Near Snow Shoe in Centre County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Keystone Shortway

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2022

1. Keystone Shortway Marker

Inscription.

6 miles east, a mountain was moved
to avoid steep grades. Biggest
earth-moving project
in state history

PennDOT 9-17-70

Erected 1970 by Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Roads & Vehicles.

Location. 41° 0.859′ N, 77° 57.335′ W. Marker is near Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, in Centre County. It can be reached from Interstate 80 at milepost 146, on the right when traveling east. Marker is on the I-80 Eastbound Rest Area Comfort Station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Snow Shoe PA 16874, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Discover Elk Scenic Drive (here, next to this marker); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); St. Severin Old Log Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); Miller's Landing (approx. 8½ miles away); Antes (approx. 8.8 miles away); Bald Eagle's Nest (approx. 10.1 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 10.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Snow Shoe.

Regarding Keystone Shortway. Today, no one refers to Interstate 80 as the "Keystone Shortway."

Also see . . .
1. Keystone Shortway Completed. (Submitted on September 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE KEYSTONE SHORTWAY ACT Act of Jun. 10, 1955, P.L. 157, No. 50. (Submitted on September 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 15, 2022

2. Keystone Shortway Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.