After the jump is The Master List for The Protractor Map, updated as of Nov. 19, 2013.
THE MASTER LIST
f = the “ghost” of a previously found protractor
x = a protractor where the number isn’t visible, but deduced, (perhaps incorrectly)
xx = a protractor where the number isn’t visible and can’t adequately be deduced
m = a protractor modified in some fashion
- 1-4:
- 5: Charles Lieberth bridge — Green
- 6: Charles Lieberth bridge — Green
- 7: Charles Lieberth bridge — Green
- 8-10:
- 11: Penn and Mathilda — Green
- 12-16:
- 17: Mulberry Way and Colville — Green
- 18: Mulberry Way and Belvit — Green
- 19: Mulberry Way and 21st — Green
- 20: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 21: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 22-26:
- 27: Spring Way and 31st — Green
- 28: Butler and 44th — Green
- 29: Butler and 46th — Green
- 30:
- 31: Spring Way — Green
- 32: Penn and 23rd — Green
- 33-36:
- 37: Spring Way — Green
- 38: Spring Way — Green
- 39: Spring Way — Green
- 40-43:
- 44f: Baum and Morewood — Red
- 45:
- 46: Centre and Neville — Red
- 47: Neville — Red
- 48: Craig — Red
- 49: Schenley Park Bridge — Red
- 50: Schenley Park Bridge — Red
- 51-52:
- 53f: Stanton and Morningside — Red
- 54:
- 55: Penn and Fairmount — Red
- 56: Penn and Aiken — Red
- 57: Coral and Winebiddle — Light Purple
- 58-60:
- 61: Penn and Winebiddle — Light Purple
- 62: Penn Avenue — Light Purple
- 63: S. Evaline off Penn — Light Purple
- 64f: Coral and Atlantic — Light Purple
- 65: Cruger and Latham — Light Purple
- 66:
- 67: Stanton and Chislett — Light Purple
- 68-69:
- 70: Black and Negley — Light Purple
- 71-72:
- 73f: Friendship and Graham — Light Purple
- 74-77:
- 78: South Negley and Coral — Light Purple
- 79: South Negley at Market District — Light Purple
- 80: South Negley and Walnut — Light Purple
- 81: Filbert off Walmut— Light Purple
- 82.1: Walnut and Telegraph — Light Purple
- 82.2: Ellsworth and Telegraph — Light Purple
- 83:
- 84: Ellsworth up from College — Light Purple
- 85: Ellsworth — Light Purple
- 86: Ellsworth and Highland — Light Purple
- 87: Ellsworth and Highland— Light Purple
- 88f: South Highland Bridge — Light Purple
- 89: South Highland and Stevenson — Light Purple
- 90: Stevenson — Light Purple
- 91: Stanton and Morningside — Green
- 92:
- 93f: Centre and Aiken — Green
- 94: Centre past Aiken — Green
- 95: Centre over busway — Green
- 96-98:
- 99: Baum and Morewood — Green
- 100: Morewood and Broughton— Green
- 101-102:
- 103: March and Enfield — Green
- 104:
- 105: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 106: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 107: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 108:
- 109: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 110:
- 111: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 112: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 113: Neville St./Sassafras St. — Green
- 114:
- 115: Herron and N. Ruthven — Green
- 116:
- 117: Leech Street at 34th— Green
- 118m: Graham Street Bridge — Green
- 119: Graham Street Bridge — Green
- 120: Graham Street Bridge — Green
- 121: Graham and Centre — Green
- 122f: Graham and Baum — Green
- 123: Harriet and Vintage — Green
- 124m: Harriet and Aiken — Green
- 125: Atlantic and Friendship — Green
- 126: Cruger and Latham — Light Purple
- 127f: Coral and Atlantic — Light Purple
- 128: Coral and Roup — Light Purple
- 129: S. Negley and Friendship — Light Purple
- 130: Friendship and Winebiddle — Light Purple
- 131: Friendship and Gross — Light Purple
- 132: Comrie and Goodwood — Light Purple
- 133: Comrie and S. Mathilda — Light Purple
- 134f: Corday
- 135: Corday — Light Purple
- 136x: Corday and Pearl
- 137x: Corday
- 138xf: Corday and Ella — Light Purple
- 139: Bloomfield Bridge — Light Purple
- 140f: Bloomfield Bridge — Light Purple
- 141: Bigelow and Finland — Light Purple
- 142: Dobson and Hancock — Light Purple
- 143:
- 144: Brereton and 30th— Light Purple
- 145: 28th Street Bridge — Light Purple
- 146: 28th Street Bridge — Light Purple
- 147: Mulberry Way — Light Purple
- 148: Mulberry Way and 16th — Light Purple
