Background Information for Teachers
Web Sites
Pennsylvania Highways
http://www.pahighways.com/toll/PATurnpike.html#Chapter13
A 13-section history of the Pennsylvania turnpike, from railroad to modern day toll road, this website has many interesting photographs and links to other sites.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission - About the PTC, "Pennsylvania Turnpike ‘Fast Facts"," http://www.paturnpike.com/geninfo/fastfacts/fastfacts.aspx
A 13-section history of the Pennsylvania turnpike, from railroad to modern day toll road, this website has many interesting photographs and links to other sites.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission - About the PTC, "Pennsylvania Turnpike ‘Fast Facts"," http://www.paturnpike.com/geninfo/fastfacts/fastfacts.aspx
Video
The Pennsylvania Turnpike-News/Media Room
http://www.paturnpike.com/news/multimedia.aspx
Several multimedia presentations of various lengths, about the Pennsylvania Turnpike's past and present.