Great Allegheny Passage Trail Status - APRIL 2008

Ohiopyle State Park
The High Bridge at Ferncliff Peninsula in Ohiopyle State Park is now open.

Maryland The Great Allegheny Passage is now 132 miles complete and continuous from Cumberland, MD to McKeesport, PA.

The Brush & Borden tunnels in Maryland are NOT lighted. 

For your safety, PLEASE WALK through these two tunnels.

Somerset County, PA

The 3,300 ft. long Big Savage Tunnel, near the Mason-Dixon Line, is open and lighted.  The tunnel will be closed for the winter on December 15, 2007 & will reopen on April 3, 2008.  

The Big Savage Tunnel Recognition Plaque is in the final phase of review.  When complete, it will be erected at the Deal Trailhead.  The unveiling date will be provided as soon as it becomes available.   This is a big undertaking, thanks for your patience!

Pinkerton Tunnel

The Pinkerton Tunnel, near Markleton, remains closed with detour on abandoned rail line following the river.

Bollman Bridge

The Bollman Bridge is in open for use.  However, cyclists should be aware that the trail surface at either end is new and may be soft, so caution is necessary.

Allegheny County, PA

The Hot Metal Bridge is opened for pedestrian/bike use!

Southside Trail
The long-term plan for the Southside Trail is to connect to the existing trail at the Waterfront in Homestead/West Homestead. At this point there are not construction plans because we need to work out agreements with private property owners. South Side 10-1 trail segment of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail is now complete. Trail users are finally able to travel from the Baldwin Borough Trail through the South Side and to Station Square, downtown Pittsburgh and beyond. Work continues on the acquisition of trail corridor on the Steel Valley Trail section.

There is no parking at the Baldwin side.

The trail is completely open from MP 0 to MP 22. At MP 22 where the trail crosses PA route 50 a temporary bridge over the stream and crosswalk is under construction. This will eliminate the current 0.5 mile road detour along busy Rte 50. Completion is expected during the 2008 cycling season.

Trail construction is underway on the section from Chartiers creek to US Rte 19 in Peters Township. Work is underway on the rehabilitation of bridges in this section. When this work is completed sometime in 2008 the gap in the Montour Trail from MP 27 to MP 31 will be eliminated except for a very short flat road section which may be eliminated during 2009.

From Route 19 to the Library Trestle the trail is complete. There are two detours in South Park along Rte 88 and Brownsville-Library road, and along Piney Fork Road. Design work is underway to reduce the length and difficulty of these detours. The trail is on road from Gill Hall Rd to Rte 51 at Large. The trail is complete from there to the terminus in Clairton.