Fort Pitt Incline, Historical funicular in Bluff, Pittsburgh, United States.
The Fort Pitt Incline railway extended 350 feet in length and climbed 135 feet in elevation between Second Avenue and Bluff Street in Pittsburgh.
Samuel Diescher designed this 10-foot gauge funicular railway, which began operations in 1882 and ceased service on November 7, 1900 before its destruction by fire in 1903.
The funicular connected Pittsburgh residents from industrial areas near Second Avenue to the Bluff neighborhood, now the location of Duquesne University.
Public steps currently mark the former path of the incline, ascending from the Armstrong Tunnel south portal to the Boulevard of the Allies.
The Fort Pitt Incline initially relied on gravity for downhill movement and mules for uphill transport until steam engines modernized the operation.
Location: Pittsburgh
Official opening: 1882
GPS coordinates: 40.43470,-79.98920
Latest update: March 8, 2025 09:58
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