Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage

The Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage is a planned 42 mile walking/jogging/biking trail that would encircle the City of Evansville. Currently there are two sections of the Greenway Passage available for users.  The Middle Levee Corridor runs from the Heidelbach Canoe Launch to the Uhlhorn Trailhead is 1.7 miles long.  The Riverfront Corridor starts at Sunrise Park to Franklin Street is 1.5 miles.   The Industrial Corridor(3.5 miles) will connect the other cooridors and create 6.75 miles of continuous trail from Sunrise Park to the Heidelbach Canoe Launch.  

Phases 1 & 6 of the Industrial Corridor have been completed and construction on Phases 2 & 5 are underway.  Scroll down for more details and photos of construction.  Plans for Phases 3 & 4 are being finalized and ready to bid within the year.  

Click on the corridor headings below for additional information on access and parking along the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage.

Industrial Corridor

Riverfront Corridor








Middle Levee Corridor





Shirley James Gateway Plaza


The Shirley James Gateway Plaza is a tribute to Mrs Shirley James for her dedication and service for the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage.   Designed by VPS Architects and RhodesWork, Ltd. the Plaza shows the different impacts transportation has made on Evansville's  progress.  Below are a few photos of the of the structures; if you would like to see more, click on this link.    The Gateway Plaza is located along the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage south of the Lloyd Expressway at the Mead Johnson Trailhead,; 1501 W. John Street. The sturctures depict six different forms of transportation. The Greenway Historic Committee researched and wrote the text for the history panels telling how transportation  made Evansville into a commercial center.

















 
New Construction

Construction has begun on Phase 5 of the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage - Industrial Corridor.  Crews from Blankenberger Brothers Inc. are working under the Kratzville Road Bridge which will extend the recently completed section from the Uhlhorn Trailhead. to Dresden Street.    Another crew from Concrete Pavers has stared at the Dresden Street end puting in a retaning wall for the levee.  Despite the winter weather, workers are making progress as can be seen in the pictures below.  This section of the Greenway Passage is being funded by a Transportation Community System Preservation grant, Surface Transportation Program funds and Riverboat Taxes.  The completion date will be December 2010 and will create a 3 mile trail to the Heidelbach Canoe Launch.

Phase 2 bids were received by INDOT and the low bidder was Blankenberg Brothers, Inc. for $1,730,419.  Phase 2 will extend the Greenway Passage from Franklin Street to Maryland Street.  This phase will connect with the Riverfront Corridor for approximately 3 miles to Sunrise Park.  Funding for this project comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestement Act or Stimulus Funds and will be paid in all by INDOT.  The completion for this trail is set for June 2011. 

For the first time, we will have two sections of the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage underconstruction at the same time.  The remaining 1/2 mile from Maryland Street to Dresden Street is being designed and ready for any possible federal funding available.    Click on this link for a new map for the Industrial Corridor.

On June 5, 2004, the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage was designated a National Recreation Trail by the National Parks Service.  This prestigous award designate the Greenway as a component of the a larger national trail system that stretches across the United States.