Pittsburgh's Inclines: Case Studies in Industrial Adaptation

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Steps that replaced the Fort Pitt Incline.

(Historic Pittsburgh)

Fort Pitt Incline Area:

Monongahela River -­‐ Bluff

Elevation:

110’

Length:

350’

Slope: Dates in Operation: Engineer:

24° 1883-­‐1906 Samuel Diescher

Primary Inclines of Pittsburgh / 65


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