Allegheny River
The Allegheny River is a 325-mile-long river that is located in western Pennsylvania and western New York in the United States. The chief tributary of the Ohio River, the Allegheny runs from its headwaters just below the center of Pennsylvania’s northern…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in western Pennsylvania and New York, United States
- Also known as: “Alleghany River”, “O-hee-yo”, and “O-hi-o”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Acrisure Stadium and USS Requin.
Acrisure Stadium
Stadium
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Acrisure Stadium, formerly known as Heinz Field, is a stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. It primarily serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the Pittsburgh Panthers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
USS Requin
Photo: Malo, Public domain.
USS Requin, a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the requin, French for shark. Since 1990 it has been a museum ship at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PNC Park
Stadium
PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth location to serve as the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Allegheny West.
Downtown Pittsburgh
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Downtown Pittsburgh 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.
Allegheny West
Neighborhood
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Allegheny West is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. The Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission voted in favor of designating the neighborhood as a city historic district in September 1989.
Pittsburgh
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The pleasure of Pittsburgh remains a well-kept secret. Though not built up by reputation, the city's unique combination of bridges, steep hills, and broad rivers make it one of the most naturally scenic cities in the country.
Allegheny River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Allegheny River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Allegheny River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر أليغيني”
- Asturian: “Ríu Allegheny”
- Basque: “Allegheny ibaia”
- Basque: “Allegheny”
- Belarusian: “Алегейні (рака)”
- Belarusian: “Алегейні”
- Bulgarian: “Алигени”
- Catalan: “riu Allegheny”
- Catalan: “Riu Allegheny”
- Cebuano: “Allegheny River”
- Chinese: “亞利加尼河”
- Chinese: “阿利根尼河”
- Chinese: “阿勒格尼河”
- Croatian: “Allegheny”
- Danish: “Alleghenyfloden”
- Dutch: “Allegheny”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اليجينى”
- Estonian: “Allegheny”
- Finnish: “Allegheny”
- French: “Allegheny”
- Galician: “Río Allegheny”
- German: “Allegheny River”
- Greek: “Αλεγκέινι”
- Hakka Chinese: “Â-le̍t-kîn-nì-hò”
- Hebrew: “אלגיני”
- Irish: “Abhainn Allegheny”
- Italian: “Allegheny”
- Japanese: “アリゲイニー川”
- Japanese: “アレゲーニー川”
- Japanese: “アレゲニー川”
- Korean: “앨러게니강”
- Latin: “Alleghenia”
- Latvian: “Alegeini”
- Lithuanian: “Aleganis”
- Lithuanian: “Alegenis”
- Mingrelian: “ალეგეინი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Allegheny”
- Norwegian: “Allegheny”
- Persian: “رود الیگنی”
- Piemontese: “Allegheny”
- Polish: “Allegheny”
- Portuguese: “Rio Allegheny”
- Russian: “Аллегейни”
- Serbian: “Алегени”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Allegheny”
- Slovenian: “Allegheny”
- Spanish: “Rio Allegheny”
- Spanish: “Río Allegheny”
- Swedish: “Alleghenyfloden”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำแอลลิเกนี”
- Ukrainian: “Аллегейні”
- Urdu: “دریائے الیگھینی”
- Venetian: “Allegheny”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Allegheny”
- Welsh: “Afon Allegheny”
- Western Frisian: “Allegheny (rivier)”
- Western Frisian: “Allegheny”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Allegheny River”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Shore and Duquesne Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Law Enforcement Officers Memorial of Allegheny County and Kamin Science Center.
Allegheny County: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Pittsburgh, Oakland, Downtown Pittsburgh, and South Side.
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