St. Neots, A River Great Ouse bridge
In St. Neots, the two communities of Eaton Socon and Eynesbury are separated by a river flood plain and until now the main river crossing used to involve a considerable detour for many journeys and was a major barrier to walking and cycling in the area particularly for those travelling to and from the St. Neots Community College.
The new walking and cycling routes developed in St Neots have focused on connecting up the two communities. The main focal point is the Willow Bridge - a fantastic, new walking and cycling bridge, which spans 38.5 metres across the River Great Ouse and is 390m long in total. The bridge gives walkers and cyclists direct access between these two communities, making hundreds of local journeys possible for commuters, school children and students in the local area.
The new bridge, installed during the summer 2011 was designed to address any potential flooding issues, which is why it has ended up as the longest bridge in the project portfolio. New connecting links have also been created as part of this project leading towards the riverside and bridge from many nearby residential areas, giving local people improved access using a more direct route. These new walking and cycling links now form part of National Cycle Network (route 12 and route 51), connecting St Neots to Bedford, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Cambridge and beyond.
Sustrans' school cycling project comes to St Neots and Cambridge
Local schools will have a fantastic opportunity to get involved with walking and cycling on the new routes as part of Sustrans' schools project. Sustrans' John Stanley will be working with local schools to help children to cycle safely to school.
The new walking and cycling routes in St Neots are part of a national Sustrans scheme to deliver the National Cycle Network into the heart of communities.
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