[Talk-us] Fwd: Re: Long-distance scenic roads

[Nathan Edgars II]

On 2/24/2011 6:44 PM, Charlotte Wolter wrote:
>
> These two are probably the best known of such roads, but there are others.
> --In the 1920s, the Lincoln Highway was established across the United
> States to promote auto travel (it seems to have succeeded). Portions
> were financed by oil companies. The route was refined several times over
> the years, but it is still marked in many places. The route follows
> everything from interstates to dirt roads (at a few places out west). It
> even has a Web site.
> --Of course there's Route 66.

These are different. They were pieced together from existing roads, and 
still serve as local roads, so classifications can be assigned in the 
same way as we do for other roads (possibly involving chicken entrails). 
On the other hand, the BRP and NTP are solely intended for scenic 
driving (with the possible exception of some parts of the BRP that 
provide access to isolated (?) secondary routes).

 > --There's also the beautiful George Washington Parkway, which leads from
 > Washington, D.C., to Mount Vernon. It also was constructed like the Blue
 > Ridge and is lined with park land. Its route changes from interstate to
 > parkway to residential road at the end.

This is more like the BRP and NTP, but it was likely designed as a 
dual-purpose scenic road and commuter route. Even if its initial purpose 
was entirely scenic, today it is a major commuter route, so it can be 
classified normally.