The AiR Roadtrip

From Oysterville to New Orleans, an AiR roadtrip.

This issue focuses on the roadtrip: a virtual AiR roadtrip with google streetview from Oysterville on the West Coast to New Orleans on the Gulf Coast. Interested in driving this route yourself? It is 3,967 mi, 64 hours of driving; please see the right column for directions.

(A) On the Sandridge Road

This March Willapa Bay AiR has launched its residency program on 16 acres in coastal southwest Washington State. The Residency has been specifically designed, from the site selection to the architecturally specific building concepts, layouts, and materials, to combine the opportunity for solitude with the opportunity for daily community that fosters creative endeavor.

(B) on the Old Oregon Trail Highway

Signal Fire welcomes applications for our 2014 Residency, Expeditions, and Wide Open Studios courses. Since 2008, Signal Fire has provided opportunities for artists and activists to engage in the natural world. Our projects instill self-reliance, catalyze creative energy, and invite interdisciplinary collaboration. We utilize public lands to advocate for the access to— and protection of— our remaining wild and open places in order to enrich and sustain society. www.signalfirearts.org

2014 applications have closed. Be among the first to learn about future trips by joining the email list here.

(D) On the Utah 224

Spiro Arts is dedicated to supporting the residents in the creation of new works by offering an environment that promotes risk-taking and innovation. Each residency term is approximately six weeks in length, with four to five participants per term. The residencies are fully subsidized: each resident receives shared housing (private room/bath) in a fully furnished condo, ample studio space with 24/7 access, along with a $600.00 (USD) stipend to help defray the cost of food, travel, and materials.

(E) On the National Forest Road Route 3

Grand Canyon National Park’s Artist-in-Residence Program seeks artists whose work is engaged in issues that are relevant to the Park Interpretative Themes, while also challenging the visitor to become an active participant in preservation and environmental and cultural advocacy. Artists in all genres and in all disciplines, contemporary, traditional, or folk who have a genuine interest in contributing to the on-going national discussion on these issues will be of special interest to the program.

Elsewhere exists in the heart of the small town of Paonia, Colorado, located at the base of Lamborn Mountain on the western slope of the Rockies - west of Delta, and about 1.5 hours from Grand Junction. The town itself has a population of 1500, but the surrounding mesas hold another 5000. It is surrounded by orchards, farms, and vineyards. Paonia is a community of unique individuals with a strong interest in sustainability. It supports a growing art scene in an inspiring landscape where the desert meets the mountains.

(H) On E 2nd St

The Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program was established in 1967 to provide professional studio artists with the unique opportunity to concentrate on their work in a supportive, collegial environment for a period of one year. This "gift of time" allows artists to work without distraction in an effort to break new ground and focus on individual goals. The Artist-in-Residence Program serves as a contemporary counterpoint to the traditional arts of the Southwest, reinforces the Program's interest in strengthening the vitality of art in New Mexico and has been a catalyst in broadening community understanding of modern art.

The Marfa Contemporary Artist in Residence program was instituted in 2012 with the aim of supporting the development of artists of diverse ages, backgrounds, and disciplines. Artists involved in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, installation, performance related media and other fine art media are eligible to apply for a residency. The Artist in Residence program provides an opportunity for artists from the USA to work in a unique natural environment. Marfa is a small town in a sparsely populated area of far West Texas and artists should be prepared to spend a great portion of their time alone. A residency at Marfa Contemporary is perfect for those artists who seek a quiet environment that remains largely unfettered by industrialism.

CentralTrak accepts applications from all national and international artists: visual, literary, performing and curatorial. Artists or writers working in painting, new media, sculpture, architecture, creative writing, sound art, theory and criticism, dance, music, photography, urbanism, social practices and curatorial enterprises are invited to apply. Residents receive a live/work loft studio with all utilities paid, including internet, for the duration of their stay. CentralTrak does not pay for travel, art supplies or other day-to-day needs. CentralTrak has fellowships for travel through a need-base application process, but can never fully fund travel. They encourage applicants to apply for outside funding through other programs to cover their expenses.

