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I love this project, but their map seems a little optimistic. I'm pretty sure there's a big gap between Washington and Idaho that's closed due to disputes with
by GartzenDeHaes 3y ago
I love this project, but their map seems a little optimistic. I'm pretty sure there's a big gap between Washington and Idaho that's closed due to disputes with land owners and maintenance issues.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agohttps://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Washington-section-of-the-Great-American-Rail-Trail-Route-Assessment-2023-by-RTC-1.pdf https://www.railstotrails.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Was... Not sure if you'd call the 37.8 miles near Warden a "big gap" or not.
- GartzenDeHaes 3y agoRight, I guess non-continuous sections might be a better description.
- jandrese 3y agoLooking at the map it seems Wyoming is the problem child.
- l3db3tt3r 3y agoWyoming was a mixed bag, There were certainly a few long sections in WY that sucked, but that was just the nature of those areas, a kind of barren no man’s land, not a lot of resources, but that also meant not much traffic.
- l3db3tt3r 3y agoMaintenance issues mostly, for Eastern Washington wildland fires have taken out a number of old bridges. It wasn’t too difficult to re-route around them. (I don’t recall there being any issues with land ownership disputes)