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
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. Marker 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Discover Elk Scenic Drive (here, next to this marker); St. Severin Old Log Church (approx. 8.1 miles away); Miller's Landing (approx. 8˝ miles away); Antes (approx. 8.8 miles away); Bald Eagle's Nest (approx. 10.1 miles away); Plumbe Forge (approx. 10.7 miles away); Philip Benner (approx. 11.2 miles away); Karthaus Furnace (approx. 11.2 miles away).
Regarding Keystone Shortway. Today, no one refers to Interstate 80 as the "Keystone Shortway."
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Keystone Shortway Completed. (Submitted on September 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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 Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
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 Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2022, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
