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The Peak to Peak Scenic Byway is a 55-mile (89 km) National Forest Scenic Byway and Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway located in Gilpin, Boulder, Larimer counties, Colorado, USA. The Peak to Peak Highway was originally built in 1918 [3] and provides views of the Front Range mountains in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. It was Colorado's first ...
The Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Program was established in March 1989, and is one of the oldest state scenic byway programs. Since 1989, the program has designated 26 Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways with 2,585 miles (4,160 km) of roadway, 4,459 miles (7,176 km) including scenic byway extensions in adjacent states.
The highway continues west-north-west through Coal Creek Canyon and aptly named Wondervu, across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks at Pinecliffe, eventually joining the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway northbound. For three miles along the Byway it coincides with SH 119. The two routes diverge at Nederland.
The 124-mile Highway 12 Scenic Byway passes through plenty of the glorious canyon land for which southern Utah is famous, including Red Canyon, Bryce Canyon National Park, Petrified Forest State ...
Byway follows original Central Pacific railway grade west of Promontory Summit, the site of the completion of the First transcontinental railroad at Golden Spike National Historic Site. Also a Utah Scenic Byway. [15] [91] [92] I Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway: New Mexico: 13 21 La Junta Point in Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
The northwestern segment of the highway is part of the Peak to Peak Scenic Byway and furnishes an access route to Estes Park, Colorado and Rocky Mountain National Park. In its southeast portion it skirts the northern end of the Denver Metropolitan Area , providing an access route connecting Boulder , Lafayette and Brighton with Interstate 25 (I ...
Highway of Legends Scenic Byway [26] [27] [28] 82 miles (132 km) Silver Thread Scenic and Historic Byway [36] [37] [38] 117 miles (188 km) The following Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway is both a National Scenic Byway and a Back Country Byway: Gold Belt Tour Scenic and Historic Byway [36] [37] [38] 131 miles (211 km)
There are 27 designated Florida scenic highways. Two have the highest classification as an All-American Road; six are listed as National Scenic Byway.