Horseshoe Curve – Pennsylvania

Horseshoe Curve Railroad

The webcam shows the three-track Horseshoe Curve railroad on the Norfolk Southern Railway and the Pittsburgh Line in Blair County, Pennsylvania.

The iconic railway connection in the online camera opened on February 15, 1854. In addition to performing its direct functions, the Horseshoe online is a real landmark and an important tourist center.

In 1996, the Curve Horseshoe, shown in the webcam, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 1966, it was awarded the title of National Historic Landmark. Later, in 2004, Horseshoe Curve was designated a National Civil Engineering Historic Landmark.

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania, where the online broadcast is conducted from, is a state in the northeast of the United States of America. The area of ​​its territory is 117.4 thousand square meters. Km. Pennsylvania was formed on December 12, 1787.

The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. At a distance of 170 km from it there is the largest city of the state – Philadelphia. To the east is Pennsylvania’s second largest city, Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania, where the live stream is coming from, is considered the cultural mecca of the eastern United States. There are many world-class museums here.

Most of the cultural values ​​and attractions of the state in this web camera are located in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh with the Carnegie Institute with a natural science museum, an art museum and a library.

Philadelphia is the oldest city in the USA. Here the Declaration of Independence and the first US Constitution were adopted. Philadelphia served twice as the capital of the United States.

The main attractions of Philadelphia: Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Franklin Court Museum (Benjamin Franklin’s home and study), City Hall of the late 19th century, Museum of Fine Arts, Academy of Music, Edgar Allan Poe and Betsy Ross houses, the famous Fairmont Park.

In the vicinity of Philadelphia, we advise you to look into the historic Old Bedford Village, which stores 40 buildings from the era of the development of the region by Europeans.

The town of Intercourse, the Lackawanna Coal Mine museum and Valley Forge National Historical Park are within a short distance.

Of the natural attractions of Pennsylvania, where the live webcam is located, the picturesque Fallingwater Falls, the 80-kilometer Grand Canyon formed by the Pine Creek, Point State Park Fontaine Park, where after the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers appear one of the largest rivers in North America – Ohio, the Pocono and the Endless Mountains.

Climate

Pennsylvania, shown in the online camera, has a temperate continental climate. Summer is are hot and humid, while winter is cool. In the southeast, oceanic subtropics prevail, and in mountainous regions the climate is more severe with snowy winters. The average annual air temperature in the state is approaching +10 C. Tornadoes often occur, mainly in the spring and summer.Weather forecast in Pennsylvania for 7 days is available on our website online.

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