A 250-foot gap in Carbon County has been holding back the Delaware & Lehigh Trail for years, earning a spot on DCNR’s top-ten list of critical trail gaps statewide… until now. Wednesday’s groundbreaking brought the 25-year planning phase of the Jim Thorpe Pedestrian Bridge to a close. We look at the effort’s long history — and its expected economic impact — with D&L National Heritage Corridor President & Executive Director Elissa Garofalo.
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Links:
- Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
- WBRE/WYOU: “Ceremonial Groundbreaking for Trail Pedestrian Bridge in Jim Thorpe”
- Lancaster Herpetological Society Toad Alert