U.S. Bicycle Route 1

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.

U.S. Bicycle Route 1
Route information
Length1,735.2 mi (2,792.5 km)
Existed1982[1]–present
Southern segment
Length784.35 mi (1,262.29 km)
South endKey West, FL
Major
junctions
North endSouth Carolina border/Savannah River near Clyo, GA
Middle segment
Length474 mi (763 km)
South endSouth Carolina border near Laurinburg, NC
Major
junctions
North endArlington, VA
Northern segment
Length435 mi (700 km)
South endSeabrook, NH
North endCanada–US border near Calais, ME
Location
StatesFlorida, Georgia (south segment)
North Carolina, Virginia (middle segment)
Massachusetts (small segments inside the state)
New Hampshire, Maine (northern segment)
Highway system
← USBR 97 USBR 7 →

AASHTO recognizes the segments in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine as being the only "official" segments of U.S. Bicycle Route 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 U.S. Bicycle Route 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 US Bike Route 1.[7]

Route description
Sign for Bicycle Route 1 along SR 4 in Virginia
Length of Section by State
State Miles Kilometers
FL 584.40 940.50
GA 199.95 321.79
NC 200 320
VA 274 441
MA 41.80 67.30
NH 31.40 50.50
ME 403.60 649.50
Total 1,735.15 2,792.45

Communities

The following communities are serviced by the route:

Florida[8]

Georgia

North Carolina[9]
  • Laurinburg
  • Southern Pines
  • Sanford
  • Apex
  • Cary
  • Raleigh
  • Oxford
  • Henderson
Virginia[10]
Massachusetts[3][4]
New Hampshire[3][4]
Maine[3][4][11]
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U.S. Bicycle Route 1A

U.S. Bicycle Route 1A
LocationBrunswick – Bucksport, Maine
Length135 mi (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.

References
  1. The History of the US Bike Route System in the State of Virginia (PDF), Virginia Department of Transportation
  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 (AASHTO), May 4, 2011, pp. 5–6
  3. The United States Bicycle Route System: Corridor Plan (PDF) (Map). Adventure Cycling Association. June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-12-27. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  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 (HTML) on 2011-05-21. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  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 (AASHTO), 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 2019-06-18.
  7. "Georgia State Bike Routes". Adventure Cycling Association. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  8. Sullivan, Ginny (December 16, 2014), U.S. Bicycle Route System grows to over 8,000 miles, Adventure Cycling Association, archived from the original on 2015-01-09
  9. NCDOT GIS - Digital Bicycle Maps & Route Information
  10. Bicycling in Virginia - Cycling the Commonwealth
  11. United States Bicycle Route 1 index map (PDF), Maine Department of Transportation, retrieved 2019-01-30

See also


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