Kerr Street, Pittsburgh, PA
Posted by: 
sherpes
N 40° 26.424 W 080° 02.154
17T E 581764 N 4477085
Zig-zagging steps in the West End slopes of Pittsburgh
Waymark Code: WM6M5K
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2009
Views: 5
Pittsburgh is a city that currently has some 600 public stairways, maintained by the Public Works department. Most of them where build in the 1930's, as a mean to provide pedestrian access to the residents living in the hilltops to the flats below where most of the labor and industry sites were located.
The Kerr Street steps connect Kerr Street on the hilltop with Walbridge Street and South Main Street below.
A couple of homes are only accessible from the steps, and the postal worker must walk on the steps to deliver mail.
materials used in construction: concrete
number of stairs (minimum 60): 120.00
stair landing (check if yes): Not Listed
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