Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC)
Description
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission maintains and operates a 550–mile tolled highway network also known as the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Pennsylvania Turnpike 'Mainline' – I–76 – is a key transportation route within the state and a vital link in the transportation network of the eastern United States. The Turnpike contains 57 fare–collection facilities, 21 service plazas and two traveler information centers, 21 maintenance facilities, 8 State Police barracks, and 5 tunnels. The turnpike serves over 500,000 customers daily. For more information, visit the PTC's website (http://www.paturnpike.com).
The Turnpike Mainline provides one of three primary east–west interstate corridors transiting the southwestern Pennsylvania region, along with I–70 and I–376. I–76 also provides the northern connection of a regional interstate beltway circumnavigating the Pittsburgh urbanized area.