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The Hawks Nest State Park aerial tram, in Fayette County, West Virginia, carries park visitors from the rim of the New River Gorge to the bank of the New River, a descent of more than 800 feet (240 m). The aerial tram at Pipestem Resort State Park in Pipestem, West Virginia descends 3,600 feet (1,100 m) into the Bluestone River gorge. Wyoming
The Portland Aerial Tram in Portland, Oregon, was opened in January 2007 and became the second public transportation aerial tramway in North America. In Medellin, Colombia, both the Metro and the recent Metrocable aerial tramway addition can be used while paying a single fare. Largest rotating cars:
Pages in category "Aerial tramways in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Sandia Peak Tramway is an aerial tramway, adjacent to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It stretches from the northeast edge of the city to Sandia Peak , on the ridge line of the Sandia Mountains [ 1 ] and has the world's third longest single span . [ 2 ]
The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway – a car climbing from the valley station below. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in Palm Springs, California , is the largest rotating aerial tramway in the world. It was opened in September 1963 as a way of getting from the floor of the Coachella Valley to near the top of San Jacinto Peak and was constructed in ...
The city's first horse-powered tramway was a single line of 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and used a track gauge of 1450 mm (57 inches). Sociedad Anónima Tranvía de Mayagüez Horse 28 May 1895 1912 The city's second horse-powered tramway was a network of 8.6 km (5.3 mi) long with two branches and used a track gauge of 610 mm (24 inches).
The first tram started operation on July 31, 1966, while the second tram started operation on December 20, 2008. The current tram holds 100 skiers and 1 operator in the winter. At 4,000 feet in elevation gain, it is the longest ski lift in North America. The original tram carried 62 skiers and 1 conductor, and took 10.5 minutes
The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial tramway that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Roosevelt Island to the Upper East Side of Manhattan.The tramway is the first commuter aerial tramway in the U.S., having opened on May 17, 1976, to serve residential developments on Roosevelt Island.