Carrie Furnaces Industrial Tour

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Constructed in 1906, Carrie Furnaces 6 & 7 stood at the heart of U.S. Steel's Homestead Works until 1979. At one time, the furnaces and the steelworkers who labored in them produced more than 1,000 tons of iron a day. Now these 92-foot-tall structures stand as sentinels to Pittsburgh's steel heritage. 


On this tour, a Rivers of Steel tour guide will lead visitors through the iron-making process, sharing the story of the site's technology, workers, and culture from it's heyday to the post-industrial present. Allow 2 hours.


Guided tours of the Carrie Blast Furnaces are offered May through October.



 Advance     Door*
Child (17 and under)$ 14.00$ 17.00
Student (18+ with college ID)  $ 17.00$ 20.00
Senior (62 and above)$ 17.00$ 20.00
Adult (18+)$ 21.00$ 25.00

*Tours are limited to 25 participants. We highly recommend purchasing tickets in advance as we can not guarantee tickets will be available for walk ups. Tours are recommended for ages 8+.


Please note that the Carrie Furnaces are part of a former industrial site. Participants should dress appropriately for the weather as most of the tour is outdoors. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended; heels and/or open-toed shoes are prohibited. At this time the site is not wheelchair accessible.


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The entrance to Carrie Furnaces is located at Carrie Furnace Boulevard, Rankin, PA 15104. Please note that this is a new road and may not be recognized by your GPS or online mapping programs; it normally works on Google Maps however.  


Click here for turn by turn directions from Homestead/Duquesne and Edgewood/Swissvale.


 

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Carrie Furnaces Carrie Furnaces Boulevard
Swissvale, PA 15104