Great Allegheny Passage, Southside segment of Three Rivers Heritage Trail, Pittsburgh, PA. This is a public art project of the South Side Works development, a shopping area built on the site of the former J&L South Side Works, which rolled steel that was produced at the Pittsburgh Works across the river. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
The Monongahela Connecting RR bridge on the left once carried general rail traffic and was converted for vehicle use. The Hot Metal Bridge on the right was used to shuttle hot metal from the Pittsburgh Works furnaces to the South Side Works rolling mills; it was converted for bike/ped use. Because of the strategic concentration of rail traffic and steel production, this pair of bridges was the nations’ highest-priority bridge for protection from enemy attack during World War II. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
The Eliza Furnace trail provides a transportation and recreation link between the university area of Oakland and downtown Pittsburgh. It runs beside the Pittsburgh Technology Center, which is the redevelopment of the J&L Pittsburgh steel works. Great Allegheny Passage, Eliza Furnace segment of Three Rivers Heritage Trail. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
Great Allegheny Passage, Eliza Furnace segment of Three Rivers Heritage Trail. Just on the edge of downtown Pittsburgh and nestled under a railroad bridge converted for trolley service, this bike/blade rental and service shop serves the urban trails. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
Along the Great Allegheny Passage National Recreation Trail, Three Rivers Heritage Trail. From the end of the Eliza Furnace Trail at Grant St, this shared-use path leads trail users into downtown Pittsburgh and to the Smithfield St Bridge crossing to the Southside Trail. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
On the north side of Point Park, the Ft Duquesne Bridge crosses to the North Side. A bicycle/pedestrian ramp cantilevered from the downstream side provides an easy crossing from Point Park to the stadiums and science center. Great Allegheny Passage, Three Rivers Heritage Trail. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
Along the Great Allegheny Passage National Recreation Trail, Three Rivers Heritage Trail. The Ft Duquesne Bridge crosses to the North Side with a bicycle/pedestrian ramp. - photograph copyright 2008 by Roy Wei
On the North Shore of the Allegheny River, a wide esplanade passes the baseball and football stadiums and leads to the science center. Great Allegheny Passage National Recreation Trail, North Shore segment of Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh, PA. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
Great Allegheny Passage National Recreation Trail, North Shore segment of Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh, PA. This is part of Pittsburgh’s very successful redevelopment of the riverfronts as public recreational space. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
Great Allegheny Passage National Recreation Trail, North Shore segment of Three Rivers Heritage Trail in Pittsburgh, PA. This very popular public fountain cascades down to the edge of the trail, which is right beside the river. To the enormous credit of the Powers that Be, playing in the fountain is not forbidden. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
The Ghost Town National Recreation Trail has long had a gap of about two miles west of Dilltown because two bridges were lost in a flood. Those bridges are now being replaced. This is the construction site of the western bridge. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
The section of the Mon River National Recreation Trail in Morgantown is called the Caperton Trail. North of Morgantown, WV, at the trailhead in Star City, an elaborate playground sits just beside the trail. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
The Mon River National Recreation Trail runs along the east side of the Monongahela River from the PA/WV state line to Pricketts Fort State Park. Just south of the WV/PA state line, a power plant dominates the view across the river from the trail. - photograph copyright 2008 by Mary Shaw
Port Royal Sound Adventure Trail, Pinckney Island, SC - photo by Madison Beard
Port Royal Sound Adventure Trail, Pinckney Island, SC - photo by Madison Beard
Port Royal Sound Adventure Trail, Pinckney Island, SC - photo by Madison Beard
Port Royal Sound Adventure Trail, Pinckney Island, SC - photo by Katie Crawford
Burdette Park-USI Pedestrian, Bicycle and Nature Trail serves as a vital piece of a future two mile trail that will connect Burdette Park and the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN
Burdette Park-USI Pedestrian, Bicycle and Nature Trail serves as a vital piece of a future two mile trail that will connect Burdette Park and the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN
Burdette Park-USI Pedestrian, Bicycle and Nature Trail serves as a vital piece of a future two mile trail that will connect Burdette Park and the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, IN
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