New York

[D-Dey65]

Do you people know where else bridges for the Appalachian Trail are needed? The Palisades Interstate Parkway south of the Visitor's Center, Bookstore, and former gas station.

Southbound Lanes:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2838639,-74.0281499,3a,75y,197.9h,90.7t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sCKpLc03Dz8xdv9V8q2Ia8w!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Northbound Lanes:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2801954,-74.0296056,3a,37.5y,15.08h,89.44t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snxRzaKefw2eZjMRmiIPXIQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

Crossing according to GSV:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2822594,-74.028683,434m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

You can't have hikers trying to dodge speeding cars on the PIP.  I keep thinking of a land bridge or two similar to what you have with the Cross Florida Greenway over I-75 between Marion Oaks and Ocala.

I'm reposting this message to reiterate my call for trail bridges over the Palisades Interstate Parkway. I say one for the southbound lane, one for the northbound lane, and semi-decorative concrete walls along the median with embankments between the two bridges.

[D-Dey65]

https://goo.gl/maps/TjfZcfoBwz8FFrgS6
The bigger problem is where the NB left merge is from US 6 and  7 Lakes Drive. If one heading North on 7 Lakes wants to continue on 7 Lakes, has to weave across the two lanes of the PIP.

There is not much room between the left merge and the right exit to do it one lane at a time, so it's a drastic crossing to undertake.

This might require a realignment of the northbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, a new flyover ramp and the transformation of the current northbound lanes into an off-ramp to eastbound Seven Lakes Drive, but I think it's doable. As long as you do it in a way that doesn't negatively impact Beachy Bottom Creek and its tributaries, you're good to go.

BTW, I wanted to combine this message with the one I posted above, but too many days have passed since I posted the previous message.