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The Pennsylvania Turnpike: Then and Now
Further Reading

Cupper, Dan. The Pennsylvania Turnpike: A History. Lebanon, PA: Applied Arts, 2001.

Well-illustrated and informative history of Pennsylvania's path breaking turnpike.

Dakelman, Mitchell E. and Neal A. Shorr. The Pennsylvania Turnpike. Portsmouth, NH: Arcadia Publishing, 2004.

A photographic collection from the Pennsylvania State Archives that discusses the Pennsylvania Turnpike's roots as the South Pennsylvania Railroad.

Lewis, Tom. Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life. New York, NY: Viking, 1997.

A very readable history of America's interstates, including an interesting chapter on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Shank, William H. Vanderbilt's Folly: A History of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Annapolis, MD: American Canal and Transportation Center, 1993.

A discussion of how "Vanderbilt's Folly" later led to the foundations of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.


Web Sites

1950s PA Turnpike Postcard Slide Show. Pennsylvania Turnpike Collection http://www.gribblenation.com/breezewood/postindex.html

This web link features a slide show of linen post cards from the original Pennsylvania Turnpike. These color images are especially interesting when viewed as "full screen" by pressing F11 on the keyboard. Follow links to images of the abandoned section of the turnpike as well.

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 http://www.paturnpike.com

This website has many interesting features, including a brief history of the turnpike (with photographs), a "Fact File", and an interactive map of the modern turnpike.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission - About the PTC, "Pennsylvania Turnpike ‘Fast Facts"," http://www.paturnpike.com/geninfo/fastfacts/fastfacts.aspx

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Travel Conditions Map http://www.paturnpike.com/webmap/PTCIE.htm

This web link will allow students to interact with a map of the current Pennsylvania Turnpike. Students can view exits and listen to active advisories among other interactive elements.


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