National Forest Scenic Byway
National Forest Scenic Byways | |
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System information | |
Formed | 1987[1] |
Highway names | |
Interstates | Interstate nn (I-nn) |
US Highways | US Highway nn, US Route nn (US nn) |
State | Varies by state |
System links | |
The National Forest Scenic Byways are roads that have been designated by the
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
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0 | 0 | |||||
Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway
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34 | 55 | July 13, 1992[3] | ||||
Andrew Pickens Scenic Parkway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Angeles Crest Scenic Byway
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66 | 106 | October 5, 1990[4] | ||||
Apache Trail Historic Road | 0 | 0 | |||||
Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway | 31.5 | 50.7 | Follows CR 379 and SR 12 through Apalachicola National Forest in the Florida Panhandle
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[5] | |||
Arkansas Scenic 7 Byway
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297.27 | 478.41 | |||||
Avenue of Pines
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0 | 0 | |||||
Beartooth Highway | 68.7 | 110.6 | Also a NSB | ||||
Beaver Canyon Scenic Byway
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40.48 | 65.15 | |||||
Big Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
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19.93 | 32.07 | |||||
Big Walker Mountain Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Bigfoot Scenic Byway
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146.51 | 235.78 | |||||
Bighorn Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Black River Scenic Byway
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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 | [6] |
Blue Buck Knob Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Blue Mountain Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Buffalo Bill Cody Scenic Byway | 27.5 | 44.3 | |||||
Cache La Poudre-North Park Scenic and Historic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Carson Pass Highway
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122 | 196 | |||||
Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway | 66 | 106 | Also a NSB | ||||
Cedar Breaks Scenic Byway
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2.54 | 4.09 | |||||
Cherohala Skyway | 43 | 69 | Also a NSB | ||||
Chinook Scenic Byway
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107.44 | 172.91 | Also a NSB | ||||
Cloud Peak Skyway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Covered Bridge Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Edge of the Wilderness
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47 | 76 | Also a NSB | ||||
Elkhorn Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Emigrant Trail
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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
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0 | 0 | |||||
Fishlake Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway | 79.55 | 128.02 | Also a NSB | ||||
Flat Tops Trail Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Forest Heritage Scenic Byway | 76.7 | 123.4 | Consists of NCSB
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From the Desert to Tall Pines Scenic Road | 0 | 0 | |||||
Glade Top Trail | 0 | 0 | |||||
Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Great Divide Highway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Guanella Pass Road
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0 | 0 | |||||
Hells Canyon Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Heritage Drive | 0 | 0 | |||||
Highland Scenic Highway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Highlands Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Highway of Legends
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0 | 0 | |||||
Historic Columbia River Highway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Jacinto Reyes Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Kaibab Plateau-North Rim Parkway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Kancamagus Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Kings Hill Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Ladyslipper Scenic Byway
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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
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0 | 0 | |||||
Lee Vining Canyon Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Little Cottonwood Canyon Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Logan Canyon Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Longhouse Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Longleaf Trail Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Markagunt High Plateau Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
McKenzie Pass-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Medicine Wheel Passage
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0 | 0 | |||||
Mesa Falls Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Mirror Lake Scenic Byway - UT Section
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0 | 0 | |||||
Modoc Volcanic Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Mount Baker Highway
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58 | 93 | I-5 in Bellingham | Artist Point, Mt. Baker Ski Area | April 27, 1967 | Follows SR 542 toward Mount Baker | [7][8] |
Mount Evans Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Mount Magazine Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Mount Rogers Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Mountain Loop Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Mountain Waters Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Nebo Loop Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
North Cascades Scenic Highway
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0 | 0 | |||||
North Shore Scenic Drive
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Ocoee Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | First Forest Service Byway | ||||
Ogden River Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Ohio River Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Ozark Highlands Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Oregon
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Pacific Coast Scenic Byway - Washington | 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
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0 | 0 | |||||
Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Pig Trail Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Rim of the World Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
River Road Scenic Byway
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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
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[9] |
Rogue-Coquille Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
St. Francis Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
St. Regis-Paradise Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
San Juan Skyway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Sandia Crest Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Santa Fe National Forest Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Sawtooth Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Scenic Byway 12
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Seward Highway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Sherman Pass National Forest Scenic Byway
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35 | 56 | SR 21 in Republic | US 395 in Kettle Falls | Follows SR 20 through Sherman Pass | [10] | |
Sierra Heritage Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Sierra Vista Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Silver Thread Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Sky Island Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Smith River Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Snowy Range Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Spirit Lake Memorial Highway
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0 | 0 | |||||
State of Jefferson Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Stevens Pass Greenway
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Sugar Camp Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Sunrise Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Sunspot Scenic Byway
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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
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[11] |
Talimena Scenic Drive | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Talladega Scenic Drive
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Teton Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Trinity Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Trinity Heritage Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Turquoise Trail
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0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
Utah's Patchwork Parkway
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0 | 0 | |||||
West Cascades Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
West Elk Loop
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0 | 0 | |||||
White Mountain Scenic Road | 0 | 0 | |||||
White Mountain Trail | 0 | 0 | Also a NSB | ||||
White Pass Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Whitefish Bay Scenic Byway
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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 | [12] |
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway | 0 | 0 | |||||
Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway
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0 | 0 | |||||
Zilpo Road | 0 | 0 |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
References
- ^ a b United States Forest Service (n.d.). "Tour US: National Forest Scenic Byways Program" (PDF). United States Forest Service. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2011. 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.
- ^ "Ancient Bristlecone Scenic Byway". Sierra Nevada Geotourism. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Angeles Crest Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (PDF). United States Forest Service. n.d. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Apalachee Savannahs Scenic Byway: Driving Directions". National Scenic Byways Program. Archived from the original on July 1, 2013.
- NewspaperArchive.com.
- (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on December 17, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
External links
- Media related to National Forest Scenic Byways at Wikimedia Commons