At the Y in the road (Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or right to continue on Penn.
From Pennsylvania Turnpike (via Route 28):
From the Turnpike, take Exit 48 (Allegheny Valley) and follow PA Route 28 South to Pittsburgh
Several exits from 28 South will lead you to Lawrenceville
R.D. Fleming Bridge (62nd Street Bridge); turn right onto Butler Street in Lawrenceville
40th Street Bridge; turn left or right onto Butler Street in Lawrenceville
31st
Street Bridge; turn left onto Penn Avenue; follow to the Y in the road
(Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or right to continue on
Penn.
From the South/West/Airport on 79, 22/30 East:
Follow all signs to Pittsburgh; Downtown Pittsburgh - 279N
Stay in left lane through Fort Pitt Tunnel
Take Exit 10 - 10th Street Bypass / Ft. Duquesne Blvd. / Convention Center
Stay in left lane - Convention Center / Strip District
Follow 10th Street Bypass under/around Convention Center
Turn left at second light – Liberty Avenue
Remain on Penn Avenue
Turn left at 32nd Street
Turn right at Penn Avenue
At
the Y in the road (Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or
right to continue on Penn. move to far left lane @ 11th Street sign
From the East, taking I-376 West:
Take Exit 6 - Boulevard of the Allies (579S) - get in right lane
Take Exit 7 - Convention Center
Straight through stop sign - stay in right lane
Turn right at light onto Grant Street
Bear right at Liberty Avenue
Turn left at 32nd Street
Turn right at Penn Avenue
At the Y in the road (Doughboy Square); bear left to Butler Street or right to continue on Penn.
From the East End, via Fifth Avenue/Washington Boulevard:
Take Fifth Avenue to Washington Boulevard towards the Allegheny River
At the bottom of the hill, turn left and get in left lane (Right lane is for Highland Park Bridge only)
Before
next light (at Pittsburgh Zoo entrance), get in right lane to pass
straight through to Butler Street, Lawrenceville’s main business
district corridor.
Butler Street will also lead you to The Strip District—take Butler Street to 34th Street, where it merges with Penn Avenue.
Resident Katy DeLancey: "I often compare Lawrenceville to the East Village in New York. It has an amazing artistic spin on the history of a great place."
Updated January 26th, 2008
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