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The Bureau of Land Management Back Country Byways are roads that have been designated by the Bureau of Land Management as scenic byways. Some are also National Scenic Byways or National Forest Scenic Byways. The program was initiated in 1989 and 54 byways have since been designated in the Western United States. [1]
The Frontier Pathways National Scenic and Historic Byway as it passes through Wetmore, Custer County, Colorado A sign indicating the National Scenic Byway designation for the Creole Nature Trail A National Scenic Byway is a road recognized by the United States Department of Transportation for one or more of six "intrinsic qualities ...
Part of the Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway (also a National Forest Scenic Byway), scenic drive through the Yuba River canyon past several historic mining communities of the California Gold Rush. Designated July 14, 1971, in Sierra County: Yuba County to Yuba Pass; U.S. Route 50. SR 49 in Placerville to Nevada
Scenic highways in California. Highways and roads that have been officially designated as County Scenic Routes, State Scenic Highways, or U.S. National Scenic Byways. It does not include eligible State Scenic Highways that have not been officially designated.
The “California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow National Scenic Byway” received the 2022 Hospitality Award from the National Scenic Byway Foundation.
SR 74 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System, [5] and for a portion near I-15 as well as from I-215 to the eastern Hemet city limits is part of the National Highway System, [6] a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration. [7]
Several agencies of the United States federal government are authorized to designate and manage scenic byways. The National Scenic Byway Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, was founded in 2003 to support efforts for development, management and marketing of scenic byways by the Federal Highway Administration and byway organizations.
[9] [10] It is also eligible for the State Scenic Highway System from SR 1 to SR 16 and SR 49 to I-80, [11] and has been designated as such for 6 miles (9.7 km) near the east end; [12] this is part of the federally designated Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway, a National Forest Scenic Byway that uses SR 20 east of SR 49. [13]