U.S. Bicycle Route
U.S. Bicycle Route System
The U.S. Bicycle Route System (USBRS) is a proposed national network of bicycle routes that span multiple states and are of national and regional significance. These routes are nominated for national designation by State Departments of Transportation (DOTs), and designated and catalogued by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). The USBRS is a collection of numbered bicycle routes that are integrated in a system of regional bicycle routes in the United States similar to the system of United States numbered highways.
The Ohio River Trail Council is in full support of this Project. The ORTC proposes that the Ohio River Trail serve as part of Bicycle Route 50 in Pennsylvania and the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route, Pittsburgh spur.
U.S Bicycle Route 50
U.S. Route 50 is planned to to be one of the longest routes stretching from Washington D.C. through the states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and ending near San Fransisco, California.
Pittsburgh to Erie Spur Bicycle Route
Pittsburgh, Pa is the home of the Center for Minority Health (CMH) at the University of Pittsburgh, which in conjunction with the Adventure Cycling Association, created the Underground Railroad Bicycle Route. Pittsburgh also played a vital role in the Underground Railroad history. Due to the many roads leading in and out of the area and the rivers which represented natural landmarks to follow to freedom, the city became an important stop for freedom seekers making their way north. It was also a strong hold for the abolitionist movement and Blacks themselves became active in securing the freedom for enslaved Africans. The present route begins at the Senator John Heinz History Center where travelers can view the Underground Railroad exhibit and African American collections before crossing the Allegheny River and following the Three Rivers Heritage North Shore Trail. Point State Park, where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers join, can been seen as cyclists follow the shores of the Ohio River. The route crosses the Ohio River three times before reaching Monaca, Pa, the corporate office of the Ohio River Trail Council, then heads north, following the Beaver River through the community of Beaver Falls toward Mercer, Pa.
Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail
This route was created by the Adventure Cycling Association to celebrate the anniversary of the Corps of Discovery's 1804-1806 historic journey and offers cyclists the opportunity to follow the path of the intrepid explorers Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The trail follows the 1804-1805 westbound trip roughly followed the Missouri and Columbia rivers, and one trail following Clark's 1806 eastbound return along the Yellowstone River.
The ORTC supports the extension of the Lewis and Clark Trail to Pittsburgh, Pa. utilizing the Ohio River Trail.
 Lewis & Clark Bicycle Trail - Adventure Cycling Association | [ ] | 213 Kb |
| U.S. Bicycle Route System Approved by National Transportation Authority | [ ] | 21 Kb |
| Underground Railroad Bicycle Route | [ ] | 684 Kb |
| Underground Railroad Pittsburgh Spur | [ ] | 40 Kb |
| US Bicycle Route Network 2011 | [ ] | 646 Kb |
| U.S. Bicycle Route System Fact Sheet | [ ] | 27 Kb |
| U.S. Bicycle Route System Map | [ ] | 525 Kb |