Mill Mountain Incline

Mill Mountain Incline
Overview
HeadquartersRoanoke, Virginia
LocaleRoanoke, Virginia
Dates of operation1910–1929
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Mill Mountain Incline was a 0.37 mi (0.60 km) funicular, or inclined plane, located on Mill Mountain in Roanoke, Virginia, that operated between 1910–1929. Costing $40,000 to complete, the incline took visitors from the base of the mountain where the present-day Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is located to the summit in the area where the Mill Mountain Star is now located.[1] It is not clear whether the former location of the incline is visible in the form of a cleft in the trees on Mill Mountain, immediately behind the hospital,[2] or whether the incline was located just to the north of the present-day cleft.[3]

  1. ^ Harris, Nelson (2002-09-18). "Recreation and Leisure". Roanoke in Vintage Postcards. South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 0-7385-1439-X.
  2. ^ Deshpande, Amol (2003-08-28). Design Process to Integrate Natural and Human Systems (Thesis). Blacksburg, VA. p. 98. hdl:10919/9679.
  3. ^ Tom Angleberger. "Mill Mountain Incline was a very fast flop." Roanoke Times, The (VA), June 14, 2010: A6.