By: Atiya Irvin-Mitchell
In the 1800s, before cars became a common occurrence on Steel City streets, if you were a Mount Washington or Duquesne Heights resident with somewhere to be, you had a 45-minute hike ahead of you. Enter: The Duquesne Incline, the result of years of manual labor. The incline opened on May 17, 1877 and shortened the trip to a mere 10 minutes.













