Piedmont Greenway Master Plan - Town of Kernersville
Piedmont Greenway Master Plan - Town of Kernersville
Piedmont Greenway Master Plan - Town of Kernersville
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Segment 14: Summerfield Spur Trail<br />
This segment <strong>of</strong> the trail will take advantage <strong>of</strong> the future road improvements <strong>of</strong> US Highway 220.<br />
The spur trail will to the primary greenway trail at Hamburg Road. The Hamburg Road section will follow<br />
the roadway and cross over US Highway 220 at their intersection. With the improvements <strong>of</strong> US Highway<br />
220, the trail will be able to run parallel to the road on the Lake Brandt side as far as Strawberry Road. This<br />
alignment and spur trail section seeks to resolve two long-awaited outcomes: a connection to Lake Higgins<br />
Trailhead, and access to the Lake Brandt trail system and surrounding parks.<br />
At Strawberry Road, the trail will connect with the small parking area adjacent to the road and then<br />
turn north toward Summerfield Road using an abandoned rail road corridor. This section will require retr<strong>of</strong>itting<br />
<strong>of</strong> existing remnants <strong>of</strong> the old railroad bridge adjacent to Strawberry Road and will cross wetlands<br />
and a small drainage tributary that flows into Lake Brandt. The railroad corridor will <strong>of</strong>fer an excellent<br />
route, avoiding the busy US Highway 220. The trail will pass under US Highway 220 at the intersection <strong>of</strong><br />
Summerfield Road by way <strong>of</strong> the old railroad bridge. The<br />
trail will use either existing or additional sidewalks and/or<br />
bike lanes at this point until reaching Summerfield Elementary<br />
School. The <strong>of</strong>f-road trail segment will be a multiuse<br />
corridor that will accommodate pedestrians and cyclists.<br />
SEGMENT 14<br />
The primary trail will be 10 feet wide for all users.<br />
There is an opportunity to provide a connection to the<br />
neighborhoods and town hall near Summerfield Elementary<br />
School. This segment <strong>of</strong> the trail system is approximately<br />
2.4 miles in length for the <strong>of</strong>f-road segment and 0.5 miles for<br />
the on-road or sidewalk segment. One bridge will be needed<br />
to span a drainage tributary <strong>of</strong> Lake Brandt near Strawberry<br />
Road. Five at-grade crossings will be needed for the <strong>of</strong>f-road<br />
segments: Hamburg Road and US Highway 220, Strawberry<br />
Road and existing parking trail head, Parsonage Road,<br />
Auburn Road, and Summerfield Road and Rhondan Road.<br />
There will be two at-grade crossings needed for the on-road<br />
or sidewalk section: Rhondan and Shadyside, and Rhondan<br />
and Pleasant Ridge Road.<br />
Primary <strong>Greenway</strong> Segments<br />
Spur Trail <strong>Greenway</strong> Segments<br />
Figure 26. Location <strong>of</strong> Segment 14<br />
PIEDMONT GREENWAY<br />
Final <strong>Master</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Report • 54
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