Route advise

[fuzzy]

Thinking of riding from the Southwest library to the Job corps. I don’t like where Google maps, HopStop and Flatroute finder are telling me to go: after crossing South Capitol Street bridge to stay on South Capitol Street & turn onto MLK. I think that part of S.Cap street by the BAFB is for cars only, last time I drove it I remember reaching highway before even getting close to getting on 295.

I’m thinking to go straight to MLK from S.Cap street and take MLK all the way over. Has anyone biked this area before that can throw some experienced insight my way.

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[baiskeli]

@fuzzy 52025 wrote:

Thinking of riding from the Southwest library to the Job corps. I don’t like where Google maps, HopStop and Flatroute finder are telling me to go: after crossing South Capitol Street bridge to stay on South Capitol Street & turn onto MLK. I think that part of S.Cap street by the BAFB is for cars only, last time I drove it I remember reaching highway before even getting close to getting on 295.

I’m thinking to go straight to MLK from S.Cap street and take MLK all the way over. Has anyone biked this area before that can throw some experienced insight my way.

I haven’t in a long time, but from memory and map, it looks like you could take the bike lane off the bridge down to Firth Sterling Ave. and cross under the freeway and then turn right on Sumner to MLK.

[fuzzy]

I’ll have to try both routes, one going and the other coming.

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