NORTH BEND RAIL TRAIL

The North Bend Rail Trail east of Cairo, West Virginia

The 'North Bend Rail Trail' is a 72 mi (114 km) rail trail in north-central and western West Virginia in the United States. It is operated by West Virginia State Parks and is part of the American Discovery Trail.North Bend Rail Trail official website, from West Virginia State Parks
An old rail tunnel, now part of the trail.

The trail extends from the community of Wolf Summit west of Clarksburg at its eastern end to I-77 near Parkersburg at its western end, passing through Harrison, Doddridge, Ritchie and Wood Counties and the towns of Salem, West Union, Pennsboro, Ellenboro and Cairo, as well as North Bend State Park and numerous unincorporated communities.DeLorme (1997). ''West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-246-3. It roughly parallels U.S. Route 50 on a former line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad constructed between 1853 and 1857. Along its route the trail passes through 13 tunnels and crosses 36 bridges, including 6 bridges over the North Fork of the Hughes River in Ritchie County.

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See also



★ List of rail trails

★ List of West Virginia state parks

External links



★ Official website from West Virginia State Parks

★ West Virginia Rails-to-Trails Council website

★ A virtual tour of the trail, including criticism of maintenance of the trail

References



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