GREENWAY AND INVISIBLE WALL

Running along the Red River, the Greenway Trail, which opened to the public in 2003, is 2,200 acres of beautiful open space on both sides of the river. Walking south from the Sorlie Bridge along River Street or the trail, you can look to your left and see the “Invisible” Floodwall. It is ‘invisible’ because the metal planks will only be put into place when the river reaches beyond its banks. The Greenway and the ‘Invisible’ Floodwall were designed after the 1997 Flood to move the city back from the banks of the Red River’s future flooding. It is 1040 feet long.