Black River National Forest Scenic Byway

Black River National Forest Scenic Byway marker Black River National Forest Scenic Byway marker
Black River National Forest Scenic Byway
County Road 513
Map
Black River NFSB highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GCRC and USFS
Length11.328 mi[1] (18.231 km)
ExistedJune 20, 1992 (1992-06-20)[2]–present
Major junctions
South end CR 204 near Bessemer
North endBlack River Harbor
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyGogebic
Highway system
  • Gogebic County Roads

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.

  1. ^ Michigan Department of Transportation (2021). Next Generation PR Finder (Map). Michigan Department of Transportation. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Levra, Margaret (September 21, 1992). "Scenic Byway Dedicated". Ironwood Daily Globe. pp. 1, 12. OCLC 10890811. Retrieved August 11, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.