Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
Length13 miles (21 km)
TrailheadsTannery Road, Breezewood
Pump Station Road, Fulton County
PA 915 Oregon Road, Wells Tannery
UseHiking, biking, recreation
SightsRays Hill Tunnel and Sideling Hill Tunnel
Trail map
Map
Publicly accessible portions in red, closed portions in grey, Rays Hill Tunnel in magenta, Sideling Hill Tunnel in dark magenta

The Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike is the common name of a 13-mile (21 km) stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike that was bypassed in 1968 when a modern stretch opened to ease traffic congestion in the tunnels. In this case, the Sideling Hill Tunnel and Rays Hill Tunnel were bypassed, as was one of the Turnpike's travel plazas. The bypass is located just east of the heavily congested Breezewood interchange for Interstate 70 (I-70) eastbound at what is now I-76 exit 161. The section of the turnpike was at one time part of the South Pennsylvania Railroad.