Cincinnati Rush Hour

• se-alum

  

  Gonna be hitting Cincy tomorrow evening around 5:15-5:30. I don't know much about Cincy traffic, but I'll be coming from 71N. I assume that I should take 275E and get back on 71 south of Cincy, but was wondering if heading straight down 71 would be a better idea?
• Terry_Tate

  

  I'd say go around 275 just to make life easier but I'm also not sure what its like up around where 275/71 meet. I know on 71 from the river south it can get decently backed up but nothing terrible. Straight 71 is probably a little faster but would hit more traffic.
• rydawg5

  71 should be alittle faster but more stressful
• Mooney44Cards

  

  71S isn't that bad north of downtown, even during rush hour. Once you're in Kentucky it gets bad. You could also take 71S to 471 to 275.
  
  I think getting on 275 north of Cincinnati is a bad idea because 275 will have more traffic than 71 southbound.
• se-alum

  

  The amount of traffic doesn't bother me as long as it is moving.
• Mooney44Cards

  

  Yeah 275 tends to slow down a bit at the 75 and 71 interchanges was my point.
• ZWICK 4 PREZ

  

  Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?
• sherm03

  

  Heading southbound on 71 around that time is rough around the Mason area. From exit 19 down to about exit 14 traffic is usually pretty backed up with a lot of stop and go.
  
  After that, everything is pretty clear until you get to the downtown area heading into KY. It will suck bad.
• gerb131

  

  se-alum;1319628 wrote:Gonna be hitting Cincy tomorrow evening around 5:15-5:30. I don't know much about Cincy traffic, but I'll be coming from 71N. I assume that I should take 275E and get back on 71 south of Cincy, but was wondering if heading straight down 71 would be a better idea?

  Stop at Hoffbrau house drink 2 dunkels and an order of those pretzel bite thingys youll get home at same time
• se-alum

  

  gerb131;1319716 wrote:Stop at Hoffbrau house drink 2 dunkels and an order of those pretzel bite thingys youll get home at same time

  Well I'm driving to Nashville, so i'll probably pass on that...lol!
• gerb131

  

  se-alum;1319720 wrote:Well I'm driving to Nashville, so i'll probably pass on that...lol!

  It was an idea. Have fun in Nashville, one of my favorite cities.
• se-alum

  

  gerb131;1319724 wrote:It was an idea. Have fun in Nashville, one of my favorite cities.

  Lookin' forward to it. Going to a concert at the Ryman on Thursday, then Kid Rock and Montogomery Gentry will be playing with my buddy at Tootsies!
• sportchampps

  Make sure to stop for some Princes hot Chicken. It's in a ghetto strip mall but if you like spicy food this is a must stop. Also make sure to try the homemade cakes they sell. The chicken is really hot though so go one level less then you think you should.
• se-alum

  

  I've decided to just head straight down 71 and hope for the best.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  lol Ohio has traffic?
• Sonofanump

  Raw Dawgin' it;1320244 wrote:lol Ohio has traffic?

  I think beyond after a game in Columbus, Cincy rush hour is the worst.
• justincredible

  

  Sonofanump;1320247 wrote:I think beyond after a game in Columbus, Cincy rush hour is the worst.

  Cincy does have some shitty traffic during rush hour. Luckily, my daily commute is on a little pocket of 71 that almost zero traffic in the direction I happen to be going both ways.
• Heretic

  

  justincredible;1320264 wrote:Cincy does have some shitty traffic during rush hour. Luckily, my daily commute is on a little pocket of 71 that almost zero traffic in the direction I happen to be going both ways.

  
• justincredible

  

  Heretic;1320290 wrote:

  No. I'm lucky.
• se-alum

  

  Wasn't bad at all
• Curly J

  

  se-alum;1320350 wrote:Wasn't bad at all

  Good to hear. I pretty much avoid 75 or 71 unless I have to use them.