Jamaica North Trail

The Jamaica North Trail is a redevelopment of convert|6.5|mi|lk=on of the abandoned Union Pacific Railroad segment running through southwest Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.

According to an October 2003 press release, the city of Lincoln purchased the convert|8.2|mi|adj=on railway segment for $605,000. [cite press release| url=http://www.ci.lincoln.ne.us/city/mayor/media/2003/102203.htm| title=FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGN FOR JAMAICA TRAIL UNDER WAY| publisher=City of Lincoln, Mayor's Office| date=2003-10-22| accessdate=2008-08-28| ] Construction began in May 2006, [cite news| url=http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/05/07/local/doc445bb4694387e009900695.txt| title=Lincoln's bike trails getting updates| work=Journal Star| date=2006-05-07| author=Waltke, Kendra| accessdate=2008-08-28| ] the groundbreaking ceremony took place in mid-June 2006, [cite news| url=http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/08/15/top_story/doc44e0f2d50bc75912055856.txt| title=New trail takes shape| work=Journal Star| date=2006-08-15| author=Laukaitis, Algis J.| accessdate=2008-08-28| ] and the trail itself was slated to open in late October 2006.

The majority of the trail runs directly through "Wilderness Park", a wooded area covering more than convert|1475|acre|km2, which already featured a "recreational" (dirt) trail system of over convert|22|mi. The Jamaica North trail connects to the Homestead Trail, which will ultimately extend convert|72|mi from Lincoln's Haymarket District to Marysville, Kansas.

The trail's surface is composed of crushed limestone and asphalt.

See also

* MoPac Trail

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