Completion of the Merrimack Riverwalk, along the Concord and Merrimack Rivers…See where they Meet

This is the 3rd post about the Merrimack Riverwalk. The bridge photo was taken before it opened. See at the end for parts 1 and 2, with plenty of interesting pictures. This photo was taken on September 29, 2022. However, I don't know the date it opened.

This was January 24, 2022. Eight months later, on September 29, 2022, I took the shot below.

The new walkway is very nice, to the right is the Concord River. The weather was perfect.

When the bridge finally opened, I walked over the bridge to the Massachusetts Mills complex.

The Massachusetts Mills complex is on the left, and the Concord River is on the right.

The Concord River meets the Merrimack River. The Merrimack meets the Atlantic Ocean on the right side.

This was taken from the Centralville side.

This walkway follows the Merrimack River.

The trail goes under the Bridge Street Bridge.

Looking back at the Bridge and the Massachusetts Mills.

As you can see, I had the walkway to myself!

You are now at the Boott Cotton Mills Museum. You can stop here or continue on.

This is the bottom of John Street.

Merrimack Riverwalk, Lowell, MA. -- A New Walkway in the Future, Part 1 (2014, 2021.2022).

 https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2022/02/merrimack-riverwalk-lowell-ma-new.html

Merrimack Riverwalk, Lowell, MA. -- A New Walkway in the Future, Part 2. (2015, 2022)

https://lifefromtheroots.blogspot.com/2022/02/merrimack-riverwalk-lowell-ma-new_12.html

Merrimack Riverwalk, Lowell, MA. -- A New Walkway in the Future, Part 2. (2015, 2022)

The Concord River, between the Lowell Auditorium and other properties on the left, along with Massachusetts Mills at the far end (where the riverwalk work was being done). I went over to the auditorium for some pictures, but it was very icy further up that side, but I got some help. The bridge was not open.

The above photo was taken on April 30, 2015 (no bridge).

I thought I could walk through the Mass Mills property (shown below across Bridge Street) and get some better pictures. Doing that proved interesting as I needed help.

When I got to one of the back buildings by the Concord River, I spotted this short trail, partially hidden behind a large snowbank. When I turned around, I saw the railing and trail extended up to the new bridge across from the auditorium! Nice surprise. 

I then drove to Stackpole Street, parked, and did quite a bit of walking. Nice to see the old St. John's Hospital area, where I used to work. Walked into several private parking areas until I found what I was looking for.

The photo above was taken April 30, 2015

The photo above was taken April 24, 2016.

Then I found what I was looking for and got a few good photos. You can see where the walkway is. I wonder when it will be completed. The last picture was taken by one of the men for me, because he was 12" taller and was able to get most of the fence cut out. You can see the 6 openings on the ground level overlooking the river.