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Pittsburgh Regional Transit's bus system covers Allegheny County, and its service extends into small portions of neighboring Beaver, Butler, and Westmoreland counties. These counties also have their own transit systems, including several routes that run into Downtown Pittsburgh, where riders can make connections with Pittsburgh Regional Transit service.
The West Busway is a two-lane bus-only highway serving the western portions of the city of Pittsburgh and several western suburbs. The busway runs for 5.1 miles (8.2 km) from the southern shore of the Ohio River near Downtown Pittsburgh to Carnegie, [1] following former railroad right-of-way on the Panhandle Route.
Routes marked with an asterisk (*) indicate the route operates on Saturdays. 4 Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh via Route 30 and Oakland* 5 Jeannette: Jeannette via Greengate Center (Wal-Mart) Hempfield Square (Giant Eagle), Sam's Club and Route 30 West* 6 Irwin: Irwin and Hermine via Route 130, Jeannette, Manor, Westmoreland City, Arona Road and Rilton
Fort Pitt Bridge with Downtown Pittsburgh in the background. A large metropolitan area that is surrounded by rivers and hills, Pittsburgh has an infrastructure system that has been built out over the years to include roads, tunnels, bridges, railroads, inclines, bike paths, and stairways; however, the hills and rivers still form many barriers to transportation within the city.
Pittsburgh Regional Transit was created as the Port Authority of Allegheny County by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1956 to allow for creation of port facilities in the Pittsburgh area. [6] [7] Three years later, the legislation was amended to allow the Port Authority to acquire privately owned transit companies that served the area.
The South Busway is a two-lane bus rapid transit highway serving southern portions of the city of Pittsburgh.The busway runs for 4.3 miles (6.9 km) from the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel across the Monongahela River from Downtown Pittsburgh to the Overbrook neighborhood of the city, bypassing the crowded Pennsylvania Route 51 (Saw Mill Run Boulevard).
The Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway is a two-lane bus-only highway serving the city of Pittsburgh and many of its eastern neighborhoods and suburbs. It was named after Martin Luther King Jr. in recognition of the eastern portion of the route's serving many predominantly African-American neighborhoods, such as Wilkinsburg and East Liberty.
The agency provides three commuter services to Downtown Pittsburgh and four local routes to benefit area employees and shoppers. [3]1 Ohio River Boulevard- Chippewa, Big Beaver, Beaver Falls, New Brighton, Rochester, East Rochester, Freedom, Conway, Economy, Baden, Harmony, Ambridge to Downtown Pittsburgh (weekdays, plus Saturday service that does not travel to Pittsburgh)