Fast Facts
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
A. Michael Pratt
William K. Lieberman
Vice Chairman
Chairman
Pasquale T. Deon, Sr.
Secretary-Treasurer
Sean Logan
Commissioner
Barry J. Schoch
PennDOT Secretary
Fast Facts
Length of Turnpike
Delaware River to Ohio
Northeastern Extension
Western Expansions
Expansions Includes:
• Beaver Valley Expressway
• Greensburg Bypass
359 miles
110 miles
83 miles
• Mon/Fayette
• Southern Beltway
Total Turnpike Miles
Total Lane Miles
32
Northeastern Extension
Western Expansions
10
25
(Includes E-ZPass Only Interchanges: Route 29, Virginia Drive, Street Road)
• Mon/Fayette Expressway
• Southern Beltway
Total Fare Collection Facilities
67
Number of Service Plazas
Delaware River to Ohio State Line
Northeastern Extension
Total Service Plazas
15
2
17
22
5
27
Total Vehicles per Calendar Year (2012)
Vehicles per Day (2012)
Commercial Vehicles per Day (2012)
Vehicles in 1941 (First Full Year of Operation)
Average System-Wide Vehicles per Day (1941)
552 miles
2,416 miles
Number of Fare Collection Facilities
Delaware River to Ohio State Line
Expansions Includes:
• Beaver Valley Expressway
• Greensburg Bypass
Number of Maintenance Facilities
Maintenance Buildings
Tunnels
Total Maintenance Facilities
192,581,742
526,180
67,957
2,400,000
6,575
Passenger Vehicles
Commercial Vehicles (Trucks/Buses)
87.1%
12.9%
Employee Breakdown
Non-Union
Total Union
• Union Toll Collectors
• Union Maintenance Workers
Total Employees
498
1,639
622
662
2,137
Left to Right:
• New portal of Turnpike
tunnel being built.
• Grand Opening: rows of
vehicles line up at the
• Early-Style Turnpike
Tollbooth.
Total Reconstruction
Turnpike History
• Original, 160-mile PA Turnpike from Middlesex to Irwin was
built in just two years (1938-1940).
• Designed from a motorist’s point-of-view, the Turnpike was
considered an engineering marvel.
• It would inspire the Interstate system 15 years later with features
and standards such as:
- Consistent Design: Curves/Slopes/Lane Width/Median Width
- Limited Access: On and Off at Selected Points Only
- No Cross Streets, Stop Signs, Red Lights
- All Roads/Rails either Under or Over Turnpike
- No Speed Limit (Initially)
• Grand Opening of the “Tunnel Highway” was midnight on Oct. 1, 1940.
• The Original “Pike” Featured:
- 11 Toll Plazas and 11 Service Stations
- 285 Bridges and Seven Tunnels
Year
Total Miles
Location
Total Cost
# of Lanes
2000
5.23 miles
Milepost 94 - 99
$ 31 million
5
2001
13.09 miles
Milepost 186 - 199
$ 58 million
4
2002
9.63 miles
Milepost 75 - 85
$ 75 million
4
2005
1.78 miles
9.00 miles
12.53 miles
Milepost 38 - 40
Milepost 85 - 94
Milepost 109 - 121
$ 18 million
$ 74 million
$ 74 million
4
4
4
2006
2.92 miles
Milepost 331 - 333
$ 28 million
6
2008
2.96 miles
2.55 miles
5.32 miles
Milepost 124 - 128
Milepost 245 - 247
Milepost 326 - 331
$ 40 million
$155 million
$172 million
5
6
6
2009
9.29 miles
4.37 miles
Milepost 0 - 10
Milepost 210 - 215
$135 million
$ 76 million
6
6
2010
1.93 miles
Milepost 48 - 50
$205 million
6
2011
7.78 miles
Milepost 67 - 75
$175 million
6
2012
6.42 miles
5.01 miles
0.41 mile
1.80 miles
Milepost 31 - 38
Milepost 215 - 220
Milepost 319 - 320
Milepost A73.5 - A 75.3
$131 million
$ 51 million
$ 48 million
$102 million
6
6
4
4
Totals
102.02 miles
Statewide
$1.65 Billion
Technical
Data
Turnpike Tunnels
(Turnpike 76, 70, 276, 476)
Length
Allegheny
Tuscarora Mountain
Kittatinny Mountain
Lehigh
Blue Mountain
6,070 ft.
