Happy Birthday to the Pennsylvania Turnpike! America's superhighway opened for travel on Oct. 1, 1940. This 1940 black-and-white film, preserved by The State #Archives, depicts aerial views of the newly contracted turnpike. 🚘 www.pastatearchives.com #ArchivesMonth | Pennsylvania Trails of History

7.9K views · 103 reactions | Happy Birthday  to the Pennsylvania Turnpike ! America’s first superhighway opened Oct. 1, 1940. This ️ illustrates the rules of the road from the Turnpike's early days. Learn more about the Turnpike by visiting the State Museum of Pennsylvania's Transportation & Industry gallery. #OnThisDay #Archives #PATurnpikeBirthday | Pennsylvania Trails of History | Facebook

4.9K views · 42 reactions | Treat yourself like the PA Turnpike! | Straight Outta Pittsburgh | Facebook

Traffic is moving slowly on the Pennsylvania Turnpike as emergency crews head to a deadly tractor-trailer crash in the Plum area. What we know so far: https://wpxi.tv/3gyIYHh | WPXI-TV Pittsburgh

579K views · 1.9K reactions | Next phase of Open Road Tolling! The PA Turnpike has begun removing tollbooths with the first demolition taking place at the Pocono Interchange on I-476. | Pennsylvania Turnpike | Facebook

2.8K views · 25 reactions | The #PATurnpike's Southern Beltway U.S. Route 22 to I-79 Project in Allegheny and Washington counties is nearly finished and ready for traffic. This video showcases the new toll road in its entirety as construction neared its end. CDR Maguire managed the construction of this project and provided the footage for this video. | Pennsylvania Turnpike | Facebook