Washington Street

Washington Street, named for George Washington (or for other things named for Washington, such as Mount Washington or the city of Washington, Pennsylvania), was a common name for streets in Pittsburgh and the surrounding villages and boroughs that were gradually annexed into the city. Streets that were formerly named Washington Street include:

• 11th Street downtown, until about 1830
• Columbus Avenue in Chateau, until 1867 (afterward named Washington Avenue until 1910)
• Forbes Avenue between Van Braam Street and Miltenberger Street in the Bluff
• Hatfield Street in Central Lawrenceville, until 1868
• Pressley Street in East Allegheny, until 1902 (afterward named Washington Place until 1910)
• Sarah Street west of South 17th Street in the South Side Flats, until 1881
• Sheridan Square in East Liberty, from about 1870 until 1881
• Walbridge Street in Elliott, until 1881
• Washington Place in Crawford-Roberts, from about 1836 until 1910
• Willow Street in Central Lawrenceville, until 1868
• Winthrop Street in North Oakland, until 1881
• Wyoming Street in Mount Washington, until 1881

See also

• Carson Street and Greentree Road, formerly called the Washington Pike
• P. J. McArdle Roadway, originally named the Mount Washington Roadway
• Washington Avenue, several streets that have had that name
• Washington Boulevard