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The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 532 miles (855 km) in three distinct sections. Its main section, extending from the Ohio state line in the west to the New Jersey state line in the east, stretches 359 miles (578 km). Its Northeast Extension, extending from Valley Forge in the southeast to Wilkes-Barre and Scranton in the northeast, stretches 110 miles (177 km). Its various highway segments in western Pennsylvania cover 62 miles (100 km). Image File history File links PA-blank2di. ...
The following is a list of state highways in Pennsylvania. ...
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Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
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The westbound Ohio Turnpike The Ohio Turnpike (officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike) is a publicly-built toll east-west expressway across northern Ohio. ...
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Interstate 376 (abbreviated I-376) is an east-west U.S. interstate highway spur route that lies entirely within Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. ...
U.S. Route 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...
Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area - City 151. ...
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Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 about a mile from Cove Fort, Utah to a Park and Ride in Baltimore, Maryland. ...
Pennsylvania Route 66 is a 139 mile long state highway in Western Pennsylvania. ...
U.S. Route 119 is a spur of U.S. Route 19. ...
New Stanton is a borough located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. ...
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Interstate 99 (abbreviated I-99) is a part of the U.S. Interstate highway system. ...
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Bedford is a borough located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. ...
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Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 about a mile from Cove Fort, Utah to a Park and Ride in Baltimore, Maryland. ...
In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, U.S. Route 30 runs east-west across the southern part of the state, passing through Pittsburgh and Philadelphia on its way from the West Virginia state line east to the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River into New Jersey. ...
The end of I-70, with a gauntlet of gas/food/motels to be run before reaching the Pennsylvania Turnpike. ...
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Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. ...
U.S. Route 11 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Middlesex Township is a township located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. ...
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Interstate 83 is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...
Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Dauphin Incorporated 1791 Charter 1860 Mayor Stephen R. Reed (D) Area - City 26. ...
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Interstate 176 (abbreviated I-176) is a spur route of eastern Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania. ...
Pennsylvania Route 10 is a route that endpoints from Somewhere,Pennsyvania to Somewhere, Pennsylvania. ...
Morgantown is a populated place in Berks County, Pennsylvania. ...
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Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles (700 km) from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey. ...
United States Highway 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. ...
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The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located just outside of Valley Forge National Historic Park in Schuylkill Township of Chester County, Pennsylvania. ...
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Plymouth Meeting is a census-designated place located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ...
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U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...
Feasterville-Trevose is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lower Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
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Interstate 276 (abbreviated I-276) is a segment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike running from Interstate 76 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to the Delaware River, where it connects with the New Jersey Turnpike extension. ...
Interstate 95 (abbreviated I-95) is an Interstate highway that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ...
The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ...
The Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge is a four-lane steel arch bridge that connects the Pennsylvania Turnpikes East-West Mainline with the main trunk of the New Jersey Turnpike, via its Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension (formerly known as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Connector). ...
Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area Ranked 33rd - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²) - Width 280 miles (455 km) - Length 160 miles (255 km) - % water 2. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Largest metro area Cleveland Area Ranked 34th - Total 44,825 sq mi (116,096 km²) - Width 220 miles (355 km) - Length 220 miles (355 km) - % water 8. ...
For the Bon Jovi album, see New Jersey (album) Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...
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The highway serves most of Pennsylvania's major urban areas, with the main east-west section serving the Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia areas and its Northeastern Extension serving the Allentown/Bethlehem and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre areas. Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges, P-Burgh, The Burgh Motto: Benigno Numine Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area - City 151. ...
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. ...
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Counties comprising the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania The Lehigh Valley (also known simply as The Valley) is a region in eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. ...
The Scranton Electric Building, seen from the side. ...
Wilkes-Barre (properly pronounced wilkes-berry, but sometimes pronouncedwilkes-bear-ah or wilkes-bear, and most often by non-natives as wilkes-bar) is a city located in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. ...
