City to city
A long interstate haul, unless you route it up through the Blue Ridge and finish on the Tail of the Dragon.
Direct route
997.3 mi
Scenic route
2069.2 mi
Days to enjoy it
10 days
Great roads on route
5
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Distances are planning estimates. The road list is drawn from the scored Atlas library inside this corridor. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 9 May 2026
The detour
The fast way
Motorway and trunk road for most of it, one fuel stop, nothing you will remember. Useful when the drive is a means to an end.
The good way
About 19 hr 35 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.
On the way
01 · United States
Wide, fast and empty, the grown up alternative to the Tail of the Dragon next door.
42.9 mi · Rating 9.3 / 10
02 · United States
318 curves in 11 miles, the most famous stretch of asphalt in America.
11.2 mi · Rating 9.3 / 10
03 · United States
489 curves in 12 miles over Iron Mountain, a proper southern Appalachian sprint.
11.8 mi · Rating 8.9 / 10
04 · United States
Forty two bridges hopping island to island with turquoise water on both sides.
111.8 mi · Rating 8.6 / 10
05 · United States
A 715 km parkway with no junctions, no lorries and no billboards, just trees and quiet.
444.3 mi · Rating 8.4 / 10
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