- 149: Mulberry Way and 32nd — Light Purple
- 150: Mulberry Way and 28th — Light Purple
- 151: Mulberry Way and 28th — Light Purple
- 152: Mulberry Way and 16th — Light Purple
- 153: Mulberry Way between 19th and 20th — Light Purple
- 154:
- 155: Penn and 25th — Light Purple
- 156: Mulberry Way between 26th and 27th — Light Purple
- 157: Butler and Penn — Light Purple
- 158: Butler and 45th — Light Purple
- 159: Penn and Sheridan — Green
- 160:
- 161: Baum and S. Beatty — Red
- 162: CLP East Liberty — Yellow
- 163-165:
- 166: Whitfield Street — Yellow
- 167: Whitfield Street — Yellow
- 168: Penn near Highland — Yellow
- 169:
- 170: Penn and Milvale — Green
- 171: Coral and Emory — Red
- 172: Penn and Graham — Red
- 173: Penn and Graham — Red
- 174: Penn and Atlantic — Red
- 175: Penn and Aiken — Red
- 176: 5017 Penn — Red
- 177: Penn and Winebiddle — Red
- 178: Penn Avenue — Red
- 179: Elmer and Ivy — Red
- 180: Ellsworth and Negley — Red
- 181:
- 182: Baum and Aiken — Yellow
- 183f: S. Negley at Market District — Red
- 184: Baum and Fairmount — Yellow
- 185.1: Baum and Roup — Yellow
- 185.2: Baum and Vintage — Yellow
- 186:
- 187: Liberty and Atlantic — Yellow
- 188: Liberty and Winebiddle — Yellow
- 189: Winebiddle and Mitre — Yellow
- 190f: Liberty and Pacific — Yellow
- 191-195:
- 196f: S. Milvale and Yew — Yellow
- 197f: S. Milvale Bridge — Yellow
- 198: Yew and Edmond — Yellow
- 199:
- 200f: Liberty and Cedarville— Yellow
- 201f: Liberty and Taylor — Yellow
- 202f: Liberty and Bloomfield Bridge — Yellow
- 203: Bloomfield Bridge — Yellow
- 204: Bloomfield Bridge — Yellow
- 205: Bloomfield Bridge — Yellow
- 206: Bigelow Blvd. overpass — Yellow
- 207: Bloomfield Bridge — Yellow
- 208: Herron Avenue Tunnel — Yellow
- 209: Coral and Pacific — Yellow
- 210: Coral and Winebiddle — Yellow
- 211: Coral and Gross — Yellow
- 212: Baum and Aiken — White
- 213: Bloomfield Bridge — White
- 214:
- 215f: Bigelow Bouelvard — White
- 216: Penn and Mathilda — White
- 217: Penn and Mathilda — White
- 218: Friendship and Carroll — White
- 219-221:
- 222: Penn and Butler — White
- 223:
- 224: Penn Avenue — White
- 225-226:
- 227: 16th Street Bridge — White
- 228: Progress and Chestnut — White
- 229: Washington’s Landing (boat) — White
- 230: River Avenue (staircase) — White
- 231: Washington’s Landing — White
- 232: River Avenue and 30th — White
- 233-236:
- 237: Ormsby Street (Mt. Oliver) — White
- 238: Finland and Bethoven— White
- 239: Finland and Bethoven — White
- 240: Herron and Cargill — White
- 241: Herron and Dobson — White
- 242f: Melwood and Jewel — Light Purple
- 243: Charles Lieberth bridge — White
- 244: Charles Lieberth bridge — White
- 245: Charles Lieberth bridge — White
- 246:
- 247: Voskamp and Vinial — White
- 248: Peralta and Ahlers — White
- 249:
- 250: Federal and Montgomery — White
- 251:
- 252: Peralta and Madison — White
- 253: Tripoli and East — White
- 254: Tripoli and East — White
- 255: Tripoli and James — White
- 256-258:
- 259: Federal and N. Commons — Purple
- 260:
- 261: Sandusky Railroad Overpass — Purple
- 262: Sandusky and Lacock — Purple
- 263: Tripoli and Madison — Purple
- 264:
- 265f: Mulberry Way and 25th — Purple
- 266: Mulberry Way and 27th — Purple
- 267: Penn and 31st — Purple
- 268:
- 269a: South Negley and Roup — Purple
- 269b: 31st Street Bridge —Purple
- 270: Cypress and Aspen — Purple
- 271: S. Milvale and Yew — Purple
- 272:
- 273: Ellsworth and Devonshire — Purple
- 274: Fifth and Devonshire — Purple
- 275-278:
- 279: Schenley Park Pool — Purple
- 280-281:
- 282: Junction Hollow — Purple
- 283: Boulevard of the Allies and Parkview — Purple
- 284: Junction Hollow — Purple
- 285: Junction Hollow — Purple
- 286: Junction Hollow — Purple
- 287: Junction Hollow — Purple
- 288: Junction Hollow — Purple
- 289: Eliza Furnace Trail — Purple
- 290: Eliza Furnace Trail — Purple
- 291: Eliza Furnace Trail — Purple
- 292: Over the Monongahela — Purple
- 293-294:
- 295: Riverfront Trail — Purple
- 296: Riverfront Trail — Purple
- 297-300:
- 301: Millvale Trail — Purple
- 302: 40th Street Bridge — Purple
- 303: 40th Street Bridge — Purple
