Built by Gustav Lindenthal[1][2] or Samuel Diescher,[3] the incline was one of only a few funiculars constructed on the north side of Pittsburgh. It began construction in August 1887, and after considerable delay, opened on September 20, 1888.[1]
The incline ascended from Ohio Street near the end of the second 30th Street Bridge to Lowrie Street on the crest of Troy Hill. Never very profitable, it shut down in fall 1898 and was razed a decade later.[4][5]
A building now standing at 1733 Lowrie Street was long thought to have been the summit station, but later research found that the building did not appear on maps until well after the incline closed.[6] The incline's length measured 370 feet (113 m),[7] with a forty-seven percent (47%) gradient. The cost of construction was about $94,047.[8]
troy, hill, incline, also, known, mount, troy, incline, funicular, railway, located, allegheny, pennsylvania, which, north, side, city, pittsburgh, building, former, summit, contents, history, notable, features, also, references, sourceshistory, notable, featu. The Troy Hill Incline also known as the Mount Troy Incline was a funicular railway located in old Allegheny Pennsylvania which is now the North Side of the city of Pittsburgh Building at the former Troy Hill Incline summit Contents 1 History and notable features 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesHistory and notable features editBuilt by Gustav Lindenthal 1 2 or Samuel Diescher 3 the incline was one of only a few funiculars constructed on the north side of Pittsburgh It began construction in August 1887 and after considerable delay opened on September 20 1888 1 The incline ascended from Ohio Street near the end of the second 30th Street Bridge to Lowrie Street on the crest of Troy Hill Never very profitable it shut down in fall 1898 and was razed a decade later 4 5 A building now standing at 1733 Lowrie Street was long thought to have been the summit station but later research found that the building did not appear on maps until well after the incline closed 6 The incline s length measured 370 feet 113 m 7 with a forty seven percent 47 gradient The cost of construction was about 94 047 8 See also editList of funicular railways List of inclines in PittsburghReferences edit a b Open for Business The Pittsburg Press 20 Sep 1888 p 1 New Troy Hill Incline The Pittsburg Press 14 Jun 1888 p 1 The Inclined Planes The Street Railway Journal Souvenir 39 October 1891 Troy Hill Incline The Pittsburg Press 7 February 1899 p 2 Many Watch Razing of Abandoned Incline The Pittsburg Press 24 April 1908 p 1 Jones Diana Nelson 10 August 2015 Research changes information on Troy Hill incline Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved 11 August 2015 The Incline Railways at Pittsburg PA Engineering News and American Railway Journal 42 2 30 July 13 1899 Retrieved 16 March 2021 A Century of Inclines Pittsburgh Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Heights Incline 1976 p 15 Sources editA Century of Inclines The Society for the Preservation of the Duquesne Incline 40 27 51 N 79 58 52 W 40 4642 N 79 9812 W 40 4642 79 9812 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Troy Hill Incline amp oldid 1162318902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
