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April 15, 2012 — Observer-Reporter — There are plenty of good trout waters to be found
There is a cabin in McKean County where my family spent many hours fishing and enjoying doing nothing. We often traveled the 40 miles to the Kinzua Dam and the large impoundment behind it.
April 13, 2012 — Canada Free Press — Kinzua Bridge State Park – Kinzua Sky Walk
Once the world’s longest, highest railroad bridge, Kinzua Sky Walk offers a unique glimpse into the bridge’s history revealing the ingenuity, dedication and determination of its designers and builders.
April 12, 2012 — U.S. Forest Service — Horse Trails Construction to Begin in April
Construction of a 38-mile equestrian trail system in the Duhring area of the Marienville Ranger District of the Allegheny National Forest is scheduled to begin on April 12, 2012.
March 27, 2012 — Jamestown Post-Journal — Spring Feeling — Signs Of The Season Seen Throughout Allegheny National Forest
Spring is in the air in the Allegheny National Forest Region — a time when the birds return from the south and the native wildflowers peek their way to the surface. One of the best places to catch a glimpse of birds is on the General Kane Trail at the Kinzua Bridge State Park just outside of Mount Jewett.
March 22, 2012 — Travel Video News — Allegheny National Forest Region of Pennsylvania Springs to Life in March
Spring is in the air in the Allegheny National Forest Region – a time when the birds return from the south and the native wildflowers peek their way to the surface. Located in northwestern Pennsylvania, this region is ripe with opportunities to see your favorite feathered friends as returning songbirds fill the air with sweet melodies.
October 19, 2011 — Family Travel Files Ezine — Kinzua Sky Walk – Make Tracks Across the Sky
How cool is this? A pedestrian walkway, with an octagon-shaped overlook featuring a partial glass floor, has been built on six remaining towers of the historic Kinzua Viaduct within Kinzua Bridge State Park. Here’s the scoop…
October 8, 2011 — Ellicottville Snowed-In — You’re on the Trail to Something Big — The Allegheny National Forest Region is Ripe in History and Outdoor Recreation
In the Allegheny National Forest Region, the trees are taller, the people are friendlier, and the charm of small towns and authentic America is found everywhere. This is an area ripe in history, outdoor recreation and spectacular one-of-a-kind attractions.
October 1, 2011 — The Morning Call — A Lofty Lookout — Walk Across the Sky for New View of Fall Foliage
Viewing fall’s changing leaves from the newly completed Kinzua Skywalk, 225 feet above Kinzua Gorge in McKean County, elevates this autumn pleasure to a gold-medal event in the annual leaf-viewing Olympics.
September 29, 2011 — Toronto Sun — Tracks across the sky
The bridge saved the builders from laying an additional 13 kilometres (eight miles) of track over rough terrain. After having been upgraded several times it was partially destroyed by a tornado in 2003.
September 24, 2011 — The Cleveland Plain Dealer — Kinzua Bridge is Reborn as Skywalk Tourist Attraction
In the never-ending battle between man and Mother Nature, let’s call this one a draw…
September 17, 2011 — Daily Mail (UK) — Railroad Bridge Named Eighth Wonder of the World When Built in 1882 Opens as Sky Walkway over Valley 301-feet Below
The historic Kinzua Viaduct in Pennsylvania, originally built from iron, was the highest and longest in the world at the time of construction, measuring 301 feet high and 2,053 feet long.
September 16, 2011 — WIVB Channel 4, Buffalo, NY — Kinzua Bridge State Park Viaduct Restored
The Kinzua Bridge State Park in McKean County, Pennsylvania has always been a historic tourist attraction. But eight years ago, restoration had begun on the bridge when a tornado toppled portions of the structure.
September 16, 2011 — Ridgeway Record, PA — Ribbon cut to mark opening of Kinzua Sky Walk
A tornado in July 2003 toppled the midsection of the Kinzua Viaduct and virtually knocked out the area’s major tourist attraction. Mother Nature won this battle, but the ingenuity of man has overcome that setback with the construction of the Kinzua Sky Walk– a pedestrian walkway built atop the very towers that once supported the historic Kinzua Bridge near Mt. Jewett.
September 15, 2011 — News-Times, Danbury, CT — Historic Pa. Rail Bridge Gets Glass-Bottom Tower
A historic railroad bridge in northwestern Pennsylvania torn apart by a tornado in 2003 is now the site of a glass-bottom observation tower designed to give visitors a unique view of a gorge floor 300 feet below.
September 15, 2011 — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, PA — Visitors Invited to Walk Out and Observe Valley Below on Restored Portion of Viaduct at Kinzua Bridge State Park in McKean County
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Richard J. Allan today invited visitors to a new experience at Kinzua Bridge State Park – a stroll out into Kinzua Gorge on a pedestrian walkway with a glass-bottom observation area. Kinzua Bridge State Park is one of DCNR’s key investment areas in the Pennsylvania Wilds and along PA Route 6 heritage corridor.
September 14, 2011 — MSNBC — Kinzua Sky Walk Opens at Historic Site
A new vertigo-inducing pedestrian walkway that opens Thursday at Pennsylvania’s Kinzua Bridge State Park will remind awestruck visitors why the structure was once billed as the eighth wonder of the world.
