National Forest Scenic Byway

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National Forest Scenic Byways
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The National Forest Scenic Byways are roads that have been designated by the U.S. Forest Service as scenic byways. Many are also National Scenic Byways (NSB). The program was initiated in 1987. [1]

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The following roadways were listed by the Federal Highway Administration as National Forest Scenic Byways as of August 2013: [2]

NameLength (mi)Length (km)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusDateDescriptionRef(s).
Alaska's Marine Highway 00
Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway 3455July 13, 1992 [3]
Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway 00
Angeles Crest Scenic Byway 66106October 5, 1990 [4]
Apache Trail Historic Road 00
Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway 31.550.7Follows SR 65, CR 379 and SR 12 through Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle [5]
Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway 297.27478.41
Avenue of Pines 00
Beartooth Highway 68.7110.6Also a NSB
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway 40.4865.15
Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway 19.9332.07
Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway 00
Bigfoot Scenic Byway 146.51235.78
Bighorn Scenic Byway 00
Black River Scenic Byway 11.3318.23CR 204 & CR 513 near Bessemer Black River HarborJune 20, 1992Runs parallel to the Black River in the Ottawa National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan [6]
Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway 00
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway 00
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway 27.544.3
Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway 00
Carson Pass Highway 122196
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway 66106Also a NSB
Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway 2.544.09
Cherohala Skyway 4369Also a NSB
Chinook Scenic Byway 107.44172.91Also a NSB
Cloud Peak Skyway 00
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Covered Bridge Scenic Byway 00
Edge of the Wilderness 4776Also a NSB
Elkhorn Scenic Byway 00
Emigrant Trail 00
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway 84135
The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway 82.88133.38Also a NSB
Feather River Scenic Byway 00
Fishlake Scenic Byway 00
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway 79.55128.02Also a NSB
Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway 00
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway 76.7123.4Consists of NC 215, US 276, and US 64 through Pisgah National Forest; also a NSB and NCSB
From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road 00
Glade Top Trail 00
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway 00Also a NSB
Great Divide Highway 00
Guanella Pass Road 00
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Heritage Drive 00
Highland Scenic Highway 00Also a NSB
Highlands Scenic Byway 00
Highway of Legends 00
Historic Columbia River Highway 00Also a NSB
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway 00
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway 00Also a NSB
Kancamagus Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Kings Hill Scenic Byway 00
Ladyslipper Scenic Byway 00
Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway 00
Lamoille Canyon Road 12.119.5 Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail SR 227 in Lamoille, Nevada Traverses Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains
Lassen Scenic Byway 00
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Longhouse Scenic Byway 00
Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway 00
Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway 00
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Medicine Wheel Passage 00
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway 00
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section 00
Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway 00
Mount Baker Highway 5893 I-5 in Bellingham Artist Point, Mt. Baker Ski Area April 27, 1967Follows SR 542 toward Mount Baker [7] [8]
Mount Blue Sky Scenic Byway 2845Summit of Mount Blue Sky I-70 in Idaho Springs, Colorado [9]
Mount Magazine Scenic Byway 00
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway 00
Mountain Loop Scenic Byway 00
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway 00
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
North Cascades Scenic Highway 00
North Shore Scenic Drive 00Also a NSB
Ocoee Scenic Byway 00First Forest Service Byway
Ogden River Scenic Byway 00
Ohio River Scenic Byway 00
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway 00
Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway 00
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon 00Also a NSB
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington 00
Pines to Palms Scenic Byway 00Sometimes incorrectly called the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway[ citation needed ]
Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway 00
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Pig Trail Scenic Byway 00
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway 00
Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway 00
Rim of the World Scenic Byway 00
River Road Scenic Byway 23.4637.76 M-65 and Rollways Road near Hale, Michigan US 23 in Oscoda, Michigan December 20, 1988Scenic drive through the Au Sable River Valley in the Huron National Forest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; also a NSB [10]
Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway 00
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
St. Francis Scenic Byway 00
St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway 00
San Juan Skyway 00Also a NSB
Sandia Crest Byway 00
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway 00
Sawtooth Scenic Byway 00
Scenic Byway 12 00Also a NSB
Seward Highway 00Also a NSB
Sherman Pass National Forest Scenic Byway 3556 SR 21 in Republic US 395 in Kettle Falls Follows SR 20 through Sherman Pass [11]
Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway 00
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway 00
Silver Thread Scenic Byway 00
Sky Island Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Smith River Scenic Byway 00
Snowy Range Scenic Byway 00
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway 00
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway 00
State of Jefferson Scenic Byway 00
Stevens Pass Greenway 00Also a NSB
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway 00
Sunrise Scenic Byway 00
Sunspot Scenic Byway 00
Sylamore Scenic Byway 26.542.6FSR 1110 at Blanchard Springs Caverns AR 5 / AR 9 in Calico Rock February 8, 1989Byway in the Ozark National Forest to Blanchard Springs Caverns [12]
Talimena Scenic Drive 00Also a NSB
Talladega Scenic Drive 00Also a NSB
Teton Scenic Byway 00
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road 00Also a NSB
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
Trinity Scenic Byway 00
Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway 00
Turquoise Trail 00Also a NSB
Utah's Patchwork Parkway 00
West Cascades Scenic Byway 00Also a NSB
West Elk Loop 00
White Mountain Scenic Road 00
White Mountain Trail 00Also a NSB
White Pass Scenic Byway 00
Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway 27.1443.68 M-123 in Whitefish Township, Michigan Lakeshore Drive in Bay Mills Township, Michigan February 8, 1989Runs along Whitefish Bay in the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan [13]
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway 00
Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway 00
Zilpo Road 00

