20 Years in the Making – Highway 22 Pathway Provides Critical Connection
U.S. Senator John Barasso was on hand October 3rd with local elected leaders and several hundred supporters for the long-awaited Path-22 Grand Opening event. Senator Barrasso congratulated the Jackson community and helped a group of of youthful supporters cut the ribbon.
The new 5-mile paved pathway parallels WY-22, the busiest two-lane highway in Wyoming, and it includes two underpasses of Highway 22, wide new sidewalks and cycle track on one mile of the West Broadway main street, US-26/89/191 into Jackson, and the impressive 742’ Snake River Pathway bridge. The new pathway makes a critical east-west connection for the Jackson Hole Pathways System, which now has over 65 miles of connected pathways in the community and Grand Teton National Park.
Wyoming Pathways Executive Director, Tim Young, was able to see a longtime dream come to fruition. Tim has helped work on the Jackson Hole Pathways including WY-22 for over 20 years. At the event, Tim’s contribution was recognized and he was presented with a commemorative photograph of the new Snake River Pedestrian Bridge.
Look for a more extensive “case study” article in the near future about how this wonderful pathway system came to be.
