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Pennsylvania Turnpike, Breezewood Interchange, Near State Route 2029 about 1 mile Southwest of Breezewood, Breezewood, Bedford County, PA
Summary
Significance: Constructed near the intersection of U.S. 30 and SR 126 which led south into Maryland and Virginia, the Breezewood Plaza is one of eleven original interchanges along the turnpike where motorists exited or entered the turnpike. By the time the plaza was rebuilt in 1969-70, the nearby town of Breezewood was home to numerous gas stations and motels that had been erected to serve the ever-increasing number of motorists.
Survey number: HAER PA-349
Building/structure dates: 1938- 1940 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1969- 1970 Subsequent Work
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Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Buchart-Horn
Bellante & Clauss
New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company
Nello L. Teer Company
America's Industrial Heritage Project (AIHP), sponsor
Madrid, transmitter
Wallace, Kim E, historian
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Location
Breezewood (Bedford County, Pa.), 39.99919, -78.23881
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
