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End of the remaining PTC-owned stub of the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike following the demolition of a bridge over US 30. In 2005, the PTC restricted access to the abandoned turnpike by demolishing an overpass over U.S. Route 30 (US 30) in Breezewood and an overpass on Pump Station Road near the site of the old Cove Valley Travel Plaza. The ...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission started construction on a new toll highway from Carlisle, Pennsylvania to Irwin, Pennsylvania in 1938. When the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened on October 25, 1940, the Sideling Hill Tunnel was one of the seven original tunnels along the highway, six of which were built from the old railroad tunnels from the 1880s.
Map of the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike; red line shows road open for pedestrians/cyclists, dashed red line shows closed-off portions of the road, red/white alternating show tunnels: Date: 13 March 2013: Source: Own work, data from U.S. Census Bureau
Laurel Hill Tunnel is a 4,541-foot-long (1,384 m) tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was bypassed and abandoned in 1964. It is bored through Laurel Ridge, spanning the border of Westmoreland and Somerset counties. Its western portal may be seen from the eastbound side of the Turnpike at milepost 99.3.
Never used and omitted from the Pennsylvania Turnpike [33] Rays Hill Tunnel: Pennsylvania Turnpike (abandoned) Rays Hill: 3,532 feet (1,077 m) 1940 [50] Sideling Hill Tunnel: Pennsylvania Turnpike (abandoned) Sideling Hill: 6,782 feet (2,067 m) 1940 [50] Squirrel Hill Tunnel: Pittsburgh: I-376 (Penn-Lincoln Parkway) Squirrel Hill: 4,225 feet ...
Completed at a cost of $17,203,000, the Sideling Hill bypass opened on November 26, 1968, and the former alignment through the tunnels became known as the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike. A rest area next to the ridge was a stop on Bill Clinton and Al Gore's post-convention bus tour in 1992.
To make a payment on any outstanding balances, call the Pennsylvania Turnpike Customer Service Center at 1-877-736-6727. When prompted, select option 1 and then option 5 to resolve the amounts owed.
Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike Currently Pike2Bike Trail: Crosses: Rays Hill: Operation; Work begun: 1881 - railway 1938 - highway: Constructed: 1881–1885 - railway 1938–1940 - highway: Opened: October 1, 1940: Closed: November 26, 1968 - Interstate 76 (aged 28 years) Owner: South Pennsylvania Railroad abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike ...