Saturday Travel Shot: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

View of downtown Pittsburgh taken from the Andy Warhol Bridge.

View of downtown Pittsburgh taken from the Andy Warhol Bridge. A 2006 study determined that “The Steel City” has 455 bridges. It would then come as no surprise that this Pennsylvania city, which has been in the news a lot this week due to it playing host to the G-20 summit, is also nicknamed “The City of Bridges”.

  • http://www.intelligenttravelblog.com Marilyn Terrell

    Nice shot. To get the full effect, when you first enter Pittsburgh come through the Fort Pitt Tunnel to the southwest. Jerry Haines explains why in this blog post:
    http://www.travelbeat.net/casualeats/archives/2009/03/pittsburgh-sandwich-shop.html

  • Leigh

    I love this picture!! I’m from Pittsburgh and starting a book blog–would you allow me to use this image as my banner?