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56th St

Carnegie St to Celadine St, Stanton Heights, Upper Lawrenceville

1,050 ft 776 ft

USGS lidar ground profile, 1,293 ft long, uphill to the right. Height exaggerated 1.3×. Dashed: the street between flights.

402
Steps
217 ft
Climb
278 ft
Ground climb, with landings
1,054 ft
Length
776–1,050
Elevation, ft
1946
Built
Concrete
Material

Climb it 134 times to reach the height of Everest.

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Photo of 56th St
Photo: City of Pittsburgh, via WPRDC

Flights, bottom to top

  1. Carnegie St to Duncan St, 249 steps
  2. Duncan to Wickliff St, 26 steps
  3. Celadine St to Wickliff St, 119 steps
  4. Alford Way to Celadine St, 8 steps

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