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Allegheny Cemetery is one of the largest and oldest burial grounds in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . It is a historic rural cemetery .

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28-626: The non-sectarian, wooded hillside park is located at 4734 Butler Street in the Lawrenceville neighborhood, and bounded by the Bloomfield , Garfield , and Stanton Heights areas. It is sited on the north-facing slope of hills above the Allegheny River . In 1973 the cemetery's Butler Street Gatehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and, in 1980, the entire cemetery

56-471: A dry lake called Union City Lake south of Wattsburg , where it merges with Pennsylvania Route 89 . The two routes run concurrent to one another through Wattsburg, where PA 8 and PA 89 meet the western terminus of Pennsylvania Route 474 , to the Venango Township community of Lowville, where PA 8 breaks from PA 89, taking a more westerly routing than PA 89. PA 8 is named Wattsburg Road between Lowville and

84-581: Is named the William Flinn Highway . Its southern terminus is at Interstate 376 (I-376)/ U.S. Route 22 (US 22)/ US 30 in Pittsburgh . Its northern terminus is US 20 in Erie . The southern terminus of PA 8 is at an interchange with I-376 / US 22 / US 30 east of downtown Pittsburgh . The route, running along Ardmore Boulevard, Penn Avenue and Washington Boulevard, heads west from I-376 and runs through

112-553: The 62nd Street Bridge and Highland Park Bridge is part of Pennsylvania Route 8 . The street also has an important intersection at 40th Street, providing access to the 40th Street Bridge . What is now Butler Street was originally part of the old road from Pittsburgh to Butler, Pennsylvania , simply known as the Butler Road. The road split from the Philadelphia Road (now Penn Avenue ) at a spot often referred to as "the forks of

140-501: The Allegheny – Butler county line and Three Degree Road. This segment opened in 1935. Later, in 1958, construction commenced on the segment from Grant Avenue to Pennsylvania Route 28 in Etna . In that same year, the route was widened and a median was installed from Franklin to Reno . The Grant Avenue – PA 28 segment was completed the following year. In 1961, PA 8 from the end of

168-458: The Butler - Venango county line, PA 8 meets Interstate 80 at exit 29 near Barkeyville . About 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of the interchange of PA 28 (in the borough of Etna) is a very sharp and hazardous curve, known to Pittsburghers as "Mae West Bend". The site of numerous accidents over the years, this curve has recently been widened by razing the deteriorating buildings along the inner edge of

196-617: The General Richard Butler Bridge then runs with Pennsylvania Route 356 through downtown on South Main Street. North of the city of Butler, PA 8 meets U.S. Route 422 at an interchange. Near Moraine State Park , PA 8 meets Pennsylvania Route 528 and Pennsylvania Route 173 . About 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Slippery Rock , PA 8 meets Pennsylvania Route 108 . In the town of Harrisville , PA 8 intersects Pennsylvania Route 58 (Grove City Harrisville Road). A few miles north of

224-566: The Richard C. Frame Memorial Highway at Interstate 80 to Franklin was upgraded with a median, and, in 1968, the section from Reno to Oil City had a median installed as well. In 1973, construction began on the section of expressway from Pennsylvania Route 308 in Pearl to the northern end of the present expressway south of Franklin in Venango County . That same year, the southern terminus of PA 8

252-601: The Allegheny River. West of downtown Oil City , the concurrency with US 62 ends. US 62 crosses the Allegheny and runs south of the city before turning north towards the Allegheny National Forest and New York . PA 8, however, continues into Oil City, where PA 8 meets Pennsylvania Route 8 Business , the first of two auxiliary routes of PA 8, at Center Street. While PA 8 Business heads into Oil City, PA 8 runs west of

