PRINTER'S NO. 2198
No. 165 Session of 1990
INTRODUCED BY STOUT, CORMAN, MELLOW, SALVATORE, DAWIDA, BELAN,
SCANLON, BODACK, REGOLI, HOPPER, MADIGAN, BRIGHTBILL, WENGER,
SHUMAKER, STAPLETON, O'PAKE, MUSTO, SHAFFER, AFFLERBACH,
BELL, PORTERFIELD, ROCKS, PETERSON, RHOADES AND REIBMAN,
MAY 23, 1990
REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION, MAY 23, 1990
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the
2 Pennsylvania Turnpike.
3 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Turnpike was first opened to the
4 traveling public on October 1, 1940; and
5 WHEREAS, Since the opening of the turnpike, more than two
6 billion vehicles have traveled on the Pennsylvania Turnpike,
7 driving more than 99.2 billion miles; and
8 WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania Turnpike, the nation's first
9 superhighway, has greatly contributed to economic growth in
10 Pennsylvania by facilitating travel for 470 miles across the
11 State; and
12 WHEREAS, October 1, 1990, will mark 50 years of unparalleled
13 service to Pennsylvania Turnpike patrons; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED (the House of Representatives concurring), That the
15 General Assembly join the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in
16 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Pennsylvania
1 Turnpike.
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