Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3 is a protected area in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3 is situated nearby to Lock No. 3, as well as near the pier Lower Guard Wall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge and University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center.
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 1,300 feet west of Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3.
University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center
Research institute
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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. University of Pittsburgh Applied Research Center is situated 1 mile northwest of Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3.
Rachel Carson Homestead
Museum
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rachel Carson Homestead is the birthplace and childhood home of biologist, writer, and conservationist Rachel Carson. It is located in Springdale, Pennsylvania, United States, eighteen miles northeast of Pittsburgh and near the Allegheny River. Rachel Carson Homestead is situated 2 miles east of Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Acmetonia and Cheswick.
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.
Cheswick
Village
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Cheswick is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Allegheny River. The population was 1,672 as of the 2020 census. Cheswick Borough was incorporated in 1902. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Harmarville
Hamlet
Harmarville is an unincorporated community located in Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 3
- Type: Protected area
- Category: historic site
- Location: Harmar Township, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.53803° or 40° 32′ 17″ northLongitude
-79.81641° or 79° 48′ 59″ westInception
1934Open location code
87G2G5QM+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 1361629131OpenStreetMap feature
historic=maritime
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