Route information | ||||
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Length | 566.7 mi [1] (912.0 km) | |||
Existed | 2011–present | |||
Southern section | ||||
South end | Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry | |||
North end | Peace Arch Border Crossing | |||
Northern section | ||||
South end | Seward, AK | |||
Major intersections |
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North end | Fairbanks, AK | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Washington, Alaska | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Bicycle Route 97 (USBR 97) is the westernmost U.S. Numbered Bicycle Route, with sections in Alaska and Washington. [2] [3] [4]
In Alaska, USBR 97 passes through Anchorage. Much of the route follows the Parks Highway, and it passes the entrance of Denali National Park. [4] It has connections to U.S. Bicycle Route 8 in Fairbanks and U.S. Bicycle Route 108 in Anchorage. [3] USBR 97 was approved by AASHTO in early May 2011, making it one of the first expansions of the U.S. Bike Route system since 1982. [3] [4] [5]
The Washington section, connecting the Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry to the Peace Arch Border Crossing, was added in 2017. [6] The segment through Washington was realigned in 2018 to use safer routes on Whidbey Island. [1]
Media related to U.S. Bicycle Route 97 at Wikimedia Commons
Route information | ||||
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Length | 566.7 mi [1] (912.0 km) | |||
Existed | 2011–present | |||
Southern section | ||||
South end | Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry | |||
North end | Peace Arch Border Crossing | |||
Northern section | ||||
South end | Seward, AK | |||
Major intersections |
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North end | Fairbanks, AK | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
States | Washington, Alaska | |||
Highway system | ||||
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U.S. Bicycle Route 97 (USBR 97) is the westernmost U.S. Numbered Bicycle Route, with sections in Alaska and Washington. [2] [3] [4]
In Alaska, USBR 97 passes through Anchorage. Much of the route follows the Parks Highway, and it passes the entrance of Denali National Park. [4] It has connections to U.S. Bicycle Route 8 in Fairbanks and U.S. Bicycle Route 108 in Anchorage. [3] USBR 97 was approved by AASHTO in early May 2011, making it one of the first expansions of the U.S. Bike Route system since 1982. [3] [4] [5]
The Washington section, connecting the Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry to the Peace Arch Border Crossing, was added in 2017. [6] The segment through Washington was realigned in 2018 to use safer routes on Whidbey Island. [1]
Media related to U.S. Bicycle Route 97 at Wikimedia Commons