Little Help: quickest route Little Rock to Florida

[Michaelt]

Morning,

Just wanted to get some suggestions. I'll be driving from Little Rock area to Orlando in a few days; The last few trips we've taken we stopped in Atlanta for the weekend and then driven down to Orlando. This is a straight through trip, so for some of you who might have taken the drive straight through, what is your quickest route?

1. Little Rock to Memphis, through upper MS and then down through Alabama?
2. Little Rock to Jackson MS to Mobile and then east?

Those seem to be the two quickest routes, so I thought I'd ask about them, or if anyone has another quicker route I'd be obliged to read about it.

Would rather not drive too many two lane or small town roads; will be driving mostly at night and would prefer to maintain a good speed on the highways.

thanks in advance.

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Michael, since we've been living in Memphis, we've been taking the Memphis-to-Tupelo-to-Birmingham route, then turning south.  We've done pretty well with that route.

[Faedian7]

Michael, since we've been living in Memphis, we've been taking the Memphis-to-Tupelo-to-Birmingham route, then turning south.  We've done pretty well with that route.

This is the route that we took back in mid-July. My only suggestion would be to be careful around the Birmingham area. There were 2 detours that gave us some fun... Just watch out for signs and ignore google/apple maps at that point.

[Michaelt]

Thanks; my biggest concern is the lane closures between Little Rock and Memphis. Not that I'll be in any hurry, but going from 75 to 45 three or four times just makes a trip like that drag a little.

When you turn south in Birmingham, do you pick up I-10 around Marianna?

[Jackrabbit Hog]

Thanks; my biggest concern is the lane closures between Little Rock and Memphis. Not that I'll be in any hurry, but going from 75 to 45 three or four times just makes a trip like that drag a little.

When you turn south in Birmingham, do you pick up I-10 around Marianna?

We drove home last night from Fayetteville, and there were no real back-ups between LR and Memphis (thankfully).  The primary area of concern right now is between White River and Brinkley, but it's not as bad as the White River bridge area was 2-3 years ago or as bad as Forrest City has been the past couple of years.  Mostly you just slow to about 50 and cruise through a 6 mile stretch.  Right now it's 2-lane headed east in that construction area.

Faedian's caution was correct and I should have included it.  The only slow area we encountered this summer was just before Birmingham.  There was a detour but if you follow it and get back on the interstate just before you get to Birmingham, you'll be fine.

[cobra kai]

When you turn south in Birmingham, do you pick up I-10 around Marianna?

Yep, here is the route you want to take:  http://goo.gl/maps/mvjDT

[LSUFan]

united.com

[vandybuff]

hahaha .... like the "United.com" comment - but you did give me an idea ... I think LIT now has Alligiant Airlines ... it has a very limited schedule but does fly NS LIT - Daytona and Orlando .... for about $120 rt.

just a thought.

[DeltaBoy]

Last time I went to FLA I took out south to Pine Bluff down 79 to Delhigh LA picked up 20 till Hattisburg Miss south to I-10 and on to FLA.