Kinzua Bridge Kinzua Bridge State Park

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the park noted site of kinzua bridge spanning kinzua creek, original bridge built in 1882, subsequent bridge built in 1900 , destroyed in 2003 tornado. @ time built, original (c. 1882) kinzua bridge highest, @ 301 feet (92 m), , longest, @ 2,053 feet (626 m), railway bridge in world, given distinction of being listed historic civil engineering landmark (the listing in 1977). erie railroad company owned , operated bridge.



the kinzua bridge, in 2001, prior collapse.


william scranton, governor of pennsylvania, signed legislation creating kinzua bridge state park in 1963, although park did not officially open until 1970. in 1987, excursion trains of knox , kane railroad again began running on bridge. trains traveled kane trip through allegheny national forest , made stop on bridge before returning kane.


the knox , kane railroad offered excursion rail trips across bridge until june, 2002, when closed restoration. @ approximately 3:20 p.m., july 21, 2003, tornado east touched down @ park. storm, classified f-1 on fujita scale, tore down 11 of 20 structure spans , nearby trees snapped , uprooted. failure caused badly rusted bolts holding bases of towers. investigation reckoned whole structure oscillated laterally 4-5 times before fatigue broke base bolts. towers fell intact in sections, , suffered impact damage ground. have been left fell, , intended make ruins visitor attraction show forces of nature @ work.


in 2011, engineering masterpiece reinvented kinzua bridge skywalk, new pedestrian walkway visitors can stroll 600 feet out on remaining support towers, peer miles out kinzua gorge peer down partial glass platform @ end of walkway.








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