![]() 219 at Lantz Corners is expected to be completed by 2022." Source: visitANF. or visit one of our popular railroad museums, PAs railroad history lives on. There is also parking behind the Kane Area High School, near the trail bridge over the active railroad line. The railroad industry made Pennsylvania a giant in the Industrial Age. Desc: A steam railroad history museum created from the former Ohio Central steam excursion program, Age of Steam owns three. Trailhead parking is across from the Country Fair along Route 6 near Kane, and Welsh Street near the old train depot. The Kane depot looks in great shape and is surrounded buy what appears to be a construction company. ![]() It was also sad to see that Knox and Kane ROW was all ripped up and stacks and stacks of rr ties lay along the row from Kane to 219. No snowmobiles or horses are permitted on this section of trail as it is close to residential homes. I was certain from my first trip down 66, it was going to be a long asphalted path so I'm surprised that it isn't. 219 at Lantz Corners Section is "currently a 4.5-mile trail from the Route 6 Kane Country Club, through Kane to Lamont, open ONLY FOR BIKING & HIKING. The Kane to Lamont, Kane to Kane Country Club, Country Club to Rt. "The second trailhead is at the overflow parking lot at the Kinzua Bridge State Park, 296 Viaduct Road, Mt. Jewett is behind the Borough office building features an information kiosk, bike rack and bicycle repair station it is located at the intersection of Center Street and Peterson Street. Jewett to Lantz Corners Section is "a 7.5-mile crushed limestone surface trail open for hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and horseback riding. ![]() 219 crossing at Lantz Corners is expected to be fully completed by 2022." Be advised that the views from this bridge are incredible.Knox & Kane Rail Trail is a "long-distance trail, with the sections from Lantz Corners to the Kinzua Bridge State Park, and Kane to Lamont now open. Kinzua Bridge State Park is located north and east of the town of Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. The park is open from sunrise to sunset, and it is open all year round although the park may close due to ice and snow. The skywalk is wheelchair accessible. (The trails below are not accessible.) Admission to the museum and skywalk is free, and there is plenty of parking on site. For directions to the park and for more information on the history of the bridge, go to. ![]() Welcome to Kinzua Bridge State Park in Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. The section of the bridge that the tornado did not destroy was converted into a skywalk. Now you can get the incredible views of the valley that train passengers had when trains ran across the bridge, and you can even hike down into the valley below. You can view the twisted steel that once held the bridge up. You can go into the museum and see the story of the bridge and how the bridge was built and how it was a great service to the railroad back in the day. The Knox and Kane Railroad had temporarily suspended excursions across the bridge for bridge maintenance. On that day an F-1 tornado touched down in the state park, and it struck the bridge tearing a good chunk of it into twisted steel. From that day on, the bridge was decommissioned for train travel, and it was never repaired. The days of the Kinzua Bridge were over. On the afternoon of July 21, 2003, everything changed. It was one of the highest train trestles in the world. Built in 1900, it was an engineering marvel spanning a huge valley with Kinzua Creek below. Since its construction, freight trains and passenger trains rolled across the bridge. When the tracks were decommissioned, the Knox and Kane Railroad ran passenger excursions across the bridge giving passengers one of the most incredible views in America. For train enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts, it was a ride to remember.
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