starlightcoupe Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/ind...pike_open.html First "SUPER-HIGHWAY" in the nation opened October 1, 1940. This article has 25 really neat old photos. Notice some of the old tunnels had only one tube, with one lane in each direction and no barrier. Several of the tunnels were actually for the Southern Penn Railroad, abandoned many years earlier. Now, some of those tunnels are abandoned since 1982, and attract hikers and bikers. http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/ind...nia_tur_1.html Edited October 2, 2015 by starlightcoupe (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frantz Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 First super highway in the world if I remember correct! They just finished redoing the last of the service plazas... If only they could do something about getting ride of their happily named "orange improvement areas". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plymouthcranbrook Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 First super highway in the world if I remember correct! They just finished redoing the last of the service plazas... If only they could do something about getting ride of their happily named "orange improvement areas".Autobahn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Isn't the PA Turnpike the one that charges you a dollar for every year it's been open? It's EXPENSIVE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympic Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Can anyone identify the cars in the photos? I think I see a Willys and a 35 Ford standard Tudor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarredKnightfan Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Wow ... some great vintage photos of the Turnpike ... awesome! Cort www.oldcarsstronghearts.compigValve, paceMaker, cowValve | 1979 Caprice Classic (awaiting new owner)"Nothing's quite the same now" __ Vertical Horizon __ 'Best I Ever Had' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlightcoupe Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Isn't the PA Turnpike the one that charges you a dollar for every year it's been open? It's EXPENSIVE!When it first opened it was a penny a mile; considering the cost of construction at that time was just over $1,000,000 per mile, quite a deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenie Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I'll second the PA State tree. And for some reason the prospect of a major car show seems to evoke major road construction. (or at least the major implementation of orange cones). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Anybody out there collect PA Tpk literature, I have a few pieces from the opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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