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Santa Fe Drive, Caswell Drive, Milford Drive (x2), Connor Road, Willow Avenue, Canal Street, Castle
Shannon Boulevard, Killarney Drive, PA 88, Kingwood Street, PA 51 (x2), Whited Street, PA 51, Fawn Street, Fine Way. PA 51, Edgebrook Avenue, PA 51 (x2), Crane Avenue, I-376, Miniotte Square, Neptune
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The watershed of Saw Mill Run covers 12,432 acres (50.31 km), or about 19 square miles (49 km). The main stream is 9.3 miles (15.0 km) long, and drains parts of Bethel Park, Castle
Shannon, Mount Oliver, and the city of Pittsburgh.
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in 1905, and later purchased in 1950. The railroad ran with a dual gauge system, with coal trains continuing to run on the narrow gauge, and at night, and trolleys on a wider gauge. The right of way is part of the
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in the 1830s. It provides an entry through the elevated plateau south of
Pittsburgh known as the South Hills, and land transportation has paralleled the stream since the nineteenth century.
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near West Carson Street. The W&LE operated it until late 2008, and most of the line has been torn up, with the crossing signal cantilevers on
Steuben Street being removed in 2012.
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runs parallel to the stream, and this section is known as Saw Mill Run
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Saw Mill Run
Boulevard and Carson Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
832:"West End railroad underpass that snarled traffic to come down"
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568:to Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania.
545:Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
339:19.42 square miles (50.3 km)
830:Schmitz, Jon (11 January 2012).
103:Saw Mill Run (the United States)
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732:"Sawmill Run Watershed Report"
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471:Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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75:Location of Saw Mill Run mouth
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889:Tributaries of the Ohio River
807:Schmitz, Jon (13 June 2011).
175:Physical characteristics
106:Show map of the United States
879:Pittsburgh metropolitan area
526:Little Saw Mill Run Railroad
522:Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania
444:Street, S Main Street, PA 51
331:9.12 mi (14.68 km)
319: • elevation
244: • elevation
622:"GNIS Detail - Sawmill Run"
469:, and lies entirely within
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369: • average
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703:"ArcGIS Web Application"
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757:Lorant, Stefan (1999).
510:Coal Hill Coal Railroad
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884:Rivers of Pennsylvania
680:. US Geological Survey
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551:Trolley and light rail
578:Pennsylvania Route 51
562:Pittsburgh Light Rail
302:40.44472°N 80.02750°W
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187:McLaughlin Run divide
819:on 10 December 2015.
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557:Pittsburgh Railways
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390:Progression
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169:Mt. Lebanon
873:Categories
858:2009-05-24
768:0967410304
674:"Get Maps"
648:"Get Maps"
605:References
490:Ohio River
479:Pittsburgh
459:Ohio River
406:Ohio River
375:Ohio River
362:Ohio River
336:Basin size
290:40°26′41″N
263:Ohio River
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155:Pittsburgh
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