Dramatic change of scenery driving through Pittsburgh's Fort Pitt Tunnel

Driving east on I-376 towards downtown Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt Tunnel provides a dramatic change in scenery from the mostly green and wooded hills west of the city to the beautiful urban skyline of Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle.
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[@johnperevuznik41]

That is my most favorite View of my City. This View never gets old. I Cherish every trip into Pittsburgh Thru this Tunnel

[@backpackandsnorkel]

Thank you very much. I go through the tunnels maybe once a month and I am always amazed by the beautiful change in scenery.

[@jamesmccosby4680]

I am living in Denver now, but I grew up in Western Pennsylvania and I can attest that this might be the single best entrance to any city in the world that I have visited! With the caveat, of course, that traffic cooperates and the weather is sunny, or dramatic.

[@Lv-nq9qz]

Crossing the Queensboro bridge into Manhattan is still the best entrance to a city for me.

[@crazydog1243]

Nighttime is 10x better. ;)

[@alexkilgour1328]

And there's no road construction :)

[@christopherdolotosky5255]

Great shot! I always tell people about this when I talk about Pittsburgh.

[@backpackandsnorkel]

Thank you very much! I love this change of views.

[@russs7574]

Holy ****. Does this videographer realize how fortunate he/she is being able to come down Greentree Hill to the tunnels with the traffic this light?
A couple years ago, the U.S. DOT did a survey of the most congested stretches of highway in the country, and this section of I-376 from the Ft. Pitt Tunnels to the Carnegie exit was the only entry in the Top-10 that WASN'T in California.

[@Lv-nq9qz]

Must have been a weekend

[@edittheworld-ct5yu]

Probably during the Pandemic.

[@sau_of_lkwd]

this was definitely a pandemic thing. went there during COVID with my father and the streets and city were basically empty

[@elainebaptiste3026]

I'm watching this as if I don't do this drive every day on my way home from work😂

[@ryansmurda1552]

Same here. Lol.

[@DarKnightOfficial]

No greater view in the entire country! Still wish I lived there!

[@howardcitizen2471]

"I feel infinite."

[@mxdom]

Pittsburgh is so cool

[@dutchray8880]

It's even better at night.

[@backpackandsnorkel]

Totally true. Pittsburgh's skyline at night is magical.

[@buzzwerd8093]

A right to left sweep gets the Mon before it's gone and the Point is still in view.

[@jimafton5659]

To get the view of the city Go to the lookout on
top of Mount Washington right above
the tumnel

[@Okrollins1]

You missed the real view to the right. The whole downtown landscape.

[@AnssiRai]

The tunnel is one-way only? Are there separate tunnels for each lane?

[@rudygorny460]

Yes, there are separate tubes for each direction.

[@russs7574]

Not only is there a separate tunnel for each direction, the Ft. Pitt Bridge is a double deck bridge, so inbound traffic is on the top deck and outbound on the lower deck.

[@p.w.5199]

Where is all the traffic ??? LOL

[@backpackandsnorkel]

Just need to go when there is no rush hour or Steelers traffic :)

[@412StepUp]

It probably a Sunday morning or something.

[@backpackandsnorkel]

@@412StepUp good guess, it was Sunday at around 2pm