Comments on: Barrineau Park Road Paved Into Alabama

By: EMD

EMD — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 19:29:03 +0000

Don: I thought Duck Place was a pig trail like path that ran parallel to Hwy. 112. Someone, please tell me where 112 leads if turning left coming from the Florida side of the bridge. I could not tell on a map I pulled up.

By: Molino child

Molino child — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 15:20:09 +0000

Can we quit paving everything. They replaced the wooden bridge with a big ugly concrete on, now a pave rds! What’s next sea walls? Reserve what little of real natural beauty we have here, and quit trying to move the city out here! Ps Don’t Tube down escambia river unless you want to be gator bait, or what to contract some flesh eating bacteria! Can’t believe that guy is legally allowed to drop folks in that river with nothing more then tubes. But at least he ain’t running locals from parking at Barrinuea. Now patrol the area to keep the trash gone so our kids can to enjoy Barrinuea as we did!!

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:11:06 +0000

@Chris, nothing is over until the box goes down the hole.

We have started using Big Escambia Creek for recreation. Great for kayaking, canoeing and tubing, small outboards and pump drives as well.

By: Chris in Molino

Chris in Molino — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 19:32:22 +0000

@ Common Sense : Alive but yes, paralyzed. One of several from the old wood bridge.
@MM : Remember those days. Anything like that is over. It’s a shame. Boat ramp, no thank you. Now with Filingims Landing and the new guy renting kayaks, theres enough people on this little river. Used to not see a soul if you fished from a boat.

By: common sense

common sense — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:46:05 +0000

I remember when a pair of brothers were there on the river. The older brother dove in and broke his neck and died; the younger brother broke his back diving into the river to save his brother. he, if he still lives, is paralyzed from the waist down. My childhood memories.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:01:40 +0000

Thanks to the Barrineau Heirs and to Commissioner Barry for getting together and making this happen. Much appreciated by a local resident.

By: Don

Don — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:44:36 +0000

Love the paved road! It’s beautiful and greatly appreciate the right of way donation but I thought it was Barrineau Park Rd. all the way through to 112 and Duck Place was the 1st dirt road to the right heading back East from 112? Anybody?

By: MM

MM — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:15:59 +0000

The days of jumping off the bridge, swimming to the sand bar, watching crazy people living on the sand bar in a bus and driving trucks in the river are now but a memory.

However, I do think a camping area / park / small boat ramp would be great.

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:24:01 +0000

Amen Carlton. Alabama 87 is a nice drive as well.

Carlton do you remember when we were kids, the time I stepped on that piece of wire and it punctured my foot?

By: Carlton Vaughn

Carlton Vaughn — Tue, 24 Feb 2015 08:48:48 +0000

SSHHHH!!! Y’all keep quiet, this is the best kept secret for a beautiful drive in the country