Route numbers The turnpike system (with the exception of the shorter segments in the western part of the state) is part of the U.S. Interstate Highway System. The turnpike is signed with the following route numbers: - Interstate 76. Interstate 76 comprises the majority of the system, starting at the turnpike's western terminus at the Ohio state line. Interstate 70 joins the turnpike at New Stanton, Interchange 75, and runs concurrently with Interstate 76 until leaving the turnpike at Breezewood, Interchange 161.
- Interstate 276. Interstate 76 leaves the turnpike mainline at Valley Forge/Philadelphia, Interchange 326. At that point, the turnpike becomes Interstate 276 until it meets with a spur of the New Jersey Turnpike at the turnpike's eastern terminus at the Delaware River.
- Interstate 476. The Northeast Extension, which meets the turnpike mainline at milepost 333.5 (the interchange is designated as Exit-20, the milepost marker for I-476), is signed as part of Interstate 476. This section was originally signed as Pennsylvania Route 9 before redesignation in the 1990s.
- Interstate 95. The turnpike mainline now crosses Interstate 95 but does not have a direct connection to that route. An interchange is currently being constructed in this area. Once the Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project northeast of Philadelphia is completed, the section of the turnpike east of that interchange (now Interstate 276) will be redesignated as Interstate 95.
- PA Route 60. The James E. Ross Highway in western Pennsylvania is signed as Pennsylvania Route 60.
- PA Route 66. The Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass in western Pennsylvania is signed as Pennsylvania Route 66.
- PA Route 43. The James J. Manderino Highway in western Pennsylvania is signed as Pennsylvania Route 43.
- PA Route 576. The Pittsburgh Southern Beltway in western Pennsylvania will be signed as Pennsylvania Route 576.
Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles (700 km) from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey. ...
Interstate 70 (abbreviated I-70) is a long interstate highway in the United States that runs from Interstate 15 about a mile from Cove Fort, Utah to a Park and Ride in Baltimore, Maryland. ...
Interstate 276 (abbreviated I-276) is a segment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike running from Interstate 76 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to the Delaware River, where it connects with the New Jersey Turnpike extension. ...
It has been suggested that The North Eastern Extension be merged into this article or section. ...
Interstate 476 (abbreviated I-476, portions of which are nicknamed the Blue Route and The Northeast Extension) is a 130. ...
Interstate 95 (abbreviated I-95) is an Interstate highway that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project is a project to build an interchange where Interstate 95 crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania. ...
Pennsylvania Route 60 (PA Route 60 or PA 60), also called State Route 60 (SR 60), is a major state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Pittsburgh to the areas of the northwest and west of Pittsburgh. ...
Pennsylvania Route 66 is a 122 mile long state highway in Western Pennsylvania. ...
Pennsylvania Route 43, commonly known as the Mon/Fayette Expressway and officially the James J. Manderino Highway, is a 66 mile four-lane highway of the Pennsylvania Turnpike system, with a small section in West Virginia designated West Virginia Route 43. ...
Pennsylvania Route 576, the Southern Beltway, is a partially-completed highway in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Toll system
 Turnpike Toll Ticket, Warrendale (Exit 30). Shows toll prices for Class 1 vehicles (two-axle cars without trailers) from April 2006. The majority of the Turnpike system is operated as a ticket system toll road, in which a driver receives a paper ticket on entry and pays on exit, with the amount pre-calculated based on entrance and exit points. Most of the system's access points are simple "trumpet" interchanges, with a toll barrier located between the interchange itself and the local connector road. Between 1940 and 1997, the road had three "mainline" barrier plazas - one at Gateway (at the Pennsylvania/Ohio state line), connecting to the Ohio Turnpike, one at the Delaware River Bridge near Bristol Township, where the Turnpike crosses the Delaware River and connects with the New Jersey Turnpike, and one on the Northeastern Extension at Clarks Summit, where it connects with Interstate 81 near Scranton. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1369x1000, 235 KB) Summary Pennsylvania Turnpike Ticket from the Warrendale (30) Toll Stop. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1369x1000, 235 KB) Summary Pennsylvania Turnpike Ticket from the Warrendale (30) Toll Stop. ...
