Fort Pitt Tunnel
The Fort Pitt Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It connects the West End region on the southwest side to the South Shore neighborhood on the northeast side.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tunnel
- Description: road tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Fort Pittsburgh Tunnel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Acrisure Stadium and PNC Park.
Acrisure Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Acrisure Stadium is situated 1 mile north of Fort Pitt Tunnel.
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. PNC Park is situated 1 mile northeast of Fort Pitt Tunnel.
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. USS Requin is situated 3,800 feet north of Fort Pitt Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chatham Village and Downtown Pittsburgh.
Chatham Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chatham Village is a community within the larger Mount Washington neighborhood of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and an internationally acclaimed model of community design.
Downtown Pittsburgh
Photo: Chris connelly, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Pittsburgh
Photo: Robpinion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Fort Pitt Tunnel
- Categories: road tunnel and transportation
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.43465° or 40° 26′ 5″ northLongitude
-80.01908° or 80° 1′ 9″ westElevation
1,148 feet (350 metres)Width
28 feet (8.5 metres)Open location code
86GXCXMJ+V9OpenStreetMap ID
way 550018215OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tunnelGeoNames ID
5190084Wikidata ID
Q5471849
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