Midway Service Plazas (PA Turnpike)

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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 Irwin to Carlisle. 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.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa_Turnpike
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Coordinates:   40°1'49"N   78°29'30"W
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