Difference between revisions of "West Ellerbe Creek Trail"

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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

Northeast: Ellerbe Creek Trail (eventually)
Southwest: Hillandale Golf Course (not sure if there's a pedestrian connection)

Sections

older:
- south-southwest: Hillandale Golf Course / Indian Trail Park
- north-northeast to Westover Park (Maryland Avenue) (listing)
completed 2018: from Westover Park (between Guess Road and Maryland Ave.), under I-85 and ending at Stadium Drive Trail on Stadium Drive

Links

Reference

(archive.org) Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission (BPAC)

Posts

2018-03-04 photos of Woozle's walk along the newly-opened section that crosses under I-85

News

2014-02-11 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 Act now: Help connect the North-South & W. Ellerbe Creek Greenways

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+==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==
-[[category:US/NC/Durham/trails]][[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===
-* '''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===
-* '''existing''':
+* '''older''':
-** '''south-southwest''': [[Hillandale Golf Course]] / [[US/NC/Durham/Indian Trail Park|Indian Trail Park]]
+** '''south-southwest''': [[Hillandale Golf Course]] / {{l/sub|Indian Trail Park|pfx=US/NC/Durham/}}
-** '''north-northeast''' to [[US/NC/Durham/Westover Park|Westover Park]] (Maryland Avenue) ([http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/gis_apps/parkapp/park.cfm?selVal=park&ParkNam=Westover+Park listing])
+** '''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])
-* '''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
+* '''completed 2018''': from Westover Park (between Guess Road and Maryland Ave.), under [[I-85]] and ending at [[Stadium Drive Trail]] on Stadium Drive
-** tunnel under I-85 exists
+|}
-** right-of-way along West Ellerbee Creek has already been acquired
+==Links==
-** design phase complete, but no funding for construction as of 2010-07-15
+===Reference===
-==About==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160519224102/http://www.bikewalkdurham.org/dost/TrailWebPages/WEllerbeCrTr.html (archive.org) Durham Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission] (BPAC)
-The [[West Ellerbee Creek Trail]] is a bicycle/pedestrian trail that currently runs from [[Hillandale Golf Course]] / [[US/NC/Durham/Indian Trail Park|Indian Trail Park]] (Perennial Drive) east-northeast along [[West Ellerbee Creek]] to [[US/NC/Durham/Westover Park|Westover Park]] (Maryland Avenue) in [[Durham, NC]].
+===Posts===
+* '''2018-03-04''' {{l/htw|2018/03/04|photos of Woozle's walk}} along the newly-opened section that crosses under I-85
-A longer section continuing along the creek through Westover Park, across Guess Road, under [[I-85]], and connecting with the [[South Ellerbee Creek Trail]] has been designed but not yet built. It will run through a tunnel under I-85 which was built during highway widening circa 2005 and using already-acquired right-of-way along the creek.
+===News===
-==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]