[DrewOnTilt]

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Many casino websites say to go 95 > Walt Whitman Bridge > 42 S > AC Expressway > Poker Glory. Has anyone tried the Walt Whitman route and is it really that much longer than the AC shortcut?

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95 to WW Bridge means going through Philly a bit, and that's horrible. This way has to add 30-60 minutes to the trip, no?

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No, surprisingly, unless there's a construction delay or something, I make it from AC to Baltimore (and vice versa) in about the same time using the WWB as the usual route. The main reason being that the traffic moves on 95 near Philly really well compared to the slight slowdowns around the Del Mem Bridge toll booths (even if you have EZPass). You don't really go into Philly; you just are on the highway right next to it. As a bonus, you get a nice view of the skyline.

I'm going to do some direct timed comparisons now that beach traffic season has passed, but it must be at least as fast because in the past, I've made it from Baltimore to AC in less than 2.5 hours using the WWB.

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The problem these days is that 95 between the Delaware/Pennsylvania border and Philly is nothing BUT a construction zone. I've driven from Wilmington to Philly 10 times or so in the past 3 weeks, including 3 trips to AC, and each time the Northbound traffic has slowed to a complete stop once just before exit 4 and again right after the airport exit.

If you want to still take a fairly direct route while avoiding most but not all of the northbound jams, try this:

Take 95N to 322E - this is the Commodore Barry Bridge exit
Cross the Delaware River into NJ.
Take the 2nd exit onto 295N
Follow 295N to the 130N exit
Take 130N for about 4 miles. Pass through a traffic circle, pass a Wachovia and a bunch of fast food joints. You will come to a traffic light and will see signs for I-76/Philadelphia to the left, and the AC expressway to the right. Take a right and then an immediate left onto 42 South. This will take you to the AC expressway.

This is not as short of a shortcut as Bunky's cut, but is more direct and eliminates some but not all of the current construction zones on I-95 between Delaware and Philly.