Pennsylvania Turnpike: The Lost Highway

[MrE30ftw]

can you get a offroad vehicle down to it?

[BigDaddy28027]

why did they close it off? why not use it for public access like a walking trail

[tangodrink]

Zoo00mbie??

[jahkahjah]

great video mang

[30headcase30]

As a soldier, we used this stretch of road to train for convoy attacks in Iraq.

[athomasait]

Great video! I live about an hour away, and I'm definitely headed there this summer!

[OhioRails]

neat

[leveraction2008]

yes sir i live about 20 mins away form breezwood. im off the ameranth exit on I-70 and have been up to the tunnels and walk through the one in breezwood. iv walked it more than once very cool been through at night and day. they ust to have lots of partys in the upper part where the workers would of been.

[rebdomine614]

@leveraction2008 Theres always been something about those offices above the entrance to the tunnels that has made me want to go in and check those out. Thats awesome if you partied in there.

[bobbyhill789]

i google mapped it and i believe i found an old rest area..seems as if its a large parking lot

[bisket2003]

Coolness. Is it still abandoned? I want to go and explore the Rays tunnel.

[bisket2003]

anyone have a google maps location?

[mannie1952]

@bisket2003

Hi,

Go to google maps and click in the satellite view of Breezewood PA.

Look just to the northeast of Breezewood and you'll see it. As you zoom in it will even be labeled as "abandoned Pennsylvania turnpike".

Best wishes,

Mannie

[Gomindyourownloser]

@bisket2003 if you go they say go to the Ramada Inn Parking lot there is an easy way to get there thru a Gate

[Sabercem2007]

this kind of stuff should be on the history channel, its pretty cool to find all this

[mannie1952]

Animals are reluctant to seek out the tunnels due to the wind that continuously courses through them.

[SweetThang612]

I could not go into those abandoned tunnels. It seems like there would be a bunch of bats in there.

[lemonrind]

"Turnpike" is such a strange word. What is a pike? And why does it turn? The first time I visited the United States and saw a sign for the "turnpike", I was perplexed.

[jemfreak]

 This tunnel was used in the recent movie 'The Road', a post-apocalyptic tale adapted from Cormac McCarthy's novel of the same name. I'm from PA and recognized it right away.

[blaklabel13]

id like to drive through it

[crazeenydriver]

great job on this video, I would love to go there and scout out that old section of highway.

[knightace2002]

someone should contact Ray Romero and tell him to do a zombie movie there it would be an awsome scenic scene and perfect desolate spot ik i would lol

[kapacon]

The tunnel would make a nice bunker for our impending nuclear holocaust. So please rebuild the Howard Johnson's, okay?

[mannie1952]

@kapacon

A first-rate idea... "two scoops of chocolate, please, and a geiger counter for my lady friend here."

[capincrnchy]

We rode this a couple of weeks ago on a lovely day. The pike 2 bike is awesome and I recommend it to anyone.... just make sure you have lights. Awesome history of the Lost Highway ... I'll be sure to watch your other videos.

[capincrnchy]

We rode this a couple of weeks ago on a lovely day. The pike 2 bike is awesome and I recommend it to anyone.... just make sure you have lights. Awesome history of the Lost Highway ... I'll be sure to watch your other videos.

[aznboionfya]

my music teacher is from here. hes hot! .

[ser2992]

I must be truthful, some of the Turnpike's -operational- tunnels give me the creeps! Something about those yellow lights and low, sloping ceilings...

Anyway, this was a fantastic and very informative video! Great job. ^_^ I've lived in NEPA all my life and I had to travel the Turnpike many a time - I never knew! Thanks so much!

[mannie1952]

1966MRspock,

You should have worn ear-plugs?

Now you know how the rest of us feel.

Mannie

[400ha8er]

I finally went to see the Sideling Hill tunnel today. It was a beautiful day to see this awesome piece of PA history. This video does a great job of capturing a great chunk of historic gold!!!

