- Source: Powerline Trail
- Source: Power Line Trail
The Powerline Trail is a planned 9-mile (14 km) shared-use path in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, of which a 3-mile (4.8 km) section has been built. The trail follows a We Energies-owned right-of-way.
History
The right-of-way of the Powerline Trail was originally occupied by a railroad used for transporting coal to a St. Francis power plant.
A 2006 study performed by the Wisconsin Bike Fed for the City of Milwaukee recommended the creation of a trail on a We Energies-owned right-of-way between Interstate 894 in Greenfield and Packard Avenue in St. Francis. In 2020, the City of Greenfield received a US$1.2 million grant to design and construct a 3-mile (4.8 km) section of the trail between 105th Street and 60th Street. On October 5, 2022, this initial section was opened.
As of 2022, a second segment between 60th Street and Greenfield's Pondview Park is being planned, and the cities of Milwaukee, St. Francis, and West Allis are pursuing funding for future segments.
Route
The trail begins with a connection to the Oak Leaf Trail's Root River Line near South 104th Street and travels east along the southern side of Cold Spring Road until I-894, where it bends north to meet a We Energies right of way. The trail briefly runs north along the east side of the highway, then travels east along the right-of-way until reaching its eastern terminus at 60th Street. Planned extensions would continue the trail to the lakefront, near St. Francis's Nojoshing Trail, and add spurs near the existing western terminus.
See also
Hank Aaron State Trail
New Berlin Trail
References
The Power Line Trail is a multi-use trail located in Horsham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It follows a PECO Energy right-of-way through the township.
History and features
In 2007, PECO Energy provided a $10,000 grant to Horsham Township to pay for half of the estimated $20,000 cost to build two trails that would connect the Power Line Trail to the township's Simmons Elementary School and to Horsham Township Library.
The Power Line Trail, which currently consists of six segments that, combined, equal a total length of 5.24 miles (8.43 km), links multiple parks and other points of interest in Horsham Township including Cedar Hill Road Park, Kohler Park, the Horsham Township Building, the LoHo neighborhood, Deep Meadow Park, Hatboro-Horsham High School, Simmons Elementary, the Horsham Township Library, the Jarrett Nature Center, Jarrett Road Park, and Lukens Park.
The trail is planned to extend west into Montgomery and Upper Gwynedd townships to connect to the US 202 Parkway Trail and east into Upper Moreland Township to connect to the Pennypack Trail and Cross County Trail.