Nostalgia & History > Tunnel Vision

Even though the entire middle of the famous Kinzua trestle was missing, one could still get the tunnel effect when looking through the upper portion of the structure. Photo taken in October 2006.

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Pardon my ignorance, where was this shot taken?
Heard of the Condon, Kinzua and Southern in Eastern Oregon.
Interesting photo.
Todd Montgomery
Eugene OR

coosbaytoday Wrote:
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> Pardon my ignorance, where was this shot taken?
> Heard of the Condon, Kinzua and Southern in
> Eastern Oregon.
> Interesting photo.
> Todd Montgomery
> Eugene OR


The Kinzua Viaduct stood (and its remains still stand) near Mt. Jewett, McKean County, Pa. Built in 1882, it served an Erie secondary line in northwestern Pennsylvania. The Erie eventually obtained trackage rights over a parallel B&O line in 1959 and abandoned the line across the bridge. The Knox and Kane, a now-defunct shortline, operated excursions over the bridge from 1987 until structural problems were discovered in 2002. The central portion of the viaduct collapsed in a tornado in 2003.

Art House
Gettysburg, Pa.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/24/10 13:37 by aehouse.

That's one serious bridge:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinzua_Bridge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinzua_Bridge_State_Park

All the downed timber to the right of the trestle perhaps remnants of the tornado damage.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/24/10 16:35 by PALuvR.

Correct. Many of the fallen trees were being salvaged at the time the photograph was taken. Some of the downed portion of the bridge can be seen at the lower left of the photo.