Mile 12,170 (we were driven around). Today we went out sightseeing and were driven around for a change. We went to the Kinzua Bridge, a railroad viaduct orginally built in the late 1890’s— at the time the highest bridge in the world. Regular use was abandoned in 1959, and it was made into a tourist train attraction. In 2003, a tornado tore down part of the bridge and now the part that is still standing ends in an observation platform with a glass floor. We also went to the Kinzua Dam and Reservoir in the Allegheny River.
We saw no foreign tourists, and it was not overcrowded. Sometimes, lesser-known attractions closer to home are just as enjoyable and allow for more serene pleasures.
[Photographs © 2012 P.J. Gardner. All Rights Reserved.]