Pittsburgh Doesn't Joke around When It Comes to Steep Roads
One of Pittsburgh’s famously steep hills has a 24% grade and is 20 feet wide, Rialto Street is also called “Pig Hill” by locals as it was used to drive pigs up from the rail stations on Herr’s Island, later renamed Washington’s Landing, to Spring Garden, which was Pittsburgh’s early meat packing... Sign in to see full entry.