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
  • 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
  • Subject
  • Ross (Allegheny County, Pa.: Township)
    Babcock Boulevard (Ross Township, Pa.)
    McKnight Road (Ross Township, Pa.)
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Ross Township
  • Contributor
  • Northland Public Library
  • Collection
  • Northland Historical Image Collection
  • Rights Information
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