5,326 ft.
4,727 ft.
4,461 ft.
4,339 ft.
Major Bridges*
Delaware River
Susquehanna River
Ronald “Smokey” Bakewell Bridge (Turnpike 43)
Joe Montana Bridge (Turnpike 43)
Allegheny River
Pigeon Creek/Park Avenue (Turnpike 43)
Mahoning River
Dunlap Creek (Turnpike 43)
Clarks Summit (I-476)
Lehigh River (I-476)
Beaver River
PA Rt. 60/McCaslin Rd. (Turnpike 576)
Taylor Run Road (Turnpike 43)
Hazelkirk Road (Turnpike 43)
Schuylkill River
Year Opened
1940
1940
1940
1957
1940
Length
Year Built
6,571 ft.
5,918 ft.
3,078 ft.
2,516 ft.
2,350 ft.
1,788 ft.
1,700 ft.
1,675 ft.
1,627 ft.
1,547 ft.
1,546 ft.
1,545 ft.
1,419 ft.
1,360 ft.
1,233 ft.
1956
2007
2012
2000
2010
2001
1992
2011
1955
2012
1950
2004
1999
2001
1954
*Does not include ramp or interchange bridges.
Elevations
Highest
• Milepost 100.45 (Somerset County)
33.25 feet above sea level
(by Fiscal Year)
June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013
June 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012
June 1, 2010 - May 31, 2011
June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010
June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009
$811.5 million
$780.8 million
$739.7 million
$693.8 million
$615.6 million
Toll Revenue Composition
Passenger Vehicles
Commercial Vehicles
57%
43%
Toll Increase History (1940-2013)
Date of Toll Rate
Average Rate
Differential
Percent Increase (E-ZPass ‘Discount’)
October 1, 1940
[Original Rate]
September 1, 1969
82%
August 1, 1978
23%
January 2, 1987
30%
June 1, 1991
30%
August 1, 2004
42.5%
January 4, 2009
25%
January 3, 2010
3%
January 2, 2011
3% (E-ZPass)
January 2, 2011
10% (Cash)
January 1, 2012
0% (E-ZPass)
January 1, 2012
10% (Cash)
January 6, 2013
2% (E-ZPass)
January 6, 2013
10% (Cash)
-7%
-17%
-25%
Other Financial Data
(Fiscal Year: June 1, 2012 - May 31, 2013)
Total Miles Traveled on Turnpike
Interchanges
Largest Mainline Interchanges
Valley Forge & Mid-County
• Valley Forge: 17 Lanes (6 Entry Lanes / 11 Exit Lanes)
• Mid-County: 17 Lanes (8 Entry Lanes / 9 Exit Lanes)
Smallest Mainline Interchanges
• Donegal / Ft. Littleton / Willow Hill / Blue Mountain / Wilkes-Barre
• 4 Lanes Each (2 Entry Lanes / 2 Exit Lanes)
Least Heavily Used Interchange
• Average 974 Vehicles per Day
Net Annual Toll Revenue
2,603.33 feet above sea level
Lowest
• Milepost 357.25 (Bucks County)
Most Heavily Used Interchange
• Average 78,756 Vehicles per Day
Financial Data
Mid-County
Willow Hill
New Stanton Plaza: Yesterday
New Stanton Plaza: Today
5.5 billion miles
Average Distance per Trip
• Passenger Vehicle
• Commercial Vehicle
27 miles
46 miles
Average Net Revenue per Vehicle
Total Fare Collection Costs
• Cash
• E-ZPass
$4.32
$60.0 million
$24.5 million
Average Fare Collection Cost per Vehicle
• Cash Vehicles
• E-ZPass Vehicles
2012-2013 Fiscal Year Revenue
• Total Net Fare Revenue
• Other Operating Income
• Plaza Revenues
Yearly Maintenance Costs
$.45
$1.00
$0.19
$811,541,920
$ 16,792,307
$ 3,301,694
$65.9 million
Monthly Maintenance Cost per Route-Mile
