List of inclines in Pittsburgh
Introduction Beginning in 1870, the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania built numerous inclined railways to provide passenger service to workers traveling the steep hills to their homes; there were 17 built in the late 19th century. Following road building and greater use of private automobiles, the inclines business declined and most were closed and removed. The Monongahela Incline, the first built in the city, and the Duquesne Incline are the only two still operating. They carry passengers between Mount Washington and the lowlands along the Monongahela River. They are each listed on the National Register of Historic Places and, in 1977, both were recognized as Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).NameOpenedClosedLower endUpper endOwnerNotesBellevue Incline18871889 Near Bellevue, PA Railroad Station @ Ohio River Intersection of Sherman Ave. & Lincoln Ave.Bellevue and Davis Island Incline Plane Company  Outdoor Elevator & Street RailroadCastle Shannon Incline18901964South Shore: Carson Street near Arlington AvenueMount Washington: Bailey Avenue near Haberman AvenuePittsburgh Railways (Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad)Castle Shannon Incline No. 218921914Mount Washington: Warrington Avenue west of Haberman AvenueMount Washington: Bailey Avenue west of Haberman AvenuePittsburgh Railways (Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Railroad)Clifton Incline18891905Perry Hilltop: Strauss Street near Metcalf StreetPerry Hilltop: Irwin Avenue near Chautauqua StreetClifton Avenue Incline Plane CompanyDuquesne Incline1877—South Shore: Carson StreetMount Washington: Grandview Avenue near Oneida PlaceDuquesne Incline Plane CompanyNow Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights InclineFort Pitt Incline18821900Bluff: Second Avenue near Tenth Street BridgeBluff: Bluff Street near Magee StreetFort Pitt Incline Plane CompanyKnoxville Incline18901960South Side Flats: Bradish Street between 11th and 12th streetsAllentown: Brosville Street near Warrington AvenuePittsburgh Railways (Pittsburgh Incline Plane Company)Monongahela Incline1870—South Shore: Carson Street near Smithfield Street BridgeMount Washington: Grandview Avenue near Wyoming StreetMonongahela Incline Plane CompanyNow Port Authority of Allegheny CountyMonongahela Freight Incline18841935South Shore: Carson Street near Smithfield Street BridgeMount Washington: Grandview Avenue near Wyoming StreetMonongahela Incline Plane CompanyNow Port Authority of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh and Castle Shannon Planebefore 1864c. 1912Carson StreetBaileyPittsburgh Coal CompanyMount Oliver Incline18721951South Side Flats: Freyburg Street near 12th StreetSouth Side Slopes: Warrington Avenue near Mount Oliver StreetPittsburgh Railways (Mount Oliver Incline Railway)Norwood Incline19011923Island AvenueNorwood PlaceNunnery Hill Incline18881895Fineview: Federal Street near Henderson StreetFineview: Meadville Street near Catoma StreetNunnery Hill Incline Plane CompanyPenn Incline18841953Strip District: Spring Way near 17th StreetHill District: Arcena Street near Ledlie StreetPittsburgh Railways (Seventeenth Street Incline Plane Company)Ridgewood Incline18861887Perry Hilltop: North Charles Street near Nublock StreetPerry Hilltop: Yale Street near Ridgewood StreetRidgewood Incline Plane CompanySt. Clair Incline1888c. 1932South Side Flats: Josephine Street near Greeley StreetSouth Side Slopes: Salisbury Street between Fernleaf and Sterling StreetsSt. Clair Incline Plane CompanyTroy Hill Incline18881898Troy Hill: Ohio StreetTroy Hill: Lowrie Street near Froman StreetTroy Hill Incline Plane CompanyDimensional comparisonFurther: H.B. Hays and Brothers Coal Railroad
External links * A  video of the Monongahela and Knoxville inclines operating in Pittsburgh during 1926.The Monongahela Freight incline can also be seen in the video.
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