Touring - US Bike Route 1 in VA or Highway 1

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mattm3
06-22-10, 01:17 PM
I'm looking for a good map of USBR 1 in Virginia. I ordered the map from the state and it sucks. Anyone know where I can find a good map or a Google Earth KML file?

Also, I was searching through MapMyRide and found someone has a route there that goes from Fredericksburg to Richmond (Ashland) but instead of using USBR 1, they ride on Highway 1 most of the way. Anyone tried riding on Rt. 1 (Highway 1) anywhere from DC to Richmond?

Thanks,

Matt

EKW in DC
06-22-10, 01:51 PM
http://www.openstreetmap.org/ has it bike route 1 mapped out nicely, I think. Just use the Cycle Map base layer.

The portions of US Rte. 1 I've driven on between here and Fredericksburg are NOT the kinds of places I'd want to be on a bicycle. I can't speak for stretches further south, though Google Maps street view shows little or no shoulder for long strecthes, and it's a 4 lane road w/ a 55 mph speed limit. I'm also guessing it's fairly well traveled, even if 95 is nearby most of the time. Not my cup of tea. YMMV.
mattm3
06-23-10, 11:07 AM
Thanks for the tip. I looked at openstreets and they do have USBR1 marked. It follows ACA Atlantic Coast route in a lot of places. I think I'm going to try a mix of the two routes plus a couple routes I found on MapMyRide.

EKW in DC
06-23-10, 12:34 PM
Glad I could help! Good luck with the tour!

I've been looking to at possible routes, too, to figure out how I might go about riding from DC to my sister or parents in Hampton, VA or Eliz. City, NC respectively. That won't be happening anytime soon, though. Maybe next year...
2entendre
06-29-10, 03:31 PM
Planning on riding from DC to Virginia Beach this weekend any routes/ tips/ suggestions?
WillJL
06-29-10, 07:15 PM
This thread would be much more appropriate in the "Regional Discussions" section.
mattm3
06-30-10, 02:30 PM
Good suggestion for the regional page. I just posted over there but since this is a tour and many people here have toured or live in that area, I think it works here too.

Here's the questionable part of my route as it stands now if anyone wants to comment.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=102112524269001724770.00048a45033daae8be01a&ll=39.067181,-77.461853&spn=0.674919,1.282654&z=10 (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=102112524269001724770.00048a45033daae8be01a&ll=39.067181,-77.461853&spn=0.674919,1.282654&z=10)