U.S. Bicycle Route 23

U.S. Bicycle Route 23
Route information
Length	263 mi[1][2] (422 km)
Existed	2013[3]–present
Major junctions
North end	USBR 76 at Tanner, Kentucky
South end	Alabama State Line at Ardmore, Tennessee
Location
States	Kentucky, Tennessee
Highway system

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.[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

Bicycle Routes, Tennessee Department of Transportation, retrieved 2018-09-09
Heam, Troy (2018-08-01), Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Kentucky USBR No. 23 (PDF), p. 48, retrieved 2019-06-07
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 (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
New U.S. Bicycle Routes Approved in Maryland and Tennessee, Adventure Cycling Association, 2013-11-05
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 (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
On Road Bicycle Routes and Events, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, retrieved 2019-06-07
Wilson, Jessica (2013-09-09), Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Tennessee USBR No. 23 (PDF), retrieved 2018-10-18

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[TN-Application-2013-1] Bicycle Routes, Tennessee Department of Transportation, retrieved 2018-09-09

[KY-Application-2019-2] Heam, Troy (2018-08-01), Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Kentucky USBR No. 23 (PDF), p. 48, retrieved 2019-06-07

[AASHTO-3] 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 (PDF) from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved 2018-09-09.

[4] New U.S. Bicycle Routes Approved in Maryland and Tennessee, Adventure Cycling Association, 2013-11-05

[5] 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 (PDF) from the original on July 12, 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-07.

[6] On Road Bicycle Routes and Events, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, retrieved 2019-06-07

[7] Wilson, Jessica (2013-09-09), Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route: Tennessee USBR No. 23 (PDF), retrieved 2018-10-18