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OPERATIONS
Pedestrian Bridge Enhances Trail
Safety at Rocky Gap State Park
By Eric Kidd
ocky Gap State Park - located in
Maryland's Allegany County - is
a breathtaking 3,000-acre state park. The
park features beautiful, rugged mountains,
a dense hemlock forest, and the picturesque
Lake Habeeb, known for what
many call the " bluest water in the state. "
It's safe to say that Rocky Gap State Park
provides a unique and memorable experience
for all its visitors to enjoy.
For park officials, a walking trail that
allowed visitors to enjoy the beauty of
R
Rocky Gap State Park's scenic 243-acre
Lake Habeeb posed a safety concern by
crossing over a vehicle access road. Even
with drivers maintaining safe speeds and
driving cautiously, there's always a risk
of danger when there's heavy pedestrian
traffic on a road created for vehicles.
Park officials took aim at creating a safer
walking environment for pedestrians -
and getting them off the road.
Rocky Gap State Park partnered with
Excavating Associates and Bedford Reinforced
Plastics to reroute pedestrians
to a safer trail. Park officials needed a
pedestrian bridge to integrate into its picturesque
nature trail system that looped
around the lake, choosing to install a
fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) pedestrian
bridge. The teams collectively
developed a 200-linear-foot FRP bridge
and boardwalk system that seamlessly
integrated with the trail around the lake
and allowed hikers and bikers to get off
the road and continue safely on the trail.
To read the full
article,
visit
parksandrecreation.org/PedestrianBridge
EnhancesTrailSafety.
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