New Brighton is a borough in north-central Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along the Beaver River. Lying 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Pittsburgh, it is a part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. In the past, New Brighton had industries in pottery, bricks, sewer pipe, glass, flour, twine, lead kegs, refrigerators, bath tubs, wall paper, steel castings, nails, rivets, and wire.