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.
DIRECTIONS:
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.