A ticket system toll road, as opposed to a flat-rate toll road, is utilized by some state toll road or highway agencies that allows a motorist, who enters the highway at an exit, to pay a toll rate based on the number of miles traveled to their destination exit. ...
High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ...
The westbound Ohio Turnpike The Ohio Turnpike (officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike) is a publicly-built toll east-west expressway across northern Ohio. ...
Bristol Township is a township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
The Delaware River is a river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. ...
The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ...
Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. ...
The City of Scranton is the county seat of Lackawanna CountyGR6 in Northeastern Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 76,415 (2003 estimate: 74,320). ...
In 1992, the new Mid-County exit, connecting Interstate 476 with the Turnpike, opened. It doubles as a mainline and interchange barrier. In 2002, the Gateway barrier was converted to an all-cash plaza (and since January 2, 2006, only eastbound motorists are charged – westbound motorists no longer have to pay a toll similar in nature to the one-way tolls on the Garden State Parkway), and a new mainline barrier, at Warrendale, was added. With the opening of the new Warrendale barrier, the Turnpike between Gateway and Warrendale is toll-free and gives motorists direct access to the James E. Ross Highway, Interstate 79, and two local roads. A similar approach was used between the Wyoming Valley interchange and Clarks Summit on the Northeastern Extension, allowing for the construction of the Keyser Avenue interchange, along with a new coin-drop booth north of the exit. This will also be implemented when the Turnpike/Interstate 95 exit is completed in Bristol Township allowing I-95 to access the Turnpike with a high-speed interchange. It has been suggested that The North Eastern Extension be merged into this article or section. ...
January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...
The Garden State Parkway is a 174. ...
Pennsylvania Route 60 (PA Route 60 or PA 60), also called State Route 60 (SR 60), is a major state highway in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, connecting Pittsburgh to the areas of the northwest and west of Pittsburgh. ...
Interstate 79 (abbreviated I-79) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...
Interstate 95 (abbreviated I-95) is an Interstate highway that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ...
Bristol Township is a township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
E-ZPass is accepted at all toll booths. The Virginia Drive exit near Fort Washington is only accessible to E-ZPass customers. Additionally, the proposed Great Valley exit near Malvern, and the Philadelphia Park exit near Bensalem, are expected to also be E-ZPass-only. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Hillside houses in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Fort Washington is an unincorporated census-designated place and suburb of Philadelphia in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Location of Malvern in relation to Paoli and Chesterbrook Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Bensalem Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Turnpike history
 Pennsylvania Turnpike as it appeared in July 1942 When the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940, it was the first long-distance rural freeway in the United States and was popularly known as the "tunnel highway" because of the seven mountain tunnels along its route. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1024x780, 85 KB) Pennsylvania Turnpike. ...
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A disused railway tunnel now converted to pedestrian and bicycle use, near Houyet, Belgium A tunnel is an underground passage. ...
First section The turnpike was partially constructed on an unused railroad grade constructed for the aborted South Pennsylvania Railroad project, and six of its seven original tunnels (all tunnels with the exception of the Allegheny Mountain tunnel) were first bored for that railroad. The South Pennsylvania Railroad never saw either a steel rail or a steel wheel along its course. ...
The Allegheny Mountain Range (also spelled Alleghany and Allegany) -- informally, the Alleghenies -- is part of the Appalachian Mountain Range of the eastern United States. ...
Proposals to use the grade and tunnels for a toll road were made starting in late 1934. The road would bypass the steep grades on Pennsylvania's existing major east-west highways - US 22 (William Penn Highway) and US 30 (Lincoln Highway) - and offer a high-speed four lane route free of cross traffic. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission was created by law on May 21, 1937, and construction began October 27, 1938 with the removal of water from the unfinished tunnels. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey United States Highway 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...
Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey U.S. Route 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...
United States Highway 30 is an east-west United States highway that traverses the United States. ...
Lincoln Highway bridge in Tama, Iowa The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental highway in the United States. ...
