	Cross County Trail Before and After 2008 - 2009 Paving Project Downstream from Lake Accotink

Side-by-Side Comparison - Before & After:

April 29, 2008 vs. May 18, 2009, photos allow you to see the changes wrought by paved trail construction below Lake Accotink.

The photos proceed from south to north (upstream) and are taken facing northward on the trail. Due to the dramatic changes, some "After" photos may not exactly match the "Before" in location or angle, but are close.

CCT meets paving path along Hunter Village Dr	CCT meets newly paved section along Hunter Village Dr.
Expected path of paving from Hunter Village Dr	Newly paved area from Hunter Village Dr
Mayapples, goodbye!	Half of this patch of mayapples escapes destruction.
South bridge site	New south bridge
Paving path joins sewer cut above south bridge site	Pavement joins sewer cut above south bridge
Concreted crossing of tributary below Old Keene Mill Rd	Former concrete fair weather crossing of tributary below Old Keene Mill Rd is now a culvert.
Old Keene Mill Rd underpass	Old Keene Mill Rd underpass
Paving path along maintenance road below Byron Ave Park	Paved trail along maintenance road below Byron Ave Park
How will they squeeze the CCT between baseball diamonds and creek?	Paved CCT squeezed between baseball diamonds and creek, leaving only a sliver of buffer.
Paving path behind Byron Ave Park baseball diamonds	Paving behind Byron Ave Park baseball diamonds
Prior CCT route through parking lot looking upstream from Byron Ave Park	Old CCT route is now a spur from Byron Ave Park. They were warned about the flooding. It's called a "flood plain" for a reason.
Prior CCT route reconverges with paving path exiting Byron Ave Park	Paved CCT exiting Byron Ave Park, with new culvert.
CCT above Byron Ave Park	CCT above Byron Ave Park
CCT crosses water main	CCT crosses water main
Path of paving diverges from prior CCT route	Paved CCT above water main crossing
Path of paving follows sewer cut	Paved new CCT route follows sewer cut
Paving path along sewer cut below middle bridge location	New CCT along sewer cut below middle bridge location
Middle bridge site	Middle bridge
Paving path above middle bridge site	New CCT above middle bridge site
Paving path upstream from middle bridge site	New CCT upstream from middle bridge site
Paving path below north bridge site	New CCT below north bridge
North bridge site	North bridge
Paving path and CCT reconverge	New CCT and old CCT path reconverge
CCT above north bridge site	CCT above north bridge
CCT crosses tributary above north bridge site.	CCT crosses tributary above north bridge in new culvert.
CCT between tributary crossings	CCT between tributary crossings
CCT crosses tributary near Lake Accotink Park. office	CCT crosses tributary near Lake Accotink Park office.
CCT merges with park maintenance road.	CCT merges with park maintenance road.
CCT below dam parking area	CCT below dam parking area
CCT meets parking area at dam	CCT meets parking area at dam