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Pennsylvania Transportation

Pennsylvania is a beautiful place surrounded with lots of greenery, mountains and rivers. The transportation is very different from other places and it consists of bridges, roads, railroads, tunnels, stairways and bike paths. Many tourists visit Pennsylvania every year to enjoy the natural beauty. Below is a glimpse of Pennsylvania transportation that you may want to know.   

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Pennsylvania Transportation - Roads

Pennsylvania has a high number of cycles especially during winters. Though the mountains hinder the transportation in Pennsylvania, it is still made accessible to people. The “Parkway East” is the main highway that connects Pittsburg to Pennsylvania. The “Parkway West” connects from downtown Pittsburgh to Pittsburgh International Airport to the main terminal. The “Parkway North” connects the North Hills and the Cranberry area.

Pennsylvania Transportation- Bridges

Pennsylvania is known to have the most number of bridges. There are more than 2,000 bridges that mark the beautiful landscape of Allegheny County. There is a tunnel that connects downtown Pennsylvania to Fort Pitt Bridge.

The Panhandle Bridge which is a railroad bridge takes 42S/47L of subway lines all the way to Monongahela River. Fort Duquesne Bridge, the Three Sisters and the Liberty Bridge are quite well known.

Pennsylvania Transportation - Airports

The Pittsburgh International Airport is a well known airport in the suburban Findlay Township of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is known as the hub for US Airways. The Allegheny County Airport is taken care by the general aviation. The terminal has its art-deco since 1920.

Pennsylvania Transportation - Mass Transit

The Port Authority of Allegheny County coordinates the local public transportation. It is known as the 14th largest urban mass transit in the U.S. It covers 730 square miles which includes a small area of Beaver Washington, Armstrong, Westmoreland and every part of Allegheny County.

The Port Authority Transportation takes care of intercity bus routes, light bus way and two incline systems.

Pennsylvania Transportation - Tunnels

Pennsylvania has many well known tunnels like Fort Pitt Tunnel, Armstrong Tunnel, Squirrel Hill Tunnel, Wabash Tunnel, Mt. Washington Transit tunnel and Liberty Tunnels.

Pennsylvania Transportation - Railroads

The Amtrak intercity rail has a very good service. The Pittsburgh city at one point of time had many freight rail and passenger that connected to railroad lines. Now many railroads are transformed into multipurpose trails.

Pennsylvania Transportation - Staircases and Inclines

Pennsylvania has two inclines- Monongahela Incline and Duquesne Incline that ascend from Mount Washington. At one point of time, Pittsburgh had many inclines.

There are many public staircases in Pittsburgh as compared to any other city in the U.S. The staircases are named as street names which lead to many neighborhoods.

Pennsylvania Transportation - Bus

There are more than 800 buses that are operated by PAT. These buses ply from standard routes to rapid transits. Mostly high-speed articulated buses are used. Some buses also move on the paved area of the light rail line. The buses follow three major routes- South Busway that plies from downtown till Allegheny County. Then the Martin Luther King Jr. Busway, that plies from the Amtrak station till the eastern suburbs and finally the West Busway plies till the western suburbs.

Because of the well organized and convenient transportation, it has made life very easy for everyone. The Pennsylvania transportation is very accessible for everyone.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

List of Airports in Pennsylvania