SKYWALK: Aug. 8. That’s the date when the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reopens the Kinzua Skywalk for the fall season.

The Kinzua Bridge Visitor Center is open, and has stayed open while the skywalk has been closed for repairs.

The project, which will be completed in 2027, will include removing the decking and railroad ties to access the towers, adding and replacing steel in sections where thinning has occurred, reinstalling railroad ties and decking, installing new plexiglass for the viewing area, replacing the handrails and blasting clean and painting all of the steel portions of the skywalk.

The closure began in November.

The Kinzua Bridge and its wonderful skywalk have received accolades for years. It has been selected as “One of the World’s Top 10 Most Beautiful Skywalks and Viewpoints in the World” by the Culture Trip, U.K. It’s been visited by Rusty Glessner of PA Bucket List, named a best place to visit in the fall by Traveling Lifestyle and even one of 25 “Must See” State Parks by the DCNR. It’s on Yahoo’s list of 25 of the USA’s Most Underrated Destinations.

It’s on the “bucket list” for the website Living The Dream, has lots of positive reviews on Yelp with a score of 4.8 out of 5, is on the website Road Unraveled, was on the Science Channel’s “Mysteries of the Abandoned,” Discovery Channel UK, WeatherWorld PSU, WNEP, and Walter Zolna Nature Adventure Discovery and so many TikTok videos.

We know it’s made worldwide lists for being beautiful, an architectural marvel, scary to those afraid of heights and more.

It’s a fascinating place to visit. The Visitor Center has interactive exhibits that are favorites of adults and children. Stop by this fall. It’s a pretty great place to have in our own backyards.