tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85971012215472446182024-02-20T02:39:24.133-06:00Tennessee United State Bicycle Route SystemSo, you've arrived at this BLOG either through the ACA, Facebook, Bike Walk Tennessee, or some other website. Maybe it was a search engine? Maybe you're looking for a place to take your next vacation with your bicycle on a loop. Maybe you're passing through on a trip across the country? In any regard, we look forward to hosting you in Tennessee.coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-42119185578789456552014-04-08T21:42:00.002-05:002014-04-08T21:42:18.669-05:002014 USBR 23 Spring RideSeveral of us are testing the route with an actual ride from Kentucky to Alabama on USBR 23 April 24-29. It has its own blog. <a href="http://usbr23.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://usbr23.blogspot.com/</a>coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-27262668593533099872013-11-18T18:12:00.001-06:002013-11-18T18:12:08.871-06:00USBR 23 is official<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size: large;">
<a href="http://www.adventurecycling.org/about-us/media/press-releases/new-us-bicycle-routes-approved-in-maryland-and-tennessee/" moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank">Here's the official Press Release<br />
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<a href="http://www.adventurecycling.org/" moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #0e73c0; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none;">Adventure
Cycling Association</span></span></a><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">
(note the image scroll and click on the image of the
cyclist at Nashville's Riverfront when it appears) and the
</span><a href="http://route.transportation.org/Pages/CommitteeNoticesActionsandApprovals.aspx"><span style="font-family: Cambria; font-size: 12pt;"></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" moz-do-not-send="true" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0e73c0; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none;">American
Association of
State Highway and Transportation Officials</span></a><span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">(AASHTO)
today announced that AASHTO's Special Committee on U.S.
Route
Numbering has approved U.S. Bike Route 23 in Tennessee.</span>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">Newly
designated U.S. Bicycle Route
23 (USBR 23) in Tennessee covers 154 miles between the
Kentucky border, where
it joins Kentucky's existing Mammoth Cave state bicycle
route, and Alabama.
Heading south from Kentucky, USBR 23 begins in rural
Robertson County
before passing through the community of White House with
its marked
bicycle lanes. From there the route enters metropolitan
Nashville, traveling
through residential neighborhoods and past unique
culinary establishments
through East Nashville, Downtown, The Gulch, and
Midtown. The route then cuts
through the heart of Nashville's music scene past the
Ryman Auditorium, the
Country Music Hall of Fame, and dozens of local clubs,
as well as skirting
several universities including Vanderbilt, Belmont,
Libscomb, and Fisk. Leaving
Nashville, cyclists have the option to take a three-mile
spur to connect with
the 444-mile Natchez Trace Parkway, or continue on USBR
23 south through
Franklin, which features several Civil War historic
sites and a wonderful
downtown. The route south of Franklin is rural and very
scenic; there, a second
spur connects to food and lodging at Henry Horton State
Park, Chapel Hill, and
Lewisburg. Further south, cyclists may travel for an
hour or more and not see
an automobile. U.S. Bicycle Route 23 enters Alabama at
Ardmore, a city whose
main street is also the Tennessee-Alabama state line.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14pt;">“The
designation of U.S. Bicycle
Route 23 presents a great opportunity to partner with
local agencies and
nonprofits in order to promote Tennessee’s vibrant
tourism industry and rich
cultural heritage,” said Jessica Wilson, bicycle and
pedestrian coordinator at
the Tennessee Department of Transportation. “Communities
across the state are
embracing new ways to attract visitors while still
preserving the natural
beauty of Tennessee.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">We now look forward to working with all the
communities along the route to sign the route, encourage
its use and publicize the community and business
services available to all bicyclists.</span></div>
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Bruce Day
David
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coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-48694090157716955422013-08-20T23:53:00.000-05:002013-08-20T23:53:03.320-05:00US BR 23 ever closerOk, so I have not cleaned up the blog and probably won't. But that does not mean nothing is happening. Thanks mostly to David Shumaker we now have resolutions or letters of support from Robertson Co, the City of White House, Sumner County, Metro Nashville/Davidson county, Williamson County, Marshall County, The city of Lewisburg, and finally Lincoln County. The only jurisdiction lacking is the City of Franklin with whom we have had well received meetings and are confident of getting support after a presentation to the city officials on Aug 27. We may make the 2013 Fall filing deadline of Sept 9.<br />
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We have yet to get a single negative comment once the concept is explained. We have had a few "We wish you spent more time in our community." comments. Jessica Wilson, TDOT Bike/Ped coordinator, is preparing the formal submission and has requested the promised letter of support from Kentucky. Alabike, Alabama's state wide advocacy group, recently sent delegates to an Alliance Effective Campaigns workshop and has chosen establishing a north/South USBR as its first campaign. We only need one contiguous state to support us but having a connection through Alabama will make the route more useful. Not to mention, Alabama also has a lot of natural beauty. (Disclaimer, I was born and raised on Sand Mountain and still have Red Dirt between my toes.) <br />
