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The extremely narrow Friedenfels St (Mapblast Map) just north of the Route 1 bridge over the Merrimack River offers a crude entrance path to the rail-trail. Unfortunately, this path is not only steep, but every usage of this path encourages further erosion of the railroad embankment at this point. Note that the railroad bed shows evidence of frequent ATV usage at this point.
The Webmaster presumes that the trail dead-ends at the bridge abutment of the Merrimack River, a short distance south of this point. The Webmaster did not take the time to follow this trail to its northern end during his brief visit on April 29, 2001.
Looking north across the granite arch overpass at Friedenfels
St .
Digital picture by Kenyon F. Karl on April 29, 2001.
Looking east through the granite arch underpass for Friedenfels
St.
Digital picture by Kenyon F. Karl on April 29, 2001.
Solid fill has been used to replace the Route 110 overpass. The adjacent site of Salisbury Depot (Mapblast Map) is currently occupied by a private business (Morse Foundations). A wooden fence on the south edge of the site bears the orange sign 'Unauthorized travel prohibited'. There is no evidence of trail usage in this vicinity.
Looking southeast across site of Salisbury Depot.
Digital picture by Kenyon F. Karl on April 29, 2001.
Looking northeast across site of Salisbury Depot.
Digital picture by Kenyon F. Karl on April 29, 2001.
The railroad bed is very wet and chocked with weeds and brush as it runs alongside Gardner Street north of Route 110.
The Amesbury Branch turns west a short distance north of the Route 111 embankment. That railroad right-of-way has its own underpass of the nearby I-95 highway and otherwise appears to be open for trail use at that crucial point, however the Webmaster did not take the time to check and photograph that branch on April 29, 2001.
A steep entry path exists at the southwest corner of the underpass, but every usage of this path encourages further erosion of the railroad embankment at this point. ATV usage of the railroad bed is evident at the Route 1 overpass, but the Webmaster did not take the time to follow this trail to its ends during his brief visit on April 29, 2001.
Looking north across the Route 1 overpass.
Digital picture by Kenyon F. Karl on April 29, 2001.
Looking south through the Route 1 underpass.
Digital picture by Kenyon F. Karl on April 29, 2001.
Sign images are from the Manual of Traffic Signs by Richard C. Moeur.
Updated on May 04, 2001 by Kenyon F.
Karl <Webmaster@new-england-rail-trails.org>.
Unintentional errors are likely!
