Tag: 520 trail

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
February 23, 2023

Alert 2/25-26: The 520 Trail will be closed (along with the rest of the bridge)

SR-520 will be closed this weekend as crews install girders for the future walking and biking bridge that will cross the freeway heading toward the Arboretum, among other work. The cross-lake trail will be closed along with the rest of the freeway this time. The work is scheduled to begin 10 p.m. Friday and end…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, sr 520, wsdot
January 6, 2023

Trail will remain open during weekend 520 Bridge construction

The trail on the 520 Bridge will remain open this weekend even as all lanes are closed to motor vehicle traffic. That motor vehicle closure is scheduled to extend from 11 p.m. Friday (today) until 5 a.m. Monday. If you’ve never biked across the 520 Bridge when there is no car traffic, I highly recommend…
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tagged: 520 trail, montlake, wsdot
October 21, 2022

Alert 10/21-24: 520 Bridge Trail closed – UPDATE: Open!

UPDATE 10/23 8pm: The trail has reopened. The 520 Trail across Lake Washington will be closed starting at 11 p.m. tonight (Friday) until 5 a.m. Monday morning. I suppose the silver lining here is that this time the closure is for construction of the future biking and walking bridge, which will some day be quite…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, sr 520
April 27, 2022

Alert 4/28-5/1: 520 Trail closed across Lake Washington

The 520 Bridge Trail will be closed late Thursday through late Sunday, WSDOT announced Wednesday. The trail under the bridge leading to Lake Washington Boulevard will also be closed. A previously-scheduled closure was cancelled earlier this month. You can check the 520 project’s construction map to keep track of planned closures as details may change…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, wsdot
April 18, 2022

Alert 4/21-25: 520 Trail across Lake Washington closed – CANCELLED

UPDATE: WSDOT announced Thursday that the planned trail closure has been cancelled. “This weekend’s work on SR 520 is canceled. The trail across Lake Washington will be open tonight through Monday morning.” The walking and biking trails on the 520 Bridge across Lake Washington and under SR-520 near the Arboretum will be closed from late…
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tagged: 520 trail, Bike Route Alert, wsdot