Talk:Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

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Maps[edit]

Can anyone post some maps to this article? I would add the "Request for Maps" template, but I don't know what it is... Thanks!--Daysleeper47 19:10, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

FOUND IT!--Daysleeper47 20:30, 21 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I just added a map. I did a rough outline of the Abandoned PA Turnpike, and marked where Rays Hill Tunnel, Sideling Hill Tunnel, and Cove Valley Travel Plaza were. I know, it's not the best, but we can always upgrade later. At least we have a map up. Jgera5 (talk) 07:39, 12 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The map was deleted. Can somebody create another one? If I'm reading Google Maps correctly, does the abandoned section end a few miles west of Hustontown? That sort of description of the location of the section would be useful in the article. PK T(alk) 14:23, 9 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Done Hopefully this one can stay up, although I don't know the reasons for the previous maps' deletion. —Mr. Matté (^Talk/_Contrib) 01:12, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Details of a trip[edit]

I didn't think this would be appropriate to add as a link, since I'm obviously a bit biased, but I have details of my recent trip to explore the pike posted on my blog. Even if it's not suitable for inclusion, it might be an interesting read to anyone else digging through this discussion page. The URL is http://floor9.com/category/pennsylvania. If anyone feels that it would be appropriate and relevant, I have no objection to adding the link. Just thought someone else should make that decision. 72.79.189.122 (talk) 21:27, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, we can't use it in the article, but I agree - good read. SchuminWeb (Talk) 21:46, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rumble strips[edit]

The article states that "rumble strips were born on the highway in 1987." This is not true, however--rumble strips were invented much earlier. Perhaps these were the first rumble strips used by PTC? This seems like it should be clarified, and also cited. Ekips (talk) 01:04, 19 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have changed the offending phrase since the provided reference does not corroborate the statement. SJSA 23:13, 14 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds good to me. SchuminWeb (Talk) 03:30, 15 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Unofficial exit closed[edit]

There used to be a parking area on the PT from which you could walk up concrete steps to a very nice Catholic church and (I believe) a monastery. But the last time I was through they had blocked it all off. Anyone recall the name of the town? It would be somewhere west of Breezewood. Bluefox79830 (talk) 20:49, 4 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Bluefox It is in New Baltimore, Pennsylvania, and what you are talking about are the St. John's Church steps. I just drove on the Turnpike about a week and a half ago, the steps are still there and are accessible at the moment, though on the other side of the bridge that connects St. John's Church with New Baltimore, there is currently construction of a new, wider bridge that has jersey barriers along the shoulders. The St. John's steps will likely get removed this year, the PTC had said back in 2007 that they would eventually be removed. Jgera5 (talk) 03:19, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Length[edit]

I just drove to Pittsburgh and back for the first time in ages, so the Turnpike was on my mind. I love "abandoned" stuff, and decided to look up the abandoned turnpike. Being a google maps geek I decided to make a map of the APT. Much of it is indicated right on the map, and it's also obvious in the aerial pictures. According to Google, the line I traced is 11 miles long, not 13. user:PurpleChez, 5/5/15, 1610 EST — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.249.207.195 (talk) 20:11, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Map[edit]

Great map. But I would like to know why the ends of the abandoned portion are indicated with hatched color rather than solid. -- PurpleChez 5/6/15 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.249.207.195 (talk) 13:35, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Mr. Matté: can you explain? –Fredddie ™ 14:30, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Per the file description page: "...red line shows road open for pedestrians/cyclists, dashed red line shows closed-off portions of the road, red/white alternating show tunnels" —Mr. Matté (^Talk/_Contrib) 16:18, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much. I'd figured that maybe the hatching denoted the parts that were still PTC-controlled or off-limits to recreation. I was about to note that here, and was happy to see that someone had confirmed it. Thanks again. PurpleChez — Preceding unsigned comment added by 162.249.207.195 (talk) 20:21, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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