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Old 10-21-09, 08:46 AM
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Vote on my big 2010 tour!

A thread with a poll in the Clydesdale forum. Choices for a three week tour are a trip through the center of PA North, West, South, then East, or Pittsburgh to Chicago.

https://www.bikeforums.net/clydesdales-athenas-200-lb-91-kg/594255-historian-s-2010-tour-vote.html
 
Old 10-21-09, 09:37 AM
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Have you considered the Old Lincoln Highway?

The Ohio Lincoln Highway Association has detailed section maps -
https://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/preface.html

The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association doesn't have as good of a website -
https://www.indianalincolnhighway.com/
Map - https://lincolnhighway.jameslin.name/by_state/in.html
But here is info from the Ohio website
https://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/1924_indiana_lh.html
https://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/1928_indiana_lh.html
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Originally Posted by jamawani
Have you considered the Old Lincoln Highway?

The Ohio Lincoln Highway Association has detailed section maps -
https://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/preface.html

The Indiana Lincoln Highway Association doesn't have as good of a website -
https://www.indianalincolnhighway.com/
Map - https://lincolnhighway.jameslin.name/by_state/in.html
But here is info from the Ohio website
https://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/1924_indiana_lh.html
https://www.lincolnhighwayoh.com/1928_indiana_lh.html
No, I hadn't. Thank you for the suggestion.

I'm still weighing pros and cons, and of course fielding suggestions.
 
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Here's a vague suggestion. I'm not going to give you specifics on the route; there are so many things of historical interest along the way, that you really have to chose them for yourself.

But here it is: Head east and north! One or two days to Bull's Island campground; then up the Delaware and Raritan canal (camp in my yard one night), then over to Atlantic Highlands. Take the ferry to NYC. If you don't want to ride out of NYC, take the Long Island Rail Road as far as you wish, then head east across Long Island to either Orient Point (north fork) or Montauk (south fork), then another ferry to New London; then north to Boston, then west and south again, at least as far as New Haven. If time permits, ride west from New Haven, then down the Hudson (I think there's a NY State bike route along there). If time runs short, from New Haven you can take Metro North RR, New Jersey Transit, and Septa almost the whole way home; you don't even need to box your bike. You do have to avoid peak hour trains, but that's not hard to do.
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If you've got 3 weeks, why don't you try going somewhere different for a change ... like Canada, Europe, Australia, South America .......
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Originally Posted by The Historian
A thread with a poll in the Clydesdale forum. Choices for a three week tour are a trip through the center of PA North, West, South, then East, or Pittsburgh to Chicago.

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=594255
IIRC most of your tours are in the same general area, PA with bits of NY, NJ, MD, DC. Perhaps you should go somewhere completely different, you could head North into Canada, or head south maybe head toward the coast and ride down to VA Beach, spend a week on the beach, then ride to Norfolk and catch the train back home..... You could take some nice day rides in the area, to see stuff.
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I vote for Pit to Chicago. I'm sure you could spend an extra day or two once you are there and enjoy some dining and see some sights. Then just take the Amtrak home with your bike, save the high airline cost and pain of dismantling the bike.
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Hey Historian,

I vote for a Vermont/Canada trip. You can start from my house, and if you want some company, I'd ride with you for a couple of days thru Vermont into Canada. From my place, you could head along Vermont's Champlain Islands, then into Canada, perhaps Montreal, or just north and pick up the Route Verte. You could then head east toward Sherbrook, then northeast to Quebec City and further east the Gaspe area. Very nice riding.
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Originally Posted by Machka
If you've got 3 weeks, why don't you try going somewhere different for a change ... like Canada, Europe, Australia, South America .......
Or maybe a different part of the US? The Pacific Coast maybe?
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Poll's closed. Chicago wins. If having me ride to it is a win.
 
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Originally Posted by The Historian
Poll's closed. Chicago wins. If having me ride to it is a win.
Any suggestions for a route across Ohio? I'm going to be camping (legally) wherever possible. I'm estimating six days to cross the state from Weirton, WV.
 
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A few years ago I rode from Mansfield OH to Pittsburgh . I didn't keep notes on the route but looking at the map . It was OH 39 to OH 212 to Ohio 151 and then I followed the side roads along US 22 into Steubenville. 39 was a good road but it got pretty busy around Millersburg ( Ohio's answer to Lancaster PA just more tacky) 151 was hilly and rough in places but I think there was an adjacent railtrail . I had a down hill ride into Stuebenville, I'm glad I wasn't riding up. Total distance to Steubenville was around 140 miles IIRC.

