Railroad Trestle Chicane (RTC)

Just beyond the prior access, the river veers to the right, encountering a few good waves, including one spot which may offer challenging play (though shallow angular rock underlies the riverbed, so not a place to flip, roll, or swim).

The river takes a jog to the left and passes under a railroad trestle with two bridge-piers anchored into the cement shoulders of the river. At high flows, water flows between and to the outside of the bridge piers. Strong currents will push hard into the right bridge pier. Passage between the piers may be a tad tricky, but you'll have the option to go to the outside of either bridge pier. On the downstream side of the bridge, at moderate-to-high flows, a fairly tame wave/hole can occur for a little end-of-run surf and spin.

Paddlers may opt to forego any of the downstream take-outs by taking out river-right immediately at this railroad, then walking 0.1 mile upstream to the 43rd Street / Monarch Place take-out location. (NOTE: if the river has been at high flows, this concrete walkway could be underwater, or may be wet, muddy, and slippery. Use caution.)