Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

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Ray's Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike Website Great information, pictures, tours, facts about the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike — Brief History
This site gives a background, and includes photographs and visiting tips, of this section
near Breezewood.
  

Breezewood and the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
The abandoned alignment of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A view of the abandoned Turnpike.
  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Photos of the Abandoned Sections near Breezewood
It has been said that one is not truly a "road geek" until they post a page with a few pics of the abandoned section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike near Breezewood. I guess this makes me official.
  

Delmarva Highways - The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
Eastern terminus of the abandoned turnpike, in Breezewood. The PA Turnpike
Commission is still using the property for equipment storage.

The Abandoned PA Turnpike Tunnels circa 1981/82
With the widespread popularity of abandoned Turnpike exploration, what is unique about these photos from 20 years ago is that many of the original artifacts (lettering and lane stripping) still existed at the entrances to the three tunnels. With the widespread popularity of abandoned Turnpike exploration, these photos capture the exterior of the abandoned tunnels closer to their operable form than they are today.
  

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
A brief history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and how a few abandoned sections look.
  

The abandoned highway to end all abandoned highways
When the Pennsylvania Turnpike first opened from Middlesex to Irwin in 1940, the new toll road was truly "America's Tunnel Highway." A trip from one end to the other would take a motorist through seven different tunnels: (from east to west) Blue Mountain, Kittatinny, Tuscarora, Sideling Hill, Ray's Hill, Allegheny, and Laurel Hill. While the length of the Turnpike was built as a four-lane expressway, the tunnels could only accommodate one lane of traffic in each direction. By the late '50s, eastbound traffic backlogs became common at the Laurel Hill Tunnel, and congestion began to cause delays at other tunnels as well. Fixing the logjam...
  

History and pictures of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and tunnels
Includes postcards from the early days including those of the original two-lane
tunnels. Also contains recent pictures of abandoned sections.
  

Pennsylvania Turnpike - Abandoned Roadways and Tunnels
The Pennsylvania Turnpike has several abandoned roadways and tunnels.

The Historic Pennsylvania Turnpike
  

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
  

The Michael G. Koerner Historic Pennsylvania Turnpike Site
   

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
  

Breezewood in the Fall
The Abandoned PA Turnpike and Tunnels near Breezewood as seen through the lens of Bernie Newman.
  

Pennsylvania Turnpike's Abandoned Sections
  

Pennsylvania Turnpike by Pennsylvania Highways
  

Pictures from the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
  

Pennsylvania Turnpike Abandoned Section Photos
See how these abandoned sections looked in 2000. 

Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
Information, pictures and links about the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike and related information 
  

John & Brian's Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
A short history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike with pictured of several abandoned tunnels. 
  

Pennsylvania Turnpike's Abandoned Sections
Pictures showing the various sections of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that were bypassed. 
  

Bike the Pike 2004
Here is where you can find the pictures, descriptions and accounts of our second attempt to ride our bikes on the abandonded section of the Turnpike. These is also a link to a page describing our first attempt in September 2003 and a link to a page with more pictures. 
  

Tracking the South Pennsylvania Railroad
The real history of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is not when it was built in 1938-40 but the actual abandoned railroad alignment that it was to have followed. The facts about where to find the Vanderbilt railroad alignment is sometimes more interesting then the building of the turnpike or when it opened. Get to the root of the turnpikes history by visiting southpennrailroad.com 
   

Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike and Tunnels
Come share your stories and your pictures! We are always looking for contributions from people who have been to the abandoned roadway and those who have walked or biked the tunnels. This website is for sharing, not just for information or history.
  

PA Turnpike Trip
Abandoned PA Turnpike Trip; Here are pictures from an October 2001 trip along
the abandoned PA Turnpike between Breezewood and Sideling Hill.
  

Abandoned Pa Turnpike - Bike Ride
Turnpike". We met at Breezewood, Pa. (one end of the abandoned stretch), then
trailered the bikes to the other end.
  

Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pa. Turnpike Toll Booth that was in operation at the Fort... USGS Topographic maps of the two 'abandoned' sections ...
  

THE ABANDONED PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE
My Abandoned PA Turnpike Page · My Traffic Report Guide ... The present PA Turnpike
crosses the bottom portion of the picture. Sight distance on this hazy, ...
  

Pennsylvania Highways: Pennsylvania Turnpike
History of the PA Turnpike including the closing of the abandoned sections.
  

Biking Dark Tunnels and Wide Lanes on a Lost Highway
Biking an abandoned section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, complete with two
long, dark tunnels.