Container store: Missouri bike shop, built with shipping containers, will serve Frisco Highline trail users in Willard, MO | Bicycle Retailer

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Matt and Cari Harrison were looking for a way to build a small bike shop next to the popular 36-mile Frisco Highline Trail, on a piece of land leased from the rail trail's owner, the Ozark Greenways corporation.

"They (the Greenways) didn't want a permanent structure on the land, and Willard is steeped in railroad history, so we thought using rail containers would be appropriate," Cari Harrison said. 

The couple purchased two 8-foot by 20-foot containers from a company in Tulsa that specializes in selling used containers for various uses. The containers were delivered by truck and the couple got to work building them out for the shop, which they hope to open in time for spring break in the middle of March. The finished containers will be tied down to concrete footings at the corners.

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Container store: Missouri bike shop, built with shipping containers, will serve Frisco Highline trail users in Willard, MO | Bicycle Retailer

MoBikeFed comment: Willard is on the south end of the Frisco Highline Trail near Springfield.

Plans are underway to create a new U.S. National Bicycle Route 51, which will eventually run from New Orleans to Minnesota. The Missouri portion will run from NW Arkansas, connect the communities of Joplin and Springfield, and use the Frisco Highline Trail to connect Springfield to Bolivar and points north.

Frisco Bicycle Rental:

https://www.friscobicyclerental.com/

Ozark Greenways' Frisco Highline Trail:

http://ozarkgreenways.org/explore/greenway-trails/frisco-highline-trail/