Two New Bridge for the DC to Pittsburgh Bike trail in Pittsburgh

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From July 8th, 2010
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10189/1071217-455.stm

From July 7th, 2010:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10188/1070865-55.stm

Construction plans for the Montour Trial, which connects to the Great Allegheny Passage and goes around Pittsburgh to its south"
http://www.montourtrail.org/construction/construction.html

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1. kick

So many trails, so little time :D

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2. Sandcastle Waterpark nearing bike trail agreement

Last link in Great Allegheny Passage
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Allegheny County and Sandcastle Waterpark are expected to announce an agreement within days that will allow completion of the last missing piece of a biking and hiking trail linking Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.

"I really expect we'll have a formal announcement in the next couple days," said James Judy, vice president of operations for Palace Entertainment, owner of the park. "I believe that is probably going to be the case," agreed county spokesman Kevin Evanto.

The deal would cap years of negotiations aimed at finding a way to accommodate the trail on the park's narrow strip of land between a railroad line and the Monongahela River.


The roughly one-mile stretch is the last link in the 150-mile Great Allegheny Passage from Pittsburgh to Cumberland, Md., where it connects to the C&O Towpath to Washington.


When all is complete, it will be possible to bike about 335 continuous, mostly flat miles from Pittsburgh to the nation's capital without interference from motorized traffic.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10194/1072356-455.stm#ixzz0vBxgyAeV

Sandcastle Waterpark has new owners who enabled the trail right of way! This, and the two new bridges and the USX coke-gas corridor donation mean that one can ride from Downtown Pittsburgh to Georgetown.

Amtrak just announced roll on roll off bike service for the Capitol Limited train from Pittburgh to Washington. One would have to ride for a few blocks on city streets to get to the Amtrak stations, though.

I may pedal it next year.