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The recent letter of understanding between the National Park Service and Adventure cycling to make the national parks more bike friendly has given USBR 23 additional impetus. The Natchez Trace Parkway is a national park and has been chosen as the first facility on which this new partnership will work. USBR 23 will require only a three mile spur over a reasonably bike friendly road to connect with the Northern Terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway. coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-79792944446800874752013-07-06T23:00:00.001-05:002013-07-06T23:00:52.650-05:00This blog needs workAs work continues on getting local jurisdiction approval for USBR 23, we have two in the can, four in process and four in the que, nibbles for USBR 21 and USBR 80 are arriving. This has caused me to note this blog needs major work. Most of the TN designated routes can now be given potential USBR numbers and the East West route from Bristol to Memphis is now all USBR 80.<br />
<br />coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-38311050790616377682013-04-04T21:37:00.000-05:002013-04-04T21:37:01.930-05:00Route 23 Evaluation Ride results.The rides are done and had a total of about 100 riders for both rides. The results were a surprise to me so once again the world has put me in my place.<br />
There was overwhelming consensus for each day. To the north, the route through East Nashville and Goodlettesville was favored. To the South the more westerly route via Old Natchez Trace and Del Rio Pike was favored. Both favored routes had constructive comments that resulted in several changes. These have been incorporated and a few of us will be riding the most recent routes in both directions before publishing as final. The link will be posted where once it is done. <br />
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After that it is back to the phones to garner support from all the jurisdictions.<br />
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Thanks to all who have supported us and propelled the process to this point. coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-8099614458662636962013-02-28T19:05:00.000-06:002013-02-28T19:05:15.223-06:00Nashville Area Evaluation Rides
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>USBR
23 Route Evaluation Rides</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During
the last few months, Bruce Day and Dave Shumaker have met with city
officials and bicycling community stakeholders to obtain suggestions
and support for USBR 23. This will be the first USBR in Tennessee
and will provide a designated bicycle route connecting Bowling Green,
KY through White House, Nashville, Franklin, and Lewisburg, TN to
Huntsville, AL. We have now consolidated suggestions into two
separate North/South routes from White House to Franklin. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
plan a final evaluation of both routes. The Nashville center
point for both of the routes is Cumberland Park, on South 1</span></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">st</span></span></sup></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
Street at the eastern end of the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
invite you (and others you wish to invite) to join us to ride and
critique these route options. The rides will start at 9:00 AM
each of two consecutive Saturdays. These rides will be
conducted at touring pace with rest and water stops along the way. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>USBR
23 </b></span></span></span><span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b>NORTH</b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
Routes Evaluation Ride</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>9:00
AM, March 16, 2013</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cumberland
Park</b></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2181754"><span style="color: #103cc0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2181754</u></span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">54
miles, 3149 Ft Elevation Change</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>USBR
23 </b></span></span></span><span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u><b>SOUTH</b></u></span></span></span><span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
Routes Evaluation Ride</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>9:00
AM, March 23, 2013</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #fb0007;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Cumberland
Park</b></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2182003"><span style="color: #103cc0;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><u>http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2182003</u></span></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">49
miles, 2650 Ft Elevation Change</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
hope to see you for the rides at 9:00 Saturday, March 16</span></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
and March 23</span></span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><sup><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">rd</span></span></sup></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">
starting in Cumberland Park, Nashville.</span></span></span></div>
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coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-967202957854502052013-01-29T20:49:00.001-06:002013-01-30T10:39:01.345-06:00White House, Franklin, Nashville and USBR 23Much is happening. David Shumaker set up meetings with
representatives of the cities of White House, TN, Franklin, TN and
Nashville, TN. We met with White House City Administrator Gerald Herman
and Director of Parks and Recreation Ashley Smith. The city already has
the route striped as a bicycle lane and suggest they would install USBR
signs when the route is approved. We are to have a meeting with the
Leisure Activities committee in the next couple of months to discuss how
