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HAER PA-538: Schuylkill River Bridge: I-276 / Penna Turnpike: Swedesburg and Black Horse: 1954 ... Rail bridge (converted to trail bridge) Schuylkill River Trail:
The Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) is a 150-mile (240 km) rail trail between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cumberland, Maryland.Together with the C&O Canal towpath, the GAP is part of a 335 mi (539 km) route between Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., that is popular with through hikers and cyclists.
Ulster Bridge PA SR 1022 Ulster and Sheshequin: Open grate bridge replaced in 2007 with a concrete structure. Athens River Bridge PA SR 1056 Athens and Athens Township: 98-year-old open grate bridge replaced in 2006 with concrete structure.
The Schuylkill River Trail (/ ˈ s k uː l k ɪ l / SKOOL-kil, [1] locally /-k əl /) [2] is a multi-use trail along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania.Partially complete as of 2018, the trail is ultimately planned to run about 140 miles (230 km) from the river's headwaters in Schuylkill County to Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia.
The trail was upgraded in 2010 from strictly a hiking trail to a multi-purpose trail accommodating hikers, bikers and inline skaters. The majority of the trail runs parallel to the Susquehanna River, the remaining portions of the trail cut into woodlands and agricultural lands providing scenic views throughout the trail.
By the 1960s, the importance of the Low Bridge had been dramatically reduced. The automobile had replaced the train as the method of transportation to what was now Ohiopyle State Park , and the narrow clearance of Pennsylvania Route 381 's passage under the bridge would lead to bottlenecks during the summer tourism season.
Crawford Avenue Bridge: PA 711: Connellsville: Dam South Connellsville and Dunbar Township: Connellsville B&O Bridge: Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad: South Connellsville and Dunbar Township: Ohiopyle High Bridge: Youghiogheny River Trail: Stewart Township: Ohiopyle Low Bridge: Youghiogheny River Trail: Stewart Township and Ohiopyle: Ohiopyle ...
Pennsylvania Rail Trails are former railway lines that have been converted to paths designed for pedestrian, bicycle, skating, equestrian, or light motorized traffic. Rail trails are multi-use paths offering, at a minimum, a combination of pedestrian and cycle recreation.