Knoxville Incline | Historic Pittsburgh

1935/1980

Title
Knoxville Incline
Creator
Judge of Good Pictures
Identifier
MSP285.B022.F12.I02
Source Identifier
MSP285.B022.F12.I02
Description
The Knoxville Incline was built in 1890 and was located in Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood. The incline was designed with an 18-degree curve and had the longest track ever built in Pittsburgh at 2,644 feet. It was the second incline in Pittsburgh with a curved track. The Knoxville Incline’s route went from South 11th Street to Warrington Avenue and then to Knoxville Avenue. The incline’s huge cars, designed by John M. McRoberts, were large enough to carry cars or heavy freight. The Knoxville Incline was dismantled in 1961.
Genre
photographs
Subject
Knoxville Incline (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Inclines--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
South Side (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Contributor
Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
Collection
Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
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