(L) On the Southwest Fwy

The Core Program awards one- and two-year residencies to highly motivated, exceptional visual artists and art scholars who have completed their undergraduate or graduate training but have not yet fully developed a professional career. Established in 1982 within the Glassell School of Art, the teaching wing of Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, the Core Program encourages intensive and innovative studio practice as well as the elaboration of an intellectual framework through which to understand that practice. Residents engage in ongoing dialogue with each other and with leading figures in art and criticism who are brought in as visitors. In 1998, the program added critical studies residencies. The program runs on an academic calendar, from September through May. Toward the end of each year, the artist residents mount a group show in the school's main gallery, and the critical studies residents prepare essays summarizing aspects of their independent research.

	1. Head southeast on Douglas Dr toward WA-103 N/Sandridge Rd
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	2. Turn right onto WA-103 S/Sandridge Rd Continue to follow Sandridge Rd
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	3. Turn left onto Hwy 101 N/US-101 N
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	4. Turn right onto US-101 ALT
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	5. Turn left onto Hwy 101 S/US-101 S
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	6. Turn right onto US-101 S/Astoria - Megler Bridge (signs for Astoria/U.S. 30) Continue to follow US-101 S Entering Oregon
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	7. Turn left onto U.S. 30 E/W Marine Dr (signs for Astoria City Center/Hospital) Continue to follow U.S. 30 E
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	8. Turn left onto U.S. 30 E/Commercial St Continue to follow U.S. 30 E
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	9. Take the exit toward Longview Seattle
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	10. Merge onto Lewis and Clark Bridge Entering Washington
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	11. Continue onto WA-433 N/Oregon Way Continue to follow Oregon Way
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	12. Turn right onto Tennant Way
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	13. Continue onto WA-432 E
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	14. Take the Interstate 5 S ramp to Portland
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	15. Merge onto I-5 S
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	16. Keep right to continue on I-205 S, follow signs for Salem/Northeast 134th Street Entering Oregon
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	17. Take exit 22 for Interstate 84 E/U.S. 30 E toward The Dalles
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	18. Merge onto I-84 E/U.S. 30 E Continue to follow I-84 E
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	19. Take exit 259 to merge onto U.S. 30 E/La Grande-Baker Hwy toward La Grande
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	20. Turn right onto 2nd St
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	21. Turn left onto O Ave Destination will be on the right
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	22. Head east on O Ave toward 3rd St
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	23. Take the 2nd right onto 4th St
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	24. Take the 1st left onto N Ave
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	25. Turn left onto Island Ave
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	26. Turn right onto the Interstate 84 E ramp to Baker City
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	27. Merge onto I-84 E Entering Idaho
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	28. Take the Interstate 84 E exit toward Ogden/Salt Lake
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	29. Merge onto I-84 E Entering Utah
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	30. Continue onto I-15 S
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	31. Merge onto I-15 S/I-80 E
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	32. Keep right to stay on I-80 E, follow signs for Cheyenne/Interstate 80
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	33. Take exit 145 toward Kimball Jct
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	34. Turn right onto UT-224 S
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	35. Continue onto Park Ave
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	36. Turn right onto 12th St Destination will be on the right
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	37. Head northeast on 12th St toward Park Ave
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	38. Take the 1st left onto Park Ave
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	39. Turn right onto UT-248 E/Kearns Blvd
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	40. Turn right to merge onto US-189 S/US-40 E/Victory Hwy
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	41. Slight right onto US-189 S/US-189 Scenic S Continue to follow US-189 S
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	42. Merge onto I-15 S via the ramp to Las Vegas
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	43. Take exit 95 for UT-20 toward US-89/Panguitch/Kanab
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	44. Turn left onto UT-20 E
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	45. Turn right onto US-89 S
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	46. Turn left onto US-89 S/E Center St Continue to follow US-89 S
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	47. Turn right onto UT-9 W Partial toll road Destination will be on the right
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	48. Head east on UT-9 E Partial toll road
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	49. Turn right onto US-89 S/State St Continue to follow US-89 S
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	50. Continue straight onto W Center St
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	51. Continue straight onto S 100 E
