Conemaugh River Lake

An unusual endowment of cultural resources attracts visitors to Conemaugh Dam. Adjacent to the Dam Site Recreation Area, historical development is underway with the construction of the Trail of Transportation History and the Tunnel View Historic Site. The riverside trail follows the towpath that runs along the Main Line Canal that once connected Philadelphia with Pittsburgh (1834-1854). Overlooks along the trail provide views of the historical canal and railroad structures: a canal, tunnel and aqueduct dating from 1830, two railroad tunnels and three stone arch railroad bridges. The Conemaugh Dam Trail is a 3.3 mile non-motorized hiking and biking trail following portions of an abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad line that operated along the corridor in the early 1900s and portions of the historic Pennsylvania Main Line Canal that operated in the 1800s, now on the National Register of Historic Places.