{"id":139505424,"date":"2009-06-03T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2009-06-03T15:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=139505424"},"modified":"2009-06-03T15:30:24","modified_gmt":"2009-06-03T15:30:24","slug":"city-seeks-u-s-funds-to-turn-derelict-rail-span-into-centerpiece-of-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=139505424","title":{"rendered":"City seeks U.S. funds to turn derelict rail span into centerpiece of trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A decrepit railroad bridge in the shadow of Interstate 95 could find new life as the linchpin of a 5 1\/2-mile trail encircling the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River &#8211; opening up recreational opportunities along a stretch of Baltimore waterfront that some are calling &quot;the next Inner Harbor.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>For now, the century-old CSX swing bridge carries little traffic except the occasional trespasser with a crab pot. But city officials and a prominent developer envision a restored span that would serve runners, bicyclists and folks who simply want to take a stroll along a stretch of shoreline that is being reclaimed from industrial development.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/baltimore_city\/bal-md.bridge03jun03,0,1629527.story\">https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/news\/local\/baltimore_city\/bal-md.bridge03jun03,0,1629527.story<\/a>oldId.20090603153024778<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A decrepit railroad bridge in the shadow of Interstate 95 could find new life as the linchpin of a 5 1\/2-mile trail encircling the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River &#8211; opening up recreational opportunities along a stretch of Baltimore waterfront that some are calling &quot;the next Inner Harbor.&quot; For now, the century-old CSX swing &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=139505424\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;City seeks U.S. funds to turn derelict rail span into centerpiece of trail&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139505424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biking-in-baltimore"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139505424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=139505424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139505424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=139505424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=139505424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=139505424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}