U.S. Bicycle Route 1

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U.S. Bicycle Route 1

Route information
Length1,820.401 mi (2,929.651 km)
Existed1982 [1] –present
Southern segment
Length783.901 mi (1,261.566 km)
South end Key West, FL
Major intersections
North endSouth Carolina border/Savannah River near Clyo, GA
Middle segment
Length575.3 mi (925.9 km)
South end South Carolina border near Laurinburg, NC
Major intersections
North endPA Bike Route J.svg BicyclePA Route J Pennsylvania border near Freeland, MD
Massachusetts segment
Length38 mi (61 km)
South end Boxford, MA
North end Salisbury, MA
Northern segment
Length423.2 mi (681.1 km)
South end Seabrook, NH
North end Canada–US border near Calais, ME
Location
Country United States
States Florida, Georgia (southern segment)
North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland (middle segment)
Massachusetts (small segments inside the state)
New Hampshire, Maine (northern segment)
Highway system
← US Bike 97 (M1-9).svg USBR 97 USBR 7 US Bike 7 (M1-9).svg →

U.S. Bicycle Route 1 (often called U.S. Bike Route 1, abbreviated USBR 1) is a cross-country bicycle route that will run the length of the United States eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine. It is one of the two original U.S. Bicycle Routes, the other being U.S. Bicycle Route 76.

Contents

AASHTO recognizes the segments in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine as being the only "official" segments of USBR 1. The other segments, even if signed or mapped, have not yet been submitted by the states to AASHTO for formal inclusion or recognition in the U.S. Bicycle Route system. The New Hampshire and Maine sections of USBR 1 were approved in May 2011, [2] with the New Hampshire section following the East Coast Greenway. Also approved was an alternate route, U.S. Bicycle Route 1A, that runs closer to the coast through a portion of Maine. [3] [4] [2] Florida and Massachusetts segments were established in November 2014. [5] Georgia's segment was designated in May 2019. [6]

In Georgia, State Bicycle Route 95 is planned to be incorporated into USBR 1. [7]

Route description

Lengths
  mi km
FL [8] [9] 583.951939.778
GA [10] 199.95321.79
NC [11] 200320
VA [12] 274441
DC [13] 711
MD [14] 94.3151.8
MA [15] [8] 3861
NH [16] 26.242.2
ME [16] 397639
Total1,726.1012,777.890

Communities

The following communities are serviced by the route:

Florida [17]

Georgia

North Carolina [18]
Virginia [19]
Sign for USBR 1 along Virginia State Route 4 in Virginia, June 2017 2017-06-26 14 22 35 View south along Virginia State Route 4 (Buggs Island Road) at U.S. Route 58 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia.jpg
Sign for USBR 1 along Virginia State Route 4 in Virginia, June 2017
Massachusetts [3] [4]
New Hampshire [3] [4]
Maine [3] [4] [20]

U.S. Bicycle Route 1A

US Bike 1A (M1-9).svg

Coastal Route

Location Brunswick – Bucksport, Maine
Length135 mi [16]  (217 km)
Existed2011–present

U.S. Bicycle Route 1A is an alternate route to USBR 1 in Maine, following the Atlantic coast between Brunswick and Bucksport.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ The History of the US Bike Route System in the State of Virginia (PDF), Virginia Department of Transportation
  2. 1 2 AASHTO Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering (USRN): Report to the Standing Committee on Highways (SCOH) (PDF), Las Vegas, Nevada: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, May 4, 2011, pp. 5–6
  3. 1 2 3 4 The United States Bicycle Route System: Corridor Plan (PDF) (Map). Adventure Cycling Association. June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2011– via Wayback Machine.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sullivan, Ginny (May 11, 2011). "It's Official! New U.S. Bicycle Routes Approved". blog.adventurecycling.org. Adventure Cycling Association. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2011– via Wayback Machine.
  5. ↑ Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering (USRN): Report to the Standing Committee on Highways (SCOH) (PDF), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, May 20, 2014, p. 2
  6. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 21, 2019). "2019 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Georgia State Bike Routes". Adventure Cycling Association. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  8. 1 2 Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 20, 2014). "Report to SCOH" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  9. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 2020). "2020 Annual (Fall) Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2021. "USRN Applications" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 21, 2019). "2019 Spring Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  11. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 19, 2012). "Report to SCOH" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Bicycling and Walking in Virginia". Virginia Department of Transportation. November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  13. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 2020). "2020 Annual (Fall) Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2021. "USRN Applications" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2021.
  14. ↑ "USBRS Map and Route Resources". Adventure Cycling Association. December 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  15. ↑ Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 29, 2014). "Report to SCOH" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (DOCX) on February 26, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  16. 1 2 3 Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 2, 2011). "Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  17. ↑ Sullivan, Ginny (December 16, 2014), U.S. Bicycle Route System grows to over 8,000 miles, Adventure Cycling Association, archived from the original on January 9, 2015
  18. ↑ NCDOT GIS - Digital Bicycle Maps & Route Information
  19. ↑ Bicycling in Virginia - Cycling the Commonwealth
  20. ↑ United States Bicycle Route 1 index map (PDF), Maine Department of Transportation , retrieved January 30, 2019


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