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	52. Turn left onto US-89 S/E 300 S Continue to follow US-89 S Entering Arizona
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	53. Turn left onto AZ-98 E
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	54. Turn right onto US-89T
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	55. Turn left onto US-89 S
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	56. Turn left onto US-180 E/Country Club Dr
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	57. Turn right to merge onto I-40 W toward I-17
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	58. Take exit 195 for I-17 S toward Arizona 89A S/Phoenix/Arizona 89A N/Flagstaff
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	59. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for I-17 N/Arizona 89A N/Flagstaff/Grand Canyon and merge onto I-17 N
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	60. Continue onto Milton Rd
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	61. Turn left onto W University Ave
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	62. Turn right onto Thompson St Destination will be on the right
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	63. Head north on Thompson St toward I-40BUS W/Historic Rte 66
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	64. Turn right onto Historic Rte 66
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	65. Turn left onto Historic Rte 66/Milton Rd Continue to follow Historic Rte 66
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	66. Continue onto US-180 E/US-89 N Continue to follow US-89 N
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	67. Turn right onto US-160 E/Navajo Trail Continue to follow US-160 E
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	68. Turn left to stay on US-160 E Passing through New Mexico Entering Colorado
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	69. Turn left onto US-160 E/US-491 N Continue to follow US-160 E
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	70. Turn left onto State St (signs for CO-145 N/Dolores/Rico/Telluride)
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	71. Continue onto CO-145 N/N Dolores Rd Continue to follow CO-145 N
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	72. At the traffic circle, take the 2nd exit and stay on CO-145 N
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	73. Turn right onto CO-62 E/State Hwy 62
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	74. Turn left onto US-550 N
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	75. Continue onto N Townsend Ave
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	76. Continue onto US-50 W
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	77. Turn right onto CO-92 E/Hwy 92
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	78. Slight left onto CO-133 N
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	79. Turn right onto Samuel Wade Rd
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	80. Continue onto 3rd St Destination will be on the left
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	81. Head west on 3rd St toward Main Ave
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	82. Continue onto Samuel Wade Rd
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	83. Turn left onto CO-133 S
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	84. Turn left onto CO-92 E
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	85. Turn left onto US-50 E
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	86. Turn right onto CO-114 E
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	87. Turn right onto US-285 S/8th St Continue to follow US-285 S
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	88. Turn left onto 1st Ave
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	89. Continue onto Park Ave
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	90. Continue straight onto US-160 E/US-285 S/Grand Ave Continue to follow US-160 E/US-285 S
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	91. Turn right onto US-285 S
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	92. Turn left to stay on US-285 S Entering New Mexico
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	93. Turn right
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	94. Take the 1st right toward US-285 N
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	95. Turn left onto US-285 N
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	96. Head north on US-285 N toward Rodeo Rd
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	97. Take the 2nd left toward US-285 S
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	98. Take the 1st right toward US-285 S
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	99. Turn right toward US-285 S
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	100. Turn right onto US-285 S
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	101. Turn left onto Hwy 84 E/US-285 S/US-84 E
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	102. Merge onto I-25 N via the ramp to Las Vegas
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	103. Take exit 290 for US-285 S toward Clines Corners
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	104. Keep right at the fork and merge onto US-285 S
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	105. Slight left onto US-285 S/US-60 E Continue to follow US-285 S
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	106. Turn left onto E College Blvd Destination will be on the left
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	107. Head west on E College Blvd toward N Grand Ave
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	108. Take the 2nd left onto N Main St
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	109. Keep left to continue on US-285 S/SE Main St Continue to follow US-285 S
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	110. Turn right onto NM-524 E/Happy Valley Rd Continue to follow NM-524 E
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	111. Turn right onto Co Rd 658/Standpipe Rd
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	112. Turn left onto Radio Blvd
