Portal and Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike "America's Super Highway," 1940-1950
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When it opened in 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike ran 160 miles between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. It was extended another 100 miles east to Philadelphia in 1950. The turnpike included seven tunnels through the Allegheny Mountains. Six of those tunnels originally were started in the 1880s for the never-finished South Pennsylvania Railroad.
When it opened in 1940, the Pennsylvania Turnpike ran 160 miles between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh. It was extended another 100 miles east to Philadelphia in 1950. The turnpike included seven tunnels through the Allegheny Mountains. Six of those tunnels originally were started in the 1880s for the never-finished South Pennsylvania Railroad.
Artifact
Postcard
Date Made
1940-1950
Creators
Howard Johnson Publishing Department
Place of Creation
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
92.260.25
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Gordon C. Tindall.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.438 in
Width: 5.5 in
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