community
april21
2016
State Parks Considers Removal of Train Trestle
The Oregon Parks and Rec-
reation Department (OPRD) has an-
nounced their intention to remove the
iconic old train trestle that crosses High-
way 47 south of Vernonia at the Top Hill
trailhead of the Banks-Vernonia State
Trail.
The Banks-Vernonia State Trail
runs along the 21-mile old rail bed be-
tween the two towns, except for a couple
short detours. One of those detours is
necessary because the Tophill Trestle,
nine miles south of Vernonia, has dete-
riorated.
Fire, age, and other damage
have destroyed large sections of the tres-
tle. What remains is in such poor con-
dition—supports and pilings are rotten,
broken, and missing—that it must be
completely removed in the
next one to two years to
protect visitors and traffic
on Highway 47.
Bicyclists,
equestri-
ans, and pedestrians cross
Highway 47 to use the
Banks-Vernonia
Trail.
After the remains of the
Tophill Trestle are re-
moved, the OPRD, in co-
operation with the City of
Vernonia, Columbia and
Washington counties, and
the Oregon Department of Transporta-
tion would like to come up with a set of
proposals to address improvements to
this crossing and are asking for the help
of local citizens in developing the pro-
DeWitt Finishes Boston
Vernonia resident Nicole DeWitt finished
the 2016 Boston Marathon on April 18 with a time
of 3:41:43, a pace of 8:27 per mile.
“My pace may have been slower than
predicted,” said DeWitt about her run. “The heat
was overwhelming for the first half! I placed way
better than predicted, so it affected more than just
me. I placed top 25% of women! Which was my
goal! Also wound up over 4,000 places higher
overall than when I started!”
DeWitt finished 11,361 overall, and placed
3,437 among women and 2,443 in her age category.
Congratulation on a great run Nicole!
posals.
A public survey
is open now and just
takes a few minutes to
complete; go to: https://
www.surveymonkey.
com/r/tophill to submit
your input on the future
of the trestle and the
highway crossing.
The survey sug-
gests three options once
the trestle has been re-
moved: improve the
highway-level crossing
without adding a new crossing over the
highway; build a trail crossing over the
highway that looks similar to the railroad
trestle; or build a more modern looking
crossing.
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