River Wall

River Wall is a breakwater in , , . River Wall is situated nearby to , as well as near the pier .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Bridge and Rachel Carson Homestead.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 between the suburbs of and . is situated 1,700 feet northwest of River Wall.

Museum
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the birthplace and childhood home of biologist, writer, and conservationist Rachel Carson. It is located in , United States, eighteen miles northeast of and near the . is situated 2 miles northeast of River Wall.

Research institute
Photo: TheZachMorrisExperience, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was a one-million-square foot, U-PARC is located 14 miles from in Harmar Township, Pennsylvania adjacent to the Route 28 expressway and Interstate 76, the Pennsylvania Turnpike. is situated 1 mile northwest of River Wall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acmetonia and Cheswick.

Village
Harmar Township is a township in , United States. It contains the communities of , , Harmar Heights, and Chapel Downs.

Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a borough in , United States, along the . The population was 1,672 as of the 2020 census. Borough was incorporated in 1902. It is a residential suburb of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in Harmar Township, , , United States.

River Wall

Latitude
40.5362° or 40° 32′ 10″ north
Longitude
-79.81541° or 79° 48′ 56″ west
Inception
1934
Open location code
87G2G5PM+FR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 366673598
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­breakwater
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