PRINTER'S NO. 2136
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
452
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TAYLOR, W. KELLER, QUIGLEY, COHEN, KINSEY, KOTIK,
MILLARD, DiGIROLAMO, WARD, READSHAW, DONATUCCI, HEFFLEY,
M. K. KELLER, THOMAS, JAMES, BISHOP, METZGAR, QUINN,
DRISCOLL, CORBIN, BIZZARRO, YOUNGBLOOD, MURT, CALTAGIRONE,
BRIGGS, DAVIS, D. COSTA, WHEELAND, IRVIN, KILLION, KNOWLES,
SCHLOSSBERG, ROZZI, GODSHALL, MAJOR, O'NEILL, SAINATO, PAYNE,
A. HARRIS, SNYDER AND GIBBONS, AUGUST 25, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 25, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
and the Turnpike's impact on this Commonwealth and on
America's Interstate Highway System.
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Turnpike will celebrate 75 years of
service in October 2015; and
WHEREAS, The original 160-mile section of the Pennsylvania
Turnpike opened just after midnight on October 1, 1940,
welcoming motorists to travel between Carlisle and Irwin; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Turnpike set the national standard
for modern, limited-access highways and served as the model upon
which America's Interstate Highway System was built; and
WHEREAS, The original 160-mile toll road that carried 2.7
million vehicles in its first full year of operation now spans
552 miles, carrying more than 194 million vehicles a year; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Turnpike is in the process of
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rebuilding and widening the entire roadway from four lanes to
six to meet today's traffic demands and safety and design
standards; and
WHEREAS, More than 110 miles have been rebuilt and widened to
date and work continues as the Pennsylvania Turnpike remains
committed to putting its customers' safety first; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Turnpike, known as "America's First
Superhighway," forever changed the way Americans traveled and is
considered to be one of Pennsylvania's most treasured historic
assets; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
75th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Turnpike's
impact on this Commonwealth and on America's Interstate Highway
System.
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