U.S. Bicycle Route 1
USBR
CountryUSA
Route1
Length1820.401 mi
Length round1
Established1982[1]
Length mi 1783.901
Direction a 1South
Terminus a 1Key West, FL
Junction 1
Direction b 1North
Terminus b 1South Carolina border/Savannah River near Clyo, GA
Length mi 2575.3
Direction a 2South
Terminus a 2South Carolina border near Laurinburg, NC
Junction 2
Direction b 2North
Terminus b 2Pennsylvania border near Freeland, MD
Length mi 338
Direction a 3South
Terminus a 3Boxford, MA
Direction b 3North
Terminus b 3Salisbury, MA
Length mi 4423.2
Direction a 4South
Terminus a 4Seabrook, NH
Direction b 4North
Terminus b 4Canada–US border near Calais, ME
StatesFlorida, Georgia (southern segment)
North Carolina, Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland (middle segment)
Massachusetts (small segments inside the state)
New Hampshire, Maine (northern segment)
U.S. Bicycle Route 1
Previous route97
Next route7

U.S. Bicycle Route 1 (often called U.S. Bike Route 1, abbreviated USBR 1) is a cross-country bicycle route that runs 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.

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

|- | FL[8][9] | 583.951 miles || 939.778 km |- | GA[10] | 199.95 miles || 321.79 km |- | NC[11] | 200 miles || 320 km |- | VA[12] | 274 miles || 441 km |- | DC[13] | 7 miles || 11 km |- | MD[14] | 94.3 miles || 151.8 km |- | MA[15][8] | 38 miles || 61 km |- | NH[16] | 26.2 miles || 42.2 km |- | ME[16] | 397 miles || 639 km |- class="sortbottom" ! scope="row" | Total || 1,726.101 miles || 2,777.890 km |}

Communities

The following communities are serviced by the route:

Florida[17]

Georgia

North Carolina[18]
Virginia[19]
Massachusetts[3][4]
New Hampshire[3][4]
Maine[3][4][20]

U.S. Bicycle Route 1A

Coastal Route
USBR
StateME
Route1A
Established2011
Length135 mi
LocationBrunswick – Bucksport, Maine

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "The History of the US Bike Route System in the State of Virginia", Virginia Department of Transportation
  2. ^ "AASHTO Special Committee on U. S. Route Numbering (USRN): Report to the Standing Committee on Highways (SCOH)", Las Vegas, Nevada: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, May 4, 2011, pp. 5–6
  3. ^ The United States Bicycle Route System: Corridor Plan (PDF). Adventure Cycling Association. June 2011. Archived from the original on December 27, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2011. – via Wayback Machine
  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)", American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, May 20, 2014, p. 2
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  7. ^ "Georgia State Bike Routes". Adventure Cycling Association. July 7, 2010. Archived July 2, 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
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  12. ^ "Bicycling and Walking in Virginia". Virginia Department of Transportation. November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
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  14. ^ "USBRS Map and Route Resources". Adventure Cycling Association. December 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
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  17. ^ Sullivan, Ginny (December 16, 2014), "U.S. Bicycle Route System grows to over 8,000 miles", Adventure Cycling Association, archived January 9, 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ "NCDOT GIS - Digital Bicycle Maps & Route Information". Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. Retrieved May 14, 2006.
  19. ^ Bicycling in Virginia - Cycling the Commonwealth
  20. ^ "United States Bicycle Route 1 index map", Maine Department of Transportation, archived from the original on January 11, 2019, retrieved January 30, 2019