Built after the Johnstown flood of 1889, the Inclined Plane's original purpose was to connect the Westmont Borough area to the downtown to develop that area residentially. During Johnstown's two other floods in 1936 and and 1977, the Incline became a livesaver for people, helping people to escape downtown as well as to ship supplies in the valley.
In its heyday, the Incline carried approximately 1,000,000 passengers a year to and from the downtown area. This was larely due to the steel mills that were in operation. Today the Incline welcomes visitors and locals alike, carrying approximately 100,000 passengers a year.
The Johnstown Inclined Plane is the steepest vehicular incline in the world, meaning its 30' cars, which are large enough to hold 65 people, 6 motorcycles, or a vehicle, travel at the steepest grade for cars their size.
Please consider visiting the historical Johnstown area and making a stop at its world-famous Inclined Plane. It's sure to impress.
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