It takes me two hours

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Freeguy

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It takes me two hours ..... they're such bad roads.
1. getting to Bangor in which
2. to get to Bangor that
3. to get to Bangor in that
4. getting to Bangor which

What's wrong with No.4?
 

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It doesn't make sense.
 

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I don't like any of them.
 

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I would choose no.3 since 'in that' means 'because' here.
 

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I would choose no.3 since 'in that' means 'because' here.

That's the only one that makes any kind of sense but it doesn't make a natural sentence of it.
 

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How about this one?

It usually takes me 2 hours to get to Bangor as the roads in that area are bad.
 

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