U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces America's Byways ® Designations for 2009 |
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Topics: Ray LaHood
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Federal Highway Administration
16 October 2009
FHWA 31-09
Contact: Doug Hecox
Friday, October 16, 2009
Phone: 202-366-0660
WASHINGTON - U. S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced 42 new designations to the America's Byways® collection, including five All-American Roads and 37 National Scenic Byways in 26 states. This increases the number of America's Byways® to 151.
"By enriching the National Scenic Byways program with their own unique historical or aesthetic quality, these new additions help our national road system tell our country's story," said Secretary LaHood. "These routes continue to offer Americans exciting new opportunities to explore the nation - whether they travel close to home or across the country."
With Massachusetts and New Jersey included in the 2009 designations, 46 states have America's Byways® in them.
Created in 1991, the National Scenic Byways program is a collaborative effort to help recognize, preserve and enhance selected roads throughout the United States. It has funded 2,672 projects for state and nationally designated byway routes in 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
The U.S. Department of Transportation recognizes certain roads as All-American Roads or National Scenic Byways based on one or more archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational and scenic qualities.
The following are the 2009 All-American Road (AAR) and National Scenic Byways (NSB) designations:
| Road Name | State | Designation |
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| Alabama's Coastal Connection | Alabama | NSB |
| The George Parks Highway Scenic Byway | Alaska | NSB |
| Haines Highway - Valley of the Eagles | Alaska | NSB |
| Historic Route 66 - Arizona | Arizona | AAR |
| Top of the Rockies | Colorado | NSB |
| Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway | Colorado | NSB |
| Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway | Florida | NSB |
| Florida Keys Scenic Highway | Florida | AAR |
| Big Bend Scenic Byway | Florida | NSB |
| Ormond Scenic Loop & Trail | Florida | NSB |
| Indiana's Historic Pathways | Indiana | NSB |
| Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway | Kentucky | NSB |
| Woodlands Trace | Kentucky | NSB |
| Kentucky Great River Road | Kentucky | NSB |
| Louisiana Great River Road | Louisiana | NSB |
| Acadia All American Road - Trenton Extension | Maine | AAR |
| Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway | Maryland | NSB |
| Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway | Maryland | AAR |
| Baltimore's Historic Charles Street | Maryland | NSB |
| Religious Freedom Byway | Maryland | NSB |
| Connecticut River Byway | Massachusetts | NSB |
| Woodward Avenue (M-1) - Automotive Heritage Trail | Michigan | AAR |
| Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway | Minnesota | NSB |
| Mississippi Great River Road | Mississippi | NSB |
| City of Las Vegas, Las Vegas Boulevard State Scenic Byway | Nevada | NSB |
| Millstone Valley Scenic Byway | New Jersey | NSB |
| Delaware River Scenic Byway | New Jersey | NSB |
| Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway | New Mexico | NSB |
| Forest Heritage National Scenic Byway | North Carolina | NSB |
| Outer Banks Scenic Byway | North Carolina | NSB |
| Route 66 Byway | Oklahoma | NSB |
| Dry Cimarron Scenic Byway | Oklahoma | NSB |
| Cherokee Hills Byway | Oklahoma | NSB |
| Wichita Mountains Byway | Oklahoma | NSB |
| Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway | Pennsylvania | NSB |
| Edisto Island National Scenic Byway | South Carolina | NSB |
| East Tennessee Crossing | Tennessee | NSB |
| Great River Road - Tennessee | Tennessee | NSB |
| Scenic Byway 143 - Utah's Patchwork Parkway | Utah | NSB |
| Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway | Virginia | NSB |
| White Pass Scenic Byway | Washington | NSB |
| Coal Heritage Trail | West Virginia | NSB |
Additional information about the America's Byways® collection can be found online at http://www.byway.org.