National Scenic Byways Program 2007 Grants Announced

December 6, 2007

The Federal Highway Administration has announced awards under the National Scenic Byways Program for fiscal year 2007 as authorized in Section 1101(a)(12) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU). The 276 projects in 41 States that have been selected and the amounts funded for each project are as follows:

State Project Name Amount Funded
Alabama Roots of American Music Trail Along the Natchez Trace Parkway—Signs and Displays $112,000
Total for Alabama (1 Project) $112,000
Alaska Glenn Highway National Scenic Byway Knik River Access Interpretive Project $113,940
Alaska's Marine Highway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation, Year 3 $23,113
Alaska's Marine Highway Japonski Island Boathouse Rehabilitation Design $91,064
State of Alaska Byways Marketing Project $123,600
State of Alaska Scenic Byway Signage $63,776
Alaska's Marine Highway Baranov Museum Window Restoration $37,558
Total for Alaska (6 Projects) $453,051
Arizona Coronado Trail—Corridor Management Plan Implementation $20,000
Red Rock All-American Road—Corridor Management Plan Implementation (Year 2) $24,800
Arizona Route 66—Corridor Management Plan Implementation (Year 2) $20,000
Dine'tah Scenic Road—Marketing Plan $68,800
Coronado Trail—Improving Byway Facilities $121,360
Coronado Trail Scenic Byway—Blue Vista Overlook and Interpretive Site $60,240
Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Byway—Interpretive Plan $188,960
Kayenta-Monument Valley Scenic Byway & the Four Corners Region—Marketing Plan $155,120
Total for Arizona (8 Projects) $659,280
Arkansas Great River Road—West Memphis Gateway Project $296,000
Talimena Scenic Drive—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Great River Road—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 4 $25,000
Crowley's Ridge Parkway—Arkansas Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Total for Arkansas (4 Projects) $371,000
California Death Valley Scenic Byway—Stovepipe Wells Sand Dunes Enhancement $100,000
Arroyo Seco Historic Parkway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 3 $25,000
Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway—Organizational Development $40,800
Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 3 $25,000
Ebbetts Pass Marketing Plan Implementation $33,920
Route 1 - Big Sur Coast Highway and San Luis Obispo North Coast Byway—Bilingual Radio Interpretation Study $100,000
Palms to Pines Corridor Management Plan $226,000
Ebbetts Pass—Byway Signage Planning and Implementation $24,800
Ebbetts Pass Restroom Installation and Site Plan $56,000
Total for California (9 Projects) $631,520
Colorado Bike Colorado's Byways—Website Development and Promotion $46,400
Lariat Loop Byway—Buffalo Herd Overlook $100,000
West Elk Loop Byway—Conservation Easement $43,000
San Juan Skyway—Conservation Easement $100,000
Collegiate Peaks Byway—Interpretive Panels $27,600
Grand Mesa Interpretative Panels $7,000
Mount Evans Port of Entry Interpretive Project $100,000
Gold Belt Byway—Heritage Tourism and Interpretation $24,000
Peak to Peak Byway—Grassy Top Overlook and Interpretive Site $75,000
Trail of the Ancients—Organization Management $25,800
CO River Headwaters—Corridor Management Plan Implementation (Year 2) $42,600
Santa Fe Trail Interpretation $53,920
Silver Thread Scenic Byway—Visitor Facilities $100,000
Total for Colorado (13 Projects) $745,320
Delaware Route 9 Coastal Heritage Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan $146,000
Promoting the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway $28,600
Total for Delaware (2 Projects) $174,600
Florida Florida Scenic Highways—Innovative Technologies $64,000
Big Bend Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan: Year 1 $25,000
Big Bend Scenic Byway Blueprint for Roadside Interpretation and Wayfinding $81,332
Paynes Prairie Preserve Visitor Center $160,000
Pensacola Scenic Bluffs Highway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 1 $29,227
Indian River Lagoon—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 1 $25,000
A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway's Visitors Welcome Interpretative/ Information Center $200,000
A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway's Northern Gateway Kiosk $72,000
Green Mountain Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 3 $25,000
The Indian River Lagoon National Scenic Byway—Pedestrian Pedway $500,000
Indian River Lagoon—Waterfront Acquisition $540,000
