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Potomac Ave

Banksville

1,126 ft 1,012 ft

USGS lidar ground profile, 665 ft long, uphill to the right. Height exaggerated 1.6×. Dashed: the street between flights.

106
Steps
57 ft
Climb
104 ft
Ground climb, with landings
582 ft
Length
1,012–1,126
Elevation, ft
1964
Built
Concrete
Material

Climb it 508 times to reach the height of Everest.

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Photo of Potomac Ave
Photo: City of Pittsburgh, via WPRDC

Flights, bottom to top

  1. Banksville Rd to Dodds Ave, 27 steps
  2. Dodds Ave to Strachan Ave, 71 steps
  3. Strachan Ave to ?, 8 steps

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