Originally Posted by
Reflector Guy
That's the abandoned section of highway in Pennsylvania with the tunnels... I can't tell you what town it is near however but it a well-known "urban exploration" site.
Weren't there some issues with the tunnels that prompted the new highway which bypassed them?
I am going to have to dig deeper. Ray's Hill Tunnel, a few miles east of Breezewood, PA. Used in the film "The Road."
There was leakage in at least one of the two tunnels that were eventually abandoned, but the real issue were the bottlenecks. Turnpike traffic far exceeded predictions. The highway was two lanes in each direction until you got to the tunnels. That caused delays during heavy usage.
Notice that the surface in the photo looks new for something that was abandoned in the 60s. That's because a section was repaved not all that long ago so it could be used to train, among other people, snow plow operators.