<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Pennsylvania Historical Marker </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> The Pennsylvania Turnpike is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . A controlled - access highway, it runs for 360 miles (580 km) across the state . The turnpike begins at the Ohio state line in Lawrence County, where the road continues west into Ohio as the Ohio Turnpike . It ends at the New Jersey border at the Delaware River--Turnpike Toll Bridge over the Delaware River in Bucks County, where it continues east as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Extension of the New Jersey Turnpike . </P> <P> The highway runs east--west through the state, connecting the Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia areas . It crosses the Appalachian Mountains in central Pennsylvania, passing through four tunnels . The turnpike is part of the Interstate Highway System; it is designated as part of Interstate 76 (I - 76) between the Ohio border and Valley Forge, I - 70 and I - 76 between New Stanton and Breezewood, and I - 276 between Valley Forge and the New Jersey border . The road uses a ticket system of tolling between the Warrendale and Neshaminy Falls toll plazas . An additional eastbound toll plaza is located at Gateway, near the Ohio border, while a cashless westbound toll plaza using toll - by - plate is located at the Delaware River Bridge . E-ZPass, a form of electronic toll collection, is accepted at all toll plazas . </P>

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