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  1. Kinzua Bridge - Wikipedia

    • The Kinzua Bridge or the Kinzua Viaduct 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. Billed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World", the wrought iron original 1882 structure h… See more

    Map of kinzua dam bridge
    Built1882
    CrossedKinzua Creek
    LocaleMcKean, Pennsylvania, United States
    Other name(s)Kinzua Viaduct
    Original construction and service

    In 1882, Thomas L. Kane, president of the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railway (NYLE&W), was faced with the challenge of building a branch line off the main line in Pennsylvania, from Bradford south to the coalfields in … See more