Bradenton Beach Scenic Highway—Corridor Management Plan Update $31,160
A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway—Scenic Overlook $120,000
A1A Scenic & Historic Coastal Byway—Flagler County Facilities Improvements $152,000
Total for Florida (15 Projects) $2,049,719
Idaho International Selkirk Loop—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Payette River—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Western Heritage National Historic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $26,800
Northwest Passage—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Teton Scenic Byway Visitors Center $616,112
International Selkirk Loop—Video and Birding Tours $63,022
Sawtooth Scenic Byway—Bethine and Frank Church Scenic Overlook $200,000
Northwest Passage—West Entrance Information Kiosk $34,300
Marketing the Top 10 Scenic Drives in the Northern Rockies $428,000
Total for Idaho (9 Projects) $1,443,234
Illinois Meeting of the Great Rivers Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 3 $25,000
The Historic National Road—Marketing & Awareness Initiative $212,000
Historic Route 66 in Illinois—Marketing Program $235,000
Illinois River Road Interpretation and Implementation Plan Phase Two—Nature $224,000
Lincoln Highway Interpretive Plan—Implementation Phase II $354,400
Ohio River—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 7 $25,000
Ohio River National Scenic Byway & The Great River Road—Fort Defiance Facility Re-Creation $275,000
Fountains at Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower $140,000
Historic Route 66—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Illinois River Road—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $29,000
Great River Road—Heritage Center on the Mississippi $75,211
Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route—Hoffman Gardens $141,200
Ohio River Scenic Byway—Mound City Marine Ways Interpretive Overlook $262,561
Total for Illinois (13 Projects) $2,023,372
Iowa Iowa Valley Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan Update $192,000
Historic Hills Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan $200,000
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway—Harrison County Historical Village and Welcome Center Interpretive Project $200,000
Loess Hills National Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 6 $27,588
Marketing the Loess Hills National Scenic Byway $50,020
Live, Work and Play—Interpretive Project for the Mississippi Great River Road and Mississippi River Trail $106,291
E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center Expansion Project $183,200
Great River Road—Mississippi River Trail Feasibility Study for Lee County $50,200
Iowa Great River Road—Bridge Tribute Plaza $70,552
Total for Iowa (9 Projects) $1,079,851
Kansas Kansas Wetlands and Wildlife—Corridor Management Plan Implementation Strategy $20,000
Flint Hills—Visitor Center for the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve $120,000
Flint Hills—Pioneer Bluffs Master Plan to Preserve an Historic Farm $41,400
Statewide Byways Wildflower and Geology Brochures $76,638
Total for Kansas (4 Projects) $258,038
Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail—Development of a Corridor Management Plan $96,000
Highway 68 Heritage Corridor—Development of a Corridor Management Plan $83,000
Blues to Bluegrass—Development of a Corridor Management Plan $61,000
Tourism Interpretation Interactive Systems $148,000
Total for Kentucky (4 Projects) $388,000
Louisiana Cane River National Heritage Trail—Interpretation and Identification $150,000
Bayou Teche and Promised Land Scenic Byways—Cypress Island Visitor Center Interpretive Materials $34,690
Creole Nature Trail—Boardwalk and Observation Area $504,000
Total for Louisiana (3 Projects) $688,690
Maryland Marketing Maryland's Network of America's Byways and State Byways—Phase IIB $260,000
Historic National Road Byway Manager: Year 5 $25,000
Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 4 $25,000
Blue Crab Scenic Byway— Signs and Public Education and Outreach: Year 2 $20,000
Charles Street Byway Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Manager: Year 2 $24,800
Catoctin Mountain Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 1 $25,000
Blue Crab Scenic Byway Interpretive Kiosks $63,112
Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway's Roadside Museum—A Heritage Mural Corridor $100,000
Charles Street Documentary $80,000
Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway—Living on the Land Agricultural Heritage and Education Brochure $28,000
Total for Maryland (11 Projects) $675,912
Massachusetts Jacob's Ladder Trail Scenic Byway—Marketing Project $108,901
Essex Coastal Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan $132,000
Battle Road Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan $138,020
Wachusett Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan: Phase II $59,998
Total for Massachusetts (4 Projects) $438,919
Michigan Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route Trailway Project $240,000
Tahquamenon Scenic Heritage Route—Marketing and Interpretive Kiosks $74,597
Woodward Avenue—Corridor Management Plan Implementation (Year 4) $25,000
River Road—Corridor Management Plan Update and Interpretive Materials $25,000
Woodward Avenue Protecting and Preserving Automotive Heritage $160,000
US 12 Heritage Route—Development of a Historic Preservation Plan for Downtown Clinton $6,000
US 12 Heritage Route—Interpretive Plan $182,400
Copper Country Trail—Interpretive Plan $76,000
Woodward Avenue—Developing the Byway Story: Phase III $220,000
Woodward Avenue—Interpretive Byway Signage: Phase II—Implementation $440,000
Total for Michigan (10 Projects) $1,448,997
Minnesota Minnesota River Valley Corridor Management Plan Implementation (3) $25,000
Historic Bluff Country Corridor Management Plan Implementation (5) $25,000
Minnesota Scenic Byway Signing—Statewide $40,000
North Shore Scenic Drive Wayfinding Phase II $84,000
Great River Road National Scenic Byway—Saint Paul Interpretive Signage and Kiosks $125,000
Glacial Ridge Trail—Interpretive Kiosks and Signage $87,020
Marketing Minnesota's Byways through Technology $90,000
Grand Rounds Scenic Byway—Victory Memorial in Minneapolis $90,000
Gunflint Trail Scenic Byway Vegetation Management Plan $12,000
North Shore Scenic Drive Corridor Management Plan Implementation (7) $25,600
Edge of the Wilderness Corridor Management Plan Implementation (7) $24,000
Gunflint Trai—Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center $180,000
Great River Road—Hastings Retaining Walls $200,000
St. Croix Scenic Byway Marketing and Interpretation—Multimedia Information System $76,800
Grand Rounds Scenic Byway—Mississippi Gorge Restroom Facility $200,000
Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center—Phase II $10,000
Grand Rounds Wayfinding Improvement Study—2 Byway Intersections $12,000
Total for Minnesota (17 Projects) $1,306,420
Mississippi Lower Mississippi Great River Road—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $22,080
Natchez Trace Parkway—Visitor Information Enhancement Marketing Plan $225,093
Total for Mississippi (2 Projects) $247,173
Missouri Bloomfield Stars and Stripes Byway—Miller House Restoration and Interpretive Materials $200,000
Total for Missouri (1 Project) $200,000
Nebraska Nebraska's Byways—Byway Roll-Up Banners $24,000
Nebraska's Byways—Geo-Picting GPS Photo Scavenger Hunt $94,400
Nebraska's Byways—Byway Photography and Videography $96,000
Nebraska's Byways—Byways Podcasting and Broadcasting $200,000
Nebraska's Byways—Byways Youth Web Promotion $156,000
Nebraska's Byways—Byway Kiosks: Enhancements and Additional Units $280,000
Nebraska's Byways—Central Region Byways Conference $32,000
Total for Nebraska (7 Projects) $882,400
Nevada Mt. Rose Scenic Byway—Roadway Improvements and Interpretive Project $366,459
Las Vegas Boulevard—Restoration of Historic Neon Signs $235,431
Eastshore Drive—Environmental Study for Bicycle Route $223,000
Total for Nevada (3 Projects) $824,890
New Hampshire White Mountain Trail National Scenic Byway—Saco Lake Shoreline Protection and Naturalization $196,000
White Mountain Trail/Kancamagus National Scenic Byways Map and Guide $20,200
Lake Sunapee Byway Corridor Management Plan $25,000
Currier and Ives Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan $20,000
Connecticut River National Scenic Byway—Lancaster Opera House Interpretive Project $29,000
Total for New Hampshire (5 Projects) $290,200
New Jersey Palisades Interstate Parkway Corridor Management Plan $105,440
Upper Freehold Historic Farmland Byway Corridor Management Plan $115,880
Millstone Valley Byway—Visitor Services and Facilities $270,400
Total for New Jersey (3 Projects) $491,720
New Mexico Trail of the Mountain Spirits Corridor Management Plan Implementation Activities: Year 2 $168,280
Historic Route 66—West End Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail $50,000
Marketing Byways on Tribal Lands $50,000
