<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div>Greetings!</div><div> </div><div> The shortest route to Gulf, from McAlester, is down to I-20 and east into Louisiana. I've driven that 200ish miles to the Kilgore area, and it takes me four hours anyway, with all those little Texas towns to drive thru. When I factor inan evening travel, speed limits drop further in that area.</div><div> </div><div> Mapquest says it is 55 miles further to drive I-40 over to Little Rock, then on south. I can be in and maybe past Little Rock in four hours. Has anyone trie the I-40 route to LR then south? Was it smoother than the I-20 way?</div><div> </div><div>Thanks!</div><div>Val</div></div></body></html>