Youghiogheny River
The Youghiogheny River, or the Yough for short, is a 134-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. It drains an area on the west side of the Allegheny Mountains northward into Pennsylvania, providing a small watershed in extreme western Maryland into the tributaries of the Mississippi River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Gawgawgamie”, “Ohio Gani River”, “Roonanetto”, “Yanghyanghgain”, “Yaughvaughani”, “Yauyougaine River”, “Yawyawganey”, “Yawyougaine River”, “Yeoyogani”, “Yochio Geni”, “Yoghioghenny River”, “Yogyogany River”, “Yohioganey”, “Yohogany”, “Youghiogeny River”, “Youghogania”, “Youghyaughye”, “Youghyoghgyina River”, “Yoxhio geni River”, “Yoxhiogany”, “Yoxhiogeny”, “Yoxyougaine River”, and “Yughiogeny”
Places of Interest
Highlights include McKeesport National Bank and W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge.
McKeesport National Bank
Town hall
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McKeesport National Bank located at 5th Avenue and Sinclair Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, was built from 1889 to 1891. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1980, and the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1981.
W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Dravosburg Bridge, is a cantilever bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between McKeesport, Pennsylvania and Dravosburg, Pennsylvania in the United States.
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. Kennywood is situated 2½ miles north of Youghiogheny River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McKeesport and West Mifflin.
McKeesport
Town
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McKeesport is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. A suburb of Pittsburgh, it is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers. The population was 17,727 as of the 2020 census.
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.
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. Duquesne is situated 2 miles north of Youghiogheny River.
Youghiogheny 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
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Youghiogheny River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Youghiogheny”
- Catalan: “Youghiogheny”
- Cebuano: “Youghiogheny River”
- Chinese: “约克盖尼河”
- Croatian: “Youghiogheny”
- Dutch: “Youghiogheny River”
- Dutch: “Youghiogheny”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ياوجيوجينى”
- French: “Youghiogheny River”
- French: “Youghiogheny”
- German: “Youghiogheny River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Youghiogheny”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Youghiogheny River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Youghiogheny”
- Norwegian: “Youghiogheny”
- Polish: “Youghiogheny River”
- Polish: “Youghiogheny”
- Russian: “Йокогейни”
- Spanish: “río Youghiogheny”
- Spanish: “Río Youghiogheny”
- Venetian: “Youghiogheny”
- Welsh: “Afon Youghiogheny”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dravosburg and Port Vue.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fifth Avenue Bridge and Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church Columbarium.
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