The History Project: The West Virginia Turnpike - Part 2 - The Dream Realized

21/06/2023 2 min
The History Project: The West Virginia Turnpike - Part 2 - The Dream Realized

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Episode Synopsis

Of the 29 state turnpikes in the nation, West Virginia's was the 8th to be completed when it opened in 1954.  It had a honeymoon period before the Interstate system change everything, and Turnpike became inadequate and dangerous for drivers used to four-lane modern highways. But the wheels of change came to the Turnpike and today it completes the dream of connections to the Great Lakes and Florida.