Pennsylvania turnpike

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:	I-76 from the Ohio state line to Valley Forge I-70 from New Stanton to Breezewood I-276 from Valley Forge to the New Jersey state line
Major junctions
West end:	I-76 / Ohio Turnpike at the Ohio state line
	I-376 in Big Beaver I-79 / US 19 in Cranberry Township I-376 / US 22 in Monroeville I-70 / US 119 / Toll PA 66 in New Stanton I-99 / US 220 near Bedford I-70 / US 30 in Breezewood I-81 / US 11 near Carlisle I-83 near Harrisburg I-76 near Valley Forge I-476 in Plymouth Meeting
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
Pennsylvania State Route System Interstate US State Scenic Byways Legislative ← PA 75 I-76 PA 76 → ← PA 274 I-276 PA 276 → ← I-279 I-280 PA 280 →
Pennsylvania Historical Marker
Designated	1990

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.