Youghiogheny River

The Youghiogheny River, or the Yough for short, is a 134-mile-long tributary of the Monongahela River in , , and . It drains an area on the west side of the northward into Pennsylvania, providing a small watershed in extreme western Maryland into the tributaries of the .
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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.

Town hall
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located at 5th Avenue and Sinclair Street in , 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.

Bridge
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The , commonly known as the Dravosburg Bridge, is a cantilever bridge that carries vehicular traffic across the Monongahela River between and in the United States.

Theme park
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is an amusement park in , just southeast of . The park opened on May 30, 1898, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family's Monongahela Street Railway. is situated 2½ miles north of Youghiogheny River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McKeesport and West Mifflin.

Town
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is a city in , United States. A suburb of , it is situated at the confluence of the Monongahela and Youghiogheny rivers. The population was 17,727 as of the 2020 census.

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West Miffin is a city of 20,000 people in , . Its main draws are its amusement park and water park.

Village
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is a city along the Monongahela River in , United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census. is situated 2 miles north of Youghiogheny River.

Youghiogheny River

Latitude
40.35424° or 40° 21′ 15″ north
Longitude
-79.87033° or 79° 52′ 13″ west
Elevation
725 feet (221 metres)
Open location code
87G2943H+MV
Geo­Names ID
5220384
Wiki­data ID
Q1470734
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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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