Pa. Highway & Road Conditions
The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 531 miles (855 km) in three distinct sections. Its main section, extending from the Ohio state line in the west to the New Jersey state line in the east, stretches 359 miles (578 km). Its Northeast Extension, extending from Valley Forge in the southeast to Wilkes-Barre and Scranton in the northeast, stretches 110 miles. Its various highway segments in western Pennsylvania cover 62 miles (100 km).
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When
the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940, it was the first long-distance
rural freeway in the United States and was popularly known as
the "tunnel highway" because of the seven mountain tunnels
along its route. Today, the Turnpike is controlled by the Pennsylvania
Turnpike Commission, which handles over 172 million vehicles per
year, and employs nearly 2,200 people. 
