Originally Posted by
tcarl
Give us more information. How long is this bridge? And the way you describe the westbound route it sounds like it has a full lane completely separated from auto traffic ("a nice lane with a barrier separating it from car traffic" - like a sidewalk or pedestrian route)? If you have a full lane separate from the cars I'd use it.
The bridge itself is 0.13mi. At the bridge, there is an entire "pedestrian" lane on the Westbound side. To get to that pedestrian lane - I would have to be on the shoulder facing traffic though for at least 0.46mi. The road is separated by a median and I could not cross immediately prior to the bridge. If it is okay to stay on the Westbound side, the entire distance I have to travel is 0.8mi.