The Hop River is a river that runs through Tolland County , Connecticut . The Hop River's marshy source is just southeast of Bolton Notch , Connecticut . It flows for about 15.0 miles (24.1 km) to its confluence with the Willimantic River . There is a popular paddling route beginning where the Skungamaug River enters the Hop River just north of the Hendee Road bridge and ending at the Willimantic River . Most of this route consists of quick-water, but a few Class I and Class II whitewater areas exist.
21-452: The Hop River State Park Trail crosses the river twice and is parallel to the river for the majority of the river's length. in a row) Park Trail (twice in a row) ( Willimantic Bypass ) Railroad Bridge This article related to a river in Connecticut is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hop River State Park Trail Hop River State Park Trail is
42-633: A Connecticut rail trail that winds for 20.8 miles (33.5 km) eastward from Colonial Drive in the town of Manchester to the Air Line State Park Trail S. in the town of Windham . The trail parallels the Hop River for much of its length. It is owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection , with upgrades and maintenance done by town forces and community volunteer groups in coordination with
63-500: A bit rough for street bikes. Kings Road, Coventry to Flanders River Road, Columbia: This section of trail is not passable due to a bridge over the Hop River that has not been renovated for trail use. The existing rail bridge is not safe to cross. 0.83 miles of trail improvement, a new bridge and a box culvert under Flanders River Road are part of a $ 4 million improvement (Consultant/Project - BL/DOT 30-97). Trail traffic can currently follow
84-641: A general easterly direction to Route 6 in Bolton" has been officially known as the State Trooper Russell A. Bagshaw Highway , in memory of a Connecticut State Police trooper who was killed in the line of duty in 1991. Prior to 1984, I-384 was designated I-84 . During that time, current I-84 east of the East Hartford junction was I-86 . Originally, the freeway was supposed to end in Johnston, Rhode Island , at
105-551: A partial interchange with Route 85 . Shortly after the interchange, I-384 ends as it meets the US ;6 / US 44 concurrency just west of its eastern split at Bolton Notch. The highway is eight lanes wide west of Route 83, six lanes wide to Route 85, and four lanes wide for the rest of the highway's duration. Since May 31, 1996, the segment of I-384 "running from the junction of Interstate Route 84 in Manchester in
126-543: A short detour around this by following Kings Road to Flanders River Road and rejoining the trail after crossing the river on the road bridge. Flanders River Road, Columbia to Willimantic River: This section is open, but the trail has not been completely improved -but trail improvements will be under the project noted above. The bridge over the Willimantic has been improved and there is trail head parking next to Mackey’s. A paved trail from Macky’s parking goes under Rte 66 towards
147-450: Is a section by section description of the trail's current conditions, as of July 2014. Colonial Road, Manchester to the western Hop River bridge at Columbia/Coventry town line This long section of the trail, including the entire section of trail in the towns of Manchester, Vernon, Bolton and Andover has been completed. Drainage has been improved, signage installed, bridges built, parking lots built, and solid stone-dust surface installed. This
168-722: Is for Spencer Street. The eastbound ramp is on the I-384 mainline, while the westbound ramp comes from a split in the I-84 interchange ramp. Just east of the Spencer Street overpass, the ramp from westbound I-84 joins the I-384 mainline and the HOV lane becomes a conventional lane. I-384 continues along the southern part of Manchester. It has one interchange before it intersects Route 83 , which provides access to Manchester Center. After one more interchange in Manchester, it crosses into Bolton , where it has
189-734: Is located about 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Vernon trailhead. It is just north of where the trail goes under U.S. Route 44 at Bolton Notch in Bolton Notch State Park. The eastern half of the trail at Bolton Notch State Park connects to the Charter Oak Greenway going west towards Manchester and Hartford. The eastern terminus of the trail connects to the Air Line State Park Trail near the CT Eastern Railroad Museum . The Charter Oak Greenway, Air Line State Park Trail, and
210-415: Is the best section of the trail to be completed so far and has long sections through parklands with no crossroads. The East Coast Greenway (ECG) section is from Bolton Notch East. Western Hop River bridge at Columbia/Coventry town line to Kings Road, Coventry: This section has been cleared and had drainage improvements, and has some finished surface installed. It is suitable for mountain bikes and horses, but
