Hampton Roads Life

This is a bike trail/path that runs the length of the current Nimmo Parkway plus a little off road, totaling just over 3 miles. The trail begins at the Princess Anne Rec Center, VBFD Station 21 and ends at Ashville Bridge Creek. The first 2+ miles are paved, while the last mile is dirt that gets rougher, the further East you go. The end of the trail is a nice grassy patch that looks like a nice place for picnic. Even though the last section of trail is pretty rough, there are imporvements that make it doable on most bikes with fat tires.

The pictures are kind of backwards, shooting into the sun was a bit of a challenge..

HRLife Recreation, hidden bike, trail

Looking at bad sign placement, wouldn’t it be better for the Yield sign to be before the crosswalk?

This one is not that bad, because the cars are not coming around a blind corner, but the cars pretty much ignore the Crosswalk while stopping at the yield sign, of course the crosswalk is barely visible.

 

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Looking at South bound General Booth, is a whole different story…

 

 

 

People are always hauling butt around this on, and usually ignore the yield sign, which is easy, considering it is 3 quarters of the way around the corner and pretty much hidden from view. 

Here you can see the yield sign, is well past the crosswalk.

I think at least 2 of 3 things need to happen here, the yield sign needs to be moved up to the light pole, and/or add an Yield to pedestrians in Crosswalk sign added to the light pole, and/or a slow for pedestrians sign added before the turn itself.

HRLife Roads, Transportation signs

Just some pictures of the Chesapeke Bay Bridge Tunnel.

HRLife Roads cbbt, chesapeke

Before Route 17 was relocated a few years back, and the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail was created, I had passed this old building several times and never had the opportunity to stop (If you drove the old Route 17, you know what I mean). I had the chance to stop and take a look around and take some pictures, and I could not find any signs about what the structure is/was, so I guess if I had stopped back then it would have been no help, because the only signage is in the canal facing away from the building. The only reference is a dot on the map at the Northern trail head of the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail. 

This is the old Toll Takers House on the Dismal Swamp Canal. 

The building looks like it has taken on assaults over the years from the forces of nature, including the vines that currently inhabit the North end of the house. It looks like the structure has been occupied in relatively recent times. The structure has had electricity, because there is a socket for a meter, and the back porch overlooking the canal looked like it was not part of the original construction. 

The Toll Takers House can be found on the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail and Glencoe St. Or about a half a mile north of the Southern Trailhead, or about 5 Miles from the Northern trailhead. I suggest starting from the North and taking a nice bike ride, and enjoy the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail.

HRLife Recreation, Roads, hidden Chesapeake, Dismal Swamp, Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, DSC, George Washington Highway

Made a little road trip to the South in to Currituck North Carolina, While it is not technically Hampton Roads, it is considered by many as part of Hampton Roads.

This is pretty much Downtown Currituck

 

This is the Old Currituck County Jail, believed to be one of the oldest jails in North Carolina. The jail was completed around 1820. 

 

A Memorial to the Confederate dead of Currituck County, the base was built by Confederate Veterans in 1912, and the final scaled down version was completed in 1922

 

Some of the construction detail of the Old Currituck County Jail.

 

Another view of the Old Currituck County Jail.

 

The Currituck General Store. Store was not open when we visited, but appeared to have been open recently.

HRLife Road Trip, Roads Currituck, Jail, North Carolina