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ChinaLouise t1_j1mq1fx wrote

I could name a few thousand

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diaperedil t1_j1mzvcw wrote

I think you are being modest. 😜 Merry Christmas!

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Wookinponub t1_j1mucrj wrote

It’s Christmas, try the Red and Green Belts.

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1mova8 wrote

The orange belt isn't a complete loop. It ends in Elizabeth township and starts again in Bethel Park. It was pretty well marked except through Robinson

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jhill515 t1_j1n9xmy wrote

I left Pittsburgh before they delisted that section of the Orange Belt, and moved back afterwards. Got lost near Robinson too with my wife when we tried driving the circuit last year. What was your route through there and the gap between Bethel Park & Robinson? I'd love to try again with better directions!

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1ow2hf wrote

The Bethel section is, Clifton to McMurray then McLaughlin Run in USC. Robinson was Rt 30 to Parkway west, Business 376 to University Blvd to 51 then over the Sewickley Bridge.

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Robert_L0blaw t1_j1o2oll wrote

Pretty well marked is a bit of a stretch, seeing as all the orange signs have faded so far that they're white in a lot of places.

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1ow74p wrote

I considered signs still standing as well marked to be fair.

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Gemsofwisdom t1_j1oo2sh wrote

Robinson is garbage to drive. My dad would teach my siblings and I all how to drive and then take us to Robinson on a Sunday to drive around. It was awful. That was the final lesson. lol

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redmenace222 t1_j1q3epo wrote

I learned from my driving instructor to drive in Robinson. Initially I was terrified, but honestly if you can drive there you can drive pretty much everywhere lol

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ballsonthewall t1_j1mpr9i wrote

Good thing there's a sheetz along the way

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1mq3qj wrote

I should've stopped at the getgo in North Versailles. It's the cheapest around....

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westinghousesghost t1_j1mr83a wrote

If you were in Robinson, gas is even cheaper (than North Versailles) just 3 miles down the road in Imperial. I go out of my way to fuel up there compared to Robinson.

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1mrm4b wrote

I live in South Fayette, I'll have to check that out.

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weinermcgee t1_j1nfi8r wrote

There's a getgo on 65 in Leetsdale I pass daily that has been like 20 cents cheaper than anywhere else for some reason. I'm loving it.

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Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer t1_j1mzagi wrote

There's a weird pocket from North Versailles to Mckeesport that has significantly cheaper gas than anywhere around. I paid $3.21 in North Versailles yesterday and saw it at $3.75 in Monroeville.

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westinghousesghost t1_j1ncdmo wrote

Imperial stations (Marathon, Circle K, and Coen, all within 150 yards of each other) are $3.20* or less, while the Robinson stations (GetGo and Sheetz) are all in the $3.80 range. There's only 3 miles between them.

Those are cash prices, it's even cheaper if you're in their membership programs.

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mightymouse513 t1_j1nukt2 wrote

You mean like the getgo on Jack's run road (48) and Lincoln way? My mom used to fill up there as it was on her way to work and always bragged about how low it was lol

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Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer t1_j1z41aj wrote

Yeah that one and the Getgo on Fifth Avenue in Mckeesport is the same. I don't get it because the Getgo in White Oak that's right in the middle of them is always more expensive.

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Low-Ear-2171 t1_j1oez9v wrote

Whats the price at the Giant Eagle in North Versailles? If it's 3.21 there also, you could use fuel perks and get a really great deal.

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rhb4n8 t1_j1oo5la wrote

North Versailles gas has been weirdly cheap the last few months. I don't understand why but I like it

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vivamario t1_j1pv5f1 wrote

The New Ken one has more entertainment though.

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evward t1_j1mzxhv wrote

That Sheetz is closed. It doesn’t exist anymore. I’m assuming it’s the one in Creighton. There is one in New Kensington as well. It could be that.

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woodcuttersDaughter t1_j1mwl0x wrote

I had no idea what all those colored belt road signs meant until Rick Sebak told me.

