Roslyn Place Is The Last Remaining Wooden Street In All Of Pittsburgh

Pull out the ol’ bucket list and dust it off. Your bucket list is probably chock full of exciting destinations and breathtaking spots, right? Do you also have a few historic sites on it too? Whether or not you do, you’ll probably want to consider adding the last remaining wooden street in Pittsburgh. It definitely won’t take long to check it out, and it’s well worth the effort to see the more than century-old street in person.

Tucked in the charming neighborhood of Shadyside, Roslyn Place holds the distinction as one of only two wooden bridges that remain in the United States. The other is in Alaska.

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Roslyn Place, in fact, earned the title of Historic Landmark by The Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

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The birth of the wooden road in Shadyside began with a team of five men cutting blocks that would later serve as the road’s foundation. It took only six months for them to cut a whooping 26,000 blocks.

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Designed for the cul-de-sac in Shadyside by architect Thomas Rodd, Rosyln Place dates back to 1914. Residents later requested that the road, damaged by years of use, be restored, which occurred in 1985.

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The wooden street spans 250 feet leading to 18 homes, all of which were built not many years after the road was laid.

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Today, to help minimize the damage to the wooden road, the residents on Roslyn Place maintain the road themselves. Snow is shoveled from driveways and the road by the residents, who never use salt during icy conditions.

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The wooden road is also so narrow that emergency vehicles, including plows, can’t squeeze down it.

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Today, Pittsburghers and visitors make their way to Roslyn Place to see for themselves one of the United State’s last wooden streets.

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Have you ever seen this wooden street in Pittsburgh? Let us know in the comments! Then, take a peek at 15 of the oldest photos ever taken in Pittsburgh.

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