Sign petition for Susquehanna River Bridge to allow bikes!!

[cyclingfool]

I clicked through on your link to see if this was the petition I had signed a few weeks ago. It was. That’s not important. What is is that they are only six signatures away from their 8,000 signature goal. In other words, just a few more signatures from people here can put them over their goal! Go forth and sign!

[dasgeh]

Only 3 needed now

Here’s the direct link to the petition: https://www.change.org/petitions/maryland-department-of-transportation-ensure-that-the-new-amtrak-susquehanna-river-bridge-will-accommodate-cyclists-and-walkers#share

[Terpfan]

I’ll gladly sign.

But it’s worth pointing out there are actually 3 crossings of the river. There’s the Hatem Bridge (Rt 40), Kennedy Bridge (95), and the Conowingo Dam (Rt 1). There first two are tolled and do not permit bikes, but the Conowingo Dam is not tolled and does allow bikes. I’ve seen riders cross it. With that said, it’s extremely narrow and vehicles travel at very high speeds. However, both entrances to it start with significant downhills, so most cyclists would be doing 25-40 mph when they entered it. I’m not sure why MDOT hasn’t just agreed to lower the speed limit there as it’s used far less than the Hatem. Plus, they just redecked the Hatem maybe 5 years ago, which would have been the best opportunity to add a side path to it.

[mstone]

I don’t even like to drive across conawingo. And they can’t lower the speed because Maryland Department Of Cars.

[Terpfan]

@mstone 83638 wrote:

I don’t even like to drive across conawingo. And they can’t lower the speed because Maryland Department Of Cars.

I love that reference for MD Dept of Cars. Sadly, so true. The funny part is they do have a share the road sign nearby on Rt 1 that I had seen before, but yah, it’s really not bike-friendly. I should add it’s the even-less friendly MdTA because the Hatem is tolled. MdTA also promised the easy to access continuous path along the ICC, yah, it’s neither easy to access nor is it really continuous–c’est le vie.

[ShawnoftheDread]

@mstone 83638 wrote:

I don’t even like to drive across conawingo. And they can’t lower the speed because Maryland Department Of Cars.

Is the ped path on the south end just to access an observation area on the dam, or does it go across?

[mstone]

There’s a visitor center on the south side, no walkway across.

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