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The Kinzua Bridge or the Kinzua Viaduct (/ ˈ k ɪ n z uː /, [2] /-z uː ə /) was a railroad trestle that spanned Kinzua Creek in McKean County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The bridge was 301 feet (92 m) tall and 2,052 feet (625 m) long. Most of its structure collapsed during a tornado in July 2003.
Kinzua Bridge State Park is a 339-acre (137 ha) Pennsylvania state park near Mount Jewett, in Hamlin and Keating Townships, McKean County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The park lies between U.S. Route 6 and Pennsylvania Route 59 , along State Route 3011 just east of the Allegheny National Forest .
The skywalk is expected to close Nov. 19 and work to start in early 2025 and last into fall 2027. It will open each fall for leaf peeping. Popular skywalk at Pa.'s Kinzua Bridge State Park will ...
The popular skywalk at Kinzua Bridge State Park will be closed at times starting Sept. 16 and later this year will close for about nine months.
A multi-year project at the Pennsylvania Wilds destination is set to begin next month.
Other people enjoy visiting such scenic areas as the Kinzua Dam, and the collapsed Kinzua Bridge (this railroad bridge was destroyed by a tornado in 2003, and is now the Kinzua Skywalk). In the long winters, people enjoy cross-country skiing, sled riding, winter hiking, and snowmobiling.
The site became a state park in 1970 - known officially as Kinzua Bridge State Park - and was added to the National Register of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks in 1977.
The Kinzua Bridge State Park is located just a few miles north of Mount Jewett's borough line. It was used to carry trains across the Kinzua valley overlooking the town of Kushequa, Pennsylvania. Originally constructed in 1882, the structure was the highest iron bridge in the world. In 1900 it was turned into a steel structure.