Previously the route verification was complete from Newport to Carrollton which is around 80 miles. Some secondary highways were required however there seemed to be very little traffic. Lots of what a friend calls "goat path" roads on the route which were around 9 -10 feet wide with remarkably good pavement. Some pretty healthy climbs along the way to get more of that great scenery.
The past two days I rode from Carrollton to Louisville and back verifying two routes. Both routes used the same roads South out of Carrollton to Sulphur where one route dropped down to Smithfield then West. The other route continued all the way to Louisville on the North side of the interstate entering the city on River Road. Ideally it made more sense to me to remain North of the Interstate being a slightly shorter distance and what appeared to be nice roads. In the end what I found was that the Southern route of 67 miles had more scenic roads pretty much all the way to Interstate 265. Inside the loop and past Anchorage it was typical city riding however. Not my type of riding but the destination is downtown Louisville and it was either this or River Road (North of Interstate route) which is two lane in places with minimal shoulder.
Once downtown riders can use the US31 bridge connecting to more routes in Indiana.
The Big Four Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge at the East end of town is completed crossing the Ohio River into Indiana.
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