280-537: The Bayfront Parkway. PA 8 was first signed in 1926 from West Virginia to Erie . South of Pittsburgh , PA 8 followed the current U.S. Route 19 alignment from the West Virginia state line to Canonsburg , as well as the present Pennsylvania Route 50 alignment from Bridgeville to Crafton . The West Virginia – Pittsburgh segment was decommissioned in 1930. In 1934, construction began on PA 8 between

308-529: The Erie city line. 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Erie , PA 8 interchanges with Interstate 90 at exit 29, which shows a sign for Parade Street (northbound) and Hammett (southbound). In the city itself, PA 8, as Pine Avenue, meets the northern terminus of Old French Road (PA 97) a mere 700 feet (210 m) south of its northern terminus at U.S. Route 20 . PA 97 and PA 8 effectively join to become Parade Street, which continues north to Front Street, just south of

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336-417: The city along the former routing of Pennsylvania Route 8 Bypass , rejoining PA 8 Business at North Seneca Street north of town. North of Oil City, PA 8 is named Oil City-Titusville Road. In the city of Titusville , PA 8 meets Pennsylvania Route 27 and the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 89 at the intersection of Franklin Street and Central Avenue. PA 8 forms a concurrency with PA 27 westward along

364-775: The city of Pittsburgh are buried here. The cemetery was among those profiled in the PBS documentary A Cemetery Special . In 1834, three members of the Third Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Dr. J. Ramsey Speer, Stephen Colwell and John Chislett Sr. determined to establish a rural cemetery near Pittsburgh. Dr. Speer later visited several famous rural cemeteries, Mount Auburn Cemetery in Boston, Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, and Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. In 1842

392-450: The curve and digging out the mountainside so that two lanes ran in each direction throughout the curve (southbound travelers previously had to merge left on the curve as the right lane ended). 2 miles (3 km) north of I-80, PA 8 becomes a limited-access highway . The expressway, built between 1973-1976, is 9 miles (14 km) long and has only two exits, one of which serves as the northern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 308 . North of

420-638: The designation was established to remove trucks from the complicated intersection with Pennsylvania Route 27 and to provide direct access for local trucks past the borough's small industrial area along St. John Street. For its entire length it is cosigned with Truck Route 27. Pennsylvania Route 8 Alternate Truck is a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the East Branch of the Oil Creek, on which trucks over 32 tons and combination loads over 40 tons are prohibited. The route follows PA 408 and PA 77 and

448-554: The early 2000s, Lawrenceville began to attract an increasing number of younger residents and Butler Street has been revitalized with a large variety of new businesses, including specialty shops, bars, restaurants, and breweries. It is now considered a center of the arts, dining, and music scenes in Western Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Route 8 Pennsylvania Route 8 ( PA 8 ) is a major 148.6-mile-long (239.1 km) state route in western Pennsylvania . Officially, PA 8

476-629: The eastern districts of the city. PA 8 has intersections with Pennsylvania Route 380 and Pennsylvania Route 130 prior to crossing the Allegheny River and exiting Pittsburgh. North of the bridge that crosses the Allegheny River, PA 8 meets Pennsylvania Route 28 at an interchange. 8 miles (13 km) north of Pittsburgh , PA 8 intersects Interstate 76 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike at exit 39. In Middlesex Township , PA 8 runs concurrent with Pennsylvania Route 228 for 2 miles (3 km). In Butler , PA 8 crosses Connoquenessing Creek on

504-406: The expressway, PA 8 is called Pittsburgh Road. South of Franklin , PA 8 merges with U.S. Route 62 , beginning a 10-mile (16 km) concurrency with the route. In Franklin, PA 8 and US 62 meet U.S. Route 322 in the city center. The routes form a short, 0.5 miles (0.8 km) concurrency through the city before splitting near the Allegheny River . North of US 322, PA 8 and US 62 begin to parallel

532-496: The group selected the 100-acre farm of Colonel Bayard for the site. An Act of Incorporation passed the Pennsylvania Legislature and was signed by Gov. David R. Porter on April 24, 1844. Mt. Barney was selected as the site of a memorial to naval heroes in 1848, and Commodore Joshua Barney and Lt. James L. Parker were reinterred there. On Memorial Day, 1937, a new memorial was unveiled at Allegheny Cemetery, dedicated to

