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59-588: The route begins in the Golden Triangle of Pittsburgh as a limited-access highway , following the bank of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers around the Manchester neighborhood, passing north of Acrisure Stadium and west of PNC Park . While limited-access, the road becomes Ohio River Boulevard , named for the river that PA 65 parallels for 25 miles (40 km) between the city of Pittsburgh and

118-399: A "Y" intersection. South of New Castle , PA 65 interchanges with US 422 . PA 65 enters the city of New Castle as East Washington Street traveling on a northwest course. At mile marker 50.8, PA 65 intersects US 422 Business which was the former northern terminus of PA 65. In February 2007, PA 65 North was extended to terminate in downtown New Castle at

177-525: A divided highway and interchanges with I-79 and the Yellow Belt at exit 66 in the borough of Glenfield . West of I-79, PA 65 continues to parallel the Ohio River located to the south. Along the way, PA 65 passes through some boroughs like Haysville and Osborne . In the borough of Sewickley , PA 65 meets the long Orange Belt at Broad Street which crosses the Ohio River on

236-580: A few. With the growth of the steel mills, Ambridge became a worldwide leader in steel production. The borough became known for bridge building, metal molding, and the manufacture of tubes (large iron pipes). During World War II , the American Bridge Company fabricated steel for the building of LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks). The steel was then sent by rail to the adjacent American Bridge naval shipyard in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania , where

295-491: A final cost of $ 12 million. As traffic on boulevard began to increase in the 1950s and 1960s, many plans were introduced to improve the highway. Ideas ranged from widening the highway to building a new expressway to current day I-79. During the 1960s, a southern extension of the boulevard to Pittsburgh's North Side was discussed and by 1973 the highway opened from the Fort Duquesne Bridge to Ridge Avenue and

354-708: A headquarters city, with numerous national and global corporations calling the Golden Triangle home. Currently, Downtown is still home to a large number of Fortune 500 companies (7 in the metro area, 5 of which are in the city in 2022, which ranks Pittsburgh high nationally in Fortune 500 headquarters): – co-headquartered in PPG Place – headquartered in the Tower at PNC Plaza – headquartered in PPG Place – headquartered at Station Square – headquartered at

413-436: A household in the borough was $ 26,263, and the median income for a family was $ 35,529. Males had a median income of $ 30,996 versus $ 21,455 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 15,089. About 16.4% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 26.3% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over. Although the different ethnic groups of Ambridge have blended over time,

472-570: A turn in the highway. Downtown surface streets are based on two distinct grid systems that parallel the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. 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.

531-680: Is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania , United States. Incorporated in 1905 as a company town by the American Bridge Company , Ambridge is located 16 miles (25 km) northwest of Pittsburgh , along the Ohio River . The population was 6,972 at the 2020 census . The town is near the location of Legionville , the training camp for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne 's Legion of the United States . Wayne's

590-537: Is called " North Shore " and is located only on PA 65 northbound. This exit is the primary entrance to Acrisure Stadium (home to the Pittsburgh Steelers ) and it is also a way for drivers to get to PNC Park (home to the Pittsburgh Pirates ). On the following exit, PA 65 makes a loop to the north and begins a concurrency with US 19 at a diamond interchange just north of

649-552: Is known as the educational center of the city, Downtown is home to several higher education institutions as well as a branch of the city's Carnegie Library system and a Pittsburgh Public Schools 6–12 school: Downtown has several condos, including Gateway Towers and Chatham Place dating to the 1960s and more modern structures as well. There are over 5,000 apartment and condo units in Greater Downtown Pittsburgh. Ambridge, Pennsylvania Ambridge

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708-541: Is located at 40°35′35″N 80°13′31″W  /  40.59306°N 80.22528°W  / 40.59306; -80.22528 (40.593167, −80.225200), along the Ohio River . According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km ), of which 1.5 square miles (3.9 km ) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km ) (12.87%) is water. Ambridge has two land borders, including Harmony Township to

767-540: Is served by the Port Authority 's light rail subway system (known locally as the "T"), an extensive bus network, and two inclines ( Duquesne Incline and Monongahela Incline ). The Downtown portion of the subway has the following stations: T Stations Downtown is also home to the Pittsburgh Amtrak train station connecting Pittsburgh with New York City, Philadelphia , and Washington, D.C. to

