The leap is the best view located just a mile outside of town on Lover’s Leap Road.

The leap is the best view located just a mile outside of town on Lover’s Leap Road.
If you’re into history, the Leechburg Museum is the place to go. With countless artifacts of Leechburg’s past, it’s a must SEE when visiting Leechburg.
There are 2 floors to explore that are packed with things to see. Numerous copies of Leechburg’s former paper, The Leechburg Advance is housed within. You can also find a copy of every yearbook published by the high school back to the 1920’s. If you or someone you know graduated from the area, you can look up their photos from their high school days.
The Museum is open Wednesdays and Saturdays, Noon to 3PM. It is closed in January and February. Located at 118 First Street.
This is the main artery that connects Leechburg with Westmoreland County. There is a pedestrian walkway on the Eastern side of the bridge.
You can get great views of the bridge from the island in the middle of the Kiskiminetas River during dry periods of Summer. You can also travel under the bridge where River Avenue connects to the Riverfront Park.
First erected in 1862, the original bridge was swept away by a floor only 13 years later. A second bridge was built in 1876 that was destroyed as well. The third bridge was built in 1889, and raised above the flood level in 1907. The final bridge was built in 1935, but not due to a destroyed bridge this time around.
In 1984, the bridge was rehabilitated. It is 669 feet long and 43 feet wide. It carries 3 lanes of traffic across the river.
Leechburg High School as been around in its current form since 1922. The elementary school joined the complex in the 1990’s to house all of Leechburg’s students.
The building also features a sky walk over to the neighboring Baker Building where the cafeteria and the school administration is housed.
The school district contains Gilpin Township, Leechburg Borough and West Leechburg Borough
The Leechburg Cemetery has a long history here in Leechburg. The cemetery used to be located near the corner of 2nd Street and Center Avenue up to Siberian Avenue. In fact, that section of 2nd street did not exist until after cemetery was moved.
David Leech, the founder of Leechburg, is buried here. As is William Rogers (1827-1901), who was the first man to use natural gas in the manufacture of iron.
The cemetery now is located up off of 3rd street. It is on the edge of town, on a hill. The cemetery was moved due to fears of disease from poor burial methods. Not all the stones and markers were moved however, and every so often a resident digs a tombstone up out of their back yard.
The cemetery is very old and a number of graves have shifted or fallen over. A new board to oversee the cemetery was formed in 2011 and should be in better condition.
The locals will tell you that this river is the 2nd fastest flowing river in the world. Of its 27 miles of winding water, the part that passes Leechburg has shaped this town since its very beginnings. Leechburg is home to 3 different bridges that cross over this river, more than most towns.
It’s also a very dangerous river, citizens of the Leechburg Area will tell you to keep away from it’s fast waters, and they are correct. There is an exposed island upriver from the Leechburg bridge that you can cross over to during dry spells.
If you want to get wet, check out The Rivers Edge Canoe & Kayak upstream from Leechburg off of Route 66. They’ll set you up with a canoe and guidance for tackling the Kiski.
The River’s Edge Canoe & Kayak on Route 66