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The '''United States Bicycle Route System''' (abbreviated '''USBRS''') is the [[national cycling route network]] of the [[United States]]. It consists of interstate [[long-distance cycling route]]s that use multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road paths, bicycle lanes, and low-traffic roads. As with the complementary [[United States Numbered Highways]] system for motorists, each '''U.S. Bicycle Route''' is maintained by [[State governments of the United States|state]] and [[Local government in the United States|local government]]s. The USBRS is intended to eventually traverse the entire country, like the [[Dutch National Cycle Routes]] and the | The '''United States Bicycle Route System''' (abbreviated '''USBRS''') is the [[national cycling route network]] of the [[United States]]. It consists of interstate [[long-distance cycling route]]s that use multiple types of bicycling infrastructure, including off-road paths, bicycle lanes, and low-traffic roads. As with the complementary [[United States Numbered Highways]] system for motorists, each '''U.S. Bicycle Route''' is maintained by [[State governments of the United States|state]] and [[Local government in the United States|local government]]s. The USBRS is intended to eventually traverse the entire country, like the [[Dutch National Cycle Routes]] and the United Kingdom's [[National Cycle Network]], yet at a scale similar to the [[EuroVelo]] network that spans Europe. | ||
The USBRS was established in 1978 by the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO), the same body that coordinates the numbering of [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate highways]] and U.S. Routes. The first two U.S. Bicycle Routes were established in 1982 and remained the only two until 2011. Steady growth and interest in the system has followed since.<ref name="lahood-fastlane">{{cite web |url = http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/07/us-bicycle-route-system-begins-connecting-america.html |title = US Bicycle Route System begins connecting America |first = Ray |last = Lahood |publisher = [[United States Department of Transportation]] |date = July 2, 2010 |access-date = July 7, 2010 |archive-date = July 5, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100705234950/http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/07/us-bicycle-route-system-begins-connecting-america.html |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=ACA-release-May2011/><ref name=ACA-blog-May2011/> {{As of|2022|11}}, 29 parent routes and 24 [[special route|child routes]] extend {{convert|18953|mi}} across 34 [[U.S. state|state]]s and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]].<ref name="ACA November 2022" /> The system, once fully connected, is projected to encompass over {{convert|50000|mi}} of bike routes.<ref name="USBR50MD-23TN"/> | The USBRS was established in 1978 by the [[American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials]] (AASHTO), the same body that coordinates the numbering of [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate highways]] and U.S. Routes. The first two U.S. Bicycle Routes were established in 1982 and remained the only two until 2011. Steady growth and interest in the system has followed since.<ref name="lahood-fastlane">{{cite web |url = http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/07/us-bicycle-route-system-begins-connecting-america.html |title = US Bicycle Route System begins connecting America |first = Ray |last = Lahood |publisher = [[United States Department of Transportation]] |date = July 2, 2010 |access-date = July 7, 2010 |archive-date = July 5, 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100705234950/http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/07/us-bicycle-route-system-begins-connecting-america.html |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name=ACA-release-May2011/><ref name=ACA-blog-May2011/> {{As of|2022|11}}, 29 parent routes and 24 [[special route|child routes]] extend {{convert|18953|mi}} across 34 [[U.S. state|state]]s and the [[Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia]].<ref name="ACA November 2022" /> The system, once fully connected, is projected to encompass over {{convert|50000|mi}} of bike routes.<ref name="USBR50MD-23TN"/> | ||
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| Segment from | | Segment from Chicago to the Michigan state line established in 2014.<ref name="USRN 2014">{{AASHTO minutes |year= 2014S |access-date=June 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="USRN 2015-09" /> Segment through Pennsylvania added in 2018.<ref>{{cite letter |subject = Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route |first = Roy |last = Gothie |recipient = American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials |date = April 12, 2018 |access-date = August 19, 2018 |url = https://route.transportation.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2018/05/004_USRN_Part-4-PA-WY.pdf#page=7 |format = PDF }}</ref> Planned to stretch from eastern Oregon to New York City. | ||
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! {{sort|37|[[File:US Bike 37 (M1-9 IA-15).svg|62x50px]]<br />[[U.S. Bicycle Route 37|USBR 37]]}} | ! {{sort|37|[[File:US Bike 37 (M1-9 IA-15).svg|62x50px]]<br />[[U.S. Bicycle Route 37|USBR 37]]}} | ||
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| Currently runs from the Wisconsin–Illinois state line south to | | Currently runs from the Wisconsin–Illinois state line south to Chicago.<ref name="USRN 2014" /> Planned to begin at [[U.S. Bicycle Route 10|USBR 10]] near the border with [[Michigan]]'s [[Upper Peninsula]]. Originally planned as part of [[U.S. Bicycle Route 66|USBR 66]].<ref name=intell/> | ||
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! {{sort|40|[[File:US Bike 40 (M1-9).svg|62x50px]]<br/>[[U.S. Bicycle Route 40|USBR 40]]}} | ! {{sort|40|[[File:US Bike 40 (M1-9).svg|62x50px]]<br/>[[U.S. Bicycle Route 40|USBR 40]]}} | ||
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|{{convert|{{#expr: 342.6 + 12.9 + 428.1 + 333.6 }}|mi|km|0|disp=table|sortable=on}} | |{{convert|{{#expr: 342.6 + 12.9 + 428.1 + 333.6 }}|mi|km|0|disp=table|sortable=on}} | ||
| 2018 | | 2018 | ||
| Planned to roughly follow the decommissioned [[U.S. Route 66]] highway from | | Planned to roughly follow the decommissioned [[U.S. Route 66]] highway from Chicago, [[Illinois]] to [[Los Angeles, California]]. Originally planned to continue north to [[Wisconsin]] on what is now planned as [[U.S. Bicycle Route 37|USBR 37]].<ref name=intell/> | ||
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! {{sort|70|[[File:US Bike 70 (M1-9 IA-15).svg|62x50px]]<br />[[U.S. Bicycle Route 70|USBR 70]]}} | ! {{sort|70|[[File:US Bike 70 (M1-9 IA-15).svg|62x50px]]<br />[[U.S. Bicycle Route 70|USBR 70]]}} | ||
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! {{sort|09|[[U.S. Bicycle Route 9|USBR 9]]}} | ! {{sort|09|[[U.S. Bicycle Route 9|USBR 9]]}} | ||
| [[New York (U.S. state)|New York]] | | [[New York (U.S. state)|New York]] | ||
| Planned to run from the Canada–US border in New York to | | Planned to run from the Canada–US border in New York to New York City. Initially planned to be designated [[U.S. Bicycle Route 3|USBR 3]].<ref name=intell>{{cite news |last = Woodward |first = Calvin |date = December 31, 2008 |title = New interstate road map takes shape for bicyclists |url = http://www.post-gazette.com/life/travel/2008/12/31/New-interstate-road-map-takes-shape-for-bicyclists/stories/200812310172 |work = [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |access-date = August 19, 2018 |archive-date = August 20, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820105817/http://www.post-gazette.com/life/travel/2008/12/31/New-interstate-road-map-takes-shape-for-bicyclists/stories/200812310172 |url-status = live }}</ref> | ||
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! {{sort|14|[[U.S. Bicycle Route 14|USBR 14]]}} | ! {{sort|14|[[U.S. Bicycle Route 14|USBR 14]]}} | ||