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An access road was built in the late 2000s on the PTC-owned side of the former Pump Station Road overpass, making the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) section still owned by the PTC a de facto access road to the active turnpike in itself; however, like other access roads along the turnpike, it is off-limits to the public and is only used by the PTC or ...
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.
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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.
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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.
He called the abandoned mine complex, saying, "It's almost like a mini town underneath this town, which is wild." Crews had to use hand-drawn maps from the 1940s to help navigate the recovery.