Share the Celebration! - 45 New Designations Announced

September 22, 2005

On September 22, 2005, Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta announced forty-five new designations — All-American Roads (AAR) and National Scenic Byways (NSB). A total of 8 All-American Road and 37 National Scenic Byway designations were announced, bringing the total number in the America’s Byways collection to 125.

The designation event was preceded by a “Share the Knowledge” training and orientation session on September 21, attended by National Scenic Byways Program and America’s Byways Resource Center staff, and representatives from the newly designated byways.

The new designations are as follows:

All-American Roads

  • Alaska’s Marine Highway (Alaska) **
  • Blue Ridge Parkway (Virginia) *
  • Colonial Parkway (Virginia)
  • George Washington Memorial Parkway (Virginia)
  • International Selkirk Loop (Idaho)
  • International Selkirk Loop (Washington)
  • Northwest Passage Scenic Byway (Idaho) *, **
  • Red Rock Scenic Road (Arizona)

National Scenic Byways

  • Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway (Delaware)
  • Catoctin Mountain Scenic Byway (Maryland)
  • Coulee Corridor Scenic Byway (Washington)
  • Connecticut River Byway (New Hampshire)
  • Connecticut River Byway (Vermont)
  • Coronado Trail Scenic Byway (Arizona)
  • Colorado River Headwaters Byway (Colorado)
  • Copper Country Trail (Michigan)
  • Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway (California)
  • El Camino Real (New Mexico) *
  • Flint Hills Scenic Byway (Kansas)
  • Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway (New Mexico)
  • Historic Route 66 (Arizona)
  • Historic Route 66 (Illinois)
  • Illinois River Road: Route of the Voyageurs (Illinois)
  • Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail (Ohio)
  • Lower Mississippi Great River Road (Mississippi)
  • Mohawk Towpath Byway (New York)
  • Mt. Hood Scenic Byway (Oregon)
  • Native American Scenic Byway (South Dakota) *
  • Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway (Minnesota)
  • Pioneer Historic Byway (Idaho)
  • River Road Scenic Byway (Michigan)
  • Seaway Trail (Pennsylvania) *
  • Sky Island Scenic Byway (Arizona)
  • Skyline Drive (Virginia)
  • Standing Rock Native American Scenic Byway (North Dakota) *
  • Standing Rock Native American Scenic Byway (South Dakota) *
  • Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (West Virginia)
  • Stevens Pass Greenway (Washington)
  • Talimena Scenic Drive (Arkansas)
  • Talimena Scenic Drive (Oklahoma)
  • Trail of the Ancients (Colorado)
  • Trail of the Ancients (Utah)
  • Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway (New Mexico)
  • Western Heritage Historic Byway (Idaho)
  • Wetlands and Wildlife Scenic Byway (Kansas)

* Extension of an existing National Scenic Byway or All-American Road
** Change in designation from National Scenic Byway to All-American Road