Driving Directions for Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville Neighborhood

Driving Directions

Get here from there: Lawrenceville Driving Directions via Google Maps.

From the North, taking I-279/579 South:

  • Take Exit 8A - 579S Veterans Bridge
  • Take 7th Avenue/Convention Center exit
  • Turn right at 7th Avenue
  • Turn right at 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 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.
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