It’s been raining. A lot. All night. More on the way. It’s Saturday morning and time for the Rim Runners group run. It’s a pretty fair-weather group as it’s not uncommon for me to run alone, especially in the winter or on days like today when it’s raining. I headed down there anyway but with an alternate plan. It was only a drizzle when I left home but by the time I neared Senior High School it was a soaking rain so I turned on 5th and headed south to “The Overpass.”
The Overpass is where Laurel Road goes over the railroad track at 6th Ave. West and becomes Montana Ave. It’s two lanes in each direction with no pedestrian access so it’s a road I’ve been wondering how I can run safely. At our Wednesday run, Brad said that it was under construction and only had one lane in each direction. Perfect.
I parked nearby on Cline Ave. and ran east on the road that goes under the overpass and connects to Montana Ave. When I got there, I crossed over and ran on the westbound side of the overpass on the right lane which was closed. Some photos from along the way.
When I got to the bottom, I did a u-turn but came back on the side road that goes back under the overpass and connects to State Ave. A bit further up, the 6th St. underpass and State Street intersection is undergoing a major rebuild.
The underpass itself is a bit flooded but a few car were venturing through.
It was a short run back to my car to finish the shortest run I’ve done in a long time but it wasn’t about distance today but checking off The Overpass from my to do list.
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