Allegheny Intermediate Unit

The Allegheny Intermediate Unit is a branch of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and is the largest of the 29 intermediate units in Pennsylvania.

Type: Educational institution
Description: intermediate unit school in Homestead, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Also known as: “AIU” and “AIU3”
Address: 475 Waterfront Drive East, Homestead, PA 15120

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Carnegie Library of Homestead and Homestead Grays Bridge.

Carnegie Library of Homestead

Library

Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Carnegie Library of Homestead is a public library in Munhall, Pennsylvania founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1898. It is one of 2,509 Carnegie libraries worldwide, 1,689 of which were built in the United States. Carnegie Library of Homestead is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

Homestead Grays Bridge

Bridge

Photo: PixOnTrax, Public domain.

The Homestead Grays Bridge, also known as the High Level Bridge, was built in 1936 and spans the Monongahela River between Homestead Borough and the southernmost tip of Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Homestead Grays Bridge is situated 2,700 feet southwest of Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

Bost Building

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bost Building, also known as Columbia Hotel, is located on East Eighth Avenue in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States. Built just before the 1892 Homestead Strike, it was used as headquarters by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and for reporters covering the confrontation. Bost Building is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitaker and Swissvale.

Whitaker

Village

Photo: Whitaker, Public domain.

Whitaker is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is on the Monongahela River 3 miles upriver from Pittsburgh. The population was 1,179 at the 2020 census.

Swissvale

Village

Photo: Mchisto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Swissvale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles east of downtown Pittsburgh. Named for a farmstead owned by James Swisshelm, during the industrial age it was the site of the Union Switch and Signal Company of George Westinghouse. Swissvale is situated 1½ miles northeast of Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

Munhall

Village

Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Munhall is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the west bank of the Monongahela River. The population was 10,774 at the 2020 census. Munhall is situated 1½ miles south of Allegheny Intermediate Unit.

Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Categories: school district, Intermediate Units in Pennsylvania, building, office, and education
Location: Borough of Homestead, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.41377° or 40° 24′ 50″ north

Longitude

-79.90891° or 79° 54′ 32″ west

Open location code

87G2C37R+GC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 341925095

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

office=educational_institution

Wikidata ID

Q4731311

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French: “Allegheny Intermediate Unit”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: The Slags and Homestead Post Office.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Chick-fil-A and Waterfront Drive opposite First Commonwealth.

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Worth a closer look: Pittsburgh and Oakland.

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