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SidFarkus47 t1_iy3n4rw wrote

Reply to comment by newcitynewme724 in Brilliant Line will provide a car-free route across Allegheny River by hydrateandchill

It doesn't seem like this has to do with the "gaps" in between Millvale and Sharpsburg. This is them buying the old railroad bridge that will take you straight from Aspinwall to Homestead Homewood.

I'm personally more interested in them extending the Millvale Trail up to connect to this, Sharpsburg, Fleming Bridge, etc. Also I hope we get a bike lane on Butler above 57th someday soon (10 year bike plan shows both of these, but not much movement yet).

https://aspinwallriverfrontpark.org/faqs-about-the-brilliant-line/

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newcitynewme724 t1_iy3nwxl wrote

Yeah I thought that was the case. The article does say 4 miles long so there has to be more to that purchase than just a bridge.That extension is what I was most excited about in that 10 year plan.

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hineybush t1_iy7qa3u wrote

they've started work on the sharpsburg riverfront development which will work to connect the trails. https://triblive.com/local/fox-chapel/sharpsburg-seeks-a-near-25-federal-grant-to-help-a-private-developer/

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SidFarkus47 t1_iy8evsw wrote

Good to hear. I've kind of gotten lost and walked from the end of the Millvale Trail all the way to Sharpsburg and it seemed to be a perfectly flat walk, just was all huge, chunky rocks along the railroad.

I say that because.. I'd just really like if they could actually connect them before I'm much older.. Feels like they've been in planning phase for years.

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hineybush t1_iy9yeba wrote

I think the toughest part is how narrow the throughway gets between Millvale and Etna. it'll be nice once things start to connect though, because the new little Etna riverfront park is cute but there really isn't much to do there lol

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internetmaniac t1_iy3n9v3 wrote

Homestead is on a different river

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SidFarkus47 t1_iy3negh wrote

Homewood*

edit: I'm being downvoted, but look at the map. This bridge goes all the way to Homewood. Yes Homewood is not on the river.

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internetmaniac t1_iy3pjwj wrote

Homewood isn’t on a river at all. I think some folks might call that Lincoln-Lemington.

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SidFarkus47 t1_iy3uwm2 wrote

The bridge doesn’t end at the river. I’m pretty sure this is the bridge you can see above you while on Washington Blvd and it goes over a lot of land and ends in Homewood. There’s a map on the link I posted.

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burritoace t1_iy4vnrt wrote

It is multiple bridges but the ROW extends as you describe

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