Kennywood
Kennywood is an amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, just southeast of Pittsburgh. The park opened on May 30, 1898, as a trolley park attraction at the end of the Mellon family's Monongahela Street Railway.Photo: Ski2007, Public domain.
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- Type: Theme park
- Description: amusement park
- Also known as: “Kennywood Park”
- Address: 4800 Kennywood Boulevard, West Mifflin, PA 15122
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Auto Race and The Exterminator.
Auto Race
Auto Race, previously known as Auto Ride, is a miniature car ride located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. It was conceived and designed by Harry G.The Exterminator
Roller coaster
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The Exterminator is a steel roller coaster located at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The coaster was manufactured by Reverchon Industries. The Exterminator is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Kennywood.
Port Perry Bridge
Bridge
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The Union Railroad Port Perry Bridge is a truss bridge that carries the Pennsylvania Union Railroad across the Monongahela River between Duquesne, Pennsylvania and the former town site of Port Perry in North Versailles, Pennsylvania. Port Perry Bridge is situated 3,100 feet east of Kennywood.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duquesne and Port Perry.
Duquesne
Village
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Duquesne is a city along the Monongahela River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 5,254 at the 2020 census.
Port Perry
Hamlet
Port Perry was a town along the Monongahela River near Braddock, Pennsylvania, and by the mouth of Turtle Creek. It disappeared by 1945, having been gradually replaced by railroad tracks serving the nearby Edgar Thomson Steel Works.
Braddock
Village
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Braddock is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh, 10 miles upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River.
Kennywood
- Categories: amusement park, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Borough of West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.38778° or 40° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-79.86344° or 79° 51′ 48″ westOpen location code
87G294QP+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 237755727OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q2028841
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Kennywood” goes by many names.
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