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Work underway to bring new tram systems to Pipestem, Hawks Nest State Parks

3/26/2024

PIPESTEM, W.Va. — Tram systems at a couple of area state parks are getting new, multi-million dollar modern replacements, with work on one of them anticipated to be complete before the end of this year.


The construction of new, state-of-the-art aerial tramway systems have been an object of focus at both Pipestem Resort State Park in Mercer County and Hawks Nest State Park in Fayette County for quite some time now.

After starting the work on the new tram system at Pipestem back in mid-December, construction on it is expected to reach a significant milestone this month with the installation of new support towers along the canyon rim of the Bluestone River Gorge. Overall construction on that project is set to be complete by this fall.

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