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The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940 and motorists of the day, accustomed to far less modern roads, could hardly have failed to appreciate that smooth ribbon of concrete. Today, of the millions of motorists who use the turnpike each year, few realize that beneath the layers of asphalt lies the original concrete pavement. That pavement is now being replaced one section at a time, in the turnpike’s first total reconstruction project.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1940 and motorists of the day, accustomed to far less modern roads, could hardly have failed to appreciate that smooth ribbon of concrete. Today, of the millions of motorists who use the turnpike each year, few realize that beneath the layers of asphalt lies the original concrete pavement. That pavement is now being replaced one section at a time, in the turnpike’s first total reconstruction project.
Turnpike Transformation
Brown, Jeff L. (author)
Civil Engineering Magazine Archive ; 76 ; 44-51
2016-01-01
82006-01-01 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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| British Library Online Contents | 2006
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1947
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1940
| Engineering Index Backfile | 1940
British Library Online Contents | 2000