Pennsylvania Turnpike (North Midway)
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N 40° 01.837 W 078° 29.522
17T E 713995 N 4434168
Marker located at North Midway Service Plaza just W of Bedford Turnpike exit.
Waymark Code: WMPYR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2006
Views: 36
The marker reads: "This is one of the original service plazas for the nation's first long-distance superhighway. On October 1, 1940, the Turnpike opened, stretching 160 miles from Carlisle to Irwin. The Turnpike Commission had been created in 1937; construction utilized the old South Pennsylvania Railroad's right-of-way and tunnels. By 1957 the Turnpike spanned 360 miles across the State and extended 110 miles north to Scranton."
Marker Name: Pennsylvania Turnpike
County: Bedford
Date Dedicated: 01/01/1990
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: North Midway Service Plaza just W of Turnpike exit 11, Bedford
Category: Transportation, Roads
Website: Not listed
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