Kane is a small town of 4,000 people in Northwest Pennsylvania adjacent to the Allegheny National Forest. This article also covers nearby Mount Jewett, which had a population of about 850 in 2020.
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[edit]Route 6 is the main highway that runs east-west through town. Additionally, route 321 runs north-south and route 66 comes into town from the south.
By plane
[edit]Nearby Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) has several flights daily to and from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Southern Airways Express. Pittsburgh is the second-closest major airport, about 3 hours away by car, with Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) being the closest at 2 hours away.
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Kinzua or Kinzu?
"Kinzua" is a Seneca word meaning "fish on a spear". Pronounce it "KIHN-zoo" to sound like a local. |
- 1 Kinzua Bridge State Park, 296 Viaduct Rd, ☏ +1 814 778-5467, [email protected]. Park open daily 8AM to sunset; visitors center open M-Sa 8AM-4PM (Jan-Feb), daily 8AM-4PM (Mar & Nov-Dec), daily 8AM-6PM (Apr-Oct); closed Thanksgiving and Christmas. The Kinzua Viaduct was built in 1882 to bridge the Kinzua Valley for the Erie Railroad. It was for a time the tallest rail bridge in the world. The original iron bridge was rebuilt with steel in 1900. The bridge was no longer in service by the 1960s, when it was sold to the state, which created a park around the famous engineering feat. Excursion trains traveled (slowly!) across the viaduct with tourists aboard. By the turn of the 21st century, the bridge's poor condition was becoming evident, and another reconstruction was begun, but in 2003 that was cut short by an F1 tornado that ripped through the valley, toppling several of the bridge supports. Today, the southern third of the bridge has been restored as the Kinzua Skywalk, with a viewing platform and glass floor at the end providing panoramic views of the valley and the fallen steel still strewn across it. The park also has a visitor center with a small museum and gift shop. Free.
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[edit]- 1 Pepe's Pizzeria, 127 Fraley St., ☏ +1 814-837-8712. M-Th 11AM-9PM, F Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 11AM-11PM. Local pizza joint with pizza, wings, and a daily special.
- 2 Texas Hot Lunch, 24 Field St., ☏ +1 814-837-8122. Daily 7AM-9PM. Diner fare in a family restaurant setting.
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[edit]| Routes through Kane |
| Meadville ← Warren ← | W  E
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→ Jct N  S → Port Allegany → Mansfield
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