1 eBike Shop in Crittenden County, AR

Where to ride in Crittenden County

The Big River Crossing website calls the bridge nearly a mile in length and says it is the longest public pedestrian and cyclist bridge across the Mississippi River. It is open daily from 6 in the morning to 10 at night, and it is managed by the Big River Park Conservancy, a nonprofit that works for the Mississippi River wetlands.

TrailLink says the bridge opened on October 22, 2016, runs along the north side of the Harahan Bridge, and spans 4,973 feet. It lists the surface as concrete and metal. A trail reviewer on the same site describes perforated steel plating that might be slippery when wet, and says the span is exposed to wind.

The conservancy says the crossing connects Main Street in Memphis to Main Street in West Memphis, a 10-mile multimodal corridor that also takes in Ducks Unlimited Park and the Big River Trail System. Those ties reach attractions across the delta region.

The Big River Trail is described as part of a cross-country levee trail system running from the headwaters of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. When complete, it will be 1,607 miles long. The Arkansas parts we could confirm in Crittenden County are the bridge approach and the West Memphis connection.

The bridge is bookended by parks, with Tom Lee Park on the Memphis side and the developing Delta Regional Park on the Arkansas bank, according to TrailLink. TrailLink also notes that the Harahan Bridge first opened for trains in 1916 and carries two railroad lines and two roadways beside the bike and pedestrian span.

We found no published eBike rule on the conservancy or TrailLink pages, so state law governs unless a posted sign says otherwise. The Mississippi River State Park in Marianna is in another county, so we do not list it here.

eBike rules in Arkansas

Arkansas defines an electric bicycle in Arkansas Code § 27-51-1702, as enacted by Act 956 of 2017, as a bicycle with fully operable pedals and an electric motor of less than 750 watts. It sorts them into three classes. Class 1 assists only while you pedal and stops assisting at 20 mph. Class 2 may move the bike on its own and cannot assist at 20 mph. Class 3 assists only while you pedal and stops assisting at 28 mph.

Under § 27-51-1703 an electric bicycle gets the rights and duties of a bicycle, is not a motor vehicle, and is not subject to the title's insurance, licensing, registration, operator's license, or certificate-of-title rules. Under § 27-51-1705, a Class 1 or Class 2 bike may use a bicycle path or multi-use path where bicycles are permitted, but the local authority in charge of the path may prohibit them. A Class 3 may not use a bicycle path or multi-use path unless it is within or adjacent to a highway or roadway, or the local authority permits it.

Under § 27-51-1706, nobody under 16 may operate a Class 3 eBike, though a child under 16 may ride as a passenger on a Class 3 built to carry one. Any operator or passenger under 21 on a Class 3 must wear a helmet that meets 16 CFR part 1203, and a Class 3 must have a speedometer that shows miles per hour. The statute sets no helmet duty for Class 1 or Class 2, so read our Arkansas eBike laws guide, then the sign at the trailhead, because city and park rules can go further.

Cities in Crittenden County

The directory's one listing carries a Memphis, Arkansas address, so the eBike shops in Memphis page has the Explore Bike Share card and its claim link.

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