Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

The 1968 alignment is east of the heavily congested Breezewood interchange for Interstate 70 (I-70) eastbound at what is now I-76 exit 161.

[1] The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) conducted studies on either expanding or bypassing the tunnels.

[7] It proposed various ideas to make the trail as accessible as possible for cyclists, hikers, inline skaters, and equestrians.

This is in response to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' need for a governmental body to own the trail before it can give out grants.

The PTC and PennDOT used the highway to train maintenance workers, as well as for testing of rumble strips.

[9] The site of the former Cove Valley Travel Plaza was used as a shooting range for the Pennsylvania State Police.

Since the SAC bought the property, the site has not been used as a shooting range, although warning signs are still posted in the area.

The studios mildly restored the exterior of the eastern portal of the Ray's Hill Tunnel when it was used for filming.

The toll booth will collect a parking donation that will be used to pay for site maintenance and upkeep.

Nature is starting to reclaim parts of the original 1940s roadway.
Eastern portal of the Sideling Hill Tunnel
Western portal of the Rays Hill Tunnel
Test rumble strips from the SNAP project, just outside the western portal of the Rays Hill Tunnel
End of the remaining PTC-owned stub of the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike following the demolition of a bridge over US 30
Access point at US 30 and Tannery Road
Site of the former Cove Valley Travel Plaza, the Sideling Hill Tunnel is about a half mile to the west