May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ...
Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...
Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...
In October 1, 1940 the first section of Turnpike opened, running from US 11 near Carlisle (southwest of Harrisburg) west to US 30 at Irwin (east of Pittsburgh). As built, the majority of the road was four lanes, but it narrowed to one lane in each direction for the seven tunnels (the South Pennsylvania had begun work on nine, but two - the Quemahoning Tunnel and Negro Mountain Tunnel - were bypassed by the Turnpike). Despite the existence of the railroad right-of-way, much of the new Turnpike was built on a new, straighter alignment, as engineering had progressed much since the days of the railroad. October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
United States Highway 11 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Carlisle is a borough located in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) west-southwest of Harrisburg, the State capital. ...
United States Highway 30 is an east-west United States highway that traverses the United States. ...
Irwin is a borough located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. ...
Unlike earlier U.S. freeways, mostly in the New York City area, which were restricted to cars, the Turnpike allowed all traffic. Like the German Autobahn on which it was loosely based, there was no enforced speed limit on most of the road--some cars could travel at 100 mph (160 km/h) and traverse the entire 110 mile (177 km) original segment in slightly over an hour. The phenomenon of highway hypnosis began to afflict motorists on some of the long, straight segments--especially on the 21 mile (34 km) section of Turnpike between the Blue Mountain Tunnel and the eastern terminus at Carlisle. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City...
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Highway hypnosis is a mental state in which the person can drive an automobile great distances, responding to external events in the expected manner, with no recollection of having consciously done so. ...
The western portal of the Blue Mountain Tunnel. ...
Planned expansions With the success of the original 110 mile (177 km) segment, the turnpike commission planned to expand the original Turnpike to a cross-state route, connecting Philadelphia with Pittsburgh with a high-speed route. This was shelved with the onset of World War II, but with the war's end, the turnpike commission resumed construction. Combatants Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total...
Philadelphia Extension The Philadelphia Extension took the Turnpike east to King of Prussia near Philadelphia and Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The first phase of that expansion made the highway slightly longer, stretching it to US 15 near Harrisburg. That section opened on February 1, and the rest of the expansion, east to King of Prussia, opened on November 20, 1950. At that time the old mainline toll booth and interchange at Carlisle was closed, and the Middlesex interchange, at the old east end at US 11, was reconfigured and renamed as the Carlisle interchange. The original eastern end of the Philadelphia Extension ended at what is now the present-day interchange with Interstate 76 and U.S. Highway 202. King of Prussia is an unincorporated community located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ...
The Village of Valley Forge is an unincorporated settlement located just outside of Valley Forge National Historic Park in Schuylkill Township of Chester County, Pennsylvania. ...
United States Highway 15 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 794 miles from central New York to southern South Carolina. ...
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, a state of the United States of America. ...
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
United States Highway 11 is a north-south United States highway. ...
Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles (700 km) from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey. ...
United States Highway 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. ...
Western Extension The first piece of the Western Extension, from Irwin to US 22 east of Pittsburgh, opened August 7, 1951. The remainder opened to traffic on December 26, 1951, taking the highway west almost to the Ohio state line. Traffic was diverted onto the two-lane Burkey Road just west of the western barrier toll for almost three years until a connection with the Ohio Turnpike connection opened. The interchange with Pennsylvania Route 18 at Homewood was not completed until March 1, 1952. The turnpike connected with Youngstown, Ohio, after the first section of the Ohio Turnpike opened on December 1, 1954. Signs for U-turn ramps on US 22 in Union County, New Jersey United States Highway 22, an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ...
August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Pennsylvania Route 18 is a major north-south highway in Western Pennsylvania whose northern terminus is at PA Route 5 near Lake City, Pennsylvania, while the southern terminus is at the West Virginia state line near Garrison. ...
Homewood is a borough located in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 147. ...
March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...
1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The westbound Ohio Turnpike The Ohio Turnpike (officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike) is a publicly-built toll east-west expressway across northern Ohio. ...
