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Pennsylvania turnpike

Pennsylvania Turnpike marker

Pennsylvania Turnpike
East–west mainline of the Pennsylvania Turnpike system (red) with Northeastern Extension and other components (dark green)
Route information
Maintained by Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Length: 360.09 mi (579.51 km)
Existed: October 1, 1940 – present
History: Completed on May 23, 1956
Component
highways:
Major junctions
West end: I-76 / Ohio Turnpike at the Ohio state line
 
East end: I-95 / Pearl Harbor Extension on Delaware River-Turnpike Toll Bridge at the New Jersey state line
Location
Counties: Lawrence, Beaver, Butler, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Somerset, Bedford, Fulton, Huntingdon, Franklin, Cumberland, York, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Berks, Chester, Montgomery, Bucks
Highway system
PA 75 I-76 PA 76
PA 274 I-276 PA 276
I-279 I-280 PA 280
Designated 1990

Interstate 276
Location: Upper Merion TownshipBristol Township
Length: 32.65 mi (52.55 km)
Existed: 1964–present

Interstate 280
Location: Upper Merion TownshipBristol Township
Length: 32.65 mi (52.55 km)
Existed: 1958–1964

Pennsylvania Turnpike marker

The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for 360 miles (580 km) across the state. The turnpike begins at the Ohio state line in Lawrence County, where the road continues west into Ohio as the Ohio Turnpike. It ends at the New Jersey border at the Delaware River–Turnpike Toll Bridge over the Delaware River in Bucks County, where it continues east as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike.

The highway runs east–west through the state, connecting the Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia areas. It crosses the Appalachian Mountains in central Pennsylvania through four tunnels. The turnpike is part of the Interstate Highway System; it is designated as part of Interstate 76 (I-76) between the Ohio border and Valley Forge, I-70 and I-76 between New Stanton and Breezewood, and I-276 between Valley Forge and the New Jersey border. The road uses a ticket system of tolling between the Warrendale and Neshaminy Falls toll plazas. An additional eastbound toll plaza is located at Gateway, near the Ohio border, while a cashless westbound toll plaza using toll-by-plate is located at the Delaware River Bridge. E-ZPass, a form of electronic toll collection, is accepted at all toll plazas.


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