4th Street, Altoona Pedestrian Overpass
Fourth Street, Altoona Pedestrian Bridge Closed.
An item of dismay to area rail fans has been the closing of the 4th St, Altoona, pedestrian bridge that provided an excellent view of "Works" and the Altoona yards to the East. The bridge has been closed for several months at direction of Conrail but we area unable to confirm the reason why. The bridge linked the North and South sides of Altoona. We hope this will not cause problems for the railroad because of trespassing. The closest areas to cross the tracks are 7th St (one side of this bridge is also closed to pedestrian traffic), 8th St Altoona, or 8th St Juniata. At present, we can't tell you when the bridge was built but it did survive the recent clearance adjustments for double stack trains The bridge was originally a wooden structure (with steel frame) and, up to about 3 years ago, still had wooden decking and stairs/railings. Recently, the wooden decking was removed and replaced with steel grates. (by Chris Behe and David Seidel; posted 12/28/98)
Two views of the 4th Street, Altoona, Pedestrian Overpass. Looking North. 12/96
