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==History==
[[File:Racine-Sturtevant Trail, October 2000.PNG|thumb|Cyclists use the Racine–Sturtevant Trail shortly after its opening in October 2000, as photographed by Mark Hertzberg.]]
The route of the trail generally follows the former right-of-way of the [[Chicago, Milwaukee,
After a 1993 incident in which a 15-year-old boy was severely injured in a fall from [[Lathrop Avenue Viaduct (Racine, Wisconsin)|a viaduct]] over [[Lathrop Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Lathrop Avenue]] on the unmaintained line, there was a popular push to demolish the abandoned railway tracks. By 1995, the city of Racine had applied for state grants to convert the line into a bicycle trail.<ref name="viaduct-limbo"/> However, disputes over ownership of the property delayed the construction, as did disagreements over whether the viaduct should be demolished or renovated for the trail's construction. Demolition ultimately took place in 1998.<ref>Scolaro, Joseph A. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44074434/the_journal_times/ "Lathrop Avenue dip slated for repairs through Oct. 15"], [[Racine Journal Times]], August 28, 1998, page 1C.</ref> In February 2000, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Department_of_Transportation Wisconsin Department of Transportation] announced a $64,000 grant to fund the construction of the trail, alongside a larger grant funding the construction of the [[Root River Pathway (Racine, Wisconsin)|Root River Pathway]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44072776/the_journal_times/ "State grants will help build bike paths"], [[Racine Journal Times]], February 4, 2000, page 3B.</ref> Construction took place throughout 2000, with the first phase (between West Boulevard and [[Green Bay Road (Racine County, Wisconsin)|Green Bay Road]]) opening to the public by October of that year.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44073088/the_journal_times/ "Biking Weather"], [[Racine Journal Times]], October 18, 2000, page 3C.</ref>
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