BINO - Looking - Pittsburgh, PA
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ToRo61
N 40° 26.305 W 080° 01.139
17T E 583201 N 4476881
The binocular beside Duquesne Incline.
Waymark Code: WMRZFT
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2016
Views: 2
The Duquesne Incline is an inclined plane railroad located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood and scaling Mt. Washington. Designed by Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed in 1877 and is 800 feet (244 m) long, 400 feet (122 m) in height, and is inclined at a 30-degree angle. It is an unusual track gauge of 5 ft (1,524 mm).
Cost to Operate: 50 cents
Primary Vista: centre of Pittsburgh, Point State Park, confluence of Allegheny River and Monongahela River
Number of devices at the site: 1
Other Vistas at the location: Not listed
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