U.S. Bicycle Route 23 : Kentucky, Tennessee Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

U.S. Bicycle Route 23

Route information

Length

262.5 mi^[1]^[2] (422.5 km)

Existed

2013^[3]–present

Major junctions

North end

USBR 76 at Tanner, Kentucky

South end

Alabama State Line at Ardmore, Tennessee

Location

Country

United States

States

Kentucky, Tennessee

Highway system

United States Bicycle Route System

List

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U.S. Bicycle Route 23 (USBR 23) is a north-south United States Bicycle Route that travels through Middle Tennessee and the Pennyroyal Plateau of region of Kentucky in the United States.^[4]

The Tennessee segment was designated on October 17, 2013^[3] as the first national bicycle route in the state. The Kentucky segment was designated May 2019.^[5]

Kentucky

The route in Kentucky covers 108.7 miles (174.9 km).^[2] Within Kentucky the route is named the Cave Country Bike Tour.^[6] The northernmost portion of the route runs along the eastern portion of the TransAmerica Trail's Mammoth Cave Loop route.

Tennessee

In Tennessee the route covers 153.8 miles (247.5 km).^[1]

Spurs

Spur to Natchez Trace is a 3.43-mile (5.52 km) connector to the Natchez Trace Parkway.
Spur to Henry Horton State Park is 15.44-mile (24.85 km) alternative route to Henry Horton State Park.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bicycle Routes". Tennessee Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Heam, Troy (August 1, 2018). "Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Kentucky USBR No. 23" (PDF). p. 48. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 28, 2013). "Special Committee on US Route Numbering Meeting Minutes for October 17, 2013 and Report to SCOH October 18, 2013" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "New U.S. Bicycle Routes Approved in Maryland and Tennessee". Adventure Cycling Association. November 5, 2013.
^ 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. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 12, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ "On Road Bicycle Routes and Events". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
^ Wilson, Jessica (September 9, 2013). "Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Tennessee USBR No. 23" (PDF). Retrieved October 18, 2018.