Fresh Creek Bridge open for bicycles along the Greenway!
You may recall from our Real Rider Route #5 that there is substantial construction along the Belt Parkway. A new bridge is being built over Fresh Creek and it includes a brand new bicycle lane. BRBR cruised over it today and can report that it is open for use. Construction crews were putting some of the final parts of the fencing into place on Saturday afternoon. We are guessing that it will also open to eastbound Belt Parkway traffic very soon.
The bicycle and pedestrian lane is wide and generous and separated from the Parkway traffic by a stepped concrete barrier. Chainlink fence sits atop the barrier to a height of about 6'. The water side is only an 8' high chainlink fence.
Very straightforward and the chainlink side allows a view straight down to the water inlet below.
While riding a bicycle, the barriers also keep that Formula-1-in-Monaco feeling that we have grown to appreciate.
Ayrton Senna qualifying at Monaco, 1986
