Upper Guard Wall

Upper Guard Wall is a pier in , , . Upper Guard Wall is situated nearby to the pier , as well as near the protected area .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and Sixmile Island.

Zoo
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium in the , one of only six major zoo and aquarium hybrids in the United States. Located in , 's , the zoo sits on 77 acres of park land where it exhibits more than 4,000 animals representing 475 species, including 20 threatened or endangered species. is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Upper Guard Wall.

Islet
is an alluvial in the in in the U.S. state of . Despite being shown as part of on some maps, including from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it is part of O'Hara Township.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a truss bridge that carries Allegheny Valley Railroad's Brilliant Branch across the between the neighborhood of Highland Park and the borough of . is situated 2,600 feet east of Upper Guard Wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aspinwall and Highland.

Village
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a borough on the in , United States. It is part of the . The population was 2,916 at the 2020 census.

Neighborhood
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Park is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of Pittsburgh, . Park, the neighborhood, fully encompasses the with the same name.

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Strip District and Lawrenceville are two prominent neighborhoods on the eastern side of , in an area with many former industrial and warehouse districts where many immigrant workers lived.

Upper Guard Wall

Latitude
40.48722° or 40° 29′ 14″ north
Longitude
-79.91403° or 79° 54′ 51″ west
Inception
1934
Open location code
87G2F3PP+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1361145813
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­pier
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