Nunnery Hill Incline
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The Nunnery Hill Incline was a funicular located in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, in what is now the Fineview neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
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Nunnery Hill Incline | |
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Overview | |
Locale | Fineview, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 40.460°N 80.006°W / 40.460; -80.006 |
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Type | Funicular |
History | |
Opened | 23 June 1888[1] |
Closed | 13 September 1895 |
Technical | |
Line length | 1,100 feet (340 m)[1] |
Track gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm)[1] |
Minimum radius | 250 feet (76 m)[2] |
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