Thompson Run
Thompson Run is a waterfall in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania. Thompson Run is situated nearby to the village Duquesne, as well as near the neighborhood Polish Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kennywood and Port Perry Bridge.
Kennywood
Theme park
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Kennywood is an amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh. The park opened on May 30, 1898, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family's Monongahela Street Railway.
Port Perry Bridge
Bridge
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The PPR Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Port Perry Branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway across the Monongahela River between the Pennsylvania towns of North Versailles Township, and Duquesne.
Port Perry Bridge
Bridge
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The Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Union Railroad across the Monongahela River between Duquesne, Pennsylvania and the former town site of Port Perry in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duquesne and Port Perry.
Duquesne
Village
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Duquesne is a city along the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census.
Port Perry
Hamlet
Port Perry was a town along the Monongahela River near Braddock, Pennsylvania, and by the mouth of Turtle Creek. It disappeared by 1945, having been gradually replaced by railroad tracks serving the nearby Edgar Thomson Steel Works.
West Mifflin
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West Miffin is a city of 20,000 people in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Its main draws are its amusement park and water park.
Thompson Run
- Type: Waterfall
- Also known as: “Thompson Run Falls”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.37813° or 40° 22′ 41″ northLongitude
-79.85104° or 79° 51′ 4″ westElevation
741 feet (226 metres)Open location code
87G294HX+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 7182974769OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallGeoNames ID
5215520
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Polish Hill and Duquesne Place.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thompson Run Bridge and First Presbyterian Church Christian Education Building.
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