U.S. Bicycle Route 1 Explained

Country:USA
Type:USBR
Route:1
Length Round:1
Established:1982
Section1:Southern segment
Direction A1:South
Terminus A1:Key West, FL
Junction1:
Direction B1:North
Terminus B1:South Carolina border/Savannah River near Clyo, GA
Section2:Middle segment
Direction A2:South
Terminus A2:South Carolina border near Laurinburg, NC
Junction2:
Direction B2:North
Terminus B2: Pennsylvania border near Freeland, MD
Section3:Massachusetts segment
Direction A3:South
Terminus A3:Boxford, MA
Direction B3:North
Terminus B3:Salisbury, MA
Section4:Northern segment
Direction A4:South
Terminus A4:Seabrook, NH
Direction B4:North
Terminus B4:Canada–US border near Calais, ME
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)
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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, 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.[1] [2] Florida and Massachusetts segments were established in November 2014. Georgia's segment was designated in May 2019.

In Georgia, State Bicycle Route 95 is planned to be incorporated into USBR 1.[3]

Route description

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Communities

The following communities are serviced by the route:

Florida

Georgia

North Carolina[6]
Virginia[7]
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine

U.S. Bicycle Route 1A

State:ME
Type:USBR
Route:1A
Coastal Route
Established:2011
Length Mi:135
Location:BrunswickBucksport, 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

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Notes and References

  1. The United States Bicycle Route System: Corridor Plan . . . June 2011 . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20091227081536/http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/nbrn/USBRSCorridorMap.pdf . December 27, 2009 . dead . August 23, 2011 . .
  2. Web site: It's Official! New U.S. Bicycle Routes Approved . Ginny . Sullivan . May 11, 2011 . blog.adventurecycling.org . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110521065910/http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/05/its-official-new-us-bicycle-routes.html . May 21, 2011 . dead . August 23, 2011 . .
  3. Web site: Georgia State Bike Routes . Adventure Cycling Association . July 7, 2010 . March 11, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120702191728/http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2010/07/georgia-state-bike-routes.html . July 2, 2012 .
  4. Web site: Bicycling and Walking in Virginia . . November 1, 2019 . January 17, 2021 .
  5. Web site: USBRS Map and Route Resources . . December 2021 . December 9, 2021 .
  6. http://www.ncdot.org/it/gis/DataDistribution/BikeMaps/ NCDOT GIS - Digital Bicycle Maps & Route Information
  7. http://www.virginia.org/bicycling/ Bicycling in Virginia - Cycling the Commonwealth