Mount Oliver Incline
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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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Mount Oliver Incline | |
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Overview | |
Locale | South Side, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40.4244°N 79.9864°W / 40.4244; -79.9864 |
History | |
Opened | 1872[1] |
Closed | 6 July 1951 |
Technical | |
Line length | 1,600 feet (490 m) |
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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]