Junction and Breakwater Trail
- Junction and Breakwater Trail
The Junction and Breakwater Trail is a convert|6|mi|adj=on long rail trail located on the southwestern side of Cape Henlopen State Park connecting Lewes and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It is the third rail-trail built in Delaware and it is the longest in the state. [cite news
last = Race
first = Amanda
title = Destination: Junction and Breakwater Trail
work = Rails to Trails Magazine
pages = 23-25
language = English
publisher = Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
date = Spring 2007
url = http://www.railtrails.org/resources/documents/magazine/07Spr_DES_JunctionBreakwaterTrail.pdf
accessdate = 2007-02-26] It follows the former Penn Central rail line that once transported passengers to the many Methodist resort camps along the Atlantic coast.
The Junction and Breakwater Trail gets its name from the rail line that ran between Lewes and Rehoboth in the mid-1800s. The first convert|3.6|mi of the trail was opened in December 2003 after acquiring parcels and easements from private landowners. On June 4, 2007, an additional convert|2.4|mi were added, extending the trail to Kings Highway in Lewes. [cite press release
title = Junction and Breakwater Trail Extension Opens at Cape Henlopen State Park
publisher = Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
date = 2007-06-04
url = http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/dnrec2000/admin/press/story1.asp?PRID=2529
accessdate = 2007-07-17 ] Plans are being discussed to extend the trail further into town. [cite news
last = Swick
first = Rachel
title = Hawkseye provides missing link for Lewes-Rehoboth bike trail
work = Cape Gazette
language = English
date = 2007-04-16
url = http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200704/biketrail041307.html
accessdate = 2007-04-29]
The trail includes two bridges, including an convert|80|ft|adj=on long railroad bridge originally built in 1913 that crosses Holland Glade and provides views of coastal wetlands and of a World War II observation tower located on the coast. The trail consists of finely crushed stone with an average width of convert|12|ft.
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