{"id":16643,"date":"2022-04-14T06:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=16643"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:58:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:58:35","slug":"belmont-beach-indianapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2022\/04\/14\/belmont-beach-indianapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Belmont Beach, Indianapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Belmont Beach is located on the west bank of the White River where the Emmerichsville Dam (the rubble you see here) that stood for over 100 years, failed in 2019.<\/p>\n

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It is on the White River Parkway, with a generous bike lane, between the 10th Street and 16th Street bridges over the White River.<\/p>\n

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