<P> This is a list of people who have walked across the United States from the east coast to the west coast or vice versa . Walking or running across the United States has long been pursued as a way to bring publicity to social causes . </P> <P> Bill Bucklew departed Tybee Island, Georgia, at 8: 30 AM, November 24, 2017, and arrived at Imperial beach, San Diego, on January 31, 2018, at 12: 45 PM . Bucklew appears to have set the record for walking coast to coast (67 days). Bucklew has Parkinson's disease and walked an average of 1.5 marathons per day, every day without a break . Bucklew was real - time trackable throughout his walk via Google location sharing and had different people walking with him in each state . Bucklew raised over $120,000 for the Michael J. Fox foundation and is writing a book about the connections he made along the way . </P>

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