 U.S. Bicycle Route 1 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 1,820.401 mi (2,929.651 km) | |||
| Existed | 1982[1]–present | |||
| Southern segment | ||||
| Length | 783.901 mi (1,261.566 km) | |||
| South end | Key West, FL | |||
| Major intersections |
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| North end | South Carolina border/Savannah River near Clyo, GA | |||
| Middle segment | ||||
| Length | 575.3 mi (925.9 km) | |||
| South end | South Carolina border near Laurinburg, NC | |||
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| North end |  BicyclePA Route J Pennsylvania border near Freeland, MD | |||
| Massachusetts segment | ||||
| Length | 38 mi (61 km) | |||
| South end | Boxford, MA | |||
| North end | Salisbury, MA | |||
| Northern segment | ||||
| Length | 423.2 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 | ||||
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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.
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]
- ^ The History of the US Bike Route System in the State of Virginia (PDF), Virginia Department of Transportation
- ^ a b 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia State Bike Routes". Adventure Cycling Association. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2011.