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Alpharetta Greenway Closing South of Kimball Bridge on July 26th

Jeff — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:33:28 +0000

Kimball Bridge Construction Detour

The Alpharetta portion of the Big Creek Greenway will be closed just South of Kimball Bridge while construction is completed on the new bridge and utilities are installed. The closure will take place from July 26th through September 30th. This will only be a small section of the greenway, but will force a detour on anyone wanting to continue South of Rock Mill Park or North of Haynes Bridge. A portion of the trail will still be open North of Haynes Bridge, but the closure will not allow continuing past Kimball Bridge. The length of the detour is 1.3 miles, replacing 1.8 miles of the trail from Haynes Bridge to Kimball Bridge. There are sidewalks available for the entire length, but it does require crossing some busy intersections. Please make sure you use the crosswalks and follow the lights.

Detour when heading South from Rock Mill Park:
From Rock Mill Park you can follow the sidewalks on Kimball Bridge West to North Point Parkway. Follow North Point Parkway South to Georgia Lane. Take Georgia Lane to Haynes Bridge which will lead back to the trail at Haynes Bridge.

Detour when heading North from Haynes Bridge:
Take the split in the trail that heads to the Haynes Bridge parking area. From the parking area head West on Haynes Bridge. Turn right on Georgia Lane. Turn right again on North Point Parkway heading North. Use the crosswalk when you get to Kimball Bridge and then head East on Kimball Bridge.

Map of Detour:

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Full article on City of Alpharetta Website

Pictures of Green Heron Nests Added

Jeff — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:44:58 +0000

Green Heron Staring Down

I was able to get out on the Greenway Tuesday with my camera to get some pictures of the Green Heron nests just South of Haynes Bridge. There were fewer in the nests than the day before, though that could have been attributed to the heat of the day. Enjoy the pictures!

Green Heron Nests South of Haynes Bridge

Jeff — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:15:06 +0000

Thanks to Robert for the tip. I received an e-mail from him over the weekend that mentioned two sets of bird nests just south of Haynes Bridge Road where the trail splits. The nests are filled with Green Herons, that look as though they are about to leave the nests. Today I saw roughly a dozen birds remaining. You will easily notice the nests if you head south from the Haynes Bridge parking lot and watch for the large sections of droppings covering the trail on both sides when the trail splits.

When I walked that portion of the trail to verify the nests today, I didn’t have my camera. I will head back out tomorrow to try and get some good shots of the herons before they leave their nests.

On another note, I was lucky to see a young deer along the trail today heading to the birds nest. It is fairly common on the Alpharetta trail to see deer. If you have any tips on animal sightings, or would like to report seeing any animals, post an article to our new Community Forums.