 The Johnstown Inclined Plane is a 896 @.@ 5 @-@ foot ( 273 @.@ 3 m ) funicular in Johnstown , Cambria County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . The incline and its two stations connect the city of Johnstown , situated in a valley at the confluence of the Stonycreek and the Little Conemaugh Rivers , to the borough of Westmont on Yoder Hill . The Johnstown Inclined Plane is billed as the " world 's steepest vehicular inclined plane " , as it is capable of carrying automobiles , in addition to passengers , up or down a slope with a grade of 70 @.@ 9 percent . The travel time from one station to the other is 90 seconds . 
