Historic transportation infrastructure

51 Places

Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway

A train excursion into the scenic Lehigh Gorge, in the heart of Pennsylvania's historic coal country.

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Beverly, Washington

Beverly Bridge

A large, historic railroad trestle over the Columbia River is now open for non-motorized traffic.

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Renslow, Washington

Renslow Trestle

A former railroad trestle over Interstate 90 has been refurbished for non-motorized traffic on the Palouse to Cascades trail.

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Delamar Dry Lake

This dry lake bed was once an emergency landing strip for military and experimental aircraft.

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Palisade

Little is left of this formerly bustling railroad junction on the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Mesquite, Nevada

Airmail Arrow #32 LA-SL

A concrete arrow from a 1920s airmail navigation network.

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Hurricane, Utah

Quail Creek Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from an early-20th-century airmail-navigation network overlooks a reservoir.

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Caliente, Nevada

Elgin Schoolhouse

This one-room school in the tiny railroad settlement of Elgin didn't close down until 1967

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Everett, Washington

Flying Heritage & Combat Armor Museum

Three hangars filled with meticulously restored aircraft and armored vehicles.

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Nevada State Railroad Museum

Displays of vintage rolling stock, mostly focused on the Virginia & Truckee line, with steam-powered excursions on select summer weekends.

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad

Excursion trains are still run on a surviving section of the short line that connected Virginia City to the rest of the world.

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Meadow Valley Wash

Much of the spectacular canyon followed over a century ago by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad is now accessible to cars.

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Bogert's Covered Bridge

The oldest bridge in Lehigh County dates back to 1841.

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Harrington Covered Bridge

A covered bridge, still in use, in far northwestern Pennsylvania.

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Beckwourth, California

Clover Valley Lumber Company Railroad

One of the last "timber railroads" in the United States was finally abandoned in 1957.

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Ronks, Pennsylvania

Strasburg Rail Road

This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.

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Willow Grove, Nevada

Washburn's Station

It bustled briefly in the late 1860s, but little is now left at this stage stop on the Hamilton/Pioche Stage and Freight Road

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Moapa Valley, Nevada

Moapa Airmail Arrow

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.

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Sierraville, California

Webber Lake Hotel

The only remaining hotel on the 1860s Henness Pass route over the Sierra Nevada is being restored.

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Tonopah, Nevada

U.S. 6 in Nevada

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

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Twin Falls, Idaho

I. B. Perrine Bridge

The only bridge in the United States where BASE jumping is legal without a permit year-round.

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Pritchard's Station

A remarkably well-preserved stage stop from the late 19th century in a remote part of Nevada.

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Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, California

Point Bonita Lighthouse

This lighthouse has been guiding shipping into the Golden Gate since before the American Civil War.

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Ronks, Pennsylvania

Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania

A huge railroad museum with over 100 pieces of rolling stock focusing on the railroad history of Pennsylvania.

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Fort Bridger, Wyoming

Fort Bridger

Named for a prominent scout and explorer, this Wyoming state park encompasses a replica of an 1840s trading post, a 19th-century Army outpost, and early 20th-century automobile lodgings.

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Hiawatha Trail

Cross the Continental Divide through an old railroad tunnel, and ride back to the top on a shuttle.

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Loyalton, California

Kyburz Flat

A Native American petroglyph, the site of an emigrants' waystation, and the ruins of an early 20th-century sheep camp are all found at this crossroads.

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Las Vegas, Nevada

Springs Preserve

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

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Mack Trucks Historical Museum

Products from the iconic U.S. truck manufacturer for over a century.

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Wheatland Ferry

This incongruous small ferry across the Willamette River north of Salem, Oregon has been operating continuously since the 1850s.

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Terrebonne, Oregon

Crooked River Bridges

The original span of a high bridge across the deep Crooked River Gorge has been preserved for pedestrian use.

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West Chester, Pennsylvania

American Helicopter Museum and Education Center

A converted hangar displays dozens of helicopters, from a famous 1943 rescue chopper to several autogyros.

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Keller's Mill Covered Bridge

Covered bridge with an unusual structure.

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Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge

looks interesting

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Boulder City, Nevada

Historic Railroad Hiking Trail

An old railroad grade built for the construction of Hoover Dam is now a recreational trail featuring several tunnels and sweeping views of Lake Mead.

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Nevada State Route 722

US-50 in Nevada is known as "the Loneliest Road in America," but this earlier iteration of the route is even lonelier.

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Clarkdale, Arizona

Verde Canyon Railroad

An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

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Susanville, California

Bizz Johnson National Recreation Trail

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

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Transcontinental Railroad Back Country Byway

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

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Airmail Arrow

A concrete arrow from a 1920s network of airmail beacons is still preserved at the western edge of suburban Reno.

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Springdale, Utah

Maurice Graham Monument

Dedicated to an airmail pilot who never let go of his important payload.

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Woolsey, Nevada

Lovelock Airmail Arrow

A surviving concrete arrow from a 1920s navigational network is preserved right off a modern freeway.

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The Mid Atlantic Air Museum

Displays of vintage aircraft at the Reading Regional Airport.

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Fraser Valley, British Columbia

Old Alexandra Bridge

A historic highway suspension bridge on the old Fraser River highway has been preserved for non-motorized traffic.

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Ellensburg, Washington

Umtanum Creek Footbridge

The last surviving footbridge in the Yakima Canyon, now a historic landmark, provides access to wilderness west of the Yakima River

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Tukwila, Washington

The Museum of Flight

An extraordinary collection of aircraft and spacecraft on display at the original site of the Boeing Company.

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Boston Bar, British Columbia

Hell’s Gate

A construction mishap at this narrows on the Fraser River rendered it impassable to many migrating fish species, with international consequences.

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Skull Valley, Utah

Dugway Aviation Navigation Arrow

A 1920s navigation arrow for airmail is preserved right off Interstate 80 near the southern edge of the Great Salt Lake

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