[FunkPumpkin]

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile (21 km) stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was bypassed in 1968 when a modern stretch opened to ease traffic congestion in the tunnels. In this case, the Sideling Hill Tunnel and Rays Hill Tunnel were bypassed, as was one of the Turnpike's travel plazas. The bypass is located just east of the heavily congested Breezewood interchange for Interstate 70 (I-70) eastbound at what is now I-76 exit 161.

The first image is a map of the Abandoned Turnpike (in red) in relation to the modern Turnpike and other roads.

[FunkPumpkin]

Here's the link to the Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike page on Wikipedia.

[corpsehands]

Cool beans

[Faline]

[kellyhound]

neat pics

[DEWBZ]

They use that turnpike for testing out different road reflectors and guard rails and stuff like that

[FunkPumpkin]

Originally Posted by Gaydolf Shitler ↗

They use that turnpike for testing out different road reflectors and guard rails and stuff like that

Correct.

Also, the rumble strips that are now in common use on the sides of highways (and sometimes on the center line of high-risk 2-lane roads) were developed on the abandoned PA turnpike as well.

[DonB]

Really nifty. Thanks for posting.

[Hugo L.]

Fascinating

[Sharon]

Amazing place for a bike ride