Windsor Road is Open Again !!!

For the past year or so the construction on the Turnpike has caused a lot of problems for my local rides since it involves reconstruction of every bridge over it. Almost every ride I do from my house heads east over the Turnpike and although there are a couple bridges I can use to get over the Turnpike The Windsor Road Bridge is the one I take most of the time. That was until December 2010 when it closed for reconstruction. For those who know me know a closed bridge usually doesn't stop me from using a road but when they closed the Windsor Road Bridge they totally dismantled it so the road was unusable.

I really missed this road this past summer and was glad to see it was finally finished when I road by the bridge at the end of January. There is nothing like riding on smooth fresh concrete and pavement. The new bridge is a little nicer and wider than the old bridge and hopefully it will remain pothole free for a little while. This is the third or forth new bridge they finished across the Turnpike. Some of them like the one just south of Allentown on Circle Road actually was built a lot taller so going over that bridge actually feels like climbing a hill.

There are still four or five more bridges that I normally ride over that still need to be reconstructed (They just closed Sharon Road to start working on that bridge) so it will still be a few more year before I won't have worry about detours for bridge construction.