[1966MRspock]

Take it from a kazillionth generation local Sideling Hill is the best one to bike through. Have a good flashlight, stay to one side and concentrate beam along curb and in front of you, watch for fallen light fixtures, rock's, etc. It's scary the first time but ater awhile it's nothing. Me and two buddies snuck in on our Harleys from a dirt road off 915 and rode them through the tunnel. Should have worn earplugs.

[400ha8er]

@1966MRspock I would have loved to been on a Harley for that ride!

[susp1]

@1966MRspock If you know how it feels now to hear things that are too loud and annoying (so it makes it necessary to wear earplugs), why do you insists on riding a bike that makes so much noise???? It is ever so annoying to most ppl. I like Harleys, don't get me wrong, but I hate ppl that take the baffles out.....geeze!

[HattieLovesCattie]

I was in PA.last week but wasn't near this area.I was only in the Harrisburg,Allentown,Bethlehem­,Hershey and Philly areas.I really liked Hershey.

[robertwmartens]

Great video - I've always wanted to make a PA Turnpike documentary, and you guys did it for me!

[1ChevyGuy375]

Some time soon I want to go see these Tunnels! Ever since I learned about these Tunnels I've been so fascinated about them. There so cool, a real peace of history. Great job on the video, it gave a lot of info.

[mannie1952]

Thank you for your kind comment

mannie1952

[festusdirk]

Can anybody identify the truck at 2:54?

the wheels look so much larger and cross-country-capable compared to most period trucks i know, even military ones...

[jon070294]

its a dozer with a scraper on it.

[randomlife41]

great video thanks :)

[heels2479]

Please do a segment on U.S. Route 66

[shvybzik]

Coooooool!

[gopconservative78]

I have cycled this section of the bypassed PA Turnpike

[ZMOONCHILD]

Nice video!!

My sister and I snuck onto that highway while it was still closed to the public... we drove through both of the long tunnels in a car (not a bike), and it is dark in there, just like you showed.

:)

[M55q]

Haha that is an awesome place!! :D

[PaProbie]

Nice video.

[mannie1952]

qman,

I'll do it!!

Thanks for the advice and ind words.

Mannie

[theqman1956]

You need to put "Pennsylvania Turnpike" into your Title line, then you will get many more views!!! My Quemahoning Tunnel Video shot in April has three times as many views....Great Video!

[whatihave2do]

This has to be the best video I've seen on you tube. Answered lots of questions I had about the turnpike. Wish I could see it in perfect quality. even with my setting adjusted it still get a blurr and pixle thing. I looked for it on Live Search and found most of it I guess. There are two part I guess. A big part and a smaller part. I a few questions if you could answer them that would be great. thanks.

[Bullettube]

Nice idea and a nice video. America is full of old roadways and rail right-of-ways that dot the countryside

[TomLumpkins]

You got a bunch of great video's thanks for sharing them with us all.... 5 stars

[rangerdan2]

Mannie,

Great Job!

[adoracore]

uhh mannie i think you might have some competition.. haha, your friend alann is great!

-march

[mooreczak]

Alann's so hot, I just want to pinch his cute little bearded cheeks.

[mannie1952]

Thanks everyone for the kind comments.

Mannie

[MAMsMom97]

Do the people in Owings Mills (Maryland Public Television) know about you? Obviously not, or else I'd be seeing you on MPT!

[crowwatcher]

Making TV history once again! Loved the mist special effects at the head of the tunnel.

[rooter1074]

Nice job, and very entertaining! Mannie and Alann, you're History Channel bound for sure! :)

[yellowvette81]

Mannie great job !! Really enjoyed it. And Alann your the number one star in the world !! Hear Me !!

[MAMsMom97]

I grew up only 10 miles from here. This is one of my all-time fave places to be, right here, Fulton County's greatest treasure. I absolutely LOVED this! I loved the way it was presented. Thank you so much!

[CaspianCG]

Mannie, this is AWESOME! I love the series. I wonder how long it will be before the History Channel, Travel Channel or some other station will grab you up! Or is that your idea? Might be interesting to get a collaboration of other history buffs of your (our) style to document little pieces of the MOA all across this great country.

[marxandlenin]

Way cool dudes! Very nice job Mannie -- can't wait to see more of this stuff.