Salisbury Viaduct
Salisbury Viaduct | |
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 A cyclist crossing the bridge in heavy fog | |
| Coordinates | 39°50′39″N 79°02′39″W / 39.84417°N 79.04417°W |
| Carries | Great Allegheny Passage |
| Crosses | Casselman River, Flight 93 Memorial Highway |
| Locale | Meyersdale, Pennsylvania |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Trestle |
| Total length | 1,908 feet (582 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
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The Salisbury Viaduct is a bridge in Somerset County, Pennsylvania near Meyersdale. It was built in 1912 as a railroad bridge to cross the Casselman River valley. It was decommissioned in 1975 and converted for pedestrian and cycling as part of the Great Allegheny Passage in 1998.[1]
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- ^ "Salisbury Viaduct : The spectacular crossing of the Casselman River Valley" (PDF). Atatrail.oprg. Retrieved 2015-10-07.
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