Battle Road Byway Receives Designation As 'All-American Road' By Federal Highway Administration In Town Of Lexington

Press release from the Town of Lexington:

February 18, 2021

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) officials recently announced 49 new designations to the America's Byways® collection, including 15 All-American Roads (AAR) and 34 National Scenic Byways (NSB) in 28 states. This increases the number of America's Byways® to 184 in 48 states. The Battle Road Scenic Byway, which passes through Lexington, was one of the 15 AARs.

The byway follows the approximate path of the British regulars during the battles that marked the start of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775—where the “shot heard round the world” was fired. The byway runs along approximately fifteen miles of roads in the communities of Arlington, Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord, including part of the Minute Man National Historical Park.

Learn more about the Battle Road Scenic Byway.

The “Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019,” enacted in 2019, required the U.S. Transportation Secretary to solicit nominations for designation of All-American Roads and National Scenic Byways, resulting in 63 nominations. Each application was reviewed by subject-matter experts on historic preservation, design, cultural resources, and visual impacts, tourism and economic development, highway safety, federal lands, and Native American history and culture.

This press release was produced by the Town of Lexington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.