$9,952.00
Monthly Maintenance Cost per Lane-Mile
$2,274.00
Senior Revenue Bond Rating
Moody’s
Standard & Poor’s
Fitch Ratings
A1
A+
A+
(by calendar year)
Growth
Year
E-ZPass
Accounts
Opened
per Year
E-ZPass
Transactions
per year
(in millions)
%
of Total
Transactions
E-ZPass
Revenue
per Year
(in millions)
%
of Total
Revenue
2003
92,803
55.6
36%
$135.2
35%
2004
96,413
66.3
42%
$197.4
43%
2005
94,094
76.1
48%
$286.2
50%
2006
96,290
84.0
52%
$330.7
56%
2007
104,676
92.9
55%
$355.0
59%
2008
100,359
99.1
57%
$360.3
61%
2009
116,130
105.1
60%
$435.7
63%
2010
142,059
112.2
62%
$471.8
65%
2011
143,730
117.3
63%
$503.8
66%
2012
178,199
125.0
67%
$526.3
67%
Example Turnpike Trip Costs (2013)
Minimum Passenger Vehicle*
Maximum Passenger Vehicle
Where to
Cash
E-ZPass
Where to
Cash
E-ZPass
New Stanton - Irwin
$1.40
$1.02
Ohio to NJ
$39.15
$30.77
$1.02
NJ to Ohio
$33.90
$26.71**
Norristown - Ft. Wash. $1.40
* Minimum does not include E-ZPass Only Interchanges
** Rates do not include Gateway fee, which is charged only for Eastbound
Class 5 (Most Common Commercial)
Maximum Commercial Rate
Minimum Commercial Rate*
E-ZPass
Where to
Cash
E-ZPass
$2.70
$2.04
Ohio to NJ
$116.75
$91.98
Norristown - Ft. Wash. $2.70
$2.04
NJ to Ohio
$101.20
$79.80**
Where to
Cash
New Stanton - Irwin
* Minimum does not include E-ZPass Only Interchanges
** Rates do not include Gateway fee, which is charged only for Eastbound
Class 7 (Generates Most Commercial Revenue)
Maximum Commercial Rate
Minimum Commercial Rate*
Safety Patrol
vehicles operated solely by PA Turnpike personnel to
provide First Responder services to motorists on the PA
Turnpike.
State Farm Insurance® and the PA Turnpike Commission
are proud to offer this service to all motorists traveling on
the PA Turnpike.
• Mission The State Farm Safety Patrol travels the
Turnpike looking for stranded motorists, debris on the
Where to
Cash
E-ZPass
Where to
Cash
E-ZPass
• Hours of Operation
New Stanton - Irwin
$4.40
$3.39
Ohio to NJ
$199.05
$156.91
• Cost to Motorists
No charge for this service.
Norristown - Ft. Wash. $4.40
$3.39
NJ to Ohio
$183.50
$144.73**
• To Call for Help
Dial *11 from mobile phone.
* Minimum does not include E-ZPass Only Interchanges
** Rates do not include Gateway fee, which is charged only for Eastbound
24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Areas Covered Each vehicle covers an assigned
section on the Turnpike between 20-25 miles.
Emergency Call Boxes
Bright yellow call boxes, with the word “HELP” in large red
letters, are located at one-mile intervals along both sides of
the PA Turnpike. The call boxes give distressed or disabled
Center in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Within seconds of pressing the call box button, a signal light
and alarm tone indicates the message was received and help
is on the way.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
P.O. Box 67676 / Harrisburg, PA 17106-7676
717.939.9551
www.paturnpike.com
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