U.S. Bicycle Route System hits 30-State milestone

Reader Contribution by Winona Bateman

As of early March, thirty states are now actively working to implement official U.S. Bike Routes for transportation, recreation, and tourism — double the number from last year!

The U.S. Bicycle Route System is a proposed national network of bicycle routes. For a route to be officially designated a U.S. Bicycle Route, there are a few requirements: It must connect two or more states, a state, and an international border, or other U.S. Bicycle Routes. Ideally, U.S. Bicycle Routes will link urban, suburban, and rural areas. These routes are nominated for numbered designation by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and documented by AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) through the Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (the same committee that assigns numbers to U.S. highways and interstates). Adventure Cycling Association has provided dedicated staff support to the project since 2005.

This May, we’re anticipating that AASHTO will approve the first new U.S. Bicycle Routes in nearly three decades!

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