National Scenic Byway
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A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic, natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. The program was established by Congress in 1991 to preserve and protect the nation's scenic but often less-traveled roads and promote tourism and economic development.
The most scenic of the roads in the program are designated All-American Roads. The designation means they have features that do not exist elsewhere in the United States and are scenic enough to be tourist destinations unto themselves.
The program is administered by the Federal Highway Administration.
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Partial list
As of 2004, there are 96 Scenic Byways and All-American Roads in 39 states:
All-American Roads
- Selma To Montgomery March Byway (Alabama)
- Natchez Trace Parkway (Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee)
- Seward Highway (Alaska)
- Route One, Big Sur Coast Highway (California)
- San Juan Skyway (Colorado)
- Trail Ridge Road/Beaver Meadow Road (Colorado)
- Historic National Road (Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia)
- Creole Nature Trail (Louisiana)
- Acadia Byway (Maine)
- North Shore Scenic Drive (Minnesota)
- Las Vegas Strip (Nevada)
- Lakes to Locks Passage, The Great Northeast Journey (New York)
- Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia, North Carolina)
- Hells Canyon Scenic Byway (Oregon)
- Historic Columbia River Highway (Oregon)
- Pacific Coast Scenic Byway (Oregon)
- Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway (California and Oregon)
- Scenic Byway 12 - A Journey Through Time (Utah)
- Chinook Scenic Byway (Washington)
- Beartooth Scenic Byway (Montana and Wyoming)
National Scenic Byways
- Talladega Scenic Drive (Alabama)
- Alaska's Marine Highway (Alaska)
- Glenn Highway (Alaska)
- Kaibab Plateau - North Rim Parkway (Arizona)
- Crowley's Ridge Parkway (Arkansas and Missouri)
- Great River Road - Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Arroyo Seco Parkway Scenic Byway (California)
- Death Valley Scenic Byway (California)
- Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road (California)
- Dinosaur Diamond Prehistoric Highway (Colorado and Utah)
- Frontier Pathways Scenic and Historic Byway (Colorado)
- Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway (Colorado)
- Grand Mesa Scenic and Historic Byway (Colorado)
- Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway (Colorado and New Mexico)
- Top of the Rockies (Colorado)
- Connecticut State Route 169 (Connecticut)
- Merritt Parkway (Connecticut)
- A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Highway (Florida)
- Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway (Florida)
- Tamiami Trail Scenic Highway (Florida)
- Russell-Brasstown Scenic Byway (Georgia)
- Northwest Passage Scenic Byway (Idaho)
- Payette River Scenic Byway (Idaho)
- Pend Oreille Scenic Byway (Idaho)
- Country Music Highway (Kentucky)
- Wilderness Road Heritage Highway (Kentucky)
- Red River Gorge Scenic Byway (Kentucky)
- Lincoln Highway (Illinois)
- Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route (Illinois)
- Ohio River Scenic Route (Illinois, Indiana and Ohio)
- Loess Hills Scenic Byway (Iowa)
- Old Canada Road Scenic Byway (Maine)
- Rangeley Lakes Scenic Byway (Maine)
- Schoodic Scenic Byway (Maine)
- Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway (Maryland)
- Woodward Avenue (Michigan)
- Edge of the Wilderness (Minnesota)
- Historic Bluff Country Scenic Byway (Minnesota)
- Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway (Minnesota)
- The Grand Rounds Scenic Byway (Minnesota)
- Little Dixie Highway of the Great River Road (Missouri)
- Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive (Nevada)
- Pyramid Lake Scenic Byway (Nevada)
- Kancamagus Scenic Byway (New Hampshire)
- White Mountains Trail (New Hampshire)
- Billy the Kid Trail (New Mexico)
- El Camino Real (New Mexico)
- Jemez Mountain Trail (New Mexico)
- Historic Route 66 (New Mexico)
- Turquoise Trail (New Mexico)
- Seaway Trail (New York)
- Sheyenne River Valley Scenic Byway (North Dakota)
- Cherohala Skyway (North Carolina and Tennessee)
- Amish Country (Ohio)
- CanalWay Ohio Scenic Byway (Ohio)
- Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway (Oregon)
- McKenzie-Santiam Pass Scenic Byway (Oregon)
- Outback Scenic Byway (Oregon)
- Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway (Oregon)
- West Cascades Scenic Byway (Oregon)
- Ashley River Road (South Carolina)
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway (South Carolina)
- Savannah River Scenic Byway (South Carolina)
- The Native American Scenic Byway (South Dakota)
- Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway (South Dakota)
- The Energy Loop: Huntington and Eccles Canyons Scenic Byways (Utah)
- Flaming Gorge-Uintas Scenic Byway (Utah)
- Logan Canyon Scenic Byway (Utah)
- Nebo Loop Scenic Byway (Utah)
- Virginia State Highway 5 (Virginia)
- Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 (Washington)
- Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway - SR 112 (Washington)
- The Coal Heritage Trail (West Virginia)
- Highland Scenic Highway (West Virginia)
- Midland Trail (West Virginia)
- Washington Heritage Trail (West Virginia)