Horseshoe Curve

Horseshoe Curve (HMZFW)

Location: Altoona, PA 16601 Blair County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 29.858', W 78° 29.068'

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National Historic Engineering Landmark

Designed and built under the direction [of] Pennsylvania Railroad chief engineer and, later, company president, J. Edgar Thomson. Horseshoe Curve opened February 15, 1854. It was 366 meters across and 1310 meters long with a 1.8 percent grade. Eliminating the Portage Railroad's 10 incline planes greatly encouraged east-west trade crossing the Allegheny Mountains.

Completed 1854 · Designated 2003
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HM NumberHMZFW
Series This marker is part of the Pennsylvania Railroad series
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Year Placed2004
Placed ByAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 1:40pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 713169 N 4486032
Decimal Degrees40.49763333, -78.48446667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 29.858', W 78° 29.068'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 29' 51.48" N, 78° 29' 4.08" W
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Area Code(s)814
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 16 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Altoona PA 16601, US
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