Editing Leechburg, Pennsylvania (section)

=== Infrastructure and Transportation ===
Leechburg's early growth centered around the canal, but railroads soon surpassed water transport. The [[Allegheny Valley Railroad]] arrived in the 1850s, connecting Leechburg with Pittsburgh and [[Kittanning, Pennsylvania|Kittanning]].<ref name="Beers1914"/> A succession of bridges over the [[Kiskiminetas River]] were built and destroyed by floods, including the great floods of 1861, 1875, and 1889. A robust steel truss bridge was completed in 1889 and replaced in 1935 by the current high-level bridge that remains today. The borough had significant passenger and freight rail activity into the 1900s, though passenger service ended by 1908. The region’s rail corridors are now partially repurposed for the Armstrong Trail. Leechburg’s road system includes Pennsylvania Routes [[Pennsylvania Route 66|66]] and [[Pennsylvania Route 56|56]], with Market Street serving as the borough’s main thoroughfare. The river today supports recreational use as part of the Kiski-Conemaugh Water Trail.<ref name="CanalHistory"/>