historically, the course has wound through the unique and hilly topography of the city. crossing five different bridges, the course traverses all three rivers of pittsburgh's at least once. the start and finish lines have changed many times, but have always been in either downtown or north shore. previous finish lines have included point state park, david l. lawrence convention center, and the 50 yard-line of heinz field. the current finish line is on the boulevard of the allies near point state park. numerous other historic and well-known pittsburgh neighborhoods are along the route, including the south side, oakland, shadyside, east liberty, highland park, bloomfield, lawrenceville, and the strip district.