Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2 is a protected area in O’Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2 is situated nearby to the pier Upper Guard Wall, as well as near Esplanade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and Sixmile Island.
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
Zoo
The Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is a zoo and aquarium in the United States, one of only six major zoo and aquarium hybrids in the United States. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Highland Park, 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. Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2.
Sixmile Island
Islet
Sixmile Island is an alluvial island in the Allegheny River in Allegheny County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Despite being shown as part of Sharpsburg borough on some maps, including from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it is part of O'Hara Township.
Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge is a truss bridge that carries Allegheny Valley Railroad's Brilliant Branch across the Allegheny River between the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Highland Park and the borough of Aspinwall, Pennsylvania. Brilliant Branch Railroad Bridge is situated 2,300 feet east of Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aspinwall and Highland.
Aspinwall
Village
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aspinwall is a borough on the Allegheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 2,916 at the 2020 census.
Highland
Neighborhood
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Highland Park is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Highland Park, the neighborhood, fully encompasses the park with the same name.
Strip District-Lawrenceville
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The Strip District and Lawrenceville are two prominent neighborhoods on the eastern side of Pittsburgh, in an area with many former industrial and warehouse districts where many immigrant workers lived.
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 2
- Type: Protected area
- Category: historic site
- Location: O’Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.48829° or 40° 29′ 18″ northLongitude
-79.91306° or 79° 54′ 47″ westInception
1934Open location code
87G2F3QP+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 1361570051OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
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