NYC-George Washington Bridge
08-27-06, 03:40 PM
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08-30-06, 01:13 PM
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it can't be soon enough. holy crap are those stairs annoying.
for those of you who don't know what a pain this is, here are the steps to "ride" your bike across the bridge going from NYC to New Jersey:
carry bike up stairs ---> walk or ride about 100 feet --> go down stairs --> walk 15 feet --> go up stairs --> ride to the other end of the bridge --> go up stairs --> walk 25 feet --> walk down stairs --> walk about 30 feet --> go down final stairs to street level.
for those of you who don't know what a pain this is, here are the steps to "ride" your bike across the bridge going from NYC to New Jersey:
carry bike up stairs ---> walk or ride about 100 feet --> go down stairs --> walk 15 feet --> go up stairs --> ride to the other end of the bridge --> go up stairs --> walk 25 feet --> walk down stairs --> walk about 30 feet --> go down final stairs to street level.
09-05-06, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by timmhaan
it can't be soon enough. holy crap are those stairs annoying.
for those of you who don't know what a pain this is, here are the steps to "ride" your bike across the bridge going from NYC to New Jersey:
carry bike up stairs ---> walk or ride about 100 feet --> go down stairs --> walk 15 feet --> go up stairs --> ride to the other end of the bridge --> go up stairs --> walk 25 feet --> walk down stairs --> walk about 30 feet --> go down final stairs to street level.
for those of you who don't know what a pain this is, here are the steps to "ride" your bike across the bridge going from NYC to New Jersey:
carry bike up stairs ---> walk or ride about 100 feet --> go down stairs --> walk 15 feet --> go up stairs --> ride to the other end of the bridge --> go up stairs --> walk 25 feet --> walk down stairs --> walk about 30 feet --> go down final stairs to street level.
09-11-06, 09:28 PM
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Its not dangerous. Just ride slowly and yeild to pedestrians. It would be dangerous and illegal to ride on the bridge roadway. I hope the south walkway reopens soon.
09-21-06, 06:28 AM
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I saw two jerks hop the barricade and ride across the highway on both NJ and NY sides against traffic before sunrise.
10-16-06, 08:57 AM
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Originally Posted by timmhaan
it can't be soon enough. holy crap are those stairs annoying.
for those of you who don't know what a pain this is, here are the steps to "ride" your bike across the bridge going from NYC to New Jersey:
carry bike up stairs ---> walk or ride about 100 feet --> go down stairs --> walk 15 feet --> go up stairs --> ride to the other end of the bridge --> go up stairs --> walk 25 feet --> walk down stairs --> walk about 30 feet --> go down final stairs to street level.
for those of you who don't know what a pain this is, here are the steps to "ride" your bike across the bridge going from NYC to New Jersey:
carry bike up stairs ---> walk or ride about 100 feet --> go down stairs --> walk 15 feet --> go up stairs --> ride to the other end of the bridge --> go up stairs --> walk 25 feet --> walk down stairs --> walk about 30 feet --> go down final stairs to street level.
I feel for ya, I could make a guess at the number of bridge crossings I have done having lived
in Jersey City and commuting to 1285 6th Ave. Has to be in the thousands.
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10-16-06, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by egonlou
South side of the bridge is open as of 3pm Sat Oct 14.
12-02-08, 07:31 PM
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Seems like any time I even think about going to New Jersey they shut down the south walkway!!
12-03-08, 11:32 PM
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Ugh - after falling down them twice not my idea of fun 
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12-04-08, 11:38 AM
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Ouch!! Hope you didn't get hurt!
I don't know what it is... I live in a third floor walk-up and carry my bike up and down the stairs every time I ride.... but something about those open grate stairs makes me really acrophobic.
I don't know what it is... I live in a third floor walk-up and carry my bike up and down the stairs every time I ride.... but something about those open grate stairs makes me really acrophobic.
12-04-08, 11:40 AM
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They're really slick! Not too hurt - but did turn the "I'll go to Piermont" trip into "I guess I'll ride a mile along river road and call it a day".
Also for a heads up, memorial ride this Sunday.
Also for a heads up, memorial ride this Sunday.
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12-04-08, 08:52 PM
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I drove across the bridge on Monday the 24th and I just happened to notice that the north side was locked. I didn't know that they kept it closed.
I drove across the bridge again on Monday the 1st and I saw people walking on the north side, so I had a hunch that they'd closed the south side. I wasn't paying attention on the way back so I didn't check closely. I guess my hunch was correct.
At least they didn't close it in the spring or summer.
I drove across the bridge again on Monday the 1st and I saw people walking on the north side, so I had a hunch that they'd closed the south side. I wasn't paying attention on the way back so I didn't check closely. I guess my hunch was correct.
At least they didn't close it in the spring or summer.
12-05-08, 09:37 AM
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The stairs on the north side of the bridge are really annoying, and I'm glad I my training ride up 9W instead of commuting to work (I live in NJ and work in NY) because going up and down those stairs takes a long time when you're wearing cleats.
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please tell me the south side walk way is open again!
i can barely persuade myself to ride to begin with. now i have to freeze in the slow city traffic from brooklyn to the bridge and then i have to do the slippery stairs of the GWB? i'd rather stay home and put on a few pounds.
any time line on this issue?
i can barely persuade myself to ride to begin with. now i have to freeze in the slow city traffic from brooklyn to the bridge and then i have to do the slippery stairs of the GWB? i'd rather stay home and put on a few pounds.
any time line on this issue?