You can bike, skate, walk over the 5 Freeway in Irvine. And it’s awesome

Irvine opened a new pedestrian bridge this week that lets you pedal, scoot, or walk over the 5 Freeway.

I threw my bike in the car and went to check it out.

I parked at Cypress Community Park in Irvine and wassoon biking over the 5. The bridge is only for pedestrians, bikes, and scooters — so no cars to worry about.

The bridge, which opened on Aug. 11, is a key link in Orange County’s network of trails that can take cyclists and pedestrians all the way from the hills to the Pacific Ocean…

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