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The Liberty Tunnels (also known as the Liberty Tubes) are a pair of tunnels located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States that allow motorists to travel between the South Hills of Pittsburgh and the city, beneath Mt. Washington. The tunnels were vital in the expansion of the South Hills suburbs by providing a direct route to the city ...
Also known as the Panhandle Tunnel [2] Pennsylvania Canal Tunnel: Pennsylvania Canal (Western Division) 40°26'29.0"N, 79°59'40.9"W: Sometimes confused with the Pittsburgh and Steubenville Extension Railroad tunnel, which is nearby Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel: Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad: Mount Washington: 40°25'41.20"N ...
Pages in category "Tunnels in Pittsburgh" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... Liberty Tunnel; M. Mount Washington Transit Tunnel; P.
The vantage was the inspiration for the news opening on Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV for several years in the 1980s and 1990s, [3] and is referenced in Stephen Chbosky's novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The Fort Pitt Tunnel is the third-longest automobile tunnel in Pittsburgh, following the Liberty Tunnels and the Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
Liberty Tunnel: Pittsburgh: Crosstown Boulevard Mount Washington: 5,889 feet (1,795 m) 1924 Mount Washington Transit Tunnel: Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Light Rail and Port Authority of Allegheny County buses Mount Washington: 3,500 feet (1,100 m) 1904 Negro Mountain Tunnel: Somerset County South Pennsylvania Railroad
At the southern tip of Pittsburgh, PA 51 intersects the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 88 before continuing towards the north as Saw Mill Run Blvd. It meets with the Liberty Tunnel connector, which leads towards the Liberty Bridge and Interstate 579; PA 51 also begins a concurrency with U.S. Route 19 Truck at this junction.
The Liberty Bridge, which was completed in 1928, connects downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the Liberty Tunnels and the South Hills neighborhoods beyond. It crosses the Monongahela River and intersects Interstate 579 (the Crosstown Boulevard) at its northern terminus.
Liberty Bridge with the entrance to the Liberty Tunnels shown in the background. Pittsburgh is a city of bridges: over 2,000 bridges dot the landscape of Allegheny County. The southern entrance to Downtown is through the Fort Pitt Tunnel and then over the Fort Pitt Bridge. [5]