the end of baltimore county. then it turns into a no shoulder hell. next thing you know i walked for twenty miles from baltimore to jessup, md hoping route 1 would get bikeable soon. then i got heatstroke, passed out on the side of the road, and called my freind who arranged a cab/metro ride to dc, where im staying for a day now.

tommorow im riding the metro to vienna and then going to charlottesville from there, the final stop on my tour.

i want to be there on wenesday, and ive been doing this tour on a singlespeed. so meandering out of my way through the mountains isnt a possibility.

anyone know a highway/route/faster road with a decent shoulder thats as straight of a shot from vienna to charlottesville as i can get?

i was thinking 243 to 29 to 28 back to 29.

but i'll probaly just end up being screwed on a fast road with no shoulder, walking in the hot sun just like yesterday.