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 KINZUA BRIDGE - Mt Jewett, PA Posted by:  nomadwillie
N 41° 45.587 W 078° 35.262
17T E 700537 N 4625919
The bridge has collapsed since the guide was written. The bridge began restoration in 2002. Before it was finished a tornado struck the bridge in 2003, causing a large portion of the bridge to collapse.
Waymark Code: WM178W1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2023
Views: 3
Right from Mt.Jewett on an unmarked, macadamized road, winding through oil
and gas fields in the midst of forests, to a junction with a dirt road 2.9 m.; R. here
0.5 in. to a junction with a hazardous dirt road; L. here 1 mn. to a point below the
KINZUA BRIDGE. This lofty, steel network, which carries the Erie Railroad tracks
across Kinzua valley, is 301 feet high and 2,050 feet long.
American-Guide-Series - Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State, p.370 (1940)
I have been here a couple of times during my travels. The bridge has collapsed since the guide was written. The bridge began restoration in 2002. Before it was finished a tornado struck the bridge in 2003, causing a large portion of the bridge to collapse.
Book: Pennsylvania
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 369-370
Year Originally Published: 1940
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