Optimized route could beat the Lower 48 driving record by 7 hours 10 minutes
randal_olson · x · 2026-11-12
Route-optimization researcher Dr. Randal Olson rebuilt the 2019 world-record Lower 48 states driving route (94h 25m by a team of 3) from the team's journal and computed an optimized alternative saving an estimated 7 hours 10 minutes. The new route runs Vermont → Oregon with a longest leg of 5h 44m; the full route is public at optimalroadtrips.com/trips/all-48-states, and Olson is inviting anyone to attempt the record.
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