ThePort of Pittsburgh is a vast river traffic region insouthwestern Pennsylvania. It spans a thirteen-county area includingAllegheny,Armstrong,Beaver,Blair,Butler,Cambria,Clarion,Fayette,Greene,Indiana,Lawrence,Washington, andWestmoreland Counties.
It encompasses more than 200 miles of commercially navigable waterways in southwestern Pennsylvania, including the three major rivers in this region: theAllegheny, theMonongahela, and theOhio. These waterways are made navigable by a system of seventeen locks and dams. The Port ofPittsburgh supports nearly 200 river terminals and barge industry service suppliers, including privately owned public river terminals. The port complex is served by theCSX andNorfolk Southern railroads and by four interstate highways. The Port of Pittsburgh Commission acts as a comprehensive service for shippers and industries seeking information on the river system.
Unlike thePort of Miami, for example, the Port of Pittsburgh does not refer to a specific geographic location but to the broader geographical context under which the Pittsburgh port industry conducts its broad scope of activity.[1]
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| Formed | 1992 |
| Motto | Good things flow from here. |
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| Parent agency | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Website | https://www.portpitt.com/ |
ThePort of Pittsburgh Commission is a government agency of the Commonwealth ofPennsylvania that manages the Port of Pittsburgh, which is the second-largestinland port in theUnited States.[3]
Pittsburgh's port ranks as the 26thlargest port in the United States overall, with almost 27 million short tons of river cargo for 2015. The port ranked 15th largest in the U.S. when measured in domestic trade.[4]
The Commission has responsibility forOhio River shipping within Pennsylvania and the navigable portions of theAllegheny River and theMonongahela River. The federalMaritime Administration designated the Ohio River as part of a new federal marine highway, called M-70, with the name taken fromI-70, a major highway used by trucks in the region.[5]
No money went to the Pittsburgh region or the M-70 corridor, though Port of Pittsburgh Commission Executive Director James McCarville said the region applied for $35 million to bring wireless broadband technology to vessels that use the river.
The Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill., is part of the new M-70 marine highway corridor. It includes the Mississippi River, from Cairo to just north of St. Louis; and the Missouri River, from the St. Louis area to Kansas City.
