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Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel: Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad: Mount Washington: 40°25'41.20"N, 80°0'18.61"W: Also known as Mount Washington Coal Tunnel. Sometimes confused with the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel, which follows a similar alignment at a lower elevation of Mount Washington. [3] Schenley Tunnel: P&W Subdivision
The South Busway is a two-lane bus rapid transit highway serving southern portions of the city of Pittsburgh.The busway runs for 4.3 miles (6.9 km) from the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel across the Monongahela River from Downtown Pittsburgh to the Overbrook neighborhood of the city, bypassing the crowded Pennsylvania Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard).
The Liberty Tunnels (also known as the Liberty Tubes) are a pair of tunnels located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States that allow motorists to travel between the South Hills of Pittsburgh and the city, beneath Mt. Washington. The tunnels were vital in the expansion of the South Hills suburbs by providing a direct route to the city ...
The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a tunnel for buses and light rail trains under Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a central component of the Pittsburgh public transit system operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, providing a direct connection between Downtown Pittsburgh and the South Hills suburbs.
The highway left East Liberty and Pittsburgh on Penn Avenue, the old Pittsburgh and Greensburg Turnpike, also now part of PA 380, and further east part of PA 8. (PA 380 however bypasses the center of East Liberty.) [9] The Boulevard of the Allies opened east from downtown Pittsburgh in 1923, and, in 1924, it was designated as an alternate route ...
US 19 at West Virginia border near Mount Morris: I-70 / I-79 in Washington; I-376 / US 22 / US 30 / PA 51 in Pittsburgh; I-279 in Pittsburgh; I-76 / Penna Turnpike in Cranberry Township; US 422 near New Castle; I-80 near Mercer; US 62 / PA 58 / PA 258 in Mercer; US 6 / US 322 / PA 98 near Meadville; I-90 near Erie; North end: US 20 in Erie
Fort Pitt Bridge with Downtown Pittsburgh in the background. A large metropolitan area that is surrounded by rivers and hills, Pittsburgh has an infrastructure system that has been built out over the years to include roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads, inclines, bike paths, and stairways; however, the hills and rivers still form many barriers to transportation within the city.
The vantage was the inspiration for the news opening on Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV for several years in the 1980s and 1990s, [3] and is referenced in Stephen Chbosky's novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The Fort Pitt Tunnel is the third-longest automobile tunnel in Pittsburgh, following the Liberty Tunnels and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.