Come walk with me... Clarion Train Trestle

Walking across the Old Clarion Train Trestle in Clarion, PA

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

Fun Video Great Views Thanks for helping the rest of us see it Safely from the Couch.😁

[@mushroomman1856]

I went to Clarion back in the 90's that was one of the spots to hang out before during and after a coot ride.

[@hikingbill]

That's cool

[@shelliemine2120]

I don't know if I could do it. If I tried, I would probably be repeating "holy f*#k" every step. 😂😂

[@warrenwilson4818]

ever saw this structure before. Thanks. Feb. 3, 2024. St. Joseph, MO, USA

[@christopherfranklin972]

"You're a better man than I am Gunga Din!" .... beautiful scenery,very sketchy route.

[@simon-oy6um]

Looks like that trestle has about done its day 😢

[@hikewithmike4673]

wow that is awesome and the views are beautiful!

[@madisonwhitley539]

I do not know how you do it, my friend, I would be tripping and falling in between the ties, knowing me and falling into the river below🤣

[@hikingbill]

Slow going and watch your step, Anything can be possible!

[@madisonwhitley539]

@@hikingbill Thanks for the advice🤗

[@adisonwhitley918]

You are SO funny, sis, I can see you doing that too🤣

[@madisonwhitley539]

@@adisonwhitley918 L🤣L

[@KSMsails]

I can only think of yelling, "TRAIN!"

[@hikingbill]

There is a tiny little section of track still before the bridge from the side I started on. But that is about it.

[@adriaanboogaard8571]

That's funny but in line with that there's a video with a guy that rigged old Train horns to a air tank on his truck and blew it at the end of a rail trail tunnel and scared the crap out of some hikers and there are not even any tracks left. It's hilarious

[@hikewithmike4673]

I dont like heights and especially walking across a decrepid bridge like that I couldnt do it!

[@hikingbill]

Heights usually don't bother me, but that was my second attempt at crossing it, first time I went there only made it a little more than a quarter way across, to the missing section.

[@integr8er66]

Ya, that was kinda hard to watch, I could do it, but I'd have to ask myself why? Seems a bit risky, and frankly I'm surprised they haven't been told to tear it down or protect it better. Thx for the show.

[@dennisnickoloff1723]

That's an excellent hike! Disappointing to see the vandalism

[@hikingbill]

Agreed! Sadly it's everywhere anymore.

[@madisonwhitley539]

​@hikingbill I just do not understand why people just can not enjoy the scenery without vandalizing everything, especially if it don't belong to them.🥺

[@fjkelley4774]

The trestle looks to have been designed to accomodate a second track, but I did not see all the horizontal trusses that would have been needed to support a second roadbed. Was there ever one?

[@hikingbill]

Yes, it looks like it could been at one time, but not sure if it ever was or not. To reach it, you walk through a tunnel which also would be big enough for two tracks.

[@fjkelley4774]

@@hikingbill Sometimes, if a railroad had the money to do it, and expected traffic to justify it (in the future) a bridge (or tunnel? though both would be quite a cost) might be built with an eye to such an expansion (especially in the past when signaling might have been a concern -- CS students may recall mentions of "semaphores" in some of their classes). However, wasn't this just a spur? Was there any thought it might become something more? I suppose this would require a kind of research that would be extremely time consuming if the only purpose were to find out if another track had once existed ... so, it is only a thought.

[@jbthor9032]

Is this the bridge that was filmed in the movie Stand By Me?

[@hikingbill]

No, that bridge I believe is California

[@swingrfd]

What railroad used this trestle?

[@hikingbill]

Not completely sure but possibly, "The former New York Central railroad bridge was built for the LS&MS NW Pennsylvania Branch..." According to some information I found.

[@sherylbeasley4938]

While i don't know how structurally sound that is,it would be nice to make it a walking bridge with rails and maybe a bench hear and there.

[@hikingbill]

All the steel still looks good, just the wood isn't really. To get to it you have to go through the old tunnel mostly, the other side has a tunnel also but also is done what private property, so I'm not sure if they would ever open it or not.

[@sherylbeasley4938]

@@hikingbill That's too bad,that would have made a great viewing point of the river below, sunrise and sunset. What state is this in,if you don't mind me asking.

[@hikingbill]

@@sherylbeasley4938 It is possibly listed as a historical landmark but not for sure, so who knows what will happen to it. It's located in Clarion, PA.

[@sherylbeasley4938]

@@hikingbill Thanks for the info.

[@dann547]

Sketchy.