Mount Oliver Incline
The Mount Oliver Incline was a funicular on the South Side of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1871 by the Prussian-born engineer John Endres and his American daughter Caroline Endres, one of the first women engineers in the United States.[2]
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| Locale | South Side, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.4244°N 79.9864°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1872[1] |
| Closed | 6 July 1951 |
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| Line length | 1,600 feet (490 m) |
Its track was 1600 feet long and gained 377 feet of elevation.[3] It ran from the corner of Freyburg and South Twelfth streets at its lower end to Warrington Avenue at its upper end. It was closed on 6 July 1951.[1]
See also
References
- "Mt. Oliver Incline Chugs Its Last". Pittsburgh Press. 7 July 1951. p. 3.
- "Legendary Ladies: A Guide to Where Women Made History in Pennsylvania: Greater Pittsburgh Region" (PDF). Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Commission for Women. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- "The Inclined Planes". The Street Railway Journal Souvenir: 38. October 1891.
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