Rode this from Canton area to 7 and back twice in the last month. Road conditions were the best I have seen on a road this long. Especially at the south end, lots of new asphalt, very smooth.
Depends. Are you riding a stretched out, lowered drag bike? Then I guess you could ride route 40 a quarter-mile at a time. But the real answer is no. There are no good roads in the flatlands.