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The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway system in the state of Pennsylvania, USA. The turnpike system encompasses 532 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 Plymouth Meeting in the southeast to Wilkes-Barre and Scranton in the northeast, stretches 110 miles (177 km). Its various highway segments in western Pennsylvania cover 62 miles (100 km).
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Route information | |
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Maintained by Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission | |
Length | 359.6 mi[1] (578.7 km) |
Existed | October 1940–present |
Major junctions | |
West end | I-76/Ohio Turnpike near the Pennsylvania-Ohio state line |
Major intersections | I-376/US 22 near Pittsburgh I-70/PA 66/US 119 near New Stanton I-99/US 220 near Bedford I-70/US 30 near Breezewood I-81/US 11 near Middlesex I-83 near Harrisburg I-176/PA 10 near Morgantown I-76 to US 202/I-476 near Valley Forge I-476 near Plymouth Meeting US 1 near Trevose |
East end | I-276/Future I-95/NJ Turnpike on the Delaware River Bridge |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Highway system | |
The highway serves most of Pennsylvania's major urban areas, with the main east-west section serving the Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia areas and its Northeastern Extension serving the Allentown/Bethlehem and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre areas.