Kansas designates U.S. Bicycle Route 76 across the state; now 2013 VA through MO & KS | The Kansas City Star

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The Kansas Transportation Department has designated 487 miles of state roadway to the cross-country route known as U.S. Bicycle Route 76, which eventually is to stretch from Virginia to Oregon.

East to west in Kansas, the route enters the state near Girard and exits near Tribune, taking in such sights as the Flint Hills and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge.

The idea for the route dates to 1976, the nation’s bicentennial. Kansas is the fifth state to officially designate the route, and it now totals 2,013 miles from Virginia through Kansas. The Kansas portion was the next to be added after Missouri, and Kansas cities and counties backed the designation, officials said.

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MoBikeFed comment: This is a welcome addition to the national U.S. Bicycle Route 76, which was started in 1976 as the TransAmerica Trail. The route is used by some thousands of cyclists annually.

MoDOT recently officially adopted the TransAmerica Route through Missouri as USBR 76 and added directional signs along the route through Missouri, making the route far more attractive and easy to use by touring cyclists.