McKnight Road and Babcock Boulevard interchange

1946

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McKnight Road and Babcock Boulevard interchange

Title
McKnight Road and Babcock Boulevard interchange
Creator
Allegheny County Department of Public Works
Date
1946
Identifier
20100001-hpicnpl-0645
Source Identifier
DPWMcKnight Road nodate001
Description
View of newly completed McKnight Road and Babcock Boulevard interchange looking north on McKnight Road in Ross Township, Allegheny County, PA (1946). Officially opened on December 29, 1946, motorists enjoyed a four lane limited access high speed highway from Pittsburgh's East Street Valley to its intersection with Perrymont and Babcock Boulevard in Town of McCandless, near the home of the Vincentian Sisters of Charity. Photo shows hills on both sides of McKnight road as they appeared prior to commerical and residential development. Ross Township's municipal complex is currently situated on hilltop located on left side of photo.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Ross (Allegheny County, Pa.: Township)
Babcock Boulevard (Ross Township, Pa.)
McKnight Road (Ross Township, Pa.)
Geographic Subjects
Ross Township
Source
Allegheny County Department of Public Works
Contributor
Northland Public Library
Collection
Northland Historical Image Collection
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