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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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mclark9 t1_j1mqhvh wrote

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

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SWPenn t1_j1ms4z4 wrote

Wow, how long did that take??

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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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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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Wookinponub t1_j1mucrj wrote

Itā€™s Christmas, try the Red and Green Belts.

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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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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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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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xgelx t1_j1myecx wrote

Seek help

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ilikedirt t1_j1mz7j0 wrote

Iā€™ve always wanted to do this!

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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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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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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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Buttholeisanentree t1_j1n1rjd wrote

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

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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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WikiSummarizerBot t1_j1n39es wrote

Replying to Majorkilljoy87 (#1,059,508)

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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gracefulnesto t1_j1n3cxs wrote

Getting drunk and fighting Santa at the trolley museum?

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LgnHw t1_j1n5544 wrote

ā€œbeltā€

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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? iā€™ve lived here a few years and the best i can come up with are evacuation routes?

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jhill515 t1_j1n9xmy wrote

Replying to Majorkilljoy87 (#1,057,777)

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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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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westinghousesghost t1_j1ncdmo wrote

Replying to Lil_Phantoms_Lawyer (#1,059,039)

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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ellipses1 t1_j1nev2m wrote

I read the Wikipedia page, but I still donā€™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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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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jonathanownbey t1_j1ng2ur wrote

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

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Enefa t1_j1ngk05 wrote

Dude, reply to those snaps lol

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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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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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Cainga t1_j1nz7ge wrote

Replying to call_me_danal (#1,060,092)

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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[deleted] t1_j1o3ou6 wrote

Yeah that and a dinner fork in the eye

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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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mamallamam t1_j1oktc3 wrote

Replying to ellipses1 (#1,060,903)

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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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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