U.S. Bicycle Route 30 (USBR 30) is an east–west

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. , it consists of three segments, running though

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, and

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in the United States.

Description

, - , ND , , , - , WI , , , - , OH , , , - , PA , , , - , Total , , The western segment of USBR 30 follows

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and the historic Yellowstone Trail through the southwesternmost corner of the North Dakota for about running between the state lines with

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and

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. The middle segment runs across

for from the

Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...

near Winona, Minnesota, to the

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ferry terminal in

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, where it will eventually cross

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to Muskegon, Michigan. The eastern segment follows the

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and local roads across northern

and BikePA Route Z across Pennsylvania's Panhandle along the coast of

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. When fully complete, USBR 30 is expected to run across much of the country running from New Hampshire's Seacoast at USBR 1, incorporating a ferry crossing across Lake Michigan to a future junction with USBR 76 near

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, running through

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, and

along the way.

History

USBR 30 was first designated by the

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(AASHTO) in September 2018 along BikePA Route Z in Pennsylvania. In the fall of 2020, AASHTO designated the segment in Wisconsin, which runs from the

at the Minnesota state line to Lake Michigan in

. A few months later, AASHTO designated the portion in North Dakota, following the historic Yellowstone Trail, an historic

auto trail The system of auto trails was an informal network of marked routes that existed in the United States and Canada in the early part of the 20th century. Marked with colored bands on utility poles, the trails were intended to help travellers in ...

that once connected

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, and

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

by road with

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...

. In May 2021, the eastern section was extended across northern

to the

state line.

Auxiliary routes

USBR 230 (Wisconsin)

USBR 230 is a loop off USBR 30 in Wisconsin. It provides a non-ferry alternative to the

Merrimac Ferry The Merrimac Ferry is a cable ferry that crosses the Wisconsin River between Columbia and Sauk Counties in Wisconsin. Its western point is located near the village of Merrimac on State Highway 113 and United States Bicycle Route 30. The east ...

on its parent route when it is not in operation.

USBR 230 (Ohio)

USBR 230 is a spur off USBR 30 along the southern shore of

in Ohio.

References

External links

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