Welcome to Browntown!

View of Old Railroad Bridge

The Old Erie Railroad Bridge

Vandalism

The Platform

The Beach

The Swimming Hole

Look at Browntown

Railroad sign located on the Buffalo & Pittsburgh line at Browntown Road and High Street

Looking north from Browntown Road. Take this abandoned railroad grade and you will come out in Bradford.

This bridge was part of the old Erie Railroad system. The tracks were removed several years ago but it still gets use from ATVs and foot traffic.

Though many local people enjoy this area, it has also been prone to vandalism. A local group (Tuna Valley Trail Assoc.?) added a nice wood deck to the bridge to make it safe for foot traffic but someone decided to tear part of that off for firewood.

Swimmers for decades have jumped off this cement platform into the waters of the East Branch of the Tunungwant. However, erosion and debris build-up have made the swimming hole less of an attraction in recent years.

However, it is obvious that the area has still been getting some use.

Viewed from opposite side of bridge facing south.

Facing Browntown Road to the south. Take this abandoned railroad grade and you will go through Lewis Run and up the hill to Route 59.