- Troy Hill Incline
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Former Troy Hill Incline summit station, built in 1887, in the Troy Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA.
The Troy Hill Incline, also known as the Mount Troy Incline, was a funicular railway located in old Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which is now the North Side of the city of Pittsburgh. Built by Samuel Diescher in 1887, the incline was one of only a few funiculars constructed on the north side of Pittsburgh. The incline's lower station was located across from the northern end of the second 30th Street Bridge, and ascended to the summit station in Troy Hill. The summit station is still standing, and it is located at 1733 Lowrie Street in the Troy Hill neighborhood. The incline's length measured 370 ft., with a forty-seven percent gradient. The cost of construction for the incline was about $94,047.[1]
References
- ^ A Century of Inclines, pp. 15.
Sources
- A Century of Inclines, The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Incline.
Categories:- Defunct funicular railways in the United States
- Railway inclines in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Transportation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures completed in 1887
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania stubs
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