- 304: 40th Street Bridge — Purple
- 305: 40th Street Bridge — Purple
- 306: 36th Street — Purple
- 307: Mossfield Avenue — Purple
- 308: Mossfield Avenue — Purple
- 309: Mossfield Avenue — Purple
- 310-313:
- 314: Black and Fairmount — Purple
- 315: Black and Aiken — Purple
- 316: Forbes and Murray — Purple
- 317:
- 318: Davison off 45th — Purple
- 319: Penn and 45th — Purple
- 320: Penn and Mathilda — Purple
- 321: Winebiddle and Coral — Purple
- 322-324:
- 325: Shady near Ellsworth — Clear
- 326:
- 327: Walnut and Emerson — Purple
- 328-329:
- 330: Penn Circle South and Sheridan Square — Purple
- 331: Baum and Highland — White
- 332:
- 333: S. Whitfield Street — White
- 334-335:
- 336: N. Highland and Rippey — Light Purple
- 337-338:
- 339: East Liberty Blvd. — White
- 340: Wellesley Ave. — Light Purple
- 341-349:
- 350: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 351: Millvale Trail — Dark Purple
- 352: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 353-355:
- 356: Hot Metal Bridge — Light Purple
- 357-364:
- 365: Bellefield and Centre — Light Purple
- 366:
- 367: Gold Way — Light Purple
- 368: Gold Way — Light Purple
- 369: Gold Way — Light Purple
- 370: Gold Way — Light Purple
- 371: Gold Way — Light Purple
- 372: Melwood Street — Light Purple
- 373: Melwood Street — Light Purple
- 374-376:
- 377: Butler and 40th — Light Purple
- 378-392:
- 393: Main and Clement Way — Light Purple
- 394-398:
- 399: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 400: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 401: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 402: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 403: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 404-407:
- 408: Morrow Park — Light Purple
- 409a: Millvale Trail — Light Purple
- 409b: Friendship Avenue — Light Purple
- 410: Friendship Avenue — Light Purple
- 411: Friendship Avenue — Light Purple
- 412: Friendship Avenue — Light Purple
- 413: S. Atlantic Avenue — Light Purple
- 414: S. Aiken — Light Purple
- 415: Myrtle Way — Light Purple
- 416: CLP East Liberty — Light Purple
- 417: 40th Street — Light Purple
- 418: Butler Street — Light Purple
- 454: Smithfield Street Bridge — Pink
- 455: Smithfield Street Bridge — Pink
- 456: Smithfield Street Bridge — Pink
- xx1: Morewood and Centre
- xx2: Baum Boulevard
- xx3: The Bloomfield Hollows — Green
- xx4: S. Milvale
- xx5: Comrie Way
- xx6: Friendship Avenue
- xx7: Morewood and Baum — Red
- xx8: River Way
- xx9: Stanton Avenue — Red
- xx10: Friendship Park — Light Purple
- xx11: Slate and Essex
- xx12: Atwood and Louisa
The Ongoing History of Pittsburgh 
This is fascinating. How old do you think the oldest ones are? The picture of the one missing on the yellow box made it seem like there was a kind of “hole” where the protractor used to be. Are they using a destructive chemical glue?
They are at least six months old, but they could be a lot older than that. I don’t think they’re going up in numerical order.
I can’t tell if the glue is chemical or not, but it didn’t pull up the paint because there is yellow underneath. (Although No. 90 did pull the paint off the mailbox.)
#67 is at stanton and chislett.. it’s purple on a yellow utility box!
Good eye! I’ll grab it this week.
#48 is on Craig St between Forbes and Filmore on a set of stairs going up to “Wicked Discs” on the west side of the street. My friend and I have been protractor searching for a few months now as well and just came across your blog and the recent newscast about them.
Cool. Have you been documenting your finds at all? If you have any others that aren’t on the Master List yet let me know and I’ll add them.
I found #301 on bike trail in Millvale Park. Go under Rt. 28. Turn right on Willow Grove Ave. Look at guard rail along bike trail heading towards rowing club. I have picture but no place to send it or post.
Hey! This is great, I was wondering about these things all over the place! I’ve found a few, but I’ve not been noting them down. I started writing down locations and numbers today:
94: on centre ave in front of the UMPC urgent care at 5231 centre. Its green.