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	113. Continue onto Monterey St
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	114. Turn right onto Boyd Dr
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	115. Turn right onto US-180 W/US-62 W Entering Texas
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	116. Slight left onto TX-54 S
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	117. Turn right onto W Broadway St (signs for I-10 W/US-90 W)
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	118. Take the 1st left onto Hwy 90 E/US-90 E/Van Horn St Continue to follow Hwy 90 E/US-90 E
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	119. Head east on Hwy 90 E/US-90 E/W San Antonio St toward S Mesa St Continue to follow Hwy 90 E/US-90 E Destination will be on the right
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	120. Head south on Veterans Blvd
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	121. Make a U-turn at Agarita Dr Continue to follow US-90 W
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	122. Slight right onto N Ave F
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	123. Continue onto US-277 N/US-377 N Continue to follow US-277 N
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	124. Turn left onto US-277 N/S Crockett Ave (signs for Texas 467 Loop)
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	125. Turn right onto US-277 N (signs for I-10)
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	126. Slight right toward TX-306 Loop E/US-87 S
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	127. Slight left to merge onto TX-306 Loop E/US-87 S toward Eden
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	128. Take the Farm to Market 1223/TX-306 Loop N exit toward Ballinger/Abilene
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	129. Turn left onto Farm to Market 1223 N/TX-306 Loop N Continue to follow TX-306 Loop N
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	130. Keep right at the fork, follow signs for US-67 N/US-277 N and merge onto US-277 N/US-67 N Continue to follow US-67 N
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	131. Merge onto US-67 N via the ramp to Coleman/Brownwood
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	132. Turn left onto TX-206 N
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	133. Turn left onto TX-153 W/TX-206 N/W Walnut St
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	134. Turn right onto TX-206 N/S Neches St Continue to follow TX-206 N
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	135. Slight right onto TX-206 N/US-283 N Continue to follow TX-206 N
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	136. Turn left onto TX-206 N/TX-279 N Continue to follow TX-206 N
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	137. Turn right onto I-20 Frontage E
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	138. Take the ramp on the left onto I-20 E
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	139. Continue onto I-30 E
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	140. Take exit 47 to merge onto S 2nd Ave toward Fair Park
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	141. Turn left onto Ash Ln
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	142. Turn left onto Exposition Ave Destination will be on the right
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	143. Head east on Exposition Ave toward Ash Ln
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	144. Take the 1st right onto Ash Ln
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	145. Take the 1st right onto 1st Ave
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	146. Slight left to merge onto I-30 W
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	147. Take exit 47B to merge onto I-45 S toward Houston
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	148. Take exit 46B for US 59 S toward Texas 288 S/Lake Jackson/Freeport/Victoria
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	149. Merge onto TX-288 S
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	150. Take the exit onto US-59 S toward Victoria
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	151. Exit onto Fannin St
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	152. Turn right onto Arbor Pl
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	153. Turn left onto Main St
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	154. Turn right onto Bissonnet St
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	155. Take the 2nd right onto Bayard Ln
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	156. Turn right onto Berthea St
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	157. Turn left Destination will be on the right
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	158. Head south toward Berthea St
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	159. Turn right onto Berthea St
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	160. Take the 1st left onto Bayard Ln
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	161. Turn left onto Bissonnet St
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	162. Continue onto Binz St
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	163. Turn left onto San Jacinto St
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	164. Slight right to merge onto US-59 N
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	165. Take the exit toward Beaumont E
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	166. Merge onto I-10 E
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	167. Keep left to stay on I-10 E
		77.6 mi
	168. Keep left to stay on I-10 E Entering Louisiana
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	169. Keep left to continue on I-610 E, follow signs for Slidell
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	170. Take exit 3 for Elysian Fields Avenue
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	171. Turn right onto Elysian Fields Ave
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	172. Turn left onto LA-39 S/N Claiborne Ave Continue to follow LA-39 S Destination will be on the left
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