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PineappleBrother t1_j1n69aq wrote

I need enlightened

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call_me_danal t1_j1n7z5q wrote

It’s a pre-GPS system used to navigate around pittsburgh, using “belts”. You can still see some of the signs up around various parts of the city. There are the Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple belts, with the red being the farthest out and purple basically just being downtown.

Allegheny county/Pittsburgh belt system Wikipedia

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Cainga t1_j1nz7ge wrote

I used it a lot during high school 20 years ago to play sports all and pick up against other schools. One route followed a belt for nearly the entire trip so it was by far the easiest way to explain directions to other people. Everyone I explained it to acted like I was high.

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mclark9 t1_j1mqhvh wrote

You sir, are a special kind of crazy. I like it!

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1mr50e wrote

I plan on eventually traveling every belt. 😂

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grandma_millennial t1_j1mrdl5 wrote

We did that early in the pandemic to keep from going stir crazy!

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1mrn1s wrote

What is your favorite belt?

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mclark9 t1_j1mth5p wrote

Red and orange for me, and if I have to pick a favorite, I’d pick red.

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1musrm wrote

What's so special about red? It's a straight line almost! I figured it would be underwhelming.

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mclark9 t1_j1mw2mp wrote

Warrendale Bane Road and the section that meet up with Rt 28. Plus it’s pretty far out of town so less developed than the others.

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MagentaMist t1_j1n14q4 wrote

I live right near the red belt and it's the fastest way to get to Cranberry and the orange belt to get to Wexford.

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grandma_millennial t1_j1n0h6w wrote

Orange is obviously great, I really like blue though. Very urban. And I never realized it goes right thru my neighborhood (Crafton/Ingram)

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PghCoondog t1_j1n47cm wrote

Yinzer Achievement unlocked!

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FTwo t1_j1n03wa wrote

Back in the mid-80s I would travel the belt system just to drive. Paper maps and belt signs that were behind bushes and trees taught me a lot about navigating the back roads and gave me hours of the best driving a 16 year old could ask for. Being lost and almost out of fuel can teach you a lot about yourself at that age.

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kreatorofchaos t1_j1mucbj wrote

What did it cost you…?

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ilikedirt t1_j1mzdo4 wrote

Everything.

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kreatorofchaos t1_j1mzlm6 wrote

😂 I was hoping someone got the joke…instead I just got downvotes

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lildobe t1_j1o142q wrote

I am literally watching that movie as I read this...

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SWPenn t1_j1ms4z4 wrote

Wow, how long did that take??

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1msdgw wrote

About 3 1/2 hours.

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FlimsyTry2892 t1_j1tcnh0 wrote

I was looking for this answer. I need a drive. Maybe listen to an audiobook. I’m coming from Wheeling. Thanks for posting.

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1mt8ea wrote

There's a Google maps overlay that you can find if you Google " Pittsburgh Belt system." It isn't 100 percent accurate but it helps.

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drunkenviking t1_j1msrxi wrote

... but why?

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1mt12z wrote

Why not!

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Wide-Concert-7820 t1_j1n0rbg wrote

There are interesting places people and little businesses all along the way. What isnt fun about that?

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ilikedirt t1_j1mz7j0 wrote

I’ve always wanted to do this!

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Lyonors t1_j1n1dda wrote

This made me cackle like an utter lunatic. As an 18 year resident of the Orange Belt, I salute you.

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Major_Mollusk t1_j1mxudk wrote

In high school I had a friend who used to take LSD, pick a belt and drive the whole loop. This was in the mid-80s, when the belt system was well marked and LSD was plentiful.

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DangerWildMan26 t1_j1nfo7e wrote

There was a show on PBS where they drove around the belts. I think it was called Dave and Dave

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PurpleMonkeyBlender t1_j1mxl74 wrote

We drove the orange belt before. It took us around four and a half hours but we stopped for ice cream. We live near it so it was always on our adventure list.

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icestormsurfing t1_j1n0jsz wrote

I'm surprised that the whole thing is still marked. I haven't tried to follow any of the belts since the 90s.

