Like the Turnpike itself, this collection's goal is to bring history to modern times.  By showcasing photos of the roadway from years past, the collection will allow modern travelers a chance to see the highway that many have come to love and in some cases hate years before.  If you have photos or contributions you would like to contribute to this site, please e-mail me .

	A view inside the Kittatinny Tunnel Eastbound; Franklin County.  Photo taken by Bill Symons; Summer 1982.
	Approaching the Eastern Portal of the Kittatinny Mountain Tunnels on the Eastbound Turnpike; Franklin County.  Photo Taken by Bill Symons; October, 1980.  The Kittatinny Tunnels were twinned in 1968.
	A sweeping curve leading to the entrance of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnels Eastbound; Somerset County.  Photo taken by Bill Symons; October, 1980.  The tunnels are currently the longest within the Turnpike System.
	Looking Eastbound at mile 80.6; Westmoreland County.  Photo taken by Bill Symons; October, 1980.  The turnpike would remove the center guard rail and wire shoulder rail beginning in the late 1980s.
	Rural Westmoreland County on the Eastbound Turnpike.  Photo taken by Bill Symons; October, 1980.  Even 40 years after the highway opened, the gentle rural rolling terrain surrounds the highway.

Entering the eastern portal of the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel.  Photo taken by Gary Ballard; 1978.

Entrance to the eastern portal of the Allegheny Tunnel.  Photo taken by Fred Yenerall; March 1969.  The Allegheny Tunnel was twinned just four years earlier.

White button copy text guide sign for US 119 (Exit 2/New Stanton); Westmoreland County.  Photo taken by unknown; 1940.  Image courtesy William Lawson.  Early guide signs for exits were of this design.  The Turnpike standard of Exit Number then Exit Name in addition to the distance to the next interchange has been in place since day one.

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Last Updated: April 29, 2007

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