The 15 Best Motorcycle Roads in America
By Basem Wasef, About.com Guide
Considered by some to be among the best roads in California, California Route 36 links Interstates 5 and 101 between Red Bluff and Hydesville with a long, flowing series of twisties that are seemingly tailor made for motorcycles. And if that's not enough, you can even follow it east of I5 to Lassen Volcanic National Park, seen here.
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- The Best Motorcycle Roads in America, #15: Washington Rte. 129 and Oregon Rte. 3
- #14: Ohio Route 170, Calcutta to Poland
- #13: California Route 58, McKittrick to Santa Margarita
- #12: U.S. Route 33, Harrisonburg, Virginia to Seneca Rocks, West Virginia
- #11: Natchez Trace Parkway, from Natchez, Mississippi, to Nashville, Tennessee
- #10: Angeles Crest Highway, California Route 2
- #9: U.S. Route 12, Lolo Pass, Idaho and Montana
- #8: California Route 36
- #7: Cherohala Skyway, North Carolina and Tennessee
- #6: Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park, Montana
- #5: California Route 1, Pacific Coast Highway
- #4: U.S. Route 550, aka "The Million Dollar Highway" from Ouray to Durango, CO
- #3: U.S. Route 129, aka "The Tail of the Dragon"
- #2: Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina
- #1: Beartooth Highway, Montana and Wyoming
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