December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Delaware River Extension The Delaware River Extension opened on August 23, 1954 to Pennsylvania Route 611 at Willow Grove, and the intermediate Fort Washington interchange with PA 309 opening September 20. Extensions opened October 27 to US 1 near Trevose and November 17 to US 13 near Bristol Township. The final piece opened on May 23, 1956 with the completion of the Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge, which connected to a short spur of the New Jersey Turnpike. August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ...
Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Route 611 is a state highway in Pennsylvania, United States, running from Interstate 95 south of downtown Philadelphia north to Interstate 380 at Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania. ...
Willow Grove is a census-designated place located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, about 10 miles north of Philadelphia. ...
Fort Washington (Pennsylvania) is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ...
PA Route 309 is a highway which runs for 132 miles (212 km) through Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ...
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...
United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...
Feasterville-Trevose is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lower Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ...
United States Highway 13 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 526 miles from the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia to just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina. ...
Bristol Township is a township located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. ...
May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ...
Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge is a four-lane steel arch bridge that connects the Pennsylvania Turnpikes East-West Mainline with the main trunk of the New Jersey Turnpike, via its Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension (formerly known as the Pennsylvania Turnpike Connector). ...
The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ...
Northeast Extension -
The Northeast Extension, from the Mid-County Interchange northwest of Philadelphia north to Interstate 81 near Scranton, opened in stages from November 23, 1955 to November 7, 1957. This was the last segment of the Turnpike system to be built until the late 1980s, and formerly signed as PA 9. It was later made part of I-476 (continuting that route from the Chester-to-Plymouth Meeting freeway), because no more 2-digit odd Interstate numbers were available in that part of the U.S. It has been suggested that The North Eastern Extension be merged into this article or section. ...
The Mid-County Interchange is a large interchange of Interstate 276 (I-276), Interstate 476 (I-476), West Germantown Pike and Plymouth Road near Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. ...
Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. ...
The Scranton Electric Building, seen from the side. ...
November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ...
Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 476 Interstate 476 is a 131 mile long[1] Interstate Highway that travels between Interstate 95 near Chester, Pennsylvania and Interstate 81 near Scranton, Pennsylvania, serving as the primary north-south Interstate corridor through eastern Pennsylvania. ...
Western expansions Western extensions, that mostly serve the Pittsburgh Area were constructed from the 1990s until the present. The James E. Ross Highway and the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass were completed by 1994, and the James J. Manderino Highway, a West Virginia-to-Pittsburgh route, (Mon/Fayette Expressway) is approximately 50% completed with the last major link to Pittsburgh under design. The first section of the Pittsburgh Southern Beltway (from the Mon/Fayette Expressway to the Pittsburgh International Airport) has been completed and is open to traffic. Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for the two remaining sections are in preparation Pennsylvania Route 66 is a 139 mile long state highway in Western Pennsylvania. ...
Pennsylvania Route 576, the Southern Beltway, is a partially-completed highway in the southern suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
Competing highways The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission originally proposed a statewide system of additional toll highways, but these plans were rendered unnecessary with the inception of the U.S. Interstate Highway system in 1954. A toll-free east-west competitor - Interstate 80 - opened on August 29, 1970 across northern Pennsylvania, forming a route that was more direct for New York-Chicago traffic. Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ...
August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
Teamsters strike On November 24, 2004, two thousand Teamsters Union employees of the Pennsylvania Turnpike went on strike, after contract negotiations failed. This was the day before Thanksgiving, usually one of the busiest traffic days in the United States. [1] To keep the turnpike open, tolls were waived for the remainder of the day. Starting on November 25, flat-rate passenger tolls of $2 and commercial tolls of $15 were collected by management staff of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. [2] This represented a substantial discount for most travelers, who would normally have to pay about $20 to travel along the full length of the main east-west route. The strike only lasted seven days, with an agreement reached on November 30, and tolls being collected again on December 1, 2004. November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers of America, commonly known as the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) or simply the Teamsters, is one of the largest labor unions in the United States. ...
Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is an annual one-day holiday to give thanks, traditionally to God, for the things one has at the end of the harvest season. ...
November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ...
December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The "Tunnel Highway" After it opened as the nation's first superhighway, the Pennsylvania Turnpike was popularly known as the "Tunnel Highway." Postcards and other souvenirs promoted this name because, immediately after opening, the original stretch of the turnpike sported seven tunnels through Pennsylvania's Appalachian Mountains. These tunnels, in order of east to west, bored through Blue Mountain, Kittattiny Mountain, Tuscarora Mountain, Sideling Hill, Ray's Hill, Allegheny Mountain, and Laurel Hill. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1879x1704, 566 KB) Summary Western portal of the Blue Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1879x1704, 566 KB) Summary Western portal of the Blue Mountain Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. ...
The western portal of the Blue Mountain Tunnel. ...
Modernization While the highway was built as a four-lane, limited-access highway, the seven tunnels each held only two travel lanes. Traffic was squeezed from four lanes to two at each tunnel portal, and traffic proceeded through each tunnel without being divided from oncoming traffic. By the 1960s, this situation was creating long delays at each tunnel bottleneck. To alleviate this overcrowding, the turnpike commission studied ways to either expand or bypass each tunnel.
The result of this project was the "twinning" (construction of a second, parallel, two-lane tunnel) of four tunnels, and the outright bypass and closure of the other three. The Blue, Kittattiny, Tuscarora, and Allegheny Mountain Tunnels were expanded through the construction of new tunnels identical to the original tunnels in design, construction methods (dynamite and wooden supports), and length. After the second tunnels were completed at each location, the original tunnels were temporarily closed for rehabilitations that included upgrades in forced air ventliation and lighting systems.
The Sideling Hill, Rays Hill, and Laurel Hill tunnels were closed and bypassed. The adjacent Sideling Hill and Rays Hill tunnels were replaced with one stretch of highway that climbed over those mountains, while the Laurel Hill Tunnel was bypassed with a long rock cut through the mountain. The three bypassed tunnels are still in existence. One of three original Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels which were abandoned in 1968 after two massive realignment projects. ...
One of three original Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels which were abandoned in 1968 after two massive realignment projects. ...
One of three original Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels which were abandoned in 1968 after two massive realignment projects. ...
The 13-mile stretch that contained the Sideling Hill and Rays Hill Tunnels are now part of a popular tourist attraction known as the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike, which most of it was sold to Southern Alleghenies Conservancy in 2001. The Laurel Hill stretch, which is much shorter at about 2 miles, is still owned by the PTC and trespassing is prohibited. The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was bypassed in 1968 when a modern stretch opened to ease traffic congestion. ...
Southern Alleghenies Conservancy is a non-profit nature group preserving the environment in South Central Pennsylvania, covering Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset counties. ...
Lehigh Tunnel The Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike contains the Lehigh Tunnel, a 4,461-foot tunnel through Blue Mountain. The tunnel was named "Lehigh Tunnel" so as not to cause confusion with the existing Blue Mountain tunnel on the mainline. The tunnel was originally to be named for Turnpike Commission chairman Thomas J. Evans, but this was changed due to his July 25, 1967 conviction for conspiracy to defraud the Turnpike Commission of $19 million. [3] The Lehigh Tunnel was originally a two-lane tunnel, in the manner of the highway's original seven tunnels, until it was "twinned" in the early 1990's. The new Lehigh Tunnel is the only tunnel built by the Turnpike Commission using the New Austrian Tunnelling method. With this method, tunnels are built using a special machine resembling a large electric razor blade, guided by lasers. The tunneled area is reinforced with shotcrete, a slurry mixture, as it is bored, eliminating the need for wooden supports. Because of the new construction, the new tube, which is round, contrasts sharply with the original rectangular tube, which was carved by the older dyamite blasting method. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
The New Austrian Tunneling method (NATM) was developed between 1957 and 1965 in Austria. ...
Shotcrete and gunite are two commonly used terms for sprayed concrete. ...