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Originally Posted by velonomad
A few years ago I rode from Mansfield OH to Pittsburgh . I didn't keep notes on the route but looking at the map . It was OH 39 to OH 212 to Ohio 151 and then I followed the side roads along US 22 into Steubenville. 39 was a good road but it got pretty busy around Millersburg ( Ohio's answer to Lancaster PA just more tacky) 151 was hilly and rough in places but I think there was an adjacent railtrail . I had a down hill ride into Stuebenville, I'm glad I wasn't riding up. Total distance to Steubenville was around 140 miles IIRC.
I plan on starting from Spinnaker's 'ostello' a couple of miles from the Montour Trail, take that to MacDonald, then follow the Panhandle Trail to Weirton, WV. Since that looks to be less than a 35 mile day, I'll cross the river into Ohio before I stop for the night.
 
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Historian -

About that river crossing -
Last I heard the Fort Steuben Bridge is closed to all - including peds & cyclists.
https://www.historicbridges.org/ohio/...uben/index.htm
The US 22 Expressway bridge prohibits cyclists -
That leaves the old Market St. Bridge - which has a metal grating sidewalk and steps.
https://www.historicbridges.org/ohio/market/index.htm
Unfortunately, this bridge will be closed for repairs in 2010.
https://www.wva.state.wv.us/wvdot/marketstreetbridge/

That leaves ONLY the US 22 Expressway - unless they have delayed the demolition of the Fort Steuben Bridge and will reopen it to bike/ped traffic. I have been in touch with Ohio and WV DOTs about this and they really don't care. Despite the requirements in ISTEA and TEA-21 federal highway legislation for multimodality - cars are all that matter.

I hate to say it - but cycling organization are going to have to step up to the plate and sue the crap out of these agencies - holding up funds for new bridges and highways. Far too often, new highways form a "Chinese Wall" - banning cyclists on the new roads while making all access across the highway impossible.

You could ride up to East Liverpool, but there is a nice rail trail from Jewett to Connotton 20 miles west of Steubenville.
https://www.crossroadsrcd.org/hctrail/

I am of the mind to get arrested and use the arrest to hold up federal highway funds. I wouldn't go out of my way - but I would get onto US 22 on the WV side, ride across the US 22 bridge, and exit on the Ohio side. I would have a typed letter of complaint to both state DOTs, the Federal Highway Admin, and the League of American Cyclists (Just one letter) in a ziploc bag ready to go. Stating to any officer than a ticket gives one legal standing to sue for failure to comply with federal standards. It would really miff them - and might get you a ride to the station house. But I am so sick of major crossings getting HARDER to cross over the past 10 years.

<<<>>>

Did you see my earlier post about the Old Lincoln Highway?
In Ohio they have detailed section maps.
All of the old road has been bypassed by a new express US 30.
There are excellent historic sites all along the road - including a few original sections.
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Originally Posted by jamawani
Historian -

About that river crossing -
Last I heard the Fort Steuben Bridge is closed to all - including peds & cyclists.
https://www.historicbridges.org/ohio/...uben/index.htm
The US 22 Expressway bridge prohibits cyclists -
That leaves the old Market St. Bridge - which has a metal grating sidewalk and steps.
https://www.historicbridges.org/ohio/market/index.htm
Unfortunately, this bridge will be closed for repairs in 2010.
https://www.wva.state.wv.us/wvdot/marketstreetbridge/

That leaves ONLY the US 22 Expressway - unless they have delayed the demolition of the Fort Steuben Bridge and will reopen it to bike/ped traffic. I have been in touch with Ohio and WV DOTs about this and they really don't care. Despite the requirements in ISTEA and TEA-21 federal highway legislation for multimodality - cars are all that matter.

I hate to say it - but cycling organization are going to have to step up to the plate and sue the crap out of these agencies - holding up funds for new bridges and highways. Far too often, new highways form a "Chinese Wall" - banning cyclists on the new roads while making all access across the highway impossible.

You could ride up to East Liverpool, but there is a nice rail trail from Jewett to Connotton 20 miles west of Steubenville.
https://www.crossroadsrcd.org/hctrail/

I am of the mind to get arrested and use the arrest to hold up federal highway funds. I wouldn't go out of my way - but I would get onto US 22 on the WV side, ride across the US 22 bridge, and exit on the Ohio side. I would have a typed letter of complaint to both state DOTs, the Federal Highway Admin, and the League of American Cyclists (Just one letter) in a ziploc bag ready to go. Stating to any officer than a ticket gives one legal standing to sue for failure to comply with federal standards. It would really miff them - and might get you a ride to the station house. But I am so sick of major crossings getting HARDER to cross over the past 10 years.

<<<>>>

Did you see my earlier post about the Old Lincoln Highway?
In Ohio they have detailed section maps.
All of the old road has been bypassed by a new express US 30.
There are excellent historic sites all along the road - including a few original sections.
Jamawani, thanks for the information. I'll try to determine a way across at Weirton without the trip to the big house. I do thank you for volunteering me to get arrested. Was that prompted by the entire Touring forum or just your personal feelings for me?

I did see the Old Lincoln Highway information, thanks. I might abandon the Montour/Panhandle first day and head directly to East Liverpool directly. The bridge crossing at Weirton might be more trouble than the hills between my start and Ohio.
 

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