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HARDWOOD CREEK REGIONAL TRAIL MASTER PLAN <br />CROSS-SECTION CHARACTER SKETCH - 140TH STREET DOWN TO FALCON COURT SEGMENT <br />Naturalized areas with intermittent wetlandslswales (consistent with existing conditions) <br />Asphalt trail meeting <br />t�egtpn21 standards (fc <br />penter ii}e of railroad <br />45'-0 <br />As shown, the trail will eventually follow the centerline of what is <br />currently the active tracks, and maintains about a 50 -foot separation <br />with the road. Although it traverses through a more commercial/ <br />industrial land use zone, the trail still offers a safe and convenient <br />route for various types of users. <br />Note that an alternative trail alignment was considered for this trail <br />segment that would have placed it between the active railroad tracks <br />and the road edge. Unfortunately, the 50 -foot average width of this <br />right-of-way is inadequate to meet minimal separation standards <br />between the trail and the active railroad tracks (25 feet) as well as the <br />road edge (another 25+ feet). Changing the alignment of Highway 61 <br />to create more space is another option, but there are no current plans to <br />do so in the foreseeable future. <br />Locating the trail following <br />the alignment of the active <br />rail line is the most viable <br />long-term option. The limited <br />space (50 foot wide) between <br />the railroad tracks and <br />edge of road is inadequate <br />for trail placement while <br />still maintaining minimum <br />setbacks. <br />ii Washin ton <br />County <br />Proposed (long-term) <br />Hardwood Creek <br />'Regional Trail (following <br />railroad corridor) <br />6 <br />