Knoxville Incline

Knoxville Incline
Overview
Other name(s)Pittsburgh Incline
LocalePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′26″N 79°59′17″W / 40.424°N 79.988°W / 40.424; -79.988
Service
TypeFunicular
History
Opened15 August 1890[1]
Closed3 December 1960
Technical
Line length2,644 feet (806 m)
Track gauge9 ft (2,743 mm)

The Knoxville Incline was a broad gauge inclined railway that ran between Pittsburgh's South Side and Allentown neighborhoods. The incline was built in 1890 and had a track gauge of 9 feet (2,700 mm).

  1. ^ "New Incline Opened". Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette. 16 August 1890. p. 2.