Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway

Description: Introduced in 1998, the Pittsburgh to Harrisburg Mainline Canal Greenway is located in Pennsylvania's Allegheny Ridge Heritage Area, a designated Heritage Park.

Completed in 1834, the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal System paved the way for expansion westward from Philadelphia, across the Alleghenies to Pittsburgh and beyond. A way of life sprang up along this corridor as Pennsylvania prepared for a century of nation-building.

Managed by the Allegheny Ridge Corporation and its partners, the Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Greenway Project is an initiative which brings together:

Recreation-Planning

Watershed Stewardship

Heritage Preservation

Downtown Revitalization

Economic Development

General Quality-of-Life Issues

Additional Information: The existing trail segments have been financed in part by the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. Allegheny Ridge State Heritage Park Jane Sheffield, Executive Director Allegheny Ridge Corporation 1421-1427 12th Ave. Altoona, PA 16601 P.O. Box 348 Altoona, PA 16603 (814) 940-1922 Fax: (814) 940-1423 E-mail: jsheffield@alleghenyridge.org

County Locations: Allegheny, Blair, Cambria, Dauphin, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Mifflin, Perry

Status: Part of future plan, not under development

Length/Average Width: 300 miles/0 Feet

Contact Information:
1421-27 Twelfth Avenue
PO box 348
Altoon, PA  16603
Phone: 814-94-1922
Fax: 814-940-1423
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