Pennsylvania Turnpike
Pennsylvania Turnpike is a motorway road in USA.
- Type: Motorway
- Country: USA
- Length: 526 km
- Opened: 1940
Overview
The 1940 Irwin to Carlisle stretch was the first long distance limited access highway in America, using recycled railroad tunnels through the Alleghenies. Called the first superhighway of America, it set the pattern for toll roads nationwide.
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