Blackstone River
Bikeway
The Blackstone River Bikeway is scheduled
to be a 17.1 mile by 12-foot wide scenic bike-path under
construction by the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and
the Department of Transportation (DOT).
The southern end of the Blackstone
River Bikeway will eventually link to the popular
East Bay Bike Path,
making a continuous 31.9 mile route for alternative transportation.
Dedicated:
October 24, 1998
Location:
From Lincoln: on
the Towpath along the Blackstone Canal through Woonsocket to the
Massachusetts state border.
Mailing Address:
Lincoln Woods
State Park, 2 Manchester Print Works Road, Lincoln, Rhode Island
02865
Phone Numbers:
Lincoln Woods State Park
[401] 723-7892
Fax:
[401] 724-7951
Directions to
the Blackstone River Bikeway:
[North
from Providence]
1. I-95 North to
Route 146 in Providence.
2. Route 146
North to Breakneck Hill Road
[approximately 5 miles]
3. East on
Breakneck Hill Road (Route 123)
[approximately 2.5
miles]
4. Enter Bikeway
Entrance on left on Route 123 in Lonsdale
[South
from I-295]
1. Exit 9 on
I-295, South on Route 146 (approximately 3 miles to Breakneck Hill
Road]
2. East on
Breakneck Hill Road [Route 123] [approximately 2.5 miles]
3. Enter Bikeway
Entrance on left off Route 123 in Lonsdale.
Click
Directions to see how
to get to here from your Starting Point.
Current
Fees:
None
Reservations:
None
Operation
Times: Open
year round – Sunrise to Sunset || Path does not offer snow removal.
Size:
17.1 Miles in length by
12 feet in width
Other Information:
12-foot asphalt
paved path with dividing line
History:
Please click
here for history.
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The
Wilbur Kelly House Museum
To view The Rhode
Island Department of Transportation's Guide to Cycling in the Ocean
State, go to this site:
Ocean State Cycling.
To view information
about the RI Greenway, go to this site:
Greenway Map.
For a History of the
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, click
Here.
For more information,
click Here.
For information about
events along the Blackstone Corridor and about the
Wilbur Kelly House Museum, send an Email to:
khmuseum@earthlink.net.
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