826-540: Is the home of Old Economy Village , a National Historic Landmark administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . The site interprets the Harmony Society , one of America's most successful 19th century Christian communal societies. Old Economy Village also provides public education and preservation of the society's unique material culture. Founded by George Rapp , it was

885-676: The McKees Rocks Bridge . Outside of Pittsburgh, PA 65 continues as the Ohio River Boulevard on its northwest course and passes through the following boroughs paralleling the Ohio River: Bellevue , Avalon , Ben Avon , and Emsworth . In Emsworth, PA 65 intersects the first terminus of the Green Belt at an intersection with Camp Horne Road. Upon exiting Emsworth, PA 65 returns to

944-551: The Sewickley Bridge and has direct access to PA 51. Leaving Sewickley, PA 65 crosses two more broughs ( Edgeworth and Leetsdale ) before exiting Allegheny County . In Leetsdale, PA 65 meets the first terminus of the Red Belt at an intersection involving Cross Street. Leaving Allegheny County and entering Beaver County , PA 65 traverses the borough of Ambridge . In Ambridge, PA 65 intersects

1003-566: The US Steel Tower Downtown is also home to GNC , Dollar Bank , Equitable Resources , Duquesne Light , Federated Investors and Highmark as well as the regional headquarters for Citizens Bank , Ariba , and Dominion Resources . Regional healthcare giant UPMC has its corporate headquarters in the US Steel Tower . Downtown is home to numerous parks, large and small: While Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood

1062-588: The West End Bridge . The following two exits (one northbound and another southbound) ends the concurrency between US 19 and PA 65. Beyond US 19, PA 65 returns to at-grade level as a divided highway through the western sections of Pittsburgh. At mile marker 2.9 near the Pittsburgh city line, PA 65 intersects the Blue Belt which crosses the Ohio River to the southwest on

1121-491: The "88" base numbers. In addition, a drive-in theater known as Spotlight 88 in North Sewickley Township retained its name after the route was redesignated, and is still known by that name as its current incarnation as a flea market after the drive-in was destroyed by an F3 tornado on May 31, 1985, as part of the 1985 United States-Canadian tornado outbreak . Planning for Ohio River Boulevard started in

1180-584: The 1920s. In 1928, construction began on the boulevard that would run from Manchester to the Borough of Emsworth . The highway would be 40 feet (12 m) wide and have many bridges over local roads. It would end at a traffic circle on the North Shore of the Ohio River at the McKees Rocks Bridge . The route that was built to relieve traffic and accidents on California Avenue was dedicated in August 1931 at

1239-538: The 1970s to the early 1980s. PA 65 originates at a triangular-shaped interchange at the I-279/US ;19 Truck concurrency near downtown Pittsburgh. Long ramps stretch from exit 1C on I-279 north of the Fort Duquesne Bridge . PA 65 starts as a limited-access highway known as the "Ohio River Boulevard". This was the site of many deadly accidents during the 1970s. The following exit

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1298-410: The 19th century, only a few Harmonists remained. The society was dissolved and its vast real estate holdings sold, much of it to the American Bridge Company , who subsequently enlarged the town and incorporated it as Ambridge in 1905. American Bridge attracted thousands of immigrants who came to fulfill their dreams of work, freedom, and peace. The steel mills became the focal point of the town. Most of

1357-663: The American silk center in the 1830s and 1840s. Today, the site maintains seventeen carefully restored structures and gardens that were built between 1824 and 1830. The buildings reflect the unusual lifestyle of the organization, which, by the 1840s, was renowned for its economic success in textile production. The site also portrays the community's involvement with agricultural production, railroads, and oil. The recreated gardens encompass more than 2 acres (8,100 m ), providing colorful 19th century flowers. The gardens' formal pathways, stone pavilion, and seasonal flowering hedges are among

1416-644: The Historic District, which is also a National Historic Landmark, and a once industrial warehouse area is being converted to condominiums, shops, and parks. In 2007 Ambridge was designated as a Preserve America Community by the White House. Convenient to Pittsburgh along the Ohio River Boulevard and just across the Ohio River from the Pittsburgh Airport, Ambridge leaders hope it will benefit by its location and low cost of living. Ambridge