95: is on CENTRE ave, not baum, and its green.
I saw a couple just the other day. #304 and 305 (purple) are both on the 40th Street Bridge between Lawrenceville and Millvale. They are both on the North side of the bridge, 304 is next to a service door and 305 is on the guard rail.
Good hunting!
We found one on the 16th Street Bridge, glued to a vertical steel I-beam, about half way across, on the left side (if you’re heading toward the Strip District). It’s white; the number looks like it’s either 225 or 226.
#70 is between Black St & Hays St on Samantha Way. Attached to a dumpster.
I found #2
Where is it?
I also dont think we should take them down…..
Number 316 is purple-ish in color and located on Forbes Ave. between Rite Aid and the JCC.
Thanks. That’s the first in Squirrel Hill that I know of.
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#306 is hidden with some other street art on the backside of the railroad bridge at the end of 36th Street in Lawrenceville.
Thanks!
260 (purple) is located outside the New Hazlett Theater at the bottom of a post, I believe somewhat close to Allegheny Square East.
Thanks Patty. Great find.
A friend of mine and I discovered 330 today in East Liberty, the highest I’ve seen. I could give you a location but that would take all the fun out of it.
Happy Hunting.
That’s the highest, as far as I know.
If new ones are going up, it must be summer!
Thanks for the tip.
Protractor #349 is on top of one of the small orange traffic stoppers that reside in the middle of and on the Millvale Trail at the new concrete bridge that is across from the rowing place on Washingtons Landing. It is near the 31st Street Bridge… I have a picture but not sure how to get that to you.
Thanks Nanci. That would be the new high number. I’ll try to make it over there soon to check it out.
352 and 361 are by the underpass entrance to the Millvale Trail. On the bike trail side.
Number 43 is on a road sign as you cross the train tracks at the river end of 43rd in Lawrenceville. I think it was green.
Thanks. That’s near the one behind the train tracks.
Hi!
I found #389 today on Liberty Ave (near Church Brew Works). It looks pretty new!
Great find!
#345 – light purple is located on Goettman street in Troy Hill across from the old Cowley rec center.
Excellent. Thank you!
#352 – White – vertical H BEAM rr tie wall at old B&O RR underpass to what once was the 43rd st covered bridge Millvale side along bike trail.
Thanks!
412 and 413 are near the other new ones!
Good searching, Susie!
#396 is affixed to a garbage can along the Millvale Trail near the Heinz Lofts.
Thanks!
Got a few for you. #358 (don’t remember color, I’ll snap a photo at some point), Bates & 376 off-ramp, on the back of a stop sign.
Two unknown #s I’m not sure you have (you seem to have killed the xx# list in an update recently): Parkview & Swinburne (painted over on a Post box)
Bates & McKee (same)
I’d probably put those two in sequence with the unknown # you used to have listed on Louisa & Atwood, since they likely correspond to a sweep through Oakland.
Here’s some with pictures: http://imgur.com/8ZFA5Gg,cr7ueju,fWw3DcF
#384: Forbes Avenue (~2400 block, before hitting Lawn St. right at the start of Oakland, I believe its on a girder supporting Blvd of the Allies above)
#385: Same location, a couple girders down
#275 (purple? (looks blue in photo, I can go back and double check) protractor with undiscernable # in the photo, it was written in silver sharpie, but I could read it): On a door on the interior of the block behind Forbes Ave (in front of Sennott Sq.) between S Bouquet and Oakland. Its not really close to any corner, as the dwelling entrances it is above are set back into the block because of the parking lot behind Fuel & Fuddle.
Now from those three undetermined #s in Oakland and #275, those could all fit nicely as #276, 277 and 278. With 280 and 281 missing as well, might be too prospective though.
Anyway, happy hunting!
Here’s your old xx list from a cached version of the page, in case you lost it:
xx1: Morewood and Centre
xx2: Baum Boulevard
xx3: The Bloomfield Hollows — Green
xx4: S. Milvale
xx5: Comrie Way
xx6: Friendship Avenue
xx7: Morewood and Baum — Red
xx8: River Way
xx9: Stanton Avenue — Red
xx10: Friendship Park — Light Purple
xx11: Slate and Essex
xx12: Atwood and Louisa
I found 366! It’s in North Oakland, on Dollar Street (off Centre Ave) behind the All India restaurant. It’s light purple.
Good work, Abby.
423 is on the gaurd rail across from the intersection of Greenfield ave and Yoder st
Thanks!
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472 is on a metal box, which is on a foot-high concrete tube shape, along the three rivers heritage trail, opposite the parking lot at Station Square.
Smithfield St Bridge, heading toward Downtown, pink protractor, #520