Editing Downtown Pittsburgh (section)

== Transportation ==
[[File:SmithfieldBridge-Szmurlo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Smithfield Street Bridge]]
[[File:Muralof300SixthStreetBuilding.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Famed mural on the 300 Sixth Street building]]
=== Public transportation ===
Downtown is served by the [[Port Authority of Allegheny County|Port Authority]]'s [[Pittsburgh Light Rail|light rail]] subway system (known locally as the "T"), an extensive bus network, and two [[funicular|inclines]] ([[Duquesne Incline]] and [[Monongahela Incline]]). The Downtown portion of the subway has the following stations:

''T Stations''
* '''[[Station Square (PAT station)|Station Square]]''' on the South Shore in the [[Station Square]] development (street-level station)
* '''[[First Avenue (PAT station)|First Avenue]]''' near First Avenue & Ross Street, Downtown (elevated station)
* '''[[Steel Plaza (PAT station)|Steel Plaza]]''' at Sixth Avenue & Grant Street, Downtown (underground station)
* '''Penn Plaza''' near Liberty Avenue & Grant Street, Downtown (underground, limited service)
* '''[[Wood Street (PAT station)|Wood Street]]''' at the triangular intersection of Wood Street, Sixth Avenue, and Liberty Avenue, Downtown (underground station)
* '''[[Gateway Center (PAT station)|Gateway Center]]''' at Liberty Avenue & Stanwix Street, Downtown (underground station)
* '''[[North Side (PAT station)|North Side]]''' near General Robinson Street & Tony Dorsett Drive on the North Shore (underground station)
* '''[[Allegheny (PAT station)|Allegheny]]''' near Allegheny Avenue & Reedsdale Street on the North Shore (elevated station)

Downtown is also home to the [[Union Station (Pittsburgh)|Pittsburgh]] [[Amtrak]] train station connecting Pittsburgh with New York City, [[Philadelphia]], and Washington, D.C. to the east and [[Cleveland]] and Chicago to the west. [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]]'s Pittsburgh bus terminal is located across Liberty Avenue from the Amtrak Station, in the Grant Street Transportation Center building.

=== Highways ===
Major roadways serving Downtown from the suburbs include the "Parkway East" ([[Interstate 376|I-376]]) from [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville]], the "Parkway West" ([[Interstate 376|I-376]]) from the [[Pittsburgh International Airport|airport]] area, and the "Parkway North" ([[Interstate 279|I-279]]) from the [[North Hills (Pennsylvania)|North Hills]], and ([[Interstate 579|I-579]]) in Downtown Pittsburgh. Other important roadways are [[Pennsylvania Route 28]], [[Pennsylvania Route 51]], [[Pennsylvania Route 65]], and [[U.S. Route 19]].

Three major entrances to the city are via tunnels: the [[Fort Pitt Tunnel]] and [[Squirrel Hill Tunnel]] on [[Interstate 376|I-376]] and the [[Liberty Tunnels]]. ''[[The New York Times]]'' once called Pittsburgh "the only city with an entrance,"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pittsburgh.net/about_pittsburgh_topten.cfm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010303201856/http://www.pittsburgh.net/about_pittsburgh_topten.cfm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2001-03-03 | title = Top Ten Reasons to Visit Pittsburgh | access-date = 2007-06-28 }}</ref> specifically referring to the view of Downtown that explodes upon drivers immediately upon exiting the Fort Pitt Tunnel. Also traveling [[Interstate 279|I-279]] south and [[Interstate 376|I-376]], the city "explodes into view" when coming around a turn in the highway.

