Muleshoe Curve Bridge - Duncansville, PA
N 40° 26.096 W 078° 31.199
17T E 710354 N 4478986
This bridge completed the mule shoe curve over (old) route 22.
Waymark Code: WM13V1V
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2021
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This stone arch bridge was built in 1902 by the Pennsylvania Railroad. It was used by PRR, Penn Central RR, and Conrail before being abandoned in 1981. The span is 50.9 feet. It is now part of the 6 to 10 trail of the Allegheny Portage Rail Road and is open to pedestrians only.
The train tracks are gone, but the bridge remains.
To visit it, you can park on either side of the bridge along old route 22, at the Allegheny Portage Railroad visitor center, or at a trailhead for the 6 to 10 trail, or at state game lands 198 parking area along Maple Hollow Road. Some of these will require a longer walk or bicycle ride.
Original Use: Railroad
Date Built: 1902
Construction: Stone
Condition: Good
See this website for more information: [Web Link]
Date Abandoned: 1981
Bridge Status - Orphaned or Adopted.: Adopted
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