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Duquesne Heights ( ) is a
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neighborhood
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in Pittsburgh
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, Pennsylvania
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's south city area. It has a zip code of 15211, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 2 (West and Southwest Neighborhoods).
City Steps
The Duquesne Heights neighborhood has 14 distinct flights of city steps - many of which are open and in a safe condition. In Duquesne Heights, theSteps of Pittsburgh
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quickly connect pedestrians to public transportation and provide an easy way to access the Emerald View Park Greenway trails.
Surrounding neighborhoods
Duquesne Heights has four Pittsburgh neighborhood borders, including the South Shore at the bottom of the hillside to the north (with theDuquesne Incline
The Duquesne Incline () is a funicular located near Pittsburgh's South Side neighborhood and scaling Mt. Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by Hungarian-American engineer Samuel Diescher, the incline was completed i ...
as the only direct link), Mt. Washington to the east, Beechview to the southwest and West End Valley to the west and northwest.
See also
*List of Pittsburgh neighborhoods
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References
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