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broke_saturn t1_j1n2r28 wrote

I looked at the picture before reading the post title and got confused for a second as to why there was a giant moat around the city

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gracefulnesto t1_j1n3cxs wrote

Getting drunk and fighting Santa at the trolley museum?

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andoiscool t1_j1neybt wrote

On first read I thought you said fisting.

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lildobe t1_j1o32m3 wrote

No, that happens at Club Pittsburgh, not the Trolley Museum.

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iamL-I-AM t1_j1nhkff wrote

Did you map it beforehand or just going by the signs?

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Tomofpittsburgh t1_j1noe2q wrote

So many mysteriously aggressive Ford F150s….

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VespiWalsh t1_j1mu9sb wrote

Driving it not during busy holiday travel conditions. I give you credit for trying though. It is an average adventure at best, too much traffic to really be enjoyable. I like the Yellow Belt journey better.

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Buttholeisanentree t1_j1n1rjd wrote

Could someone explain the colored belts thing to me? Ive never understood those signs.

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Majorkilljoy87 OP t1_j1n3841 wrote

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_County_belt_system

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WikiSummarizerBot t1_j1n39es wrote

Allegheny County belt system

>The Allegheny County Belt System color codes miscellaneous county roads to form a unique system of routes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and around the city of Pittsburgh. Unlike many major American cities that utilize number-coded limited-access roads to form belt systems, the belts in the Allegheny County Belt System are not intended to be used as high-speed routes. Rather, the belt system is to be used as a navigational aid for motorists in unfamiliar portions of the county. Roads that make up the Belt System retain their previous names.

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B0bb3r7 t1_j1n5z6b wrote

I love this. I've only ever done the Yellow Belt. It was a fun tour of areas that would have never visited.

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stronkreptile t1_j1n9rde wrote

can someone explain to me what the belts are? i’ve lived here a few years and the best i can come up with are evacuation routes?

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ellipses1 t1_j1nev2m wrote

I read the Wikipedia page, but I still don’t get what the point of this is. Anyone have a real world example of how to use the belt system?

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mamallamam t1_j1oktc3 wrote

One time pre GPS, I took a friend to a random party in the middle of nowhere Butler. I got lost and had no idea how to get home...until I saw a yellow belt sign, and knew if I followed that, I'd get back to somewhere I knew how to get home from.

It has major towns/areas listed on the signs for the belts, so it can give you a general idea on which way to go.

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jonathanownbey t1_j1ng2ur wrote

I wish I could do this on my bicycle... In June though

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No_Entrepreneur7799 t1_j1nvgog wrote

So how we used to give directions is orange belt or do you know that bar by route 8? Hang a left at that bar.

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WoodpeckerFar9804 t1_j1nxhzv wrote

I did a bit of the red belt yesterday and it was surprisingly clear roads

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[deleted] t1_j1o3ou6 wrote

Yeah that and a dinner fork in the eye

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samang67 t1_j1ob8pd wrote

But. Why

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iotamadmax t1_j1ohksq wrote

Waste of fuel, pollution, etc.

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jaesonk t1_j1qbzm9 wrote

Revive the belt tour, go electric! Start a new "belt tour" business.

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turp101 t1_j1pxdit wrote

I remember a Dave and Dave episode about the belts roughly 10 years ago. They did the green and red and yellow and blue and at the end quipped that we may have noticed one missing (the orange) and that they didn't have enough days to travel that far.

Best of luck to you on your journey into the great unknown!

If you honk going through South Fayette I will try to wave! :-D

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jaesonk t1_j1qc424 wrote

Has Pittsburgh Dad done a belt system video yet?

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LgnHw t1_j1n5544 wrote

“belt”

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Cosmic_Blunder t1_j1ov5uq wrote

Did you hit up any glory holes on your trip?

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Enefa t1_j1ngk05 wrote

Dude, reply to those snaps lol

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Heyakai t1_j1oj82g wrote

I would rather watch lead paint dry then pick and eat the chips...

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golde62 t1_j1ncay7 wrote

You posted this 3 hours ago when it was definitely not Christmas Eve. Did you travel it today or did you do it yesterday?

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