U.S. Bicycle Route 76

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U.S. Bicycle Route 76 is a cross-country bicycle route east of the Mississippi River in the United States. It runs from the midwestern state of Illinois to the eastern seaboard state of Virginia. It is also known as the TransAmerica Bike Route.

[edit] Route description

In the state of Illinois, U.S. Bicycle Route 76 intersects the Tunnel Hill State Trail in southern Illinois and passes through the following counties^[1]:

In the state of Kentucky, U.S. Bicycle Route 76 is unsigned but a map is available as part of a state bicycle tours publication^[2].

In the state of Virginia, at least part of the route is mostly signed^{[citation needed]} and the following portion is known:

Grayson County
Hanover County^[3]
Montgomery County
- Catawba Road (State Route 785) in Montgomery County from Luster's Gate to the Roanoke County line.^[4]
- State Route 16 is designated as U.S. Bicycle Route 76 between Troutdale, Grayson County and Sugar Grove, Montgomery County.
State Route 80 is designated as U.S. Bicycle Route 76 between Meadowview and Elkhorn City, Kentucky
Damascus, where the route also crosses the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail.

[edit] History

Bicycle Route 76 was established in 1982 as an original U.S. Bicycle Route, along with U.S. Bicycle Route 1 from Florida to Virginia. The use of U.S. Bicycle Routes since 1982 has been nonexistent, but a 2003 conference encouraged the establishment of new bicycle routes^[5].