U.S. Bicycle Route 76 U.S. Bicycle Route 76 is a cross-country bicycle route east of Kansas in the United States . It is one of the two original U.S. Bicycle Routes, the other being U.S. Bicycle Route 1 . U.S. Bicycle Route 76 runs from the Midwestern state of Missouri to the eastern seaboard state of Virginia . It is also known as the TransAmerica Bike Route and is contained within the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail . A spur, U.S. Bicycle Route 176 , was established in Virginia in 2016.History Bicycle Route 76 originated as the Bikecentennial , the route for a large bike tour organized for the 1976 celebration of the United States Bicentennial . The Adventure Cycling Association was at that time also known as the "Bikecentennial." Bicycle Route 76 was established in 1982 as an original U.S. Bicycle Route, along with U.S. Bicycle Route 1 from Florida to Virginia. Bicycle traffic along a good deal of Bicycle Route 76 has been sparse to practically non-existent for several years. However, a 2003 conference encouraged the establishment of new interstate bicycle routes, as well as proposing the extension the two existing ones, 76's western terminus being conjectured on the Oregon coast. Since 2014, the annual Trans Am Bike Race has used the route.Route description ! scope="row" | Total ||Kansas In Kansas, U.S. Bicycle Route 76 runs from the Colorado state line at K-96 near Towner, Colorado , to the Missouri state line at K-126 near Pittsburg, Kansas .Missouri In the state of Missouri, U.S. Bicycle Route 76 is signed. The route begins at the Kansas border 28 miles west of Golden City , continuing east across 348.5 miles of the state before reaching the Mississippi River just west of Chester, Illinois . The route passes through the following counties: In the state of Illinois, U.S. Bicycle Route 76 intersects the Tunnel Hill State Trail in southern Illinois and passes through the following counties: In the state of Kentucky, U.S. Bicycle Route 76 is signed, and a map is available as part of a state bicycle tours publication.Virginia In the state of Virginia, part of U.S. Bicycle Route 76 is signed, and a map is available as part of a state bicycling publication. The route passes along the following roads and through the following counties and communities: State Route 80 from Elkhorn City, Kentucky to Meadowview, Virginia in Washington County Buchanan County Dickenson County Russell County Washington County * Meadowview to Damascus * U.S. Route 58 from Damascus, where the route crosses the Virginia Creeper Trail and the Appalachian Trail to County Route 603 through Smyth County to Troutdale in Grayson County Smyth County Grayson County * State Route 16 from Troutdale to Sugar Grove in Smyth County Smyth County Wythe County Pulaski County City of Radford Montgomery County * County Routes 787, 664, 600, and 666 from Radford to Christiansburg * Ellett Road from Cambria in Christiansburg across the Eastern Continental Divide to Ellett just east of Blacksburg passing under the Wilson Creek Bridge , second tallest bridge in Virginia, and part of the Virginia Smart Road , and passing Trinity United Methodist Church , Earhart House , and Blankenship Farm just before reaching Ellett * Lusters Gate Road from Ellett to Lusters Gate passing through the Virginian Railway Underpass and through Ellett Valley with the North Fork of the Roanoke River to the east and the Eastern Continental Divide a few miles to the west * Catawba Road from Lusters Gate to the Roanoke County line passing through Catawba Valley Roanoke County * Blacksburg Road from the Montgomery County line to Catawba passing out of the Roanoke River watershed and into the Chesapeake Bay watershed * County Route 779 from Catawba to the Botetourt County line Botetourt County Rockbridge County City of Lexington Rockbridge County Augusta County and Nelson County Just south of Waynesboro near Afton Mountain , the route runs along the Blue Ridge Parkway for about 25 miles, overlooking the Shenandoah Valley to the west and Nelson County's Rockfish Valley to the east. Albemarle County City of Charlottesville Fluvanna County Goochland County Louisa County Hanover County Henrico County Charles City County James City County * Along the Colonial Parkway to Yorktown City of Williamsburg York County * Yorktown Total miles: 560.1Auxiliary routes U.S. Bicycle Route 176 U.S. Bicycle Route 176 is a connector route that connecting USBR 1 and USBR 76 at a point a little further south than where the routes cross. It travels along the Virginia Capital Trail for.
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