U.S. Bicycle Route 20

U.S. Bicycle Route 20
U.S. Bicycle Route 20
Route information
Length	579.8 mi (933.1 km)
Existed	2011–present
Washington segment
Length	77.9 mi (125.4 km)
West end	Columbia–Walla Walla county line near Waitsburg, Washington
Major intersections	USBR 81 in Clarkston, Washington;
East end	Southway Bridge at Idaho state line in Lewiston, Idaho
Minnesota segment
Length	314 mi (505 km)
West end	Red River at Interstate 94 bridge in Moorhead, Minnesota
East end	Hester Park on the Mississippi River north of downtown St. Cloud, Minnesota
Michigan segment
Length	314 mi (505 km)
West end	with US 10 at SS Badger in Ludington, Michigan (currently)
East end	near M-29 at the Bluewater Ferry in Marine City, Michigan
Location
Country	United States
States	Washington, Minnesota, Michigan
Highway system
	United States Bicycle Route System; List;

U.S. Bicycle Route 20 (USBR 20) is a U.S. Numbered Bicycle Route that is planned to run from the Oregon Coast to Marine City, Michigan.^[4] As of 2021^[update], sections of the route in Washington state and Michigan have been approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), comprising 387 miles (623 km).

Route description

Lengths
	mi	km
WA	77.9	125.4
MN	187.9	302.4
MI	314.0	505.3
Total	579.8	933.1

Washington

The route runs 77.9 miles (125.4 km) from the Columbia–Walla Walla county line near Lewis and Clark Trail State Park to the Idaho state line at Clarkston, Washington, following U.S. Route 12.^[5]^[6]

Minnesota

The section of USBR 20 in Minnesota is 187.9 miles (302.4 km). It starts at the North Dakota border at Moorhead and the Red River. From there it is on roads and trails to Pelican Rapids. It merges with the Heart of the Lakes Trail to Maplewood State Park, and then to Fergus Falls on a section of the North Country Trail. It continues on the Central Lakes Trail to Osakis and then the Lake Wobegon Regional Trail and on to the Mississippi River at St. Cloud.

Michigan

USBR 20 in Michigan is 314 miles (505 km). The route connects with ferries on both sides of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. In Marine City in the east, it meets the Bluewater Ferry which connects to Sombra, Ontario, Canada. In the west, it connects to the Lake Michigan Carferry from Ludington, Michigan, to Manitowoc, Wisconsin.^[7]

History

On May 4, 2011, AASHTO voted to approve the Michigan Department of Transportation's application for designation of the 310-mile-long (500 km) Michigan segment of the route.

The Washington section was approved by AASHTO in August 2021.

The Minnesota section was announced by Adventure Cycling Association on June 28, 2022.^[8]

The remaining sections of the route are not yet well-defined, but it is planned to run through Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin as well as Washington, Minnesota, and Michigan.^[9]