Pa has some really big Mtns, so back when folks really needed work, the US Gov't paid folks to build tunnels.....worked out well....FDR was a brilliant man for his time...(got lots of improvements needed to be done, got a lot of unemployed folks? Ah ha! Problem solved!)
Violante de Rojas , yes and people where put to work on important infrastructure projects and that’s why this country is what it is today, I believed it was called the WPA.
grovermatic , I’m a conservative and my mother who was a old school democrat told me all about how they did work under the program to put walls in the river where I live in Jersey under the works program and how it helped give people work and at the same time helped the country, the problem today is people don’t like to compromise, where as I was taught to put our country first !
Thanks for taking us with you on this little road trip. I am pretty much permanently confined to my home so videos like this is about the only way I see new sights. Beautiful countryside.
Your videos are so varied and informative. You seem so carefree and unhurried. There is no interesting place that is too far for you to share with us, your RU-vid family. I’m so happy you suddenly popped up on my screen several weeks ago. I have something to look forward to each day while living in solitary confinement.
There’s not many RU-vidrs who can go from cleaning culverts, feeding their pet leech by allowing it to feed off of them, railfanning, and exploring abandoned tunnels all while keeping the interest of most of the audience. Pretty impressive.
You can't beat coming into Pittsburgh via the Ft. Pitt Tunnel. Well, except for the part where traffic moves through it about 10 mph for several hours a day. The tunnel is awesome...the Parkway is a giant pain in the ass.
These remind me of tunnels in Atlanta and a few where I live. "GPS Signal Lost" gave me a heart attack. I remember traveling to North Georgia for a family trip to a park but ended up in someone's house... It was terrifying. 😅 From now on, I always download the route or remember road names. Upper East Coast seems like a nice place to just take a scenic drive. 😊🧡
Missouri is also nice, it's like a roller coaster with the hills almost, but it's not too bad, in some places (like where i live) it's full of old buildings, farmers, and other things, in other places, it's a big, wonderful city
Post 10, 👍🏼 boy those tunnels bring back memories of when I did my Secaucus to Columbus, Ohio runs ! I really enjoy watching you travel the northeast, it brings back sights and sounds of the roads, I loved running at night and listening to “Coast to Coast AM” especially when George had guests talking about UFO’s or supernatural stuff like “Bigfoot” ! Keep up the good work !
When I was a little girl, my mother always let my sisters and I sing at the top of our lungs with the windows open when we drove through tunnels. This really takes me back.
For what it's worth?, thank you!! Appreciate your content!!, especially this video. I'm a truck driver!, every time I go through the Eisenhower Tunnel (I-70 Colorado), it feels like the first time!!, every time!!!👍😎😎
These tunnels are almost identical to the tunnel that crosses between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, Canada. That tunnel crosses a river, a opposed to hills or mountains. I am still stunned seeing mountains when I travel. So attractive and grand to see in person.
Once upon a time, there were several more tunnels along the Turnpike Mainline....7 in all, I think. I grew up just outside Pittsburgh, and my family would vacation every summer in Wildwood, NJ. When I was a kid, going through the tunnels was the highlight of our drive out to the Jersey Shore. I think there are 4 left in use now. Three are farther east, and one (Allegheny Mountain) is in the Laurel Highlands. Nowadays, I like to ride out to Shawnee State Park on a free day, and I'll go through it.
Great video of the tunnels in my home state. Been through them a zillion times. Here's a minor correction for you: please note that it's Tuscarora, not Tuscarola. Thanks for posting!
My buddies and I just walked through the abandoned rays hill tunnel friday. It was awesome! we tried for the sideling hill tunnel too but it was too far for us to walk
Heroes Tunnel, formally known as the West Rock Tunnel on the Wilbur Cross Parkway in Connecticut was once part of my almost daily commute. Damn I loved driving that highway!
Reminds me of driving to vacation in my home country of Austria. We have a lot of these tunnels sometimes stretching for multiple kilometers going through the alps.
Very interesting to see older tunnels like that. Most of the newer tunnels here in Australia have a lot more safety features like emergency lighting, exit signs, sprinklers and monitored by cctv. A crash and fire can be fatal not just to the crashed vehicles, but every other motorist in the tunnel.
There are emergency exits with exit signs on the inner walls of the first three tunnels. The existing lighting is considered emergency lighting if it has a backup power source, which it most likely does.
Hey, greetings from Germany. You're doing a great job with all the drains, you're cleaning. (watched a lot of your videos) But please be careful. I guess, some of the plants you pull out are looking like ambrosia, a dangerous one. I can of course be wrong, but please be careful. Hope to see lot more vids of you.
You mean "Curve, Pa." don't you? I make it up there a couple times a summer. Stop at the Portage Railroad and Horseshoe Curve in the morning and early afternoon, throw a few games at Holiday Bowl, and then go watch the Curve. Always a nice day.
I love running the tunnels on the PA Turnpike. I've been through Rays Hill and Sideling Hill tunnels. That makes me an antique. Please correct your text to read "Tursarora Tunnel".
I'm an antique as well. I've been through the Laurel Hill Tunnel. Not only that, I remember when they were just single tubes, with one lane of traffic in each direction.
Cool stuff, man! You're in my territory! I'm glad you enjoy your history. You should check out the abandoned stretch of the turnpike by Breezewood if you're around again.
as kids we'd see who could hold their breath for the duration of the tunnels.. kittatiny and blue mtn were the hardest because you barely had time to catch your breath before the next began
Allegheny Tunnel (furthest west, not in this video) is the longest, and has the steepest approach. Blue Mountain tunnel (easternmost, third tunnel in this video) goes under the same mountain as the Lehigh Tunnel on the Turnpike Northeast Extension (I-476) over a hundred miles away. The mountain is a long diagonal, while the turnpike highways go (more-or-less) due east/west, then due north/south.
Whenever I drive to my home town in Connecticut about the time I hit Pennsylvania it's 8pm, so after driving for 13 hours the lights in the tunnel helps me to wake up lol
I really like the lighted arrows on the floors of the lanes in the first tunnel! Didn't you know you're supposed to lift your feet and hold your breath through a tunnel? Lol ... Nice little side trip at the end of my day and I didn't have to do the driving? 👍😍
I don't need to travel to the U.S. to see it. I just watch post 10 and I'm there. Saves on a big airfare and avoids the current issues with international travel. Also...I don't need a visa. Woohoo.
Non american here, just wondering: how common are tunnels like these, with "no overtake" continuous white lines in the middle around the country? Is it just cause these are old?
Yeah so imagine an even patcher tiled tunnel and have tiles also on the ceiling with many missing. That’s the Lehighton tunnel easily different from the tunnels you went through because one is circular and one is square
not to complain, but could you look into lowering some of the road noise on driving videos? I use a hi fi system for computer audio and either have to shake the house (with the bass all the way down) or not be able to hear you talking. Otherwise love the content
...some of those are looong tunnels as well, great practice for dealing with Lincoln Tunnel in NYC.....did you note how many lights are not working on the left? These are the little maint things that need fixing...LOTS of infrastructure tiny jobs...could be helpful for some families in the area....but the current 'administration' has done squat....
