Tag: 520 trail

January 29, 2024

Watch: New Overlake Village bike/walk bridge over SR 520 opens

A bike/walk bridge connecting the 520 Trail to Sound Transit’s upcoming Overlake Village Station is now open. Hanoch at Best Side Cycling filmed a bike tour of the bridge, including its interesting forest illusion artwork by Leo Saul Berk. The $10.4 million bridge connects directly to the 520 Trail on its northwest end, and a…
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tagged: 152nd ave ne, 520 trail, overlake village station, redmond, sound transit
January 16, 2024

Alert 1/19-2/2: 520 Bridge Trail will be closed for two weeks

The trail across the 520 Bridge will be fully closed for two weeks starting January 19 as crews work move the walking and biking route in Montlake into its permanent alignment and install an overhead sign. The closure begins alongside a weekend of major work that will also close Montlake and Lake Washington Boulevards to…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, montlake, wsdot
December 8, 2023

Alert 12/8–11: 520 Bridge Trail closed again + Montlake Blvd. detour – UPDATE: Cancelled!

UPDATE: WSDOT announced this morning that the trail work has been cancelled. So the bridge trail will be open this weekend, though sections may be skinnier than usual. The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed again this weekend, and this time stretches of Montlake Blvd. and Lake Washington Blvd. will be closed as well along…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, montlake, wsdot
December 4, 2023

Watch: Best Side Cycling rides the new Eastrail connector to Northup Way

With the opening of the trail connector between the Eastrail and Northup Way, the in-development rail-trail now connects directly to the 520 bike route. And Hanoch Yeung was there to document the opening and ride the short new trail on his YouTube Channel Best Side Cycling. This short elevated pathway will play a vital role…
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tagged: 520 trail, eastrail, northup way
December 1, 2023

Alert 12/1-3: 520 Bridge Trail is closed this weekend

The 520 Bridge is completely closed this weekend, and this time the closure includes the trail. Crews will close the bridge starting at 11 p.m. tonight (Dec. 1) and will reopen it 5 a.m. Monday (Dec. 4). The map shows that the trail will be open on the Eastside up to 92nd Ave NE. The…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, wsdot
July 10, 2023

Biking the new North Lake Washington Trail Loop

My family and I biked the new North Lake Washington Trail Loop Saturday, and it was amazing. It is an instant classic of a bike ride with wide appeal. I suspect it will supplant the always popular Seattle-to-Woodinville-and-back ride since riders can now complete the loop rather than backtrack on the Sammamish River and Burke-Gilman…
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tagged: 520 trail, burke-gilman trail, eastrail, kirkland, north lake washington trail loop, sammamish river trail, totem lake connector