What is the Pennsylvania Turnpike?
Q: What is the Pennsylvania Turnpike?
A: The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll road operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a limited-access highway, meaning cars must use ramps to get onto it, and it runs 360 miles (580 km) across the state.
Q: How much does it cost for a car to enter from Ohio?
A: It costs more than $7 for a car to enter it from Ohio.
Q: What are some of the highways that make up part of the turnpike?
A: The turnpike is part of the Interstate Highway System and is signed as part of Interstate 76 (I-76) between the Ohio border and Valley Forge, I-70 and I-76 between New Stanton and Breezewood, I-276 between Valley Forge and Bristol Township, and I-95 between Bristol Township and the New Jersey border.
Q: How does toll collection work on this highway?
A: The roadway uses a ticket system of tolling, where cars get a ticket listing fares when they head onto the road and pay when they leave the road, between Warrendale and Neshaminy Falls toll plazas. There is also an eastbound toll plaza at Gateway near Ohio border and westbound toll plaza at Delaware River Bridge that uses cameras to take picture of car's license plate & send bill in mail. E-ZPass electronic toll collection can also be used at all toll plazas.
Q: When did construction begin on this highway?
A: Construction began on this highway in 1930s with plans to make traveling by car better across mountains of Pennsylvania using seven tunnels created for abandoned South Pennsylvania Railroad in 1880s. The first section opened October 1st 1940 between Irwin & Carlisle as first long distance limited access highway leading to other limited access roads & Interstate Highway System being built later on after World War II ended.
Q: What improvements have been made since its opening?
A: Since its opening there has been rebuilding original section to today's standards; widening parts of turnpike from four lanes wide up to six lanes; adding new interchanges; boring tubes at four two lane tunnels while closing other three tunnels when new road was built around them; etc..