La Frontera del Llano Scenic Byway—Develop and Implement a Corridor Management Plan: Year 1 $38,000
Billy the Kid Trail Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 4 $33,344
Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway Interpretive Exhibits $44,000
Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway Marketing and Wayshowing $20,800
Scenic Neon Route 66 Gateway $52,500
Santa Fe Trail Gateway Heritage Kiosk, Raton New Mexico $17,953
Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Gateway (El Camino Real and Historic Route 66) $40,000
Santa Rosa NM Historic Route 66 and Mesalands Scenic Byways Wayfinding $61,600
Total for New Mexico (11 Projects) $576,477
New York Mohawk Towpath Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Lakes to Locks Passage—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Seaway Trail—Innovations in Technology, the Development, Enhancement and Expanded Delivery of Authentic Byway Experiences $160,000
Mohawk Towpath Byway—Schenectady County Heritage Area Byway Visitor Center $180,000
Adirondack North Country Byways—Wildlife Exploration and Interpretation on Adirondack, Olympic and Central Adirondack Trails $55,120
Adirondack North Country Scenic Byways—Byway Bike Map and Day Trip Planning Guide $98,560
Upper Delaware Scenic Byway—Invasive Plant Species Educational Campaign and Interpretive Signage $12,400
Route 20 Scenic Byway—Byway Land Use Tools $20,000
Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway—Helping Planning Boards Preserve Scenic Views $60,000
Central Adirondack Trail Scenic Byway—Interpreting the Hudson River and Water Resources $77,600
Bronx River Parkway Reservation Byway Interpretive Signage: Phase I $96,000
Adirondack North Country Scenic Byways—Podcasts Pilot $24,240
Lakes to Locks Passage—Rogers Island Byway Heritage Center $224,800
Lakes to Locks Passage—Byway Themed Samuel de Champlain Educational Programming $221,000
Total for New York (14 Projects) $1,279,720
North Dakota Cheyenne River Valley—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Standing Rock National Native American Scenic Byway—Traveler's Services: Phase 2 $140,000
Turtle Mountain Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Update $20,000
Standing Rock Native American Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Total for North Dakota (4 Projects) $210,000
Ohio Historic National Road (OH)—Interpretive Signage Project $160,000
Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Ohio River Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Historic National Road (OH)—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Ohio River Scenic Byway—Armory Square Welcome Center $252,397
Ohio & Erie Canalway—Land for Ecological Restoration and Recreational Trail $400,000
Total for Ohio (6 Projects) $887,397
Oklahoma Cimarron Heritage Trail Byway—Corridor Management Plan $86,640
Route 66—Special Planning Districts $40,000
Mountain Gateway Trails Brochure and Website $63,371
Wichita Mountains Scenic Byway—Geological Plaza and Visitor Center $73,320
Route 66—Cultural Crossroads Interpretive Intersection $385,000
Talimena Scenic Drive—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $24,000
Route 66—Visit Bristow Marketing Materials $6,411
Route 66—Miami Interpretive Signage Project $120,000
Route 66—El Reno Route 66 Banners $43,520
Talimena Scenic Drive Interpretive and Visitors Center $37,486
Route 66—Youngheim Centennial Plaza $105,600
Total for Oklahoma (11 Projects) $985,348
Oregon Mt. Hood National Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Hells Canyon All-American Road—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 4 $25,000
Pacific Coast National Scenic Byway—Neahkahnie Mountain Rock Wall Restoration: Phase 2 $612,000
Historic Columbia River Highway—Wayfinding Project $116,800
Beautiful Oregon—Scenic Byways Travel Guide Update $245,500
West Cascades National Scenic Byway—Organizational Development $19,500
Beautiful Oregon—A Multimedia Marketing Program $223,200
Volcanic Legacy All-American Road (OR)—Annie Creek Orientation Station $32,000
Volcanic Legacy All-American Road—"Out Of Region" Marketing Project $60,200
Total for Oregon (9 Projects) $1,359,200
Pennsylvania Promoting the Byways of Pennsylvania $200,000
Seaway Trail (PA)—War of 1812 Interpretive Panels / Marketing & Coordination with Seaway Trail, Inc. $8,800
Point of View Bluff—Scenic Overlook $154,000
Total for Pennsylvania (3 Projects) $362,800
South Carolina Cherokee Foothills Visitors Center—John H. Goodwin House Preservation $250,000
