From the North, taking 279 South:

• I-279 S toward Pittsburgh
• take the East Street exit ( Exit 8 B - toward PA 28 N)
• stay straight through stop sign to go onto East St. and get in left lane
• go straight through 2 traffic lights
• at 3rd traffic light, turn left onto E. Ohio St.
• stay in right lane and go through 1 traffic light
• at 2nd traffic light, turn right onto Chestnut St. which becomes the 16th Street Bridge
• cross the bridge
  
• YOU'RE IN THE STRIP!

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• 579 S Veterans Bridge
  
• 7th / 6th Avenue exit
  
• 7th Avenue exit - Convention Center
  
• right off exit
  
• right at light onto Grant Street
  
• move to far left lane @ 11th Street sign
  
• second light, turn left onto 11th Street (in front of Greyhound Bus Station)
  
• first light, turn right onto Penn Avenue
  
• YOU'RE IN THE STRIP!

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• follow all signs to PIttsburgh
  
• downtown Pittsburgh - 279 N
  
• left lane through Fort Pitt Tunnel
  
• 10th Street Bypass / Strip Distict / Ft. Duquesne Blvd. / Convention Center
  
• left lane - Convention Center / Strip District
  
• go straight through the two traffic lights (next to the Convention Center)
  
• at next light, make a left onto Smallman Street
  
• YOU'RE IN THE STRIP!

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• Boulevard of the Allies (579 S) - get in right lane
  
• Exit Convention Center
  
• straight through stop sign - stay in right lane
  
• right at light onto Grant Street
  
• move to far left lane @ 11th Street sign
  
• second light, turn left onto 11th Street (in front of Greyhound Bus Station)
  
• turn right at first light onto Penn Avenue or turn right at the next intersection which is Smallman
  
• YOU'RE IN THE STRIP!

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Parking in the Strip

click to view a map of parking lots and garage

There's lots of parking available in the Strip.

Check out the huge lot on Smallman from 11th Street up to 16th Street (parking fee).

Another surface parking lot is between Penn Avenue and Smallman Streets stretching from 13th to 14th Streets. Entrance to this lot is on Smallman Street (parking fee).

You can also park at St. Stanislaus' lot at 21st Street and Smallman for a donation.

There's another parking lot between Penn Avenue and Smallman Street stretching from 23rd to 24th Streets (parking fee).

You can also find metered parking along Smallman Street from 14th Street up to 21st Street.

The Cork Factory parking garage is now available at 24th and Smallman Streets (parking fee).

Port Authority of Allegheny County

It couldn't be easier to get the Strip District via Port Authority of Allegheny County's extensive public transportation network. With frequent and newly expanded 24-hour bus service, access to the Strip District has never been so convenient and affordable.

Click here to view Port Authority bus routes that provide service to and from Pittsburgh's Strip District and for information about public transit initiatives that will further enhance transportation options for traveling to and from the Strip.

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