Allegheny County Jail

The Allegheny County Jail is the municipal of , located at 950 Second Avenue in . The current facility, completed in 1995, replaced the old jail, which is attached to the Allegheny County Courthouse and now serves court functions.
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  • Type: Public building
  • Description: building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Also known as: “Old Allegheny County Jail”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include PPG Paints Arena and Allegheny County Office Building.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose indoor arena in , Pennsylvania, that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. is situated 1,600 feet east of Allegheny County Jail.

Public building
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located at Ross Street and Forbes Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was built in two years, from 1929 to 1931. It was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 2002.

Railway station
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is a station on the Pittsburgh Light Rail system in , operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit. The station is located within the system's free fare zone, which also includes , , , , and . is situated 550 feet north of Allegheny County Jail.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Uptown Pittsburgh.

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Downtown is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.

Neighborhood
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Uptown is a neighborhood in the city of , Pennsylvania, southeast of the city's Central Business District. It is bordered on the north by the Hill District and lies across the Monongahela River from .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood located in the southern portion of the city of , . The ZIP code used by residents is 15210, and has representation on the Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 3.

Allegheny County Jail

Latitude
40.43852° or 40° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
-79.9953° or 79° 59′ 43″ west
Elevation
781 feet (238 metres)
Open location code
87G2C2Q3+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203445068
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Geo­Names ID
5178043
Wiki­data ID
Q4731292
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Egyptian Arabic—“Allegheny County Jail” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հին Ալեգեյն շրջանի բանտ”
  • Catalan: “Presó del Comtat d’Old Allegheny”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سجن مقاطعة اليجنى القديم”

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