Lowcountry Corridor Management and Coordination Plan—Additional Segments $31,600
Andrew Pickens Scenic Vistas Restoration—Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway $8,000
Andrew Pickens Scenic Pull Out—Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Byway $25,000
Total for South Carolina (4 Projects) $314,600
South Dakota Peter Norbeck Scenic Byway—Wrinkled Rock Climbing Area Safety Improvements & Resource Protection: Phase I $189,600
Native American Scenic Byway—Narrows Earthlodge Interpretive Center $74,000
Native American Scenic Byway—Yankton Sioux Interpretive Center $286,656
Oglala Sioux Tribe—Establishment of a Tribal Scenic Byway Program $120,320
Total for South Dakota (4 Projects) $670,576
Tennessee Tennessee Byways—The Stage is Set for You! Statewide Communication, Outreach, and Education $242,064
Cherohala Skyway—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 3 $24,150
North Cumberland Plateau Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Development $120,000
Total for Tennessee (3 Projects) $386,214
Utah Scenic Byway 12—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Trail of the Ancients—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Logan Canyon Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 3 $25,000
Scenic Byway 12 Interpretive Wayside Panels Fabrication and Installation: Phase 1 $71,998
Moose Pond Byway Facility Improvement $60,000
Cannonville Gateway Improvement $20,000
Escalante Mohr Christensen Park: Phase 1 $14,080
Nations of the Native West: Phase 1 $8,800
Flaming Gorge Dam Point Trail Improvement Project $96,000
Total for Utah (9 Projects) $345,878
Vermont Lake Champlain Byway—Comprehensive Travel Information Project $192,000
Mad River Byway Interpretive Materials for the Taplin School House Area $16,360
Total for Vermont (2 Projects) $208,360
Virginia George Washington Memorial Parkway—Great Falls Park Visitor Center Enhancements $460,000
George Washington Memorial Parkway—Great Falls Park Interpretive Signs and Kiosks $172,665
Virginia Byway Trip Planning Website $761,822
Total for Virginia (3 Projects) $1,394,487
Washington Strait of Juan de Fuca Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 4 $25,000
Mazama Corner Conservation Easement $250,000
San Juan Islands State Scenic Byway Implementation $25,000
Coulee Corridor Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
White Pass Scenic Byway Morton Visitor Center $375,000
International Selkirk Loop Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Stevens Pass Greenway Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 2 $25,000
Mountains to Sound Greenway—Wayside Exhibits: Phase 2 $200,000
Bumping River Road Wayside Improvements $14,000
Lewis and Clark Trail Highway—Discovery Trail Paving Completion $190,000
White Pass Scenic Byway—Marketing Project $48,000
Lewis and Clark Trail Highway—Dayton Historic Enhancement and Travelers' Facilities $200,000
Lewis and Clark Trail Highway—The Confluence Project at Cape Disappointment $200,000
Coulee Corridor NSB Facility—Dry Falls Interpretive Center: Design Phase $185,000
Lewis and Clark Trail Highway—Clark's Dismal Nitch Safety Rest Area Byway Improvements $200,000
Cape Flattery Scenic Byway Wayfinding Signs $51,264
Total for Washington (16 Projects) $2,038,264
West Virginia Historic Wellsburg and Bethany Scenic Byways—Corridor Management Plan and Interpretive Center $64,000
Historic National Road (WV)—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 5 $25,000
Midland Trail—Corridor Management Plan Implementation: Year 7 $25,000
Historic National Road (WV)—Youth Oriented Traveler Webmap $51,200
Lower Greenbrier River Byway—Preservation of Alderson's Ferry Landing Site $19,200
History of the Historic National Road (WV)—Elm Grove to the Pennsylvania Line $35,967
Midland Trail Interpretive Project—In Touch With History $193,505
Historic National Road (WV)—Workshops for Teachers and Students $23,280
Midland Trail—Implementing Sign Plan: Phase 2 $104,880
Total for West Virginia (9 Projects) $542,032
Wisconsin Great River Road—Sea Wing Park $52,560
Great River Road—Flyway Observation Deck $247,200
Total for Wisconsin (2 Projects) $299,760
Wyoming Wind River Canyon Scenic Byway—Corridor Management Plan Development $57,550
Chief Joseph Scenic Byway—Completing Development of the Interpretive Master Plan $14,400
Wyoming Centennial Scenic Byway—Portals, Entrance Signs, Pullouts, Interpretation $716,000
Total for Wyoming (3 Projects) $787,950
Total (276 Projects) $30,533,369