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A Pure Michigan Byway is the designation for a segment of the State Trunkline Highway System in the US state of Michigan that is a "scenic, recreational, or historic route that is representative of Michigan's natural and cultural heritage." The designation was created with the name Michigan Heritage Route by the state legislature on June 22, 1993, and since then six historic, seven recreational and seven scenic byways have been designated by the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), and another two have been proposed. These byways have been designated in both the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the state. The current name was adopted on December 30, 2014, and it references the Pure Michigan tourism marketing campaign.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Scenic Byway</span> United States category of road

A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities": archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and scenic. The program was established by Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation's scenic but often less-traveled roads and promote tourism and economic development. The National Scenic Byways Program (NSBP) is administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">California State Route 3</span> State highway in California, United States

State Route 3 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that serves Trinity and Siskiyou counties. It runs from SR 36 north along the shore of Trinity Lake, Fort Jones and Etna. The route then approaches Yreka, intersecting with Interstate 5 (I-5), and turns east to Montague. The road was numbered SR 3 in 1964, and most of it has been part of the state highway system since 1933.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington State Route 410</span> Highway in Washington

State Route 410 is a 107.44-mile (172.91 km) long state highway that traverses Pierce, King, and Yakima counties in the US state of Washington. It begins at an interchange with SR 167 in Sumner and travels southeast across the Cascade Range to a junction with U.S. Route 12 (US 12) in Naches. While the western part of SR 410 is a freeway that serves built-up, urban areas, the remainder of the route is a surface road that traverses mostly rural areas as it passes through the mountains.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington State Route 17</span> State highway in central Washington, US

State Route 17 (SR 17) is a 136.67-mile-long (219.95 km) state highway serving the Columbia Plateau in the central region of the U.S. state of Washington. The highway travels through mostly rural areas of Franklin. Adams, Grant, Douglas, and Okanogan counties and is designated as part of the National Highway System between Mesa and Moses Lake and as the Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway between Othello and Coulee City for passing through the Grand Coulee. SR 17 begins in Mesa at an interchange with U.S. Route 395 (US 395) and travels north and intersects SR 26 near Othello before entering Moses Lake, where the highway intersects Interstate 90 (I-90) and travels as a partial expressway. SR 17 continues north, intersecting SR 28 in Soap Lake, through the Grand Coulee to a short concurrency with US 2 west of Coulee City. The highway turns northwest and crosses the Columbia River on the Columbia River Bridge at Bridgeport before ending at US 97 in Brewster at the southwestern edge of the Colville Indian Reservation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Talimena Scenic Drive</span> Scenic byway in the Ouachita Mountains

The Talimena Scenic Drive is a National Scenic Byway in southeastern Oklahoma and extreme western Arkansas spanning a 54.0-mile (86.9 km) stretch of Oklahoma State Highway 1 (SH-1) and Arkansas Highway 88 (AR 88) from Talihina, Oklahoma, to Mena, Arkansas.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Utah State Route 143</span> Highway in Utah

State Route 143 (SR-143) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. The entire highway has been designated the Brian Head-Panguitch Lake Scenic Byway as part of the Utah Scenic Byways program. This road has also been designated as Utah's Patchwork Parkway as part of the National Forest Scenic Byway and National Scenic Byway programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sylamore Scenic Byway</span>

The Sylamore Scenic Byway is a scenic route in the Arkansas Scenic Byways program. The route runs through the Sylamore Ranger District of the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas for 26.5 miles (42.6 km) in Stone County. It passes through undeveloped forest land as a scenic route to Blanchard Springs Caverns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Utah State Route 153</span> State highway in Utah, United States

