University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Research institute
- Description: high-security research park of the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “U-PARC”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge and Jonathon Hulton Bridge.
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 3,400 feet southeast of University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center.
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 University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center.
Rachel Carson Homestead
Museum
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The Rachel Carson Homestead is a National Register of Historic Places site that is located in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States, eighteen miles northeast of Pittsburgh and near the Allegheny River. Rachel Carson Homestead is situated 2½ miles east of University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harmarville and Acmetonia.
Harmarville
Hamlet
Harmarville is an unincorporated community located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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.
Harwick
Suburb
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Harwick is a census-designated place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is located within Springdale Township. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 850.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
- Categories: industry and education
- Location: Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.54458° or 40° 32′ 41″ northLongitude
-79.82952° or 79° 49′ 46″ westOpen location code
87G2G5VC+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1329428181OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_instituteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7896119
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