Duquesne Incline
| Duquesne Incline | |
|---|---|
View of the incline from below, with the upper station in the background | |
| Overview | |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Regional Transit |
| Locale | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Website | www |
| Service | |
| Type | Funicular |
| Operator(s) | Society for the Preservation of The Duquesne Heights Incline |
| History | |
| Opened | May 17, 1877 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 800 feet (244 m) |
| Track gauge | 5 ft (1,524 mm) |
| Maximum incline | 30 degrees |
Duquesne Incline | |
| Coordinates | 40°26′21″N 80°1′5″W / 40.43917°N 80.01806°W |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architect | Samuel Diescher |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, T pattern |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001609 |
| Added to NRHP | March 4, 1975 |
The Duquesne Incline (/djuːˈkeɪn/ dew-KAYN) is a funicular scaling Mount Washington near the South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
The lower station is in the Second Empire style. Together with the incline, which rises 400 feet (122 m) in height, at a 30-degree angle, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The incline is unusual for using a 5 ft (1,524 mm) track gauge, mainly used in Finland, Russia, and Mongolia.
Together with the Monongahela Incline, it is one of two passenger inclines still in operation on Pittsburgh's South Side. By 1977, the two had become tourist attractions and together served more than one million commuters and tourists annually. That year both inclines were designated as Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmarks by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
The incline is owned by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, and operated by the nonprofit Society for the Preservation of The Duquesne Heights Incline. Fares for the incline are standard Pittsburgh Regional Transit fares.