Liberty Tunnel

twin tunnels in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
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Frameless

Inscription over the entrance to the ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh

Interstate 279 (48516291591)

LIBERTY TUNNEL FRAMES THE CITY AS MOTORISTS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH ABOUT 10 A.M. ON AUGUST 1, 1974. THIS PHOTO CONTRASTS WITH ONE TAKEN AT THE SAME LOCATION IN 1947 AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME OF DAY DURING A PERIOD OF SMOG. (SEE PIX #14825 FOR COMPARISON.)

LIBERTY TUNNEL FRAMES THE CITY, AS A MOTORIST APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE MID-MORNING SMOG IN 1947. THE PHOTO IS A COPY OF A NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE/SUN-TELEGRAPH. THIS PHOTO CONTRASTS WITH ONE TAKEN AT THE SAME TIME OF DAY IN 1974. (SEE PIX #14824 FOR COMPARISON.)

Liberty Bridge Looking South (20180813-hpichswp-0140)

Liberty Bridge - South End from North Bank (20180813-hpichswp-0025)

Liberty Tunnels

Liberty Tunnels southern entrance

Liberty Tunnels (715.3217618.CP)

Liberty Tunnel - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4186674757)

Liberty Tunnel - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4186674893)

Liberty Tunnel - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4187436990) (2)

Mt. Washington Road Extension (715.3114243.CP)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4190164598)

Top of one of the chimneys of the ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh

Ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh

Ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh

Ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh

View from The Bluff (715.287511A.CP)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
tunnel		Acheson Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Armstrong Tunnel	road tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Cork Run Tunnel	railway tunnel, road tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Corliss Tunnel	road tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Hickory Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		J&L Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Logans Ferry Mine Tunnel	tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		McGugin Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Mount Washington Transit Tunnel	busway, railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Mt. Lebanon Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		North Shore Connector tunnel	railway tunnel, underwater tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Pennsylvania Canal Tunnel	canal tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Pittsburgh and Castle Shannon Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Port Perry Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Schenley Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Squirrel Hill Tunnel	road tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel	1909	Stowe Tunnel	road tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Wabash Tunnel	railway tunnel, road tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Washington Run Railroad	railway tunnel		Wikidata
tunnel		Whitehall Tunnel	railway tunnel		Wikidata
image	2022	Inscription over the entrance to the ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh			Wikimedia
image	2019	Interstate 279 (48516291591)			Wikimedia
image		LIBERTY TUNNEL FRAMES THE CITY AS MOTORISTS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTH ABOUT 10 A.M. ON AUGUST 1, 1974. THIS PHOTO CONTRASTS WITH ONE TAKEN AT THE SAME LOCATION IN 1947 AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME OF DAY DURING A PERIOD OF SMOG. (SEE PIX #14825 FOR COMPARISON.)			Wikimedia
image		LIBERTY TUNNEL FRAMES THE CITY, AS A MOTORIST APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH THROUGH THE MID-MORNING SMOG IN 1947. THE PHOTO IS A COPY OF A NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE/SUN-TELEGRAPH. THIS PHOTO CONTRASTS WITH ONE TAKEN AT THE SAME TIME OF DAY IN 1974. (SEE PIX #14824 FOR COMPARISON.)			Wikimedia
image		Liberty Bridge Looking South (20180813-hpichswp-0140)			Wikimedia
image		Liberty Bridge - South End from North Bank (20180813-hpichswp-0025)			Wikimedia
image		Liberty Tunnels			Wikimedia
image		Liberty Tunnels southern entrance			Wikimedia
image	1932	Liberty Tunnels (715.3217618.CP)			Wikimedia
image	2008	Liberty Tunnel - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4186674757)			Wikimedia
image	2008	Liberty Tunnel - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4186674893)			Wikimedia
image	2008	Liberty Tunnel - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4187436990) (2)			Wikimedia
image		Mt. Washington Road Extension (715.3114243.CP)			Wikimedia
image	2006	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4190164598)			Wikimedia
image	2022	Top of one of the chimneys of the ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh			Wikimedia
image	2022	Ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh			Wikimedia
image	2022	Ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh			Wikimedia
image	2022	Ventilation plant for the Liberty Tunnels on Mount Washington, Pittsburgh			Wikimedia
image	1928	View from The Bluff (715.287511A.CP)			Wikimedia

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