Pittsburgh Streets

Welcome to Pittsburgh Streets! This project aims to uncover the history of Pittsburgh's streets and the origins of their names. Much of the history of Pittsburgh itself is reflected in the names of its streets.

Pittsburgh Street Fact

A lawyer who was fed up with the poor quality of the Perrysville Plank Road once cut down the toll gate with an ax instead of paying the toll—and got away with it!

🎲 Random fact

So far I have pages about 1,812 Pittsburgh streets. Here are some places to start exploring:

• Alphabetical list of streets
• Streets by neighborhood
• Streets by origin of name
• Streets by denominative ("street," "avenue," "way," etc.)
• Recent changes
• Random page

See also the rules of the game and the frequently asked questions.