The new NC147 pedestrian bridge is in place. When will it be open for pedestrians and bikers?
• The new bridge, which will be called the “R Kelly Bryant, Jr.” bridge in honor of the longtime trail and civil-rights leader, is nearly complete. At present, the dedication and opening of this bridge is set for early September. The north end of the trail will open onto a wide sidewalk which parallels 147 and ends at Alston Avenue. On the south side of the bridge a ramp will enable bike riders to decend to Lakeland Street. One block from the ramp is Mathison Street. Turning left on Mathison will take you to the Bacon Street Spur, which parallels 147 running east to Bacon Street. The Trails Committee of DOST is working with several neighborhood groups to clean up this trail and construct a small bridge over some gullies. This is also the entrance for the Burton Park Trail which runs south into Burton Park and will eventually connect to the Rocky Creek Trail. • Previous Trails Master Plans showed a trail going over the old bridge. The current Master Plan does not, as it was approved whe
