Bike trail detour added around Keowee Street bridge project

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By Ty Greenlees
Updated Jan 29, 2018
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Contractors have completed a detour for users of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail on the north side of the Keowee Street bridge.

Contractors have completed a detour for users of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail on the north side of the Keowee Street Bridge. The bridge was closed to traffic in December and the Eagle Bridge Company is preparing to demolish the 81-year-old structure and rebuild a new bridge over the next two years. The Great Miami River Recreational Trail passes under the north side of the Keowee Street Bridge along the river. The short detour of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail ramps up to Embury Park Road and crosses North Dixie Drive on the north side of the bridge with a length of about one thousand feet. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

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The bridge was closed to traffic in December, and the Eagle Bridge Company is preparing to demolish the 81-year-old structure and rebuild a new bridge over the next two years. The Great Miami River Recreational Trail passes under the north side of the Keowee Street Bridge along the river.

The Keowee Street Bridge was closed to traffic in December and the Eagle Bridge Company is preparing to demolish the 81-year-old structure and rebuild a new bridge over the next two years. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

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The short detour of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail ramps up to Embury Park Road and crosses North Dixie Drive on the north side of the bridge with a length of about one thousand feet.

Contractors have completed a detour for users of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail on the north side of the Keowee Street Bridge. The bridge was closed to traffic in December and the Eagle Bridge Company is preparing to demolish the 81-year-old structure and rebuild a new bridge over the next two years. The Great Miami River Recreational Trail passes under the north side of the Keowee Street Bridge along the river. The short detour of the Great Miami River Recreational Trail ramps up to Embury Park Road and crosses North Dixie Drive on the north side of the bridge with a length of about one thousand feet. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

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Detour signage for the Great Miami River Recreational Trail will be posted before the demolition begins, and will remain until the new bridge is completed in 2019.

Contractors have built a temporary construction bridge next to the Keowee Street Bridge. The bridge was closed to traffic in December and the Eagle Bridge Company is preparing to demolish the 81-year-old structure and rebuild a new bridge over the next two years. TY GREENLEES / STAFF

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Boat traffic will not be able to cross under the bridge during the demolition and reconstruction. A portage route for boaters will be the same as the Great Miami River Recreational Trail. Advance signage for boaters will be posted by the contractor according to Five Rivers MetroParks.

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