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The Pennsylvania Turnpike (shortened to Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a controlled-access toll road that is operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States. It runs for 360 miles (580 km) across the state, connecting Pittsburgh in Western Pennsylvania with Philadelphia in ...
Pennsylvania Route 576 (PA Turnpike 576), also known as the Southern Beltway, is a controlled-access toll road in the southern and western suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is envisioned to serve as a southern beltway around the Greater Pittsburgh area between Pittsburgh International Airport and the historic Steel Valley ...
14 feet (4.3 m) (estimated) Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel is one of four original Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels still in active use. A second tube was bored in the late 1960s to ease traffic conditions. The Tuscarora Mountain tunnels measure 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in length and are the second-longest active tunnels on the Pennsylvania Turnpike system.
The Pennsylvania State Route System was established by the Sproul Road Bill passed in 1911. The system took control of over 4,000 miles of road. The system of roads continued to grow over the next few decades until continual addition of roads faced greater opposition. On October 1, 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike's first section of highway was ...
Pa. Turnpike: How to get E-ZPass, use the new app and save money - even on toll-by-plate Traffic alert: 5-week detour of East Market Street starts soon. What you need to know
Reach Bill O'Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle. Mar. 10—WILKES-BARRE — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA ...
6,070 feet (1,850 m) No. of lanes. 4 (two in each direction) Highest elevation. 2,314 feet (705 m) The Allegheny Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel carrying the Pennsylvania Turnpike through the Allegheny Mountains. At this point, the Turnpike carries Interstates 70 and 76. When the tunnel was built, it was considered an "engineering marvel ...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission ( PTC) is an agency created in 1937 to construct, finance, operate, and maintain the Pennsylvania Turnpike (both the mainline and the Northeast Extension ). The commission consists of five members. Four members are appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania, while the fifth member is the Pennsylvania ...