1475-596: The LSTs were built. The area was also home to several other steel mills like Armco, the pipe mill which manufactured oil piping, and A. M. Byers, a major iron and tool fabricator. Eventually competition by foreign steel producers began to cause the share of the steel market for U.S. manufacturers to dwindle. With the shift of steel production overseas, the American Bridge Company ended operations in Ambridge in 1983. The legacy of American Bridge can be seen today in bridges around

1534-647: The McKees Rocks Bridge to Beaver Avenue and Chateau Street. Many of these proposals would fall to the wayside because of lack of funding and interest or community protest. The missing gap which includes a connection to the West End Bridge did not open until January 1992. By the 1970s, the Ohio River Boulevard section of PA 65 had become a deadly trail. By the mid-1970s, the boulevard became one of Pittsburgh's most dangerous roads. From November 7, 1979, to March 1981, 15 people were killed on

1593-606: The PA ;88 badging. This was done because the New Castle–Pittsburgh portion was dedicated to the 65th Infantry Division , and the number was changed in honor of that unit. Although it has been nearly half a century since the redesignation was done, remnants of PA 65 being once part of PA 88 still show in the area. Four of PA 88's five spur routes ( PA 288 , PA 388 , PA 488 , and PA 588 ) are now spur routes of PA 65, but still retain

1652-410: The borough of Rochester . Outside of the city, the road becomes a four-lane at-grade roadway to Rochester, with some portions featuring a divided highway . North of Rochester, PA 65 narrows to two lanes and passes through predominantly rural land, running concurrent with PA 18 and PA 288 as it heads north. In Pittsburgh, the boulevard was one of the deadliest roads in the city from

1711-555: The borough was 85.69% White, 11.38% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.73% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.83% of the population. There were 3,595 households, out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.6% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.3% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who

1770-400: The boulevard, eight of those deaths occurring between the McKees Rocks Bridge and Manchester. The deadliest time was in 1980 when seven people were killed on the boulevard. Prior to February 2007, the northern terminus of PA 65 was at US 422 Business , 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of the current northern terminus at PA 108 and PA 168 (Croton Avenue). In February 2007,

1829-603: The city are via tunnels: the Fort Pitt Tunnel and Squirrel Hill Tunnel on I-376 and the Liberty Tunnels . The New York Times once called Pittsburgh "the only city with an entrance," specifically referring to the view of Downtown that explodes upon drivers immediately upon exiting the Fort Pitt Tunnel. Also traveling I-279 south and I-376 , the city "explodes into view" when coming around

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1888-430: The city proper...Those numbers are virtually identical today which tells me there is a certain limit to how many jobs can efficiently be located in what are some relatively (very) constrained areas." These numbers reflect employment in the city as a whole, not just the central business district; but the central business district has the highest density of employment of any Pittsburgh neighborhood. Pittsburgh has long been

1947-524: The community continues to recognize the origins from which it came. Since 1966, Ambridge has held an annual heritage festival celebrating the borough's ethnic pride. Diversity in food, music, and entertainment continues to unite the community in remembering its origins. Organized by the Ambridge Chamber of Commerce, the three-day Nationality Days festival takes place in May and is located in the heart of

2006-620: The confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River whose joining forms the Ohio River . The triangle is bounded by the two rivers. The area features offices for major corporations such as PNC Bank , U.S. Steel , PPG , Bank of New York Mellon , Heinz , Federated Investors , and Alcoa . It is where the fortunes of such industrial barons as Andrew Carnegie , Henry Clay Frick , Henry J. Heinz , Andrew Mellon and George Westinghouse were made. It contains

2065-565: The downtown Commercial District. Vendors line the center of Merchant Street as thousands of attendees – locals and tourists – enjoy Italian, Ukrainian, Greek, Polish, German, Croatian, and Slovenian cuisine. Booths are sponsored by numerous churches in Ambridge, bringing with them the recipes for their cultural dishes such as pirohy, haluski, stuffed cabbage, and borscht. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, and children's activities are also available. Thousands visit this festival daily (located on Merchant Street from 4th Street to 8th Street). Ambridge

