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In <1994Jun14.182306.4959@almserv.uucp> g8ucjr@fnma.com  (Jerome Roberts):
> DC Beltway to 95 to BaltBeltway west to I-83 north and pick up I-78 to  
> NJTP(near Newark's airport).  [...] 

> If I was going all the way to Boston, I would consider taking I-83 over to  
> I-81 and then pick up I-90 East to Boston. Very scenic and no urban  
> congestion with the possible exception of a couple of snares around  
> Harrisburg, PA.  

I just did DC to Boston and back a couple of weeks ago on my
motorcycle.  One of my primary concerns as a motorcyclist is to find
slightly more interesting roads (lower traffic, fewer trucks, less bad
smells) and as few tolls as possible (tolls are a lot more
inconvenient, logistically, for a properly gloved motorcyclist than
they are for the typical car driver).

Based on these criteria, I find that DC area to Harrisburg (via either
US 15 or I-83), picking up I-81 to I-84 at Scranton, then I-84 all the
way to I-90 in central Massachusetts, is about one of the best fast
routes.

I-81 to I-90 as cited above would be a lot longer, and involve more
toll stops; at the very least, pick up I-88 to just west of Albany.
I-88 is actually one of nicest Interstates on the east coast, but it
has the same number of toll stops as going I-81 to I-90, and is still
a little more out of your way.