Forward Township

Forward Township is a village in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania. Forward Township is situated nearby to the hamlet River Hill, as well as near East Monongahela.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monongahela City Bridge and Monongahela Cemetery.

Monongahela City Bridge

Bridge

The Monongahela City Bridge, officially known as the General Carl E. Vuono Bridge, spans the Monongahela River from the City of Monongahela in Washington County, Pennsylvania to Forward Township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

The Monongahela Cemetery is an historic rural cemetery in Monongahela, Pennsylvania that was established in 1863. Landscape architects Hare & Hare designed a portion of the property. Monongahela Cemetery is situated 2½ miles southwest of Forward Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monongahela and Elrama.

Monongahela

Town

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Monongahela, referred to locally as Mon City, is a third-class city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,149 at the 2020 census.

Elrama

Village

Elrama is a census-designated place located in Union Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. The community is located in the eastern tip of Union Township in Washington County, near the Monongahela River, along Pennsylvania Route 837. Elrama is situated 2 miles northwest of Forward Township.

Donora

Town

Photo: Generic1139, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Donora is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 20 miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. The population was 4,558 as of the 2020 census. Donora is situated 4 miles southeast of Forward Township.

Forward Township

Type: Village
Also known as: “Township of Forward”
Category: locality
Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.2247° or 40° 13′ 29″ north

Longitude

-79.9028° or 79° 54′ 10″ west

Elevation

1,161 feet (354 metres)

Open location code

87G263FW+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4648411653

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

5190106

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