Region: Portageville

235 Feet Above the Genesee, the First Railroad Arch Bridge in 70 Years For 142 years, a 19th-century iron trestle carried rail traffic 235 feet above the Genesee River Gorge in Letchworth State Park. Train crews called it “Old Shaky.” Weight restrictions, 10 mph speed limits, and single-train crossings had turned this stretch of Norfolk…