=== Local streets ===
[[File:Woodstreetpittsburgh1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Wood Street]]
Downtown surface streets are based on two distinct grid systems that parallel the [[Allegheny River|Allegheny]] and [[Monongahela River|Monongahela]] rivers.<ref name=conti>{{cite news| last = Conti| first = John| title = How a municipality is designed can create elegance or chaos| newspaper = [[Pittsburgh Tribune Review]]| date = January 22, 2012| url = http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/museums/s_777698.html| access-date = January 22, 2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130131075641/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/museums/s_777698.html| archive-date = January 31, 2013| df = mdy-all}}</ref>  These two grids intersect along Liberty Avenue, creating many unusual street intersections. Furthermore, the Allegheny grid contains numbered streets, while the Monongahela grid contains numbered avenues.  And, in fact, there are cases where these numbered roadways intersect, creating some confusion (i.e. the intersection of Liberty Avenue and 7th Street/6th Avenue).  This unusual grid pattern leads to Pittsburghers giving directions in the terms of landmarks, rather than turn-by-turn directions.<ref name=conti />

=== Bridges ===
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[[File:Pittsburgh - Acrisure Stadium and Skyline (53910936115).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Aerial photo of Downtown Pittsburgh and all of the connecting bridges in 2019]]
Pittsburgh is nicknamed "The City of Bridges". In Downtown, there are 10 bridges (listed below) connecting to points north and south. The expanded definition of Downtown (including the aforementioned surrounding neighborhoods) includes 18 bridges. Citywide there are 446 bridges. In Allegheny County the number exceeds 2,200.

''Downtown Bridges''
[[File:Dwntwnpgh27.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Sixth Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh]]
* '''[[Fort Pitt Bridge]]''' carries [[Interstate 376|I-376]] (Previously [[Interstate 279|I-279]]) between Downtown and the [[Fort Pitt Tunnel]]
* '''[[Fort Duquesne Bridge]]''' carries [[Interstate 279|I-279]] between Downtown and the North Shore
* '''[[Smithfield Street Bridge]]''' carries Smithfield Street between Downtown and the South Shore
* '''[[Panhandle Bridge]]''' carries the city's [[Pittsburgh Light Rail|light rail]] transit system between Downtown and the South Shore
* '''[[Liberty Bridge (Pittsburgh)|Liberty Bridge]]''' connects the [[Liberty Tunnel]] to [[Interstate 579|I-579]] Downtown
* '''[[Roberto Clemente Bridge]]''' (formerly 6th St Bridge) connects 6th Street Downtown to Federal Street on the North Shore at [[PNC Park]]
* '''[[Andy Warhol Bridge]]''' (formerly 7th St Bridge) connects 7th Street Downtown to Sandusky Street on the North Shore at the [[Andy Warhol Museum]]
* '''[[Rachel Carson Bridge]]''' (formerly 9th St Bridge) connects 9th Street Downtown to Anderson Street on the North Shore
* '''[[Fort Wayne Railroad Bridge]]''' carries freight and [[Amtrak]] trains from Downtown to the North Shore
* '''[[Veterans Bridge (Pittsburgh)|Veterans Bridge]]''' carries [[Interstate 579|I-579]] from Downtown to the North Side

''Bridges of Expanded Downtown''
* '''[[West End Bridge]]''' carries US Route 19 from the West End/South Shore to the North Shore/North Side just west of Downtown
* '''[[16th Street Bridge (Pittsburgh)|16th Street Bridge]]''' carries 16th Street from the Strip District to Chestnut Street on the North Side
* '''[[Herr's Island Railroad Bridge|West Penn Bridge]]''' (pedestrian/bike-only) is part of the Three Rivers Heritage Trail connecting the North Side to [[Washington's Landing]] on Herr's Island
* '''[[30th Street Bridge]]''' connects River Avenue on the North Side with Waterfront Drive on [[Washington's Landing]] at Herr's Island
* '''[[31st Street Bridge]]''' connects PA Route 28 on the North Side with 31st Street in the Strip District
* '''[[33rd Street Railroad Bridge]]''' connects the North Side to the Strip District and crosses Herr's Island
* '''[[South Tenth Street Bridge|South 10th Street Bridge]]''' connects the Armstrong Tunnel at Second Avenue just east of Downtown with the South Side at South 10th Street
* '''[[Birmingham Bridge]]''' connects East Carson Street on the South Side with Fifth and Forbes avenues in Uptown