Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, is the second-largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, nicknamed the "Steel City," is known for its steel industry, although today the economy is largely based on healthcare, education, and financial services.
Pittsburgh, PA marks the confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River. Pittsburgh's downtown lies between the two rivers and is known as the "Golden Triangle." Point State Park is where the two rivers converge; this area is referred to as "The Point." The City of Pittsburgh boasts a wide range of colleges, universities and research facilities, the best known of which are Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, and the University of Pittsburgh.
The largest employers in Pittsburgh are the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh. Other major employers include PNC Financial Services, PPG Industries, U.S. Steel, and H. J. Heinz Company. Pittsburgh, PA is easily accessible by air, rail and highway. The city is served by the Pittsburgh International Airport, Amtrak, the Port of Pittsburgh, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Pittsburgh, surrounded by rivers and steep hills, has a unique transportation infrastructure that includes roads, tunnels, bridges, steep inclines, bike paths and stairways.
The famous Duquesne Incline is Pittsburgh's example of how to deal with steep inclines in an innovative way. A historic cable car, similar to a San Francisco trolley, scales the side of Mount Washington on a track that leads passengers to the famous Pittsburgh Restaurant Row, among other attractions. The magnificent view of the Pittsburgh skyline attracts numerous visitors every ear. Numerous bridges dot the City of Pittsburgh; the southern entrance to downtown is through a tunnel and over the Fort Pitt Bridge. The Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76) is connected to Pittsburgh on the east via I-376, locally known as the "Parkway East."
Unlike many other major U.S. cities, Pittsburgh lacks a dedicated contiguous beltway surrounding the city. However, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania does see a high volume of commercial traffic. With the recent designation of Parkway West and Route 60 as Interstate 376 from Monroeville, 13 miles east of Pittsburgh, through downtown Pittsburgh, the city now boasts an interstate highway system which connects to the Pittsburgh International Airport, the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and to I-80.
Pittsburgh's biggest increase in commercial truck traffic may come from the region's newest economic driver, gas well drilling of the Marcellus Shale, a regional rock formation that drillers began tapping about two years ago. The industry creates stress on area roads and bridges, as the majority of roads in drilling areas were not built to withstand the heavy and constant truck traffic that horizontal well drilling and injection requires. One well drilling operation may involve over 1,000 truckloads of materials.
In 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 70 fatal motor vehicle crashes on Allegheny County's roadways. Large trucks were responsible for 195 fatal crashes in Pennsylvania during 2008, which is 9.6% of all fatal accidents within the state. Over 80% of these fatal tractor trailer accidents involved collisions with another motor vehicle, and over 50% of these accidents were front end collisions. The vast majority of heavy truck crashes involving vehicle failures as primary contributing factors in the crash were related to brakes, tires and wheels, and unsecured or overloaded trailers. As the county seat of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA houses the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and a branch of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in addition to the Pittsburgh Municipal Court.
Pittsburgh is rich in art and culture, due largely to donations from the wealth generated during Pittsburgh's steel heyday. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, the Pittsburgh Opera and Pittsburgh Ballet Theater hold performances throughout the year. Pittsburgh museums include the Andy Warhol Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Frick Art & Historical Center and the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. Other notable attractions in Pittsburgh, PA include the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and the National Aviary.
Pittsburgh Large Truck Accident Lawyers
The Pittsburgh area topped a 2008 list with the highest number of traffic accidents in the state and the second most traffic-related deaths. There were 11,754 crashes in Pittsburgh and Alleghany County in 2008—nearly 10 percent of the statewide total. The 75 traffic accident deaths in 2008 included at least five fatalities involving large trucks such as tractor trailers, 18 wheelers and semi-trailers.
If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a large truck accident in Philadelphia, you need a truck accident lawyer with a proven record of standing up to trucking companies and protecting the rights of truck accident victims. The truck injury lawyers at Munley, Munley & Cartwright, P.C., focus on commercial truck accident cases and are experienced at analyzing and negotiating complex truck wreck cases on behalf of our clients.
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As a Pennsylvania based law firm, Munley, Munley & Cartwright, P.C., has extensive knowledge of Pennsylvania highways and interstates where large truck accidents frequently occur, including those in Pittsburgh. Whether a serious truck crash occurs on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Interstate 80, I-79, I-279, I-95, I-76 or I-376, the truck injury attorneys at Munley, Munley & Cartwright P.C. stand up for Pittsburgh families injured by negligent truck drivers and trucking companies.
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