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Brereton St

Polish Hill

941 ft 890 ft

USGS lidar ground profile, 751 ft long, uphill to the right. Height exaggerated 4.1×. Dashed: the street between flights.

14
Steps
4 ft
Climb
14 ft
Ground climb, with landings
128 ft
Length
890–941
Elevation, ft
1951
Built
Concrete
Material

City records disagree on the step count. We’re checking which is right.

Climb it 7,258 times to reach the height of Everest.

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Photo of Brereton St
Photo: City of Pittsburgh, via WPRDC

Flights, bottom to top

  1. ? to Herron Ave, 7 steps
  2. ? to Phelan Way, 7 steps

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