Last year I was unable to bike across the Stoney Trail Bridge pathway because of the flood damage. The pathway is a lower level of the bridge, far below where vehicles travel. If you look at the pictures, you can see the bottom of the top of the bridge—if that makes sense. Vehicles travel on the upper portion, which is not visible from my pictures. Yesterday, I went for a bike ride to Bowness Park and across the bridge to the north side. The bridge itself is quite spectacular in its size. It is hard to imagine that it could have suffered any flood damage, but apparently it did.
For those unfamiliar with the Stoney Trail Bridge, you can view the Google Map to see where the bridge is located. Having the bridge pathway operational is great because bike riders are able to make a loop around Bowness Park on one side and Baker Park on the other side. Actually, there are many parks in the general vicinity, so it makes for a terrific bike ride. If you do go bike ride riding in this vicinity, please go slow in and around the parks because there are often small children not playing close attention.
I imagine a lot of Calgarians will be outside enjoying themselves this weekend as the temperatures are forecasted to be in the low 30s C (high 80s F). I hope everyone has fun.
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