Mount Oliver Incline
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The Mount Oliver Incline was a funicular in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It was designed in 1871 by the Prussian engineer John Endres and his daughter Caroline Endres. Its track was 1600 feet long, and rose to an elevation of 377 feet.[1] It ran from South Twelfth Street at Bardford at its lower end to Warrington Avrnue at its upper end. It was closed on May 25, 1951. [2]
[edit] References
[edit] Maps
- Map showing the Mount Oliver Incline [1]
[edit] See Also
- List of inclines in Pittsburgh
- Pittsburgh, Knoxville & St. Clair Electric Railroad
- Knoxville Incline
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