FYI for the AT hikers...

[kaiser715]

The hiker footbridge over the river at Harper's Ferry got taken out by a derailment. There is not a good bypass in that area.

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From the ATC:

• The footbridge attached to the CSX bridge is indefinitely closed.
  
• Park users will be unable to cross between Harpers Ferry and C&O Canal towpath.
  
• Park users will be unable to cross from Harpers Ferry to the Maryland Heights trail.
  
• A.T. hikers with immediate need for transport between Harpers Ferry, West Virginia and Weverton Road, Maryland should arrange for shuttles. Hikers are not advised to walk on Highway 340 to cross into Maryland, as this roadway has narrow shoulders and heavy traffic. Information about available transportation options can be found at appalachiantrail.org/transportation.

 

[ord.sgt.26NC]

I forded that river in 2002 in full gear holding my musket above my head down at Pack Horse Ford...it was nut shrivlin cold in early september