I-80 vs Penn Turnpike
Nick Sheppard
later this month. Which route has minimal construction or better road
conditions? Is the speed limit 65 MPH on both roads? Thanks for any help
you can offer.
Nick
jeom...@penn.com
your area last fall and I-80 was as good and any of the super slabs
that I traveled. Both road are posted at 65 cars trucks rv etc. Why the
worry about 65 mph if you are towing a trailer a lot of your speed
limits getting here will be 55.
Where in NY are you headed the Turnpike travels across the lower part
of the State and the options for NY are the Turnpike NE Extension or
through NJ and they are not great options. I80 a little above the
middle and has better access to NY. Construction zones are possible on
both.
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Main disadvantages to PA turnpike are: (1)it is a toll road and (2)
there has been intermittant horrendous construction problems between
New Stanton and Donegal, due to potholes/sinkholes caused by spring
rains and other problems. Am not familiar enough with I-80 to comment,
but I do know the west end has recently been refurbished.
Yoda
In article <K15h5.26$R6.1...@typhoon.stlnet.com>,
"Nick Sheppard" <cos...@postnet.com> wrote:
> We'll be traveling from St. Louis, MO to lower NY state (not New York
City)
> later this month. Which route has minimal construction or better road
> conditions? Is the speed limit 65 MPH on both roads? Thanks for any
help
> you can offer.
>
> Nick
>
>
Jefef1
>later this month. Which route has minimal construction or better road
>conditions? Is the speed limit 65 MPH on both roads? Thanks for any help
>you can offer.
Within the last two months, I travelled both the Turnpike between Philadelphia
and Pittsburgh and I-80 between the intersection with the Northeast extension
of the PA Turnpike and the exit at Route 17 (I think) that leads North to
Salamanca.
The Turnpike is a toll road. Depending on the kind of rig you have, travelling
the turnpike can be quite costly. It is a limited access highway. If you get
in a traffic jam, you may be stuck for a while as exits are far spread in
Western PA.
I-80 is also a four-lane highway (two in each direction) and large rigs can
move just as fast as on the Turnpike without incurring the expense. There are
more opportunities to leave I-80 if you find yourself in a jam.
Since I-80 is much closer to NY State than the PA Tpk., you'll probably find it
more convenient to choose I-80.
The landscape is beautiful in NW PA. If you travel during daylight hours, your
family will enjoy it.
Tip: Drive through the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of Indians
(near Salamanca, NY) and fuel up. Fuel prices on the reservation are
significantly lower than in NY State.
Happy motoring !
Jeff
Will R
<cos...@postnet.com> wrote:
>We'll be traveling from St. Louis, MO to lower NY state (not New York City)
>later this month. Which route has minimal construction or better road
>conditions? Is the speed limit 65 MPH on both roads? Thanks for any help
>you can offer.
>
>Nick
>
>
Take 80, Both roads have some construction on them (thats a full time
job here in PA) but 80 runs 50-100 miles closer to NY then the
Turnpike, Its cheeper and the view of the PA mountains is much better
on 80.
Will R
Jon Porter
>We'll be traveling from St. Louis, MO to lower NY state (not New York City)
>later this month. Which route has minimal construction or better road
>conditions? Is the speed limit 65 MPH on both roads? Thanks for any help
>you can offer.
>
for the first time in it's 60 year history. It's a mess in the mountains, I
got held up there last spring for 3 hours while they were blasting.
Check out http://www.paturnpike.com for construction updates.
Burl Davis
relatively clear of construction. I live in Pittsburgh just off the PA
Turnpike. I am leaving thursday for Maine and am going due north on Rt 28 to
get to I80 rather than taking the Turnpike. There seems to be less traffic on
I80 although there are a lot of trucks. That said, you will have to divert
north significantly to get on 80 from I70. Your most direct route will be 70
to Turnpike to Carlyle to I81 through Scranton and Binghampton. I81 through
Scranon (north of I80) is fairly rough and it gets worst crossing the NY state
line. The speed limit is the same for both roads and they are of comparable
condition.
Nick Sheppard wrote:
> We'll be traveling from St. Louis, MO to lower NY state (not New York City)
> later this month. Which route has minimal construction or better road
> conditions? Is the speed limit 65 MPH on both roads? Thanks for any help
> you can offer.
>
> Nick
George Miklas
Youngstown, then I-80 into PA.
George
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Jon Porter <jpo...@netwalk.com> wrote in message
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> The Pennsylvania Turnpike is undergoing a complete, down-to-the-dirt
rebuild
I have a kid in school near Carlisle, a little west of Harrisburg. I drive
the Ohio to PA route via the turnpike all the time. We expect one short (15
minute) tie up. Other than that, they've been good about keeping traffic
moving.
Burl Davis
Pike.
Burl Davis
Football Hall of Fame at Canton.
Burl
Nick Sheppard
I'm going to take the route George recommends. I was toying with the idea
of the southern route, but I agree that I-80 is the best bet. Thanks for
all the input.
Nick
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