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BIKE ROUTE DESCRIPTIONS
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Downtown on the River to Wrightsville Beach on the Sea |
| Length: 11.9 Miles |
| Passes By: |
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Gregory School (0.8), Empie Park (3.2), Hanover Center and Independence Mall (shopping 3.2), Winter Park School (4.6), Hugh MacRae Park (4.6), Arboretum (8.5), Airlie Gardens (9.1), Wrightsville Beach Park (10.7) |
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Distance Traveled |
Section Length |
Turns |
Streets |
Conditions |
| Starts at Water St and Market St on the River downtown |
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0.0 |
0.1 |
East |
Market Street |
2 lanes, downtown |
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0.1 |
0.1 |
Right |
Front Street |
2 lanes, downtown |
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0.2 |
0.2 |
Left |
Orange Street |
2 lanes residential |
| ( 0.4 – 3rd St crossing is dangerous no crossway, no traffic light ) |
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0.4 |
0.3 |
Straight |
Orange Street |
2 lanes residential |
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0.7 |
0.1 |
Right |
7th Street |
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0.8 |
0.6 |
Left |
Ann Street |
2 lanes residential |
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1.4 |
0.3 |
Right |
15th Street |
2 lanes residential |
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1.7 |
0.2 |
Left |
Castle Street |
2 lanes, busy |
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1.9 |
0.3 |
Right |
Colwell Ave |
2 lanes, quiet rough |
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2.2 |
2.0 |
Straight |
Park Ave (Bike Path) |
divided quiet smooth |
| ( 2.3 - Dawson St crossing is dangerous, mid block crossing ) |
| 4.2 |
0.1 |
Right |
Kerr Ave |
3 lanes busy |
| 4.3 |
0.2 |
Left |
Peachtree Ave |
3 lanes busy |
| 4.5 |
0.1 |
Left |
Pine Grove Rd |
2 lanes, quiet |
| 4.6 |
3.7 |
Right |
Park Ave |
2 lanes, quiet |
| 8.3 |
0.2 |
Right |
Greenville Ave |
2 lanes, fast, busy, rough |
| 8.5 |
0.3 |
Left |
Oleander Dr |
5 lanes, fast, busy |
| ( 8.8 - 0.4 Straight on Oleander Dr., Bradley Creek Bridge is hazardous, use the traffic lane ) |
| 9.2 |
0.9 |
Right |
Wrightsville |
3 lanes, fast, busy |
| 10.1 |
0.3 |
Right |
Eastwood Rd |
4 lanes, fast, busy |
| ( 10.4 – 0.3 Straight on Eastwood Rd., ICW Drawbridge, grating ) |
| 10.7 |
1.2 |
Left |
Salisbury St. |
2 lanes, fast, busy |
| 11.9 Ends at Johnny Mercer Pier, Wrightsville Beach |
| Notes: |
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- Lights on Market St and Front St
- No Light at Orange St and 3rd St
- Lights on Castle St at 16th and 17th Sts
- No light at Park Ave and Dawson St
- Light on Park Ave at Independence Blvd
- Light on Peachtree St at College Rd
- Light on Oleander Dr at Greenville Ave and Wrightsville Ave
- Light on Wrightsville Ave at Eastwood Rd
- Light on Salisbury St at N Lumina Ave
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| Needs: |
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- Better crossing of 3rd St and Dawson St. needed
- Bike lanes on Park Ave, Mile 2.2–4.2
- Bike lanes on Park Ave, Mile 4.6–8.3
- Bike lanes on Greenville Ave, Mile 8.3–8.5
- Bike lanes on Salisbury St, Mile 10.7–11.9
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