Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 5

Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 5 is a road junction in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 5 is situated nearby to Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge, as well as near the research institute University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge and University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center.

Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge

Bridge

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The Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Canadian National Railway's Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad division across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum and Harmar Township, Pennsylvania. Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 5.

University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center

Research institute

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The University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center was a one-million-square foot, U-PARC is located 14 miles from Downtown Pittsburgh in Harmar Township, Pennsylvania adjacent to the Route 28 expressway and Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center is situated 2,000 feet northwest of Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 5.

Jonathon Hulton Bridge

Bridge

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The Jonathon Hulton Bridge, built in 1908, was the first major bridge designed by Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Spanning the Allegheny River, it connected the eastern Pittsburgh suburbs of Oakmont and Harmarville, Pennsylvania. Jonathon Hulton Bridge is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 5.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acmetonia and Harmarville.

Acmetonia

Village

Harmar Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It contains the communities of Acmetonia, Harmarville, Harmar Heights, and Chapel Downs.

Harmarville

Hamlet

Harmarville is an unincorporated community located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Cheswick

Village

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Cheswick is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 1,672 as of the 2020 census. Cheswick Borough was incorporated in 1902. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange 5

Type: Road junction
Also known as: “Allegheny Valley Interchange”
Category: transportation
Location: Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.54035° or 40° 32′ 25″ north

Longitude

-79.82477° or 79° 49′ 29″ west

Elevation

768 feet (234 metres)

Open location code

87G2G5RG+43

GeoNames ID

5205584

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