White House can be even more bicycle friendly. <br />
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In
Franklin we met with Mayor Ken Moore and Assistant City Administrator
Vernon Gerth who also expressed full support for the project. Franklin
is a bit tougher with no obvious best route. It will need to be done in
close coordination with Nashville. The plan is to get input from the
very active and well respected Harpeth Bicycle Club, submit some options
to the city, and they will review and act on them. We also picked up
names of persons to contact in Williamson County.<br />
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A
meeting with stakeholders in the Nashville Metro area is scheduled for 6
pm at the Oasis House on Feb. 12, 2013. Adams Carroll of Walk Bike
Nashville has taken the lead. It is hoped this meeting will produce a
route from White House through Nashville and Franklin into rural
Williamson County. From there we will contact representatives of the
jurisdictions in the southern counties.<br />
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One final
note, Kerry Irons with Adventure Cycling who is handling the initial
corridor designations prefers to leave USBR 25 as it is and name the
route from Louisville though Nashville and into Alabama USBR 23. No big
deal since it will be a while before signs are erected. coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-34603186090026575222012-12-02T21:28:00.000-06:002012-12-02T21:28:14.595-06:00Update on Route through Nashville, Adding USBR21A lot is happening. David Shumaker is moving the Franklin, KY to Ardmore, AL route along. He has set up a meeting with the Mayor of White House, TN, to discuss the route with him and his office. White House has been very proactive with cycle infrastructure, having one of the first multiuse paths in the area and recently getting bike lanes striped on the shoulders of US 31 W through the city. We expect a friendly house but are still nervous about our first go at whipping up community support. Dave has also solicited the support of Walk Bike Nashville in setting a route through Nashville. Walk Bike Nashville plans a meeting with community input for January, 2013. <br />
Next, Rick Robinson of London, KY, has contacted us about moving along USBR 21 which would connect Lexington, KY with Knoxville, TN, Chattanooga, TN then on to Atlanta, GA. I know very little about that part of Tennessee but hope to get some support from cyclists in the area.<br />
The renewed activity causedme to revisit the Adventure Cycling USBR website. They have a lot of new, useful information. Worth spending a few hours with. coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-75378256534170337262012-10-22T16:04:00.001-05:002012-10-22T16:04:29.208-05:00Back in BusinessAfter a long hiatus, the plan is back on. The action plan is to review the Franklin, KY to Ardmore, AL route for reasonableness, then solicit input and support from potential communities along the way. coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-69967105885024828252012-01-07T20:57:00.000-06:002012-01-07T20:57:54.658-06:00Not deadThe inactivity on this blog is embarrassing. There has actually been less activity. With the new Tennessee State administration the documents to submit to AASHTO have languished with no real hope of action. Unless there is a drastic change in the political and advocacy landscape I'll soon abandon this blog and place the proposed routes on some other site, such as the <a href="http://fogbees.blogspot.com/">Fogbees</a> or <a href="http://bikewalktn.blogspot.com/">Bike Walk Tennessee </a>where the lack of action will be less noticeable. coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-61938306622915061812011-04-01T19:51:00.001-05:002011-04-01T20:57:35.364-05:00RPM draft Report is outRPM's draft report on bike suitability/Bike routes is out. It is linked on the right sidebar under Resources. Please give it a look and post your comments. A version that will show routes in Google Earth is on the way. You should be able to better identify specific roads then. I will post that when available. <br />
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Note, the file is stored in Dropbox. Firefox, Dropbox, and pdf files are not playing well of late.<br />
Internet Explorer is working fine. For Firefox you may need to go into Tools, Options, Applications and set Adobe Acrobat Reader files to always save. <br />
Brucecoastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-61187570948174628732011-03-15T21:21:00.000-05:002011-03-15T21:21:06.021-05:00This blog is alive. and March 2011 updateMy first idea of how to use this blog made it appear nothing was happening. The idea was to keep the routes from scrolling down as new posts were added. This has been rectified by placing links to the routes on the right panel. Now we can comment and it will show the latest post correctly. <br />
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As of mid March, TN is still awaiting the results of RPM consultants current survey of bicycling suitability for state roads. Good news that Kentucky now has a Bike Ped coordinator who is interested in working with Tennessee to establish routes.coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-68990024779734802902011-01-01T20:23:00.000-06:002010-04-07T20:24:15.370-05:00Tennessee Music Heritage TrailPhil Pugliese and others discussed creating a Tennessee Musical Heritage Trail while at the National Bike summit. On his return Phil set up a phone conference with several interested parties and this project appears to have legs. The first step is to identify the physical sites to include on the route with a weighting of the ones deemed most important. Jessica Wilson is working on that. When we get that list we will begin work to determine a route to include as many points as possible, look at spurs, and start working on local partners. <br />
We we recently featured on <a href="http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2010/04/progress-in-tennesse-us-bicycle-routes.html">Ginny Sullivan's Adventure Cycling Blog</a>.<br />
