Confluence Tourism Association
1933 and 2012 topo map
Just west of the station the WM crossed the Casselman River on a large bridge, ran thru a cut and over a fill to cross the Youghiogeny River again on another large bridge. When the WM was abandoned the section of the Youghiogeny River bridge over the highway was removed for better clearence. Later just weast of the bridge a large section of the fill leading up to the bridge and cut was removed for construction of a by-pass road around Confluence. The Youghiogeny River Trail that uses the abandoned WM roadbed also detours the fill and bridge by using Rt. 281 and River Road. I'd like to see the trail people correct this in some way to include the WM bridge over the Youghiogeny River. It's a shame that this section is in disuse when a small pedestrial bridge can replace the fill and missing section of the bridge.
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