most direct route
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Highway 2, the most direct route from greater Seattle, where nearly 60% of the money spent in Leavenworth originates—and severed access to a major ski resort.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
Perhaps the most direct route goes via the eastern coast of the Black Sea and Turkey, through Bulgaria and either Serbia or Romania into Hungary.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
The most direct route to the byway from Seattle is a 323-mile, six-hour drive on interstates 90, 82 and 84.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
The most direct route to Horn Peak follows a series of creeks through rolling forest to the Roaring River Ranger Station, a little more than 13 miles from the trailhead.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
From here until Fletcher’s farm the most direct route was through people’s land, but it was too dangerous.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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