Pennsylvania Tpk, Schuylkill Expwy.

State-name shield courtesy Lou Corsaro.


One of these trailblazers is not like the others, on PA 75 SB. Here's one place where using a more modern font really doesn't work.


The Turnpike used to bear left here, and head into the 2-lane Sideling Hill tunnel. The new route crosses over the tunnel on the side of the mountain, leaving the old tube and roadway there as a roadgeek's delight. Photos from that old alignment, with a total of two two-lane tunnels and 6-7 miles open to the public, are found at the big link at the bottom of this page. (Yes, this is the same Sideling Hill as the one that I-68 in Maryland crosses.)


Thanks to Doug Kerr for capturing these at the PA Turnpike museum. These were once speed warning signs on the original section of the Turnpike (all of which is now I-76), heading into either a tunnel or a tollbooth.


One of many tunnels on the Turnpike. All are four lanes now, though the Turnpike was built with nothing but 2-lane tunnels.


I-283 SB, using a sort of outlined shield that's reminiscent of the days when these signs were button copy. Newer shields are black on white. Keeping left keeps you on I-283 to the end, but taking the exit puts you on PA 283 - the two are signed as a continuous route, though.


There are a bunch of super-sized PATP trailblazers at Turnpike entrances from connecting roads. This is the second or third one you would see if entering from PA 272 or US 222 SB (NB would miss this one), and one of the only button-copy ones left.

Boo the non-cutout-ers. Booo!


I-476 north of the PA Turnpike is the Northeast Extension of the PATP, which used to be PA 9. Most of the signs, such as those along I-276, have a good patching job done on them (those that have not been replaced), but this one's pretty bad. This sign is on I-76 WB at the Turnpike.


Inside the Valley Forge Mall, this is Mall Blvd. NB at the onramp to I-76 WB. Of course, the Turnpike (including I-276) and US 202 are just a short exit away... as is US 422, not mentioned here. Please do NOT dig the RIDOT signs.


And just before that are these very original beauties. The mall photos were both taken by Scott Colbert.


Schuylkill Expressway button copy, eastbound.


Heading east into New Jersey on the Walt Whitman Bridge.

Abandoned PA Tpk./I-76, Breezewood

Into New Jersey on I-76
Into Ohio on I-76
The other part of the PA Turnpike, I-276
The other other part of the Turnpike, I-476
I-76's non-Turnpike child, I-676
Onto US 222
Onto US 202
Into Philadelphia
Schuylkill Expwy. (I-76) on Steve Anderson's phillyroads.com
I-76 on Jeff Kitsko's pahighways.com
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