Allegheny Tunnel modernization
 West portal, Allegheny Mountain Tunnel The Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, currently the longest tunnel complex on the entire Turnpike system (only the bypassed Sideling Hill Tunnel was longer), and the only one of the original seven tunnels not to have been originally bored for the aborted Southeast Pennsylvania Railroad project, is currently the most problematic tunnel for the turnpike. In 1996, the turnpike commission began a study on how to address this tunnel, which was suffering from a low traffic capacity and deterioration. The study recommended that a bypass (known as the "Brown Cut") be blasted through the adjacent mountain, but a high pricetag and opposition from landowners and environmental groups shelved this project. The commission is currently realigning the approach roads to the tunnel while examining more acceptable ways to address the capacity and age-related issues of the tunnels. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x420, 37 KB) Summary This image was taken by the author from the side of I-76 and is intended to illustrate the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel section of [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania Turnpike. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (960x420, 37 KB) Summary This image was taken by the author from the side of I-76 and is intended to illustrate the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel section of [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania Turnpike. ...
Western entrance to the tunnel The Allegheny Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel carrying the Pennsylvania Turnpike under the Allegheny Mountain. ...
Aborted extensions and expansions Soon after the mainline was built, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission proposed a number of extensions as part of a 1,000 mile (1,600 km) Turnpike network. These plans were dropped in the mid-1950s in favor of the Interstate Highway System. The proposed network included the following: The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly called the Interstate Highway System, is a network of freeways (also called expressways) in the United States. ...
Although the extensions were dropped, the commission also looked into a major expansion project in the early 1970s in which the east-west mainline would be expanded into a "dual-dual" eight-lane highway similar to that of the New Jersey Turnpike between Jamesburg and Newark. With the dual-dual configuration, the inner two lanes would be car-only lanes while the outer lanes would be for trucks, buses, and trailers. It has been suggested that The North Eastern Extension be merged into this article or section. ...
Interstate 79 (abbreviated I-79) is an interstate highway in the eastern United States. ...
New York Thruway Trailblazer The New York State Thruway (officially the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway) is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of New York. ...
Nickname: The Flagship City Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: County Erie County Founded 1795 - Mayor Joseph Sinnott Area - City 72. ...
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Interstate 81 (abbreviated I-81) is an interstate highway in the eastern part of the United States. ...
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Interstate 95 (abbreviated I-95) is an Interstate highway that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ...
Interstate 76 (abbreviated I-76) is an Interstate Highway in the United States, running 435 miles (700 km) from an interchange with Interstate 71 west of Akron, Ohio east to Interstate 295 near Camden, New Jersey. ...
The Walt Whitman Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia to Gloucester City, New Jersey. ...
Interstate 276 (abbreviated I-276) is a segment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike running from Interstate 76 in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania to the Delaware River, where it connects with the New Jersey Turnpike extension. ...
Interstate 80 (abbreviated I-80) is the second-longest Interstate Highway in the United States. ...
The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ...
The James Buckelew Mansion is a historic point of interest in Jamesburg. ...
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The dual-dual would have required major realignments, similar to that of the Sideling Hill relocation, but most of the original infrastructure would have remained intact in most places. This plan was dropped by 1976, but since 1980, most of the original plan was implemented on a smaller scale. Truck climbing lanes were built on the Allegheny Ridge and Sideling Hill, and the roadway was expanded to six lanes between the Norristown and Philadelphia exits. The six-lane configuration was planned or in the process of being constructed between the proposed Great Valley Slip Ramp and Norristown, between Philadelphia and the New Jersey Turnpike, and on the Northeast Extension between Mid-County and Lansdale.
Current events Today, the Turnpike is controlled by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, handles over 172 million vehicles per year, and employs nearly 2,200 people.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is currently reconfiguring and expanding the Turnpike to meet modern traffic needs. Parts of the original Irwin-Carlisle section is being rebuilt with new roadbeds (using the original concrete and later macadam paving), and long-duration "Superpave" macadam asphalt (similar to a process used on I-95 in Delaware between U.S. Highway 202 and the Pennsylvania State Line in 2000), new interchanges, and even overpasses, the latter two being done well in advance of any major upgrade projects.. United States Highway 202 is a highway stretching from Delaware to Maine, also passing through the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. ...
