Steel Across America Tour Brings WTC Steel Beam to Utah State Capitol

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation's Steel Across America tour made its 25th stop at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City, displaying a 21-foot, 16,900-pound steel beam recovered from the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The ceremony, hosted by retired FDNY Lieutenant and Tunnel to Towers board member Jack Kielty, opened with a Color Guard and Pipes and Drums procession and featured retired FDNY firefighters who responded to Ground Zero on 9/11. Stephen Siller Jr., son of fallen FDNY firefighter Stephen Siller, presented a commemorative steel flag — a custom tribute incorporating original World Trade Center steel — to local law enforcement. The tour, which launched in Lower Manhattan on May 2, 2026, is traveling more than 10,500 miles across 21 states and Washington, D.C., with 35+ stops, before returning the beam to Ground Zero for the 25th anniversary on September 11, 2026.