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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Kinzua Viaduct remains to be preserved |
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05160/519045.stmMOUNT JEWETT, Pa. -- The Kinzua Viaduct, once the longest and tallest railroad bridge in the world, hasn't been much of a tourist attraction since it was mangled by a tornado in July 2003.But officials say $1 million in state funds released yesterday to rehabilitate Kinzua Bridge State Park is the first step in preserving the bridge's ruins.Only 32,000 people visited the park last year, down from 188,000 in 1999. The tornado destroyed 11 towers of the bridge, but nine were left standing. They will be stabilized as part of $7 million in eventual capital improvements.The nearly half-mile long bridge, 301 feet high, was built in 94 days using 1,552 tons of iron in 1892, then rebuilt using steel in 1900 to hold heavier trains. The last freight train crossed the bridge in 1959. |
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