Difference between revisions of "West Ellerbe Creek Trail"

from HTYP, the free directory anyone can edit if they can prove to me that they're not a spambot
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(saving work)
 
 
(16 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
<hide>
 +
[[page type::article]]
 +
[[thing type::pedestrian trail]]
 +
[[thing type::bike trail]]
 +
[[where::US/NC/Durham]]
 +
[[category:US/NC/Durham/trails]]
 +
</hide>
 +
__NOTOC__
 +
{|
 +
|-
 +
| valign=top |
 +
==About==
 +
[[West Ellerbe Creek Trail]] is a bicycle/pedestrian trail in [[Durham, NC]] that currently runs [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/36.02313/-78.92925 from] {{l/sub|Indian Trail Park|pfx=US/NC/Durham/}} (off Albany Street near the eastern edge of [[Hillandale Golf Course]]) east-northeast along the western portion of [[Ellerbe Creek]] to [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/36.03541/-78.90967 intersect with] [[Stadium Drive Trail]].
 +
===I-85 tunnel===
 +
A highlight of the trail is the tunnel under I-85 between Guess Road and the [[North Pointe Shopping Mall]]. Although the tunnel itself was build in the twenty-aughts, the trail did not open until 2018. Here's what happened:
 +
* Right-of-way along [[Ellerbe Creek]] northeast of the tunnel was donated in the 1990s by the shopping centers on its east side.
 +
* The tunnel itself was built during the remodeling of I-85 sometime between 2003 and 2009 (circa 2005, but not sure of exact year).
 +
* The trail's design phase was complete by 2010-07-15, but no funding for construction was available.
 +
* By the time construction funding ''was'' first available, the course of the stream had shifted so that the planned path route caused environmental issues and had to be re-planned.
 +
** New (as of 2014) water-quality rules were also a barrier to construction.
 +
* A new route was designed, construction funding was obtained, and the section was open by 2018-03-04.
 +
| valign=top bgcolor=#ccffff |
 
==Navigation==
 
==Navigation==
−
[[category:US/NC/Durham]][[Earth]]: [[United States]]: [[North Carolina]]: {{instate|Durham|NC}}: [[West Ellerbee Creek Trail]]
+
[[Earth]]: [[United States]]: [[North Carolina]]: {{instate|Durham|NC}}: [[West Ellerbe Creek Trail]]
 
===Connections===
 
===Connections===
−
* '''Northeast''': [[South Ellerbee Creek Trail]] (eventually)
+
* '''Northeast''': [[Ellerbe Creek Trail]] (eventually)
−
* '''Southwest''': [[Hillandale Golf Course]]
+
* '''Southwest''': [[Hillandale Golf Course]] (not sure if there's a pedestrian connection)
 
===Sections===
 
===Sections===
−
* '''Existing''': from [[Hillandale Golf Course]] (Perennial Drive) east-northeast along [[West Ellerbee Creek]] to [[US/NC/Durham/Westover Park|Westover Park]] (Maryland Avenue)
+
* '''older''':
−
* '''To be built''': from Westover Park (between Guess Road and Maryland Ave.), under [[I-85]] and ending at [[South Ellerbee Creek Trail]] on Stadium Drive
+
** '''south-southwest''': [[Hillandale Golf Course]] / {{l/sub|Indian Trail Park|pfx=US/NC/Durham/}}
−
** the tunnel under I-85 was built during highway widening circa 2005
+
** '''north-northeast''' to {{l/sub|Westover Park|pfx=US/NC/Durham/}} (Maryland Avenue) ([http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/gis_apps/parkapp/park.cfm?selVal=park&ParkNam=Westover+Park listing])
−
** right-of-way along West Ellerbee Creek has already been acquired
+
* '''completed 2018''': from Westover Park (between Guess Road and Maryland Ave.), under [[I-85]] and ending at [[Stadium Drive Trail]] on Stadium Drive
−
** design phase complete, but no funding for construction as of 2010-07-15
+
|}
 +
==Links==
 +
===Reference===
 +
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160519224102/http://www.bikewalkdurham.org/dost/TrailWebPages/WEllerbeCrTr.html (archive.org) Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission] (BPAC)
 +
 
 +
===Posts===
 +
* '''2018-03-04''' {{l/htw|2018/03/04|photos of Woozle's walk}} along the newly-opened section that crosses under I-85
 +
 
 +
===News===
 +
* '''2014-02-11''' [http://www.thedurhamnews.com/2014/02/11/3608983/durham-greenway-could-be-condemnation.html Durham greenway could be condemnation bound]: "...the owners of the Bed, Bath and Beyond shopping center and Costco land already donated easements, back in the 1990s. The catch is, since then the creek has meandered to a new course and the old easements are now in buffer zones where new water-quality rules prohibit any construction."
 +
* '''2007-06-06''' [http://www.bullcityrising.com/2007/06/act_now_help_co.html Act now: Help connect the North-South & W. Ellerbe Creek Greenways]

Latest revision as of 23:50, 15 April 2022


About

West Ellerbe Creek Trail is a bicycle/pedestrian trail in Durham, NC that currently runs from Indian Trail Park (off Albany Street near the eastern edge of Hillandale Golf Course) east-northeast along the western portion of Ellerbe Creek to intersect with Stadium Drive Trail.

I-85 tunnel

A highlight of the trail is the tunnel under I-85 between Guess Road and the North Pointe Shopping Mall. Although the tunnel itself was build in the twenty-aughts, the trail did not open until 2018. Here's what happened:

  • Right-of-way along Ellerbe Creek northeast of the tunnel was donated in the 1990s by the shopping centers on its east side.
  • The tunnel itself was built during the remodeling of I-85 sometime between 2003 and 2009 (circa 2005, but not sure of exact year).
  • The trail's design phase was complete by 2010-07-15, but no funding for construction was available.
  • By the time construction funding was first available, the course of the stream had shifted so that the planned path route caused environmental issues and had to be re-planned.
    • New (as of 2014) water-quality rules were also a barrier to construction.
  • A new route was designed, construction funding was obtained, and the section was open by 2018-03-04.

Navigation

Earth: United States: North Carolina: Durham: West Ellerbe Creek Trail

Connections

Sections

Links

Reference

Posts

News

Retrieved from "https://htyp.org/mw/index.php?title=West_Ellerbe_Creek_Trail&oldid=28057"