560-440: The more than 7,000 servicemen buried here. Butler Street Butler Street is a street in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania which is the main commercial thoroughfare of the Lawrenceville neighborhood. Since the early 2000s, it has become a center for arts, dining, and music, with many local businesses including bars, restaurants, breweries, and specialty shops. It is named for the city of Butler, Pennsylvania , whose namesake

588-444: The one-way streets of Central Avenue and Diamond Street before splitting at Spring Street. In Riceville , PA 8 intersects Pennsylvania Route 77 . 5 miles (8 km) north of PA 77, PA 8 enters Erie County . In Union City , PA 8 merges with U.S. Route 6 for 0.5 miles (0.8 km) through downtown. Just north of the split with US 6, PA 8 meets the southern terminus of the northern segment of Pennsylvania Route 97 . PA 8 passes by

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616-529: The road", which later became Doughboy Square. It crossed the Allegheny River at present-day Sharpsburg and followed the approximate route of present-day Pennsylvania Route 8 northward. In 1814, the Allegheny Arsenal and its adjacent community of Lawrenceville were established just north of the forks. Butler Street became increasingly urbanized in the late 19th century as Lawrenceville grew from about 200 residents in 1826 to 33,000 in 1900. The street

644-458: The very short route features one-way couples through the heart of the municipality, and the northern half features a single, business-lined two-lane street. Mainline Route 8 was redirected to the former bypass upon the commissioning of Route 8 Business. Pennsylvania Route 8 Truck is a 1 ⁄ 2 -mile-long (0.80 km) truck route in Titusville , Crawford County, Pennsylvania . In 1980,

672-665: Was Maj. Gen. Richard Butler of the Continental Army . Butler Street begins at Doughboy Square in Lower Lawrenceville , where it splits off from Penn Avenue . From here it runs parallel to the Allegheny River through Central and Upper Lawrenceville and then Morningside before terminating at the Highland Park Bridge . The roadway continues to the east as Washington Boulevard and then Pennsylvania Route 130 (Allegheny River Boulevard). The section of Butler between

700-593: Was decommissioned while the former routing in PA 8 in Oil City became Pennsylvania Route 8 Business . Pennsylvania Route 8 Business is a 1-mile-long (1.6 km) business route in Venango County, Pennsylvania . In 1979, a two-lane but development-free bypass of Oil City was constructed on the westbank of Oil Creek and featured the designation of Pennsylvania Route 8 Bypass. The original eastbank sector and its two bridges were initially kept as mainline Route 8. The first half of

728-426: Was lined with mostly two- and three-story brick buildings housing a variety of small shops. Lawrenceville remained a vibrant blue-collar neighborhood until the 1960s, when it began to be affected by a declining industrial base. By the 1990s, Butler Street was "tired-looking" and its businesses were struggling, with the street best known to Pittsburgh residents for its crippling traffic jams . However, beginning in

756-733: Was listed on the National Register. Incorporated in 1844, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in the United States. It has been expanded over the years and now encompasses 300 acres (120 ha). Allegheny Cemetery memorializes more than 124,000 people. Some of the oldest graves are of soldiers who fought in the French and Indian War . Their remains were reinterred here, moved from their original burial site at Trinity Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh. Many notables from

784-615: Was moved from West Carson Street in Pittsburgh to Pennsylvania Route 28 in Etna. In 1974, construction began on the remainder of the expressway from the present southern end at Wesley to PA 308. The highway was completed in 1976. In 1977, the southern terminus was moved to its current location from PA 28 in Etna. In 1979, the route was realigned onto what was then PA 8 Bypass (Main Street) to bypass downtown Oil City. PA 8 Bypass, initially signed in 1941,

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