Escondido Pedestrian Bridge Opened in North San Diego County
North San Diego County recently saw the unveiling of a pedestrian bridge, to help walkers and bikers traverse Lake Hodges, usually traveled by those going between destinations in Escondido and San Diego.
Many who took this route have long been waiting for an alternate to having to take the busy Interstate 15, which has experienced many accidents and deaths in San Diego. Frank Lary, a cyclist who frequently was forced to take this highway over the lake noted that it was "very uncomfortable. I was always looking back at the cars, seeing people on their cell phones and not paying attention."
The San Dieguito River Park officially opened the highly anticipated pedestrian path on May 15, 2009, just in time for San Diego's Bike to Work Day. Having been in the works for about a decade, the 990-foot-long span is not only a slim stress-ribbon bridge, but it is the longest stress-ribbon bridge in the world. The $10.5 million bridge is designed to safely guide cyclists and pedestrians over Lake Hodges and out of the way of automobiles. It is constructed of steel, tensioned steel cable, concrete, and precast concrete panels.
The David Kreitzer Lake Hodges Bcycle Pedestrian Bridge, as it has been named, will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. It has benches on two points of its' long span. Horses and fishing are both banned along the bridge. You can read more about this Escondido pedestrian bridge opening in this SignOnSanDiego.com story.
With enough fatal accidents on the road as it is, bikers who are forced to get on the interstate stand much less of a chance against cars. The opening of this bridge will allow bicyclists a safe alternative to avoid injury and death.
If you or anyone you know has been injured or killed in a San Diego bicycle accident, please contact San Diego bicycle accident lawyer Ross Jurewitz and the San Diego personal injury attorneys at the Jurewitz Law Group at (619) 233-5020. You may also contact these San Diego bike accident lawyers online here.