Stay Tuned.coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-64156737051621259652011-01-01T17:30:00.001-06:002010-05-28T16:52:08.198-05:00Things to do nowMuch of this is on hold while our role with RPM consultants is better defined, here are some things we can still work on to good purpose.<br />
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1. Evaluate TN NS 4a for cycling suitability. Especially all South of I-840 needs to be checked as new rumbles have been applied in that area since my last visit.<br />
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2. Tweak TN NS 4a thought Nashville.<br />
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3. Establish contacts for route coordination with MS, VA, KY, GA. <br />
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4. Look at and amend as appropriate the other routes in your area. Especially need suggestions for route from Nashville to Memphis north of US 70.coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-4867652511457322302011-01-01T14:15:00.001-06:002011-01-19T10:40:08.810-06:00Using side bar links.Many of the links on the right are to files stored in Dropbox. You can view or downloadthe file. If it is an exec file you will need to save and run the file.coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-55403879449601506452011-01-01T14:00:00.001-06:002010-02-02T02:36:44.446-06:00Route over view<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Overall Plan</span></b></div>1. Two East West Routes. <br />
a. Knoxville to Memphis via mostly SR 62 following an approximation of the Historic Avery Trace to Nashville, then US 70 toward Memphis but detouring South to connect to US 64 at Waynesboro<br />
b. US 64 from Murphy NC to Memphis except for a detour where US 64 is routed on I-24 for a while. <br />
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2. Six North South routes. <br />
a. Follow the Great Valley Route From Bristol to Chattanooga. This would connect with the Northern EW route in Knoxville to give connectivity to Virginia, NC, and GA<br />
b. Celina to Winchester where it would connect with the Ken Kifer route to Alabama<br />
c. Franklin, KY, through Nashville to Ardmore AL<br />
d.Adventure Cycling Great Rivers Route, Land Between the Lakes to Natchez Trace parkway, to AL <br />
e. Adventure Cycling Underground RR, roughly parallels Tennessee River to the Trace in the Land Between the Lakes. <br />
f. Mississippi River Trail<br />
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I wouldn't argue with another NS Route between Memphis and Savannah and altering the northern EW route to more closely follow US 70.. I just don't know enough of that region to make a suggestion.coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-16928475071547939102011-01-01T10:00:00.001-06:002010-01-26T17:13:43.039-06:00TN North South 1a, Bristol to Knoxville<iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=4986ffecd0f7c1a5b2c3c10005f3940d&u=e&t=ride" width="350"></iframe><!-- MMF PARTNER TOOL -->coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-74008320680777277802011-01-01T09:50:00.001-06:002011-04-01T20:56:46.486-05:00TN NS 1b, Knoxville to ChattanoogaNo map or anything yetcoastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-88780481974052563132011-01-01T08:30:00.007-06:002013-09-08T12:43:02.068-05:00TN NS 4a Franklin KY to Ardmore AL<a href="http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2457351">http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2457351</a><br /><a href="http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2457351" target="_blank"></a><br />
Note: route updated and changed to Ride With GPS on 9/8/2013 after submission to AASHTO for designation as USBR23coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-45889954568898364442011-01-01T08:25:00.002-06:002011-03-15T21:02:24.259-05:00TN NS 4b ACA Great Rivers Route<iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=c0e839185569b671edd3d8da24f22988&u=e&t=ride" width="350"></iframe><br />
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OK, so I didn't do my homework. ACA Actually has two existing routes though TN, The Underground RR and this one. This is mostly the Natchez Trace and a connector to the URR in TN but deserves noting.coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-72512648735018030652011-01-01T08:15:00.001-06:002010-02-02T02:33:31.800-06:00TN NS 5 ACA UnderGround Railroad<iframe src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=b6318fb389f18bec40047f0ee9d3c456&u=e&t=ride" height="500px" width="350px" frameborder="0"><a href="http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/tn/-savannah/435126509944721489">TN NS5 ACA Underground RR</a><br/><a href="http://www.mapmyride.com/find-ride/united-states/tn/-savannah">Find more Bike Rides in Savannah, Tennessee</a></iframe><!-- MMF PARTNER TOOL --><br />
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This is the TN portion onlycoastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-24095319818989069952011-01-01T08:00:00.000-06:002010-01-25T19:28:35.805-06:00TN EW 1 NC boarder to KnoxvilleNothing yetcoastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-9002128525634943612011-01-01T07:50:00.002-06:002010-01-26T17:16:09.183-06:00TN EW 2, Knoxville to Algood<iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=cb33df6bde40fb926acfcde8f28d738c&u=e&t=ride" width="350"></iframe><!-- MMF PARTNER TOOL -->coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-77097487972805887922011-01-01T07:40:00.002-06:002010-01-26T17:17:40.199-06:00TN EW 3 Algood to Nashville<iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=72a1469c639af279911bcd8839992646&u=e&t=ride" width="350"></iframe>coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101221547244618.post-65758711251857419742011-01-01T07:30:00.001-06:002010-01-26T17:18:45.015-06:00TN EW 4, Nashville to Waynesboro<iframe frameborder="0" height="500" src="http://js.mapmyfitness.com/embed/blogview.html?r=2d8b162bcf74f759b31e4e8220fe2a39&u=e&t=ride" width="350"></iframe><!-- MMF PARTNER TOOL -->coastdownhillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15272000239450016018noreply@blogger.com1