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Temporary ACA Route Road Closures / Atlantic Coast Route, Section 34, 2014

« on: May 25, 2024, 03:11:00 pm »

I encountered heavy construction traffic on Fleetwood and Aden Roads in mid May. (The dump trucks were going to and from a work site, probably new data centers.) These are two-lane country roads with no paved shoulders. A steady stream of dump and logging trucks made for very stressful conditions. Ride with care.

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Routes / C&O Canal Towpath

« on: May 16, 2018, 02:39:50 pm »

If you are planning on using the C&O Canal towpath this week, check with the National Park Service first. Heavy rains over an extended period are making a mess of the towpath. A short section of the canal between miles 51 (Catoctin Viaduct) and 54 (Brunswick) is closed. The Park Service is evaluating the towpath between miles 42 and 70.

These are part of the ACA Chicago to New York Route, PHIL ALT 1 section.

https://www.nps.gov/choh/index.htm

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Routes / Atlantic Coast Route DC to Key West - Logistics

« on: May 03, 2017, 12:24:44 pm »

I am planning a fall tour along the southern half of the Atlantic Coast Route. I am thinking of riding from DC to Key West. The issue I am dealing with is logistics.

I could fly to Fort Myers, take a ferry to Key West, and ride home. This runs the risk of damanging my bike in transit but i don't have to be concerned about return logistics at the end of my trip, can book in advance, save $$$.

Or I could just ride south and figure out return logistics when I get done. Ferry to Fort Myers and plane home or ride to Miami and take Amtrak. Both involve boxing the bike.

Advice?

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Routes / Atlantic Coast Route - Dangerous Bollards installed

« on: June 07, 2012, 12:38:00 pm »

The Atlantic Coast route uses the Mount Vernon Trail bewteen Washington DC and Mount Vernon.  About 7.5 miles south of DC, the route passes under the enormouse Woodrow Wilson Bridge.  Recently a number of bollards have been placed across the path. These bollards are black and spaced quite closely together.  Three of them are at the base of a hill. 

See http://rootchopper.blogspot.com/2012/06/woodrow-wilson-bridge-bollard-farm.html for more details. 

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Routes / Atlantic Coast Route Changes?

« on: April 26, 2011, 01:16:18 pm »

I am planning a trip from Albany NY to Washington DC, mostly on the Atlantic Coast Route.  I have some old ACA-ACR maps that I am planning on using but am a little concerned about major route changes such as bridge closures.  I know that there is a new pedestrian bridge across the Hudson at Pughkeepsee that I am planning to take and a new rail trail here and there.  I can't seem to find online any changes to the route that would cause me woe. Do you know of any?

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General Discussion / Lower Potomac River Crossing

« on: September 19, 2009, 07:55:09 pm »

Greetings from Alexandria VA

As you may know the Potomac Heritage Route has a bit of a glitch caused by the lack of frequent ferries across the lower Potomac River.  The ferries are needed because there is no on-road bicycle crossing south of Alexandria near Washington DC.  This is also one reason why the Atlantic Coast Route goes through the DC area.  This could change if the Governor Nice Bridge north of Fredericksburg Virgina is modified to include a bike lane.  The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) is planning to improve the bridge in the near future and is seeking comments.  If you're interested in giving the MDTA a nudge in the right direction you can tell them here:

http://www.mdta.maryland.gov/Nicebridge/nice_index.html

John Pickett

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General Discussion / WARNING East Coast Route - Old Town Alexandria VA

« on: October 14, 2007, 12:27:39 pm »

For anyone doing the East Coast Roue through Alexandria VA (the Mount Venon Trail), be aware that Alexadria police have begun an aggressive bicycling ticketing campaign.  If you roll through a stop sign you are liable to get an $80 ticket.