New Bridge over Central Road

Finally! The entire Paul Douglas Trail is open again and the bridge that crosses over Central Road is open. The trail has been closed at the Roselle Road and Central Road intersection all year (until now) and I believe all of last year (2018) for the new Tollway entrance off of Central Road  (to go west on I90) and for the new Bike Trail Bridge that crosses Central Road at Roselle Road.

 This really opens up a lot of possibilities to extend rides either from of to the Paul Douglas Trail. For example, I know that you can go down Hillcrest Blvd (just after you cross over Central and the Tollway out to the Poplar Creek Trail and you can also even get to the Busse Woods Trail from here (although that one is a little farther and not as easy). Then of course there are quite a few other trails and bike routes near here.

I took the photo above and a few others in an overcast day (after a little rain) and right after the bridge and trail were open again so the photo is not that scenic and there isn’t even any grass there yet but I wanted to get this posted since it is a pretty cool thing for anyone who rides this trail very often (as I do) or plans to ride this trail and maybe even explore other trails that can be reached from here.

I posted a few more pictures of the bridge (just 3) on a photo page that I attached to the Paul Douglas Trail pages on this site. For the additional bridge/trail pictures or just more information on the Paul Douglas Trail or other trails documented on this site see: The New Bridge Over Central Road trail page here.