2124-892: The east and Cleveland and Chicago to the west. Greyhound 's Pittsburgh bus terminal is located across Liberty Avenue from the Amtrak Station, in the Grant Street Transportation Center building. Major roadways serving Downtown from the suburbs include the "Parkway East" ( I-376 ) from Monroeville , the "Parkway West" ( I-376 ) from the airport area, and the "Parkway North" ( I-279 ) from the North Hills , and ( 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

2183-438: The employees were relatives of relatives and the small town grew, with wards separating the town into ethnic sections. In addition, many of the ethnicities had their own church, club, and musical group that sought to give immigrants a familiar place to be as well as to preserve their culture. Many were from Eastern and Southern Europe including Italian, Greek, Slovak, Croatian, Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, and Carpartho-Rusyn, to name

2242-464: The expressway to the Fort Duquesne Bridge . In spring 1987, construction on the $ 8 million Phase One project to connect the two sections of Ohio River Boulevard together began from Western Avenue to Allegheny Avenue. In January 1988, Phase Two of the project began, which consisted of a new interchange between the expressway and the West End Bridge . The bridge would be closed for two years while it underwent rehabilitation and new ramps were built at

2301-445: The intersection of PA 108 and PA 168 , both signed as Croton Avenue. The designation was applied to the current US 62 alignment between Oil City and Ohio from 1928 to 1932. PA 65 was under construction from Mercer to Valley Road in 1928 and completed the following year. On July 15, 1960, PA 65 was designated in its current location replacing the previous PA 88 designation. This designation change

2360-497: 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. 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

2419-621: The north, east and northeast, and the Allegheny County borough of Leetsdale to the southwest. The city of Aliquippa runs adjacent to Ambridge across the Ohio River to the west and is connected to the borough via Ambridge-Aliquippa Bridge. As of the 2000 census , there were 7,769 people, 3,595 households, and 1,966 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,179.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,999.7/km ). There were 4,099 housing units at an average density of 2,760.9 per square mile (1,066.0/km ). The racial makeup of

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2478-781: The north. In Rochester Township , PA 65 begins a concurrency with PA 18 as it enters the northbound lanes of PA 65 and exits on the southbound lanes. PA 18/PA 65 continue northward paralleling the Beaver River . In New Brighton , the PA 18/PA 65 concurrency ends when PA 65 makes a 90-degree-angle turn towards the northeast as 5th Street. After a couple of wide turns, PA 65 becomes Mercer Avenue later becoming Mercer Road outside of New Brighton. In North Sewickley Township , PA 65 intersects PA 588 then passes over I-76 ( Pennsylvania Turnpike ). East of Ellwood City , PA 65 begins another concurrency with PA 288 into Ellwood City. On

2537-456: The northern end for the interchange. The southern terminus was moved from Western Avenue to I-279 when the missing section in Ohio River Boulevard was finally completed in 1992. While the two are nowhere near each other now, PA 65 and PA 88 were once the same route. In 1961, the routes were split, with the northern portion (New Castle–Pittsburgh) gaining the PA 65 badging while the southern portion (Pittsburgh– Point Marion ) retained

2596-409: The number exceeds 2,200. Downtown Bridges Bridges of Expanded Downtown Downtown contains a wealth of historic, cultural, and entertainment sites. While most people still consider the entire Downtown as one neighborhood, there are several significant subdistricts within the Golden Triangle. Downtown Pittsburgh retains substantial economic influence, ranking at 25th in the nation for jobs within

2655-420: The route was extended northward from US 422 Business along East Washington Street to Croton Avenue. All exits are unnumbered. Pennsylvania Route 65 Truck is a connector truck route that directs motorists to PA 65 while avoiding PA 989. Trucks are advised to follow Big Knob Road and PA 68 to avoid a 10-ton weight limit on PA 989 north of this intersection. Pennsylvania Route 65 Truck ( PA 65 Truck )

2714-633: The site where the French fort, Fort Duquesne , once stood. The Central Business District is bounded by the Monongahela River to the south, the Allegheny River to the north, and I-579 (Crosstown Boulevard) to the east. An expanded definition of Downtown may include the adjacent neighborhoods of Uptown/The Bluff , the Strip District , the North Shore , and the South Shore . Downtown

