U.S. Bicycle Route 1

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.

U.S. Bicycle Route 1
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	USBR 90 near St. Augustine, FL
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
Major intersections	USBR 76 near Richmond, VA USBR 50 in Washington, D.C.
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
United States Bicycle Route System List
← USBR 97 USBR 7 →

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

Lengths

	mi	km
FL[8][9]	583.951	939.778
GA[10]	199.95	321.79
NC[11]	200	320
VA[12]	274	441
DC[13]	7	11
MD[14]	94.3	151.8
MA[15][8]	38	61
NH[16]	26.2	42.2
ME[16]	397	639
Total	1,726.101	2,777.890

Communities

The following communities are serviced by the route:

Florida^[17]

• Key West
• Jacksonville

Georgia

• Effingham County
• Chatham County
• Liberty County
• McIntosh County
• Glynn County
• Camden County
• Charlton County

North Carolina^[18]

• Laurinburg
• Southern Pines
• Sanford
• Apex
• Cary
• Raleigh
• Oxford
• Henderson

Virginia^[19]

Sign for USBR 1 along Virginia State Route 4 in Virginia, June 2017

• John H. Kerr Dam
• Victoria
• Burkeville
• Richmond
• Ashland
• Fredericksburg
• Chatham Heights
• Leeland
• Tacketts Mill
• Aden
• Springfield
• Occoquan
• Lorton
• Fort Belvoir
• Mount Vernon
• Alexandria
• Arlington

Massachusetts^[3][4]

• Boston
• Malden

New Hampshire^[3][4]

• Portsmouth

Maine^[3][4][20]

• Portland
• Augusta
• Bangor
• Calais

U.S. Bicycle Route 1A

Coastal Route
Location	Brunswick – Bucksport, Maine
Length	135 mi[16] (217 km)
Existed	2011–present

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

See also

• East Coast Greenway

References

1. The History of the US Bike Route System in the State of Virginia (PDF), Virginia Department of Transportation
2. 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
3. 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.
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) (PDF), American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, May 20, 2014, p. 2
6. 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.
7. "Georgia State Bike Routes". Adventure Cycling Association. July 7, 2010. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
8. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 20, 2014). "Report to SCOH" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
9. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 2020). "2020 Annual (Fall) Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2021. "USRN Applications" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2021.
10. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
11. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 19, 2012). "Report to SCOH" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
12. "Bicycling and Walking in Virginia". Virginia Department of Transportation. November 1, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
13. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 2020). "2020 Annual (Fall) Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2021. "USRN Applications" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 10, 2021.
14. "USBRS Map and Route Resources". Adventure Cycling Association. December 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
15. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 29, 2014). "Report to SCOH" (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (DOCX) on February 26, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
16. Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (May 2, 2011). "Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
17. Sullivan, Ginny (December 16, 2014), U.S. Bicycle Route System grows to over 8,000 miles, Adventure Cycling Association, archived from the original on January 9, 2015
18. NCDOT GIS - Digital Bicycle Maps & Route Information
19. Bicycling in Virginia - Cycling the Commonwealth
20. United States Bicycle Route 1 index map (PDF), Maine Department of Transportation, retrieved January 30, 2019

External links

• Explore Maine by Bike - has a map book of USBR 1 through Maine