This 1882 Engineering Masterpiece Now Lets Visitors Walk Halfway to Nowhere Above a Pennsylvania Valley

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The Kinzua Bridge

The old Kinzua Bridge was Pennsylvania’s pride until a tornado tore through it in 2003, ripping 11 of its 20 spans clean off. Now it’s a bizarrely perfect sky walk, jutting 600 feet into the air above the valley, with a glass floor showing the twisted steel below.

Here are some interesting facts about this mighty bridge, including the best things to do inside the Kinzua Bridge State Park itself.

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The Kinzua Bridge

They built this massive railroad viaduct back in 1882, and it stood 301 feet high while stretching 2,053 feet across Kinzua Creek Valley…

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