▁road way ▁but ▁also ▁an ▁extensive ▁cor rid or ▁of ▁surrounding ▁park land . ▁ ▁State ▁ ▁Many ▁individual ▁state ▁govern ments ▁also ▁spons or ▁programs ▁for ▁design ating ▁scen ic ▁by ways , ▁which ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁first ▁step ▁towards ▁the ▁design ation ▁of ▁a ▁National ▁Sc en ic ▁By way ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁Administration . ▁Gener ally ▁the ▁state ▁by ways ▁are ▁nominated ▁by ▁local ▁communities ▁with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁department ▁of ▁natural ▁resources ▁and ▁tour ism ▁offices ▁and ▁then ▁designated ▁by ▁the ▁state ' s ▁department ▁of ▁transport ation . ▁Fort y - e ight ▁U . S . ▁states ▁and ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁manage ▁scen ic ▁by ways ▁programs ▁that ▁operate ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Sc en ic ▁By ways ▁Program . ▁ ▁Native ▁American ▁ ▁The ▁N ava jo ▁National ▁Sc en ic ▁By ways ▁were ▁developed ▁by ▁a ▁task ▁force ▁including ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁and ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁and ▁are ▁admin ister ed ▁with ▁the ▁co operation ▁of ▁the ▁Federal ▁Highway ▁Administration . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁State ▁wild life ▁tra ils ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁United ▁States ▁feder ally ▁maintained ▁roads ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁America ' s ▁By ways , ▁a ▁complete ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁feder ally ▁designated ▁National ▁Sc en ic ▁By ways ▁and ▁All - American ▁Ro ads ▁▁▁ ▁Category : Ro ad ▁transport ation ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : H istor ic ▁pres ervation ▁in ▁the