The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor will host Bike for the Bridge on May 3.

As part of the event, participants, and their bikes, will be shuttled from downtown Jim Thorpe to their starting destination by Pocono Biking.Participants will have the option to ride from the Black Diamond Trailhead to Jim Thorpe (36 miles), or from Rockport to Jim Thorpe (15 miles).The price is $35 per person, or $49 with a bike rental. Price includes shuttle ride, T-shirt and post-ride party at Pocono Biking.Participants may register for this event by calling Pocono Biking at 1-(800) 944-8392.In mid-November, Carbon County was awarded $2.1 million to install a prefabricated pedestrian bridge across the Lehigh River at Jim Thorpe.This will connect the D&L Trail from the Lehigh Gorge and downtown Jim Thorpe to Weissport and the Lehigh Valley beyond.This connector is a complex engineering project that will cost more than $3.1 million.The pedestrian bridge at Jim Thorpe is a critical connection linking all five counties of the D&L Trail. The completion of the bridge will create 130 miles of continuous trail.All proceeds from Bike for the Bridge will benefit the completion of the D&L Trail, and building the pedestrian bridge in downtown Jim Thorpe.The bridge will help reduce traffic congestion around Jim Thorpe and create a commuting alternative.This span will connect the D&L Trail across the Lehigh River. Its installation will keep pedestrians on public property and safely away from trains and traffic. Pedestrians and cyclists will be able to further explore the D&L Trail and surrounding towns.The D&L National Heritage Corridor is a nonprofit organization that preserves the historic pathway that carried coal and iron from Wilkes-Barre to Philadelphia.Today, the D&L Trail connects people to nature, culture, communities, recreation and our industrial heritage.