Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

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Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike
Length	12.9 miles (20.8 km)
Trailheads	Tannery Road, Breezewood Pump Station Road, Fulton County PA 915 Oregon Road, Wells Tannery
Use	Hiking, biking, recreation
Sights	Rays Hill Tunnel and Sideling Hill Tunnel
Trail 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 replaced in 1968 by a new stretch. This was done to eliminate traffic congestion caused by the two lane Sideling Hill Tunnel and Rays Hill Tunnel. Due to this the Cove Valley travel plaza was demolished. The 1968 alignment is east of the heavily congested Breezewood interchange for Interstate 70 (I-70) eastbound at what is now I-76 exit 161. This was replaced two years after that alignment opened. The section of the turnpike was at one time part of the South Pennsylvania Railroad.