Washington Secondary Rail Trail


The Washington Secondary Rail Trail is a rail trail located in Rhode Island.
The trail measures and has sections which are paved and unpaved. It runs along an abandoned rail corridor of the former Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad.
The trail serves the communities of Coventry, West Warwick, Warwick, and Cranston.
Long-term plans envision the Washington Secondary Rail Trail connecting with the Blackstone River Bikeway, the East Bay Bike Path and the Moosup Valley State Park Trail in Connecticut. The Washington Secondary Rail Trail is a designated section of the East Coast Greenway.

Coventry section

The Washington Secondary Bike Path starts near the Summit General Store on Log Bridge Road at the south/western paved end of the Coventry segment. West of this point, the trail is known as the Trestle Trail to the Ct state line. The pavement continues for north/east until the town line with West Warwick. Over the duration of the 4.0 paved miles, the Coventry greenway passes alongside the Flat River Reservoir, Knotty Oak Cemetery, the Merrill S. Whipple Conservation Area, and the upper branch of the Pawtuxet river over 4 bridges. The path follows the direction of RI 117.
In 2014 the original Coventry Greenway section was rehabilitated and the Trestle Trail East section was added, extending the western end by almost five miles. Connecting the last section to the Connecticut border is planned which would bring the total length of the path to.

Trestle Trail Crossings (Unpaved)

Paved Crossings

West Warwick section

The trail is paved from the Coventry section to the Warwick leg. The right of way passes by the commercial district of Arctic. Along the trail are two mills, one commercial/industry, and one Residential. Bradford Soap Works straddles the greenway not far after.

Crossings

Warwick section

It provides an almost direct connection to Bald Hill road and the Malls;. Another truss bridge is on the path nearby the West Warwick sewer treatment facility.

Crossings

Cranston section

The longest paved section, the greenway passes through Oaklawn, Knightsville and the Gladstone sections of Cranston. The northern terminus at the moment ends at the northern end of Garfield avenue, at the Cranston Police department. The right of way, accessible almost up to the tracks continues north for.33 miles until it merges with Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.

Crossings