5 Historic Roads You Can No Longer Drive On
I decided to take things off the rails with this blog and talk about roads. While all infrastructure needs to be updated over time, roads are rarely abandoned, unlike railroads. When a railroad line's existence can no longer be justified by its traffic volume, as a privately owned piece of infrastructure, it is sold off or liquidated, or abandoned. If the Main Street in your town is bypassed by a brand new six-lane freeway on the outskirts, it still serves a purpose to the townsfolk, and more importantly, is continuously funded by them. However, roads are not immune to abandonment either. Here are five roads you can no longer drive on today. 1) Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike (East of Breezewood, PA) Wikipedia Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike. Photo: Jgera5 Breezewood, PA is a strange little town when it comes to roads. It's home to one of the very few traffic lights on an Interstate Highway, as to continue east on I-70 requires you to do a loop in Breezewood. East ...