For almost 50 years the abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels in Fulton and Bedford counties have withstood the wind, rain, snow and ice. Whether they stand for another 50 years - and whether ...

The entrance to the parking area is a few hundred feet down the road from the closed-off section, up a gravel driveway and to the right. The hike to the tunnel is around a mile - maybe three-quarters.

The abandoned toll road section encompasses an area between the Breezewood exit and the Sideling Hill Service Plaza, and was a part of the original turnpike route that used two-lane tunnels that ...

But there is one portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that has not ... The project was completed in the late 1960s and thus caused a 13-mile stretch of the turnpike to essentially become abandoned.

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike This 13-mile stretch of the turnpike in Bedford and Fulton counties, which includes three tunnels and a travel plaza was bypassed in 1968. The road has not been ...

PennDOT had closed all of its rest areas and welcome centers on March 17. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission never closed its service plazas, but curtailed some services on March 17.

A multi-county tourism agency received state funds this week to study developing a trail on an abandoned section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. For years, an abandoned 13-mile-long turnpike path ...

The abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike; a look into the past In 2003 a tornado swept through the valley causing around 60% of the bridge to collapse., which caused the bridge to be abandoned.