U.S. Bicycle Route 7

{{Short description|Bicycle route in the United States}}

{{Infobox road

| country = USA

| type = USBR

| route = 7

| map =

| length_mi = {{#expr: 86.0 + 65.9 + 228.7 }}

| length_km =

| length_round =

| length_ref = {{cite letter|subject=Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route|first=Jon|last=Kaplan|recipient=American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials|date=August 19, 2015|accessdate=August 19, 2018|url=http://sp.route.transportation.org/Documents/2015%20AM%20September%2024%20Chicago,%20IL/VT%20-%20USBR%207.pdf|format=PDF}}{{cite letter|subject=Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route|first=Melanie|last=Zimyeski|recipient=American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials|date=February 16, 2016|accessdate=August 19, 2018|url=http://sp.route.transportation.org/Documents/2016%20SM%20Des%20Moines%2c%20IA/US_Bicycle_Routes_Binder.pdf|format=PDF}}{{cite letter|subject=Application for Designation of a U.S. Bicycle Route|first=Peter|last=Sutton|recipient=American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials|date=April 18, 2016|accessdate=August 19, 2018|url=http://sp.route.transportation.org/Documents/2016%20SM%20Des%20Moines%2c%20IA/US_Bicycle_Routes_Binder.pdf#page=42|format=PDF}}

| established = 2015

| direction_a = South

| terminus_a = Norwalk, Connecticut

| junction = {{plainlist|

| direction_b = North

| terminus_b = Canadian border

| states = Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut

| browse = {{Infobox road/USBR browse

|previous_route=1

|next_route=8

}}

}}

U.S. Bicycle Route 7 (USBR 7) is a north–south U.S. Bicycle Route that follows the Western New England Greenway in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont in the United States.

Route description

USBR 7 runs parallel to U.S. Route 7 from a junction with the East Coast Greenway in Norwalk, Connecticut, to Route Verte 4 at the Canadian border. The route is currently only signed in Connecticut. {{Cite news|last=Fox|first=Sandra Diamond|title=New Milford cyclist leads effort to install directional signs on 84 miles of CT Route 7 bike route|url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-route-7-bike-route-signs-17808120.php|website=ctinsider.com|access-date=August 21, 2023}}

History

The Vermont segment was established in 2015,{{AASHTO minutes|year=2015A|page=6|accessdate=August 19, 2018}} and the rest of the route was added the following year.{{AASHTO minutes|year=2016S|pages=4, 6|accessdate=August 19, 2018}} In 2023, the Connecticut section was signed by cyclist Tom O'Brien. {{Cite news|last=Fox|first=Sandra Diamond|title=New Milford cyclist leads effort to install directional signs on 84 miles of CT Route 7 bike route|url=https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-route-7-bike-route-signs-17808120.php|website=ctinsider.com|access-date=August 21, 2023}}

Future

When U.S. Bicycle Route 1 is extended through Connecticut, it is expected to meet USBR 7 near Norwalk.{{cite web|title=National Corridor Plan|publisher=Adventure Cycling Association|access-date=August 19, 2018|url=https://www.adventurecycling.org/routes-and-maps/us-bicycle-route-system/national-corridor-plan/}}

References

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