Between Valley Forge and the Northeast Extension, the highway is being expanded from four lanes to six, and with the completion of the entire I-95/Turnpike exit (along with the building of the paralleling Turnpike Connector Bridge), the entire Delaware River Extension will have six lanes.
Other projects include building "Slip Ramps". These have been built for E-Z Pass tagholders, near Fort Washington (Virginia Drive), with another planned for the Great Valley Corporate Center near Malvern. A similar six-lane expansion has also been planned for the Northeast Extension between its junction in Norristown to Lansdale, and on the mainline turnpike between Valley Forge and the Downingtown interchange, the westernmost of the Turnpike's Philadelphia suburban interchanges. Location of Malvern in relation to Paoli and Chesterbrook Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. ...
On Memorial Day Weekend, 2005, the Pennsylvania Turnpike system became the first highway system in Pennsylvania to have a 65 mph speed limit on the entire length (except for the tunnels themselves, and the winding 5.5-mile (9 km) eastern approach to the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel) of both the mainline turnpike and the Northeast Extension. This is the first time since the mandated 55 mph (88 km/h) speed limit was implemented in 1974 that a motorist can cross the entire state of Pennsylvania at 65 mph (105 km/h) without having to travel at lower speeds for extended periods. Relatives and others traditionally place flags near veterans headstones on Memorial Day Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (most recently observed May 29, 2006). ...
Western entrance to the tunnel The Allegheny Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel carrying the Pennsylvania Turnpike under the Allegheny Mountain. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Interchange with Interstate 95 project -
Interstate 95 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike now cross each other without an interchange. This is related to (but not because of) a gap in Interstate 95 in New Jersey, where local opposition groups managed to stop construction of the Somerset Freeway through the area. Heading northbound from Pennsylvania into Ewing Township (by Trenton, New Jersey), Interstate 95 abruptly ends at its intersection with U.S. Route 1. From there, the highway is then signed as Interstate 295, and turns south. To continue on Interstate 95 northbound, one must travel south on Interstate 295 then east on Interstate 195 (or use a non-freeway section of US 1) in order to reach the northern section of the New Jersey Turnpike, which is signed as Interstate 95. The Pennsylvania Turnpike/Interstate 95 Interchange Project is a project to build an interchange where Interstate 95 crosses the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Bristol Township, Pennsylvania. ...
Interstate 95 (abbreviated I-95) is an Interstate highway that runs 1,927 miles (3,101 kilometers) north-south along the east coast of the United States. ...
For the Bon Jovi album, see New Jersey (album) Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...
The Somerset Freeway is the planning name for an unbuilt section of Interstate 95 in central New Jersey. ...
Ewing Township highlighted in Mercer County. ...
Nickname: Trent, T-Town Location of Trenton inside of Mercer County Coordinates: Country United States State New Jersey County Mercer County Founded circa 1719 Mayor Douglas H. Palmer Area - City 21. ...
U.S. Route 1 (also called U.S. Highway 1, and abbreviated US 1) is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...
Interstates 95 and 276 Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, Delaware to a junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey. ...
Interstates 95 and 276 Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is a bypass route from a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, Delaware to a junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey. ...
Interstate 195 (abbreviated I-195) begins at Route 34 in Wall Township and ends at I-295 just south of Trenton, New Jersey. ...
United States Highway 1 is a United States highway which parallels the east coast of the United States. ...
The New Jersey Turnpike (sometimes called The Jersey Turnpike) is a toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United States. ...
A project [4] is currently planned to install a high speed interchange between the two highways. In addition to the new interchange, the PTC will expand the existing four-lane road to six lanes east of the Philadelphia interchange (U.S. Route 1), build a new facility at milepost 353 to 355 to collect toll tickets,
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