Had to go out to northwestern New Jersey today, to look at some large stone slabs for a project. Since I was in the area, took a ride on the Paulinskill valley trail. A misty Monday, looked like rain but it didn't, maybe a dozen people out today. The old railroad bed is ridable for about 30 miles mostly along the Paulinskill river, it intersects the Sussex trail, which adds another 20 or so miles to it. I think I did about twenty miles total, back & forth today. One of the more prominent features along the way is the Paulinskill viaduct railroad bridge, which the trail passes under. Constructed around a hundred years ago, it's no longer in use. It's pretty impressive, the scale is immense, was featured in Weird New Jersey & looks to be quite the hangout. I'd never heard of it until I researched rail trails in the area. Evidently, a few people have fallen off it & the police consider it a nuisance. There is no parking available anywhere near it. Rumor has it, that one of the workers fell into the mix as it was being poured & is entombed in the structure, perhaps adding to the allure. The trail starts to deteriorate just south of it. Photo's of the viaduct, airport along the trail, the river & one for Triple3 & Desiree.
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