17 Facts About Pennsylvania Turnpike

Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the U S state of Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is designated as a Blue Star Memorial Highway honoring those who have served in the United States Armed Forces; the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania has placed Blue Star Memorial Highway markers at service plazas along the turnpike.

Pennsylvania Turnpike begins at the Ohio state line in Lawrence County, beyond which the highway continues west as the Ohio Turnpike.

At this point, the Pennsylvania Turnpike ends, and I-95 continues east as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to the mainline of the New Jersey Turnpike.

Pennsylvania Turnpike uses all-electronic tolling, with tolls payable by toll by plate or E-ZPass.

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Until March 2020, the Pennsylvania Turnpike used the ticket system of tolling between the Warrendale and Neshaminy Falls toll plazas, as well as on the Northeast Extension from Mid-County to Wyoming Valley.

Two of the original plazas were closed in the 1950s while the bypassing of what is the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike led to the closure of the Cove Valley Plaza and opening of the Sideling Hill plaza, which serves both westbound and eastbound traffic.

Pennsylvania Turnpike was planned in the 1930s to improve transportation across the Appalachian Mountains of central Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia and Lancaster Pennsylvania Turnpike opened between Lancaster and Philadelphia in 1794, the first successful turnpike in the United States.

Pennsylvania Turnpike Railroad was completed between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in 1854.

In 1940, Standard Oil of Pennsylvania was awarded a contract for 10 Esso service stations along the turnpike.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike led to the construction of other toll roads, such as the New Jersey Turnpike and the Interstate Highway System.

The state of Pennsylvania Turnpike disagreed with the change and recommended that I-80S become I-376 instead.

Pennsylvania Turnpike had no enforced speed limit when it opened except for the tunnels, which had a 35-mile-per-hour speed limit.

Pennsylvania Turnpike commission announced plans to build a second bore at the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel and a four-lane bypass of the Laurel Hill Tunnel in 1960.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Legislature approved the project in 1985; the road would be widened between the Norristown and Philadelphia interchanges.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike used traffic lights as feedback signals for E-ZPass users since it was launched on the roadway in 2001.