231-481: The East Hartford – Manchester town line, as the right two lanes of traffic split from the I-84 mainline. The highway can also be accessed from the I-84 eastbound high-occupancy vehicle lane (HOV lane), and westbound I-384 traffic can also access the HOV lane on westbound I-84. Westbound I-84 access to I-384 is provided through a complex interchange that also provides access from Pleasant Valley Road near The Shoppes at Buckland Hills and from I-291 . I-384's first exit
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#1732852101578252-788: The Hop River State Park Trail will be pieces of the East Coast Greenway (ECG) , a trail linking major cities from Maine to Florida. The ECG in Connecticut runs from Rhode Island across to Hartford, down to New Haven and over to New York. Interstate 384 Interstate 384 ( I-384 ) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway located entirely within the state of Connecticut . It runs 8.2 miles (13.2 km) east to west, going from I-84 and I-291 in East Hartford to US Route 6 (US 6) and US 44 in Bolton . I-384 officially begins at I-84 eastbound exit 59 at
273-564: The I-95/I-195 connector (now the Route 6-10 Connector ). The freeway was built to Bolton where it abruptly ends at the intersection with US 6 and US 44. A 5.7-mile (9.2 km) segment from Columbia to Windham was also built, forming the present-day US 6 bypass around Willimantic , and would have connected to the Connecticut Turnpike at what is now I-395 exit 35, following
294-669: The Railroad museum and links to the Airline Trail. Route 66, Windham/Columbia to Airline State Park Trail, Windham/Lebanon: This section opened in 2015, and the whole section is paved, and is on steep hill, on the eastern end This does not follow the original rail. It starts at the Windham side of the Willimantic River, immediately goes right under the Route 66 bridge Willimantic River and right on
315-537: The US ;6 Windham Bypass, which would have likely included an extension of the I-384 designation to include the new freeway and the Windham Bypass. The corresponding stretch of US 6 is known as "Suicide 6" because of sharp turns and intersections had been the site of numerous fatal accidents and was the main reason supporting construction of the bypass. It is unlikely the 11-mile (18 km) freeway between I-384 and
336-444: The Windham Bypass will ever be built because of irresolvable disagreements over the routing of the freeway: state and local officials prefer more northerly alignment that minimizes disruption to developed areas along US 6, while federal officials insist on a more southerly alignment that minimizes environmental impacts to the Hop River ecosystem. After studying more than 200 potential alignments with no agreement among stakeholders,
357-575: The border with Columbia, then follows the Willimantic River throughout the rest of the trail. The trail ends at the Airline Trail South in Willimantic. Turning right will bring you over the Willimantic River into Lebanon. To the original end of the railroad, turn left and continue to CT 32. The trail crosses the following roads, providing access: [REDACTED] US 44 / [REDACTED] US 6 and [REDACTED] I-384 Greenway Andover History Museum A stream restoration project with signage
378-495: The last few miles of the turnpike into Rhode Island. Crossing into Rhode Island, the proposed I-84 freeway was to parallel US 6 to I-295, where it would have tied into the existing US 6/ Rhode Island Route 10 freeway. In 1982, Rhode Island canceled their plans because of community backlash and possible impacts to the Scituate Reservoir . In 1986, Connecticut canceled their plans and changed I-86 back to I-84 and I-84
399-464: The state. The trail is used for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing. The trail was originally part of the Hartford, Providence and Fishkill line from Hartford to Willimantic which was completed in 1849. Freight trains used the line through the 1960s. The last train ran on September 29, 1970, by which time the line was part of the bankrupt Penn Central . The Willimantic section of
420-427: The trail was built in 2015, unlike the rest of the trail. Though open to the public for its entire length, different sections of the trail are in different stages of development. Some sections are complete and have a finished, stone-dust surface and signage. Other sections have been cleared and had drainage work done, but still have a somewhat rough, unfinished surface that is not suitable for road bikes. The following
441-483: Was renumbered I-384. Even after cancelling I-84, various proposals were made to complete the highway between Bolton and the Willimantic bypass or between the bypass and I-395. For more than 30 years since the cancelation of the Hartford– Providence leg of I-84, elected officials in Connecticut proposed to extend I-384 from Bolton to Willimantic along the US 6 corridor, connecting the existing I-384 with
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