Bridge and Dam will use the certified half marathon course developed for the races. These are great, scenic courses with a 1 mile downhill to start!
5k
Start of race located on a line equal to the front edge of the Bagnell Dam Scenic overlook signs, 4.5 feet back from the edge of the roadway. Course goes north on Union Electric Road and turns left onto Bagnell Dam Boulevard. Runners turn around at an electrical pole directly across from McDonalds and return to the finish directly across from the Bagnell Dam state historical marker.
Route map for Bridge and Dam 5k
10k
Start of race located on a line equal to the front edge of the Bagnell Dam Scenic overlook signs, 4.5 feet back from the edge of the roadway. Course goes north on Union Electric Road and turns left onto Bagnell Dam Boulevard. At the intersection of Bagnell Dam Boulevard and Highway 242, the course turns left and runners stay on the sidewalk. Course then turns right at a 90 degree angle, in front of roadway curbs, onto Highway MM and continues to just past the toll booth, where runners turn around and return to the finish directly across from the Bagnell Dam state historical marker.
Route map for Bridge and Dam 10k
Half Marathon
Start of race located on a line equal to the front edge of the Bagnell Dam Scenic overlook signs, 4.5 feet back from the edge of the roadway. Course goes north on Union Electric Road and turns left onto Bagnell Dam Boulevard. At the intersection of Bagnell Dam Boulevard and Highway 242, the course turns left and runners stay on the sidewalk. Course then turns right at a 90 degree angle, in front of roadway curbs, onto Highway MM and continues to Las Campanas. At Las Campanas runners will turn right and run to the turnaround marker located 6 feet from the end of the concrete retaining wall. After turning around, runners will return back up Las Campanas to Muirfield Drive. The course turns right at Muirfield Court and continues around the concrete divider back to Muirfield Drive where it continues to the right. The course then turns left from Muirfield Drive to Grand Cypress. Then left from Grand Cypress to Gleneagle where the turnaround point is located 74 feet before the stop sign at the intersection of Gleneagle Road and Gleneagle Court. After turning around, the course returns to Muirfield Drive, then Las Campanas, Highway MM, Highway 242, the Bagnell Dam Boulevard, where the course ends directly across from the Bagnell Dam state historical marker.
Route map for Bridge and Dam Half Marathon