2773-453: The south side of Ellwood City, PA 65/PA 288 curve to the north as 2nd Street. In downtown Ellwood City , PA 65/PA 288 intersect the eastern terminus of PA 351 just north of the Beaver – Lawrence county line. North of PA 351, PA 65/PA 288 meet the western terminus of PA 488 ; at that junction, PA 65/PA 288 make a 90-degree-angle turn to

2832-520: The southern terminus of PA 989 . When exiting Ambridge, PA 65 travels to the north paralleling the Ohio River as a divided road as it passes through Baden . In East Rochester , PA 65 follows a concurrency with PA 51, while in Rochester , PA 51/PA 65 intersects PA 18 . At mile marker 25.1 in downtown Rochester, a major four-route interchange takes place where PA 51 joins PA 68 and PA 65 continues to

2891-536: The striking features. Old Economy's buildings, grounds, library, archives, and 16,000 original artifacts are fused to create an interpretive facility for the Commonwealth. Ambridge is served by the public Ambridge Area School District , which operates five schools: Economy, Highland and State Street elementary schools (grades PK–5); Ambridge Area Junior High School (grades 6–8), and Ambridge Area High School (grades 9–12). High school students may choose to attend

2950-523: The third and final location of the Harmonites. Established in 1824, Old Economy - known to the Harmonites as "Ökonomie" - was founded upon German Pietism , which called for a higher level of purity within Christianity . Soon the Harmonites were not only known for their piety, but also for their production of wool, cotton, and silk. As a pioneer in the American silk industry, Economy became known as

3009-468: The urban core and 6th in job density. University of Pittsburgh economist Christopher Briem notes that the level of employment in the city has remained largely constant for the past 50 years: "[the] time series of jobs located in the City proper are about as stable as any economic metric in the region, or in any other Northeastern US urban core, over many decades. In 1958, [there were] 294,000 jobs located in

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3068-475: The west and another turn to the north. After crossing the Connoquenessing Creek , the PA 65/PA 288 concurrency comes to an end while PA 65 travels north as North Street, then turns to the east to become Line Avenue, and then shifts towards the north as New Castle Road then becoming Ellwood Road. In Shenango Township , PA 65 intersects the southern terminus of PA 388 at

3127-607: The world. The decline of both the steel industry and the town is chronicled in Rust Belt Boy by Ambridge native Paul Hertneky . With Ambridge now over 100 years old, revitalization is beginning to occur along Merchant Street in the Downtown Commercial District. Entrepreneurs and investors have begun to renovate the Victorian facades of the commercial storefronts. Antique shops are opening in

3186-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.88. In the borough the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males. The median income for

3245-525: Was a truck route of PA 65 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over Spruce Run Creek in Ben Avon, on which trucks over 32 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route was signed in September 2013 and followed the McKees Rocks Bridge over the Ohio River, PA 51, Neville Road, Grand Avenue, and I-79. The bridge was reconstructed and 2021, and PA 65 Truck signs were removed. The route

3304-549: Was made to reduce the number of concurrent routes in Pittsburgh. The changes took effect a few months later and signs were changed by spring 1961. In 1965, a median was installed between Freedom and Rochester . In January 1970, construction began on the next section of Ohio River Boulevard from near the California Avenue/Marshall Avenue intersection to Pennsylvania Avenue. In 1973, a $ 16 million section opened to traffic with plans to continue

3363-536: Was signed in September 2013 and follows US 422 and US 422 Business. The route was removed in December 2018 after the bridge was reconstructed. Golden Triangle (Pittsburgh) Downtown Pittsburgh , colloquially referred to as the Golden Triangle , and officially the Central Business District , is the urban downtown center of Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, United States. It is located at

3422-469: Was still signed as recently as 2019; however, the bridge was rehabilitated some time before 2021, and the weight restrictions have since been removed. Pennsylvania Route 65 Truck ( PA 65 Truck ) was a truck route of PA 65 that bypasses a weight-restricted bridge over an abandoned railroad in Shenango Township, on which trucks over 36 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. It

3481-400: Was the first attempt to provide basic training for regular U.S. Army recruits and Legionville was the first facility established expressly for this purpose. The Harmony Society first settled the area in the early 19th century, founding the village of "Ökonomie" or Economy in 1824. Although initially successful, accumulating significant landholdings, the sect went into decline. By the end of

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