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1958 Map of Pittsburgh

Name: 1958 Topographic Map of Pittsburgh
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1966
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1966

About this map

The confluence of the Allegheny River and Monongahela River forms the Ohio River at Pittsburgh, the industrial heart of this regional study. Revised through the mid-1960s, this map documents the dense urban core and its expansion along the river valleys into New Kensington, McKeesport, and Wilkinsburg. To the east, the terrain transforms as the Allegheny Mountains rise, showing the structural dominance of Laurel Hill and Chestnut Ridge.

Transportation infrastructure defines the landscape, from the heavy rail corridors of the Pennsylvania RR and Baltimore & Ohio RR to the winding path of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Researchers can trace the water management of the era through several reservoirs, including Crooked Creek Reservoir and Conemaugh River Reservoir, which sit alongside established mountain towns like Johnstown and Altoona. Large tracts of protected land, such as Forbes State Forest and Moshannon State Forest, anchor the less developed ridges of the central and eastern portions of the sheet.