longislandtoolshed t1_j8akfpx wrote
After the EB bike path from Bristol to Newport, there is no dedicated bike path. They've been working on creating a small section in Middletown which picks up on JT Conell highway. Taking the Mt Hope bridge from Bristol to Portsmouth is possible on a bike, but it's dangerous as there's no shoulder and you're lane sharing with cars.
psyguy45 t1_j8ayqx3 wrote
Did this once and would not recommend
longislandtoolshed t1_j8b8kru wrote
I wish there were dedicated pedestrian lanes like on the sakonnet river bridge, I would totally run across the Mt Hope bridge if so.
psyguy45 t1_j8bezeu wrote
Same, though I’d want higher railings too before riding across again. I rode across on a windy day and was terrified I was going to be blown off
degggendorf OP t1_j8baftd wrote
Have you seen this? https://bikenewportri.org/risd-crossing-the-pell/?highlight=bridge
It's still completely hypothetical, but adding pedestrian and bike access across the Pell Bridge would be awesome.
longislandtoolshed t1_j8be0sz wrote
Oh that's cool, thanks!
degggendorf OP t1_j8ba17e wrote
Gotcha, thank you! Think I'll sit out that section for now (at least as a cross-state fun ride) and support Bike Newport with their efforts to improve things. If they/we can get a strip down the whole of Aquidneck like there is between the Coddington and Newport Storm breweries, that would be sweet.
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