KINZUA: When we say world famous Kinzua Skywalk, we really mean it.

The Times of India ran an article on the most “terrifying, yet exciting glass platforms” that visitors can walk for a “rush of adventure!”

Number five on the list was the Kinzua Skywalk, with a brief synopsis of its original construction in the 1880s, the tornado in 2003 and the rebirth as a pedestrian walkway with the glass platform for thrill seekers to look down at the floor of the Kinzua Gorge.

We thank Linda Devlin, executive director of the Allegheny National Forest Visitors Bureau, for bringing it to our attention.

We think most people in McKean County feel a little ownership of the bridge. Most remember going there as a child, where someone in the family was alway too skittish to walk across while the children hopped from rail to rail as if the ground weren’t 300 feet below them.

Hiking underneath was also fun, looking up at the massive towers that sure seemed indestructible to the children who played along the creek and path in the Gorge.

Imagine how many photo albums have pictures of the leaves turning that colorful autumn palette with families posing in the foreground.

How many walls feature framed portraits of people taken either on or under the bridge, or on an overlook with the bridge in the background?

Each year, thousands of people from around the world stop by the Mount Jewett landmark. Thanks to efforts from the Kinzua Bridge Foundation, there is a unique playground — train-themed, of course — where the youngsters can run off some energy while the rest of the group enjoys the serenity and the view.