I am taking a trip to Asheville, NC next weekend and am wondering if I
am going to end up as a moving guardrail on the steeper grades?  My
family used to come into Asheville in the Van from the Northeast using
I-40.  There were some steep grades but I was young and didn't remember
much other than pulling off on the side of the road every couple hours
to let the AFM settle down and the 12 volt TV and VCR sitting in between
the Jump seats.  (Didn't realize my family was over 15 years ahead of
its time)  I will be coming up from the South East on I-26 through
Columbia and Spartanburg SC, then through Hendersonville and on up to
Asheville.  I can't seem to find any elevation or interstate grade maps
on the internet that make any sense.  I know interstates aren't supposed
to go above 6% grade except where absolutely necessary but I would love
to have an idea of what I was up against.  I don't want to be in 3rd
gear often.

 

 

Thanks,

Kurt

 

87 Wolfsburg GL