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The ultimate adventure guide

Karen Lee Ensley
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10/15/2019
The park entrance sign directs visitors.
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The visitor center has unique and interesting displays, It also offers restrooms and a gift shop.
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A Pennsylvania historical marker explains the significance of the bridge.
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Step inside the visitor center for a magnificent view!
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In the visitor center, learn why Civil War General Thomas Kane led the charge to build the viaduct.
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Life-like sculptures of the project's engineers are exquisitely detailed.
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A hands-on play area allows visitors to build a replica of the bridge.
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A great visual, this display compares the height of the Statue of Liberty with the Kinzua Viaduct.
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The visitor center has numerous hands-on interactive displays.
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A nature display includes this sliding magnifying glass.
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This interactive display allows visitors to choose a drawer and watch a video related to the drawer's contents.
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This train display shares interesting facts about the different types of cargo.
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Did you know the first oil boom started just west of Kinzua Bridge State Park?
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Inside the visitor center, learn about the bridge while enjoying a fabulous view of the bridge.
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This part of the remaining viaduct was made into a Skywalk.
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Visitors can walk out onto the Skywalk.
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The Skywalk has railroad tracks with wooden paths on each side.
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Adventurers may walk along the tracks.
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Look through the railroad tracks to the ground far below.
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A look over the side of the viaduct to the Kinzua Creek Trail.
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The glass viewing area built into a portion of the Skywalk floor provides a unique perspective.
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Visitors admire the landscape view at the end of the Skywalk.
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Looking across the valley, visitors can see the far side of the bridge.
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Looking down from the end of the Skywalk, visitors can see the twisted debris of the original viaduct.
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The beautiful wooded picnic area is conveniently located near the visitor center.

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