Homestead Grays Bridge

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.

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Type: Bridge
Description: bridge over the Monongahela River
Also known as: “High Level Bridge” and “Homestead High Level Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Carnegie Library of Homestead and Calvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum.

Carnegie Library of Homestead

Library

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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 3,900 feet east of Homestead Grays Bridge.

Calvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum

Cemetery

Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located at 718 Hazelwood Avenue in the Greenfield and Hazelwood neighborhoods of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1886 with the purchase of a 200-acre tract. Calvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum is situated 3,900 feet northwest of Homestead Grays Bridge.

Sandcastle Waterpark

Theme park

Sandcastle Waterpark is a water park located in the Pittsburgh suburb of West Homestead. It opened in 1989, and is located on a 67-acre piece of land along the banks of the Monongahela River. Sandcastle Waterpark is situated 1 mile southwest of Homestead Grays Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hazelwood and Munhall.

Hazelwood

Neighborhood

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Hazelwood is a neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is represented on Pittsburgh City Council by Barb Warwick. It is bordered by Greenfield and Oakland on the north, Squirrel Hill and Glen Hazel on the east, and the Monongahela River on the south and west.

Munhall

Village

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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.

Whitaker

Village

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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. Whitaker is situated 1½ miles southeast of Homestead Grays Bridge.

Homestead Grays Bridge

Categories: road bridge, truss bridge, and transport
Location: Borough of West Homestead, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.40933° or 40° 24′ 34″ north

Longitude

-79.91667° or 79° 55′ west

Open location code

87G2C35M+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 656617948

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5890508

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In Other Languages

“Homestead Grays Bridge” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Homestead Grays Bridge”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Improv and Waterfront Towne Center.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Waterfront Drive at Bridge Street and Waterfront Drive opposite Bridge Street.

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