National Forest Scenic Byway
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Formed | 1987[1] |
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Interstates | Interstate nn (I-nn) |
US Highways | US Highway nn, US Route nn (US nn) |
State | Varies by state |
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The National Forest Scenic Byways are roads that have been designated by the U.S. Forest Service as scenic byways. Many are also National Scenic Byways (NSB). The program was initiated in 1987.[1]
List[]
The following roadways were listed by the Federal Highway Administration as National Forest Scenic Byways as of August 2013:[2]
Name | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Date | Description | Ref(s). |
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Alaska's Marine Highway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Angeles Crest Scenic Byway | 66 | 106 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
31.5 | 50.7 | Follows SR 65, CR 379 and SR 12 through Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle | [3] | ||||
Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway | 297.27 | 478.41 | |||||
Avenue of Pines | 0 | 0 | |||||
Beartooth Highway | 68.7 | 110.6 | Also a NSB | ||||
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway | 40.48 | 65.15 | |||||
Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway | 19.93 | 32.07 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Bigfoot Scenic Byway | 146.51 | 235.78 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Black River Scenic Byway | 11.33 | 18.23 | CR 204 & CR 513 near Bessemer | Black River Harbor | June 20, 1992 | Runs parallel to the Black River in the Ottawa National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan | [4] |
0 | 0 | ||||||
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway | 27.5 | 44.3 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Carson Pass Highway | 122 | 196 | |||||
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway | 66 | 106 | Also a NSB | ||||
Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway | 2.54 | 4.09 | |||||
Cherohala Skyway | 43 | 69 | Also a NSB | ||||
Chinook Scenic Byway | 107.44 | 172.91 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Edge of the Wilderness | 47 | 76 | Also a NSB | ||||
Elkhorn Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Emigrant Trail | 0 | 0 | |||||
Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway | 84 | 135 | |||||
The Energy Loop: Huntington/Eccles Canyons Scenic Byway | 82.88 | 133.38 | Also a NSB | ||||
Feather River Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Fishlake Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway | 79.55 | 128.02 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway | 76.7 | 123.4 | Consists of NC 215, US 276, and US 64 through Pisgah National Forest; also a NSB and NCSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Guanella Pass Road | 0 | 0 | |||||
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Highland Scenic Highway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Highway of Legends | 0 | 0 | |||||
Historic Columbia River Highway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Kancamagus Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Kings Hill Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Lake Koocanusa Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Lamoille Canyon Road | 12.1 | 19.5 | Ruby Crest National Recreation Trail | SR 227 in Lamoille, Nevada | Traverses Lamoille Canyon in the Ruby Mountains | ||
Lassen Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Longhouse Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Medicine Wheel Passage | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Mount Baker Highway | 58 | 93 | I-5 in Bellingham | Artist Point, Mt. Baker Ski Area | April 27, 1967 | Follows SR 542 toward Mount Baker | [5][6] |
Mount Evans Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Mount Magazine Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Mountain Loop Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
North Cascades Scenic Highway | 0 | 0 | |||||
North Shore Scenic Drive | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Ocoee Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | First Forest Service Byway | ||||
Ogden River Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Pines to Palms Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Sometimes incorrectly called the Palms to Pines Scenic Byway[citation needed] | ||||
Peak to Peak Scenic and Historic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Pig Trail Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Rim of the World Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
River Road Scenic Byway | 23.46 | 37.76 | M-65 and Rollways Road near Hale, Michigan | US 23 in Oscoda, Michigan | December 20, 1988 | Scenic drive through the Au Sable River Valley in the Huron National Forest in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan; also a NSB | [7] |
0 | 0 | ||||||
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
San Juan Skyway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Sawtooth Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Scenic Byway 12 | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Seward Highway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Sherman Pass National Forest Scenic Byway | 35 | 56 | SR 21 in Republic | US 395 in Kettle Falls | Follows SR 20 through Sherman Pass | [8] | |
Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Sky Island Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Smith River Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Stevens Pass Greenway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Sunrise Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Sunspot Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Sylamore Scenic Byway | 26.5 | 42.6 | FSR 1110 at Blanchard Springs Caverns | AR 5 / AR 9 in Calico Rock | February 8, 1989 | Byway in the Ozark National Forest to Blanchard Springs Caverns | [9] |
Talimena Scenic Drive | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Talladega Scenic Drive | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
0 | 0 | Also a NSB | |||||
Trinity Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Turquoise Trail | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Utah's Patchwork Parkway | 0 | 0 | |||||
West Cascades Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
West Elk Loop | 0 | 0 | |||||
0 | 0 | ||||||
White Mountain Trail | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
White Pass Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway | 27.14 | 43.68 | M-123 in Whitefish Township, Michigan | Lakeshore Drive in Bay Mills Township, Michigan | February 8, 1989 | Runs along Whitefish Bay in the Hiawatha National Forest in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan | [10] |
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Zilpo Road | 0 | 0 |
See also[]
U.S. Roads portal
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b United States Forest Service (n.d.). "Tour US: National Forest Scenic Byways Program" (PDF). United States Forest Service. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (n.d.). "National Forest Service Byways". American's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
- ^ Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway; Driving Directions (National Scenic Byways Program)
- ^ Levra, Margaret (September 21, 1992). "Scenic Byway Dedicated". Ironwood Daily Globe. pp. 1, 12. OCLC 10890811. Retrieved August 11, 2018 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
- ^ Washington State Legislature (April 27, 1967). "Chapter 85: Scenic and Recreational Highway System". In Kramer, A. Ludlow (ed.). 1967 Session Laws of the State of Washington Extraordinary Session, Fortieth Legislature (PDF). Session Laws of the State of Washington (1967 ed.). Olympia, Washington: Washington State Legislature. pp. 1772–1781. OCLC 42336168. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ "Mt Baker Scenic Byway". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (n.d.). "River Road Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 6, 2011. Check
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value (help) - ^ "Sherman Pass Scenic Byway". Scenic Byways Program. Washington State Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration. "Sylamore Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration. "Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway: Official Designations". America's Byways. Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
External links[]
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