Kinzua Bridge

Photos 

Jack E. Boucher, Photographer, July 1971. Aerial Reconnaissance Ii, Erie Railway Survey

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #144927

Map 

Street Views 

Video 

Facts 

Overview

Deck girder bridge over Kinzua Creek on former Erie Railway at Kinzua Bridge State Park

Location

McKean County, Pennsylvania

Status

Remaining spans open to pedestrian traffic

History

Built 1900, closed to traffic in 1959, mosly destroyed by a tornado on July 21, 2003, remaining spans rehabilitated and reopened in 2011 as the "Kinzua Sky Walk"

Builder

- Elmira Bridge Co. of Elmira, New York.

Railroad

- Erie Railroad (ERIE)

Design

Deck plate girder

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 2,052.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)

Also called

Kinzua Sky Walk

Approximate latitude, longitude

+41.76345, -78.58928   (decimal degrees)
41°45'48" N, 78°35'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/700394/4626321 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Cyclone

Inventory numbers

NRHP 77001511 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 43205 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 20, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
• October 6, 2019: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
• February 16, 2019: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• September 9, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• April 16, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
• April 2, 2018: New photos from Josh Schmid
• February 21, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• February 1, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• December 26, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• March 14, 2017: New photos from Brian Manville
• October 5, 2016: New Street View added by Luke
• August 3, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• April 3, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
• January 26, 2014: New photos from Roger Deschner
• February 21, 2013: New photo from Paige Miller
• June 7, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Tall Bridges"
• June 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Destroyed by tornado"
• July 28, 2010: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
• July 23, 2010: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
• July 20, 2010: New photos from Jacob P. Bernard
• July 14, 2010: New photo from Jacob P. Bernard
• August 11, 2009: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Wikipedia
• HAER PA-7 - Erie Railway, Bradford Division, Bridge 27.66, Spanning Kinzua Creek Valley, 1.5 miles northeast of Kushequa, Mount Jewett vicinity, McKean County, PA
• Jacob P. Bernard
• Paige Miller
• Todd Wilson
• Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Luke
• Brian Manville
• Josh Schmid
• Richard Doody
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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