Great Alleghany Passage, Rails-2-Trail, Ohiopyle, PA
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garmin_geek
N 39° 52.246 W 079° 29.577
17S E 628886 N 4414500
A multi section truss bridge build on the original railroad piers for the Great Alleghany Passage, rail-to-trail.
Waymark Code: WM5RCM
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2009
Views: 10
The Youghiogheny River Trail has 27 miles of trail in the park and is part of the Great Allegheny Passage that connects Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland. The flat, crushed limestone trail was once the rail bed for the Western Maryland Railroad. This trail is suitable for all ages and accessible to people with disabilities. Rental bicycles are available. The trail is excellent for hiking, jogging and cross-country skiing and can be used to combine a bike ride or hike with some excellent wilderness trout fishing or hunting. All motorized vehicles and equestrians are prohibited.
From the Ramcat Launch Area and Trailhead Parking Area in the east side of the park, the trail descends at a 1% downhill grade to the Train Station/Visitor’s Center parking lot in the town of Ohiopyle. Bikers/hikers can enjoy this 10-mile trail section and watch canoers and rafters travel through the class I and II rapids.
From the Train Station/Visitor’s Center parking lot in the town of Ohiopyle, the 17 miles of trail crosses the river twice and descends at a 3% grade to the western park border. Visitors can also park in Ferncliff Peninsula Parking Area. Bikes are not permitted on the trails of the Ferncliff Peninsula. Along the trail are mile markers and posts with the initials of the famous rapids in the river. There is plentiful parking in the town of Connellsville in parking lots on Third Street and in the Youghiogheny Riverfront Park.
Date Built: 08/01/1999
www:
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateParks/parks/ohiopyle/ohiopyle_trails.aspx#biking
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
Length of Span: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.