Byways in Michigan
America's Byways Collection
- Copper Country Trail National Byway
- River Road Scenic Byway
- Woodward Avenue (M-1) – Automotive Heritage Trail*
Additional Byways
- Benzie-Manistee Byway M-22
- Black River Scenic Byway
- Center Avenue Heritage Route/Bay City Historic Route
- Chief Noonday Recreational Trail
- Hidden Coast Byway – M 35
- Huron Shores Recreational Heritage Route
- I-69 Recreational Heritage Route
- Iron County Heritage Trail – US 2
- Leelanau Scenic Byway
- Marshall’s Territorial Road Historic Heritage Road
- Monroe Street Heritage Route
- North Huron Byway M-134
- Old Mission Peninsula Heritage Route – M 37
- Pathway to Family Fun Recreational Heritage Route
- Tahquamenon Scenic Byway – M 123
- Top of the Lake Scenic Byway – US 2
- Tunnel of Trees Heritage Route – M 119
- U.S. 12 Heritage Trail
- West Michigan Pike HIstoric Byway – US 31
- Whitefish Bay Scenic Highway
Information
National Scenic Byways and All-American Roads are designated by the Federal Department of Transportation and become part of the America’s Byways® collection. To become an official National Scenic Byways, qualifying roads must have one of the following six “intrinsic qualities”: 1. Scenic, 2. Historic, 3. Archeological, 4. Recreational, 5. Cultural, or 6. Natural. To become an All-American Road, two or more of these unique intrinsic qualities must be present (along with a more comprehensive “corridor management plan”). State-level byways are most frequently designated by the State Department of Transportation (DOT), but can also be designated by federal agencies (at the state level) such as the US Forest Service, NPS, BLM, USACE, US Fish & Wildlife, as well as by tribal organizations.
*Byways in the America’s Byways collection with an asterisk are All-American Roads.