State Route 153 (SR-153) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Just over half of the western portion of the highway has been designated the Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway as part of the Utah Scenic Byways and National Forest Scenic Byways programs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trail of the Ancients</span> National Scenic Byways in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, United States

The Trail of the Ancients is a collection of National Scenic Byways located in the U.S. Four Corners states of Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. These byways comprise:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Road National Scenic Byway</span> National Scenic Byway and National Forest Scenic Byway in Iosco County, Michigan, United States

The River Road National Scenic Byway is a National Scenic Byway and National Forest Scenic Byway in the US state of Michigan. This 23+12-mile-long (37.8 km) byway follows M-65 and River Road; it extends eastward into the Huron National Forest and ends in the historic community of Oscoda near Lake Huron. The road parallels the historic Au Sable River which has historically been a major transportation route for floating Michigan's giant white pine from the forest to the saw mill towns on Lake Huron. Along its course, the roadway offers access to several recreational areas as well as the local scenery. The section of the River Road that follows M-65 was added to the State Trunkline Highway System in the 1930s. The River Road was given National Forest Scenic Byway status in 1988, and National Scenic Byway status in 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whitefish Bay National Forest Scenic Byway</span> County road and National Forest Scenic Byway in Chippewa County, Michigan, United States

The Whitefish Bay National Forest Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway that runs along Whitefish Bay in the Hiawatha National Forest in the U.S. state of Michigan. The byway mostly follows Federal Forest Highway 42 (FFH 42) through Chippewa County in the Upper Peninsula. As a forest highway, it is maintained jointly by the Chippewa County Road Commission (CCRC) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The route of the byway first existed as an earth road by the 1930s; it was improved into a gravel road in the 1940s and paved between the 1950s and the 1980s. The byway designation was created in 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black River National Forest Scenic Byway</span> County road and National Forest Scenic Byway in Gogebic County, Michigan, United States

The Black River National Forest Scenic Byway is a National Forest Scenic Byway that runs along the Black River in the Ottawa National Forest in the U.S. state of Michigan. The byway follows County Road 513 (CR 513) through Gogebic County in the Upper Peninsula. As a county road, it is maintained jointly by the Gogebic County Road Commission (GCRC) with assistance from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). The byway provides access to several waterfalls and other visitor attractions in the area. The route of the byway first existed as a wagon road in the 1840s and as a county road in the 1920s. The byway designation was instituted on June 20, 1992, and the byway was dedicated later that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scenic byways in the United States</span>

Many roads and highways in the United States are labeled scenic byways for having exceptional scenic, historical, archaeological, natural, cultural, or recreational significance. These scenic routes are usually formally designated by national, state, or local agencies in recognition of these qualities, and many are also preserved or managed with special legislation and funding beyond what is required for ordinary road maintenance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Trace (Land Between the Lakes)</span> Scenic road in Kentucky and Tennessee, United States

The Woodlands Trace National Scenic Byway, also known as "The Trace," is the major north–south roadway that traverses the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in two counties in western Kentucky and northwestern Stewart County in northwest Middle Tennessee. It is estimated to be 43.1 miles (69.4 km) in length. The road is part of the National Scenic Byway system. Although it is not signed, it is listed on LBL's road logs as FD-100.

References

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  2. Federal Highway Administration (n.d.). "National Forest Service Byways". American's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  3. "Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway". Sierra Nevada Geotourism. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. Angeles Crest Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (PDF). United States Forest Service. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. "Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway: Driving Directions". National Scenic Byways Program. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013.
  6. Levra, Margaret (September 21, 1992). "Scenic Byway Dedicated". Ironwood Daily Globe . pp. 1, 12. OCLC   10890811 . Retrieved August 11, 2018 via NewspaperArchive.com.
  7. Washington State Legislature (April 27, 1967). "Chapter 85: Scenic and Recreational Highway System". In Kramer, A. Ludlow (ed.). 1967 Session Laws of the State of Washington Extraordinary Session, Fortieth Legislature (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington (1967 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 1772–1781. OCLC   42336168. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  8. "Mt Baker Scenic Byway". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  9. "Mount Blue Sky Recreation Area & Scenic Byway". Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee National Grassland - Mount Blue Sky Recreation Area & Scenic Byway. National Forest Service. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. Federal Highway Administration (n.d.). "River Road Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  11. "Sherman Pass Scenic Byway". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  12. Federal Highway Administration. "Sylamore Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
  13. Federal Highway Administration. "Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2012.