The trail was established in 1976 as part of the country's bicentennial and is celebrating its 40th birthday this year. The other original national bike route is USBR 1, which runs north and south through the Atlantic coast states.
KYTC spokesman Keith Todd said a number of cyclists travel through the area along the route.
“A couple of times a week during the summer months, you’ll encounter single bikers to groups of 3 to 5 generally with camping gear strapped to their bicycles,” Todd said. “The new signage may not immediately attract additional riders, but it will allow them to more easily travel the route without having to constantly check a map.”
In western Kentucky, the bike trail follows KY 120 from the Crittenden-Webster County Line to Marion, where it takes KY 91 North to the Cave-In-Rock Ferry to enter Illinois. Nationwide, the route runs from Virginia to Missouri, with plans to eventually extend it to the Pacific coast in Oregon.
A map and more information is available at http://go.usa.gov/cuDvJ.
