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U.S. Steel Tower

Formerly known as the USX Tower

A 64-story triangular office building which is the tallest in Pittsburgh, and briefly held the honor of being the tallest building in the world outside of New York City and Chicago. It was built in 1971 of a special type of steel, "Corten" steel, developed by USS. It is not painted and is intended to rust to a tough, brown finish and then stop rusting. (One hopes.)

Address: 600 Grant St
Getting there: between 6th and 7th Aves

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Pittsburgh/Downtown, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.

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