Description: Johnstown, PENNSYLVANIA - Westmont Borough Incline Plane: The Johnstown Inclined Plane is a 896.5-foot (273.3 m) funicular in Johnstown, Cambria County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The incline and its two stations connect the city of Johnstown, situated in a valley at the confluence of the Stonycreek and the Little Conemaugh rivers, to the borough of Westmont on Yoder Hill. The Johnstown Inclined Plane is billed as the "world's steepest vehicular inclined plane". It can carry automobiles and passengers, up or down a slope with a grade of 71.9%. The travel time between stations is 90 seconds. After a catastrophic flood in 1889, the Johnstown Inclined Plane was completed in 1891 to serve as an escape route from floods in the valley, as well as a convenient mode of transportation for residents of the new communities above the valley. It was operated by Cambria Iron Company and its successor Bethlehem Steel until 1935, when it was sold to the borough of Westmont. The incline was briefly shut down in 1962 when its supply of power from Bethlehem Steel was terminated. Twice in its history, the Johnstown Inclined Plane fulfilled its role as a means of evacuation from floods—once in 1936 and again in 1977. The incline was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and was designated a Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1994. It had major renovations in 1962 and from 1983 to 1984. This Photochromatic postcard with 1¢ postage (1898-1952) is in good condition. Published by the Johnstown News Co.
Price: 9.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-12-26T02:30:07.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
City: Johnstown
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Johnstown News Co.
Subject: Westmont Borough Incline Plane
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Photochrome (1939-Now)
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Disasters, Landscapes, Technology, Transportation, Chart, Diagram, Funicular, Cambria Iron Company, Bethlehem Steel, Flood Escape
Country: United States
Region: Pennsylvania
Features: Panoramic
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
