First Bike Route in Georgia Has Been Approved

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently approved more than 2,000 miles of new bicycle routes in five new states, including Georgia.

U.S. Bike Route 21 is Georgia’s first bike designation that connects Atlanta to Chattanooga on the Tennessee border. The bike route is just over 160 miles long.

The Georgia Department of Transportation has been coordinating with Tennessee to designate USBR 21, which will eventually connect Atlanta to Cleveland when it is complete.

USBR 21 begins in downtown Atlanta at the Five Points MARTA Train Station. The route leaves Atlanta on Peachtree Street, then connects to the Silver Comet Trail, a scenic rail-trail that extends to Alabama. It then heads north from the Silver Comet Trail to Cedartown.

Two spur routes—USBR 321 and USBR 521—connect cyclists to other destinations in northwest Georgia and connect back to the main route. USBR 321 takes cyclists through the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park. USBR 521 connects to Mountain Coves Farm.