Rachel Carson Bridge

The Rachel Carson Bridge, also known as the Ninth Street Bridge, spans the in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. Named for the naturalist and author Rachel Carson, a Pittsburgh native, it is one of three parallel bridges called the Three Sisters, the others being the and the .
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge over the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh
  • Also known as: “9th Street Bridge” and “Ninth Street Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Andy Warhol Museum and PNC Park.

Museum
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is located on the of , , United States. It is the largest museum in dedicated to a single artist. is situated 990 feet northwest of Rachel Carson Bridge.

Stadium
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is a baseball on the of , Pennsylvania. It is the fifth location to serve as the home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. is situated 1,700 feet west of Rachel Carson Bridge.

Convention center
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The is a 1,500,000-square-foot convention, conference and exhibition building in in the U.S. commonwealth of . is situated 1,100 feet east of Rachel Carson Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Central Northside.

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Downtown is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the of the city of , Pennsylvania. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 6.

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is an area of , just across the Allegheny River from . In years past it was the independent city of Allegheny, but has long been incorporated into the City of Pittsburgh itself.

Rachel Carson Bridge

Latitude
40.44666° or 40° 26′ 48″ north
Longitude
-79.99972° or 79° 59′ 59″ west
Open location code
87G2C2W2+M4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 642309568
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q7279183
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Rachel Carson Bridge” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Andy Warhol Bridge and Downtown Dog Park.

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