Johnstown Incline

Johnstown Incline (HM1GG6)

Location: Johnstown, PA 15905 Cambria County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 19.523', W 78° 55.722'

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1891

— Regional Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark —

This is one of several, similar inclines built in western Pennsylvania during the late nineteenth century. It was designed by Samuel Diescher (1839-1915) after the great flood of 1889, to provide an efficient means of transportation between Westmont and the Conemaugh Valley.



The Johnstown Incline is among the world's steepest vehicular inclines, with a 71 percent grade. Its length is 896.5 feet. The incline saved more than 4,000 lives in the flood of 1936.
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HM NumberHM1GG6
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Year Placed1994
Placed ByThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Date Added Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 4:31pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 675969 N 4465931
Decimal Degrees40.32538333, -78.92870000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 19.523', W 78° 55.722'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 19' 31.38" N, 78° 55' 43.32" W
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Area Code(s)814
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 601-799 Edgehill Dr, Johnstown PA 15905, US
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