United States Avenue Trail
| United States Avenue Trail | |
|---|---|
| Length | 2.0 mi (3.2 km) |
| Location | Camden County, New Jersey |
| Trailheads | Foster Avenue and Egg Harbor Road in Gibbsboro, New Jersey |
| Use | Hiking, Cycling |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Season | Year round |
| Surface | Asphalt |
The United States Avenue Trail is a multi-use trail in Camden County, New Jersey, and is part of the Gibbsboro Greenway collection of trails. The United States Avenue Trail is also known as the Green Trail within the Greenway collection. The trail's current length is 2.0 miles (3.2 km). The name of the trail is derived from the roadway which it parallels.
The trail runs between Foster Avenue and Egg Harbor Road in Gibbsboro, New Jersey.[1]
History
The bike way runs along South United States Avenue on the right-of-way of a railway corridor abandoned in 1978 when the Sherwin-Williams paint factory closed. The rail corridor was originally part of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad, that was eventually incorporated into the Pennsylvania Railroad, and ultimately into Conrail before its abandonment.
The railway was originally installed to bring workers to Gibbsboro from nearby Lucaston by horse drawn rail carriage.[2]
References
- ^ Rails to Trail Web site, retrieved December 22, 2011
- ^ The Gibbsboro Greenway and Bikeway Network (PDF), Town of Gibbsboro, April 2010, retrieved December 22, 2011