The Pennsylvania Turnpike Turns 75

摘要

Toll advocates will probably never let the Federal Highway Administration forget one of the most embarrassing mistakes in its 122-year history. In a landmark 1939 report to Congress, Toll Roads and Free Roads, the Bureau of Public Roads-FHWA's predecessor-explained that based on origin-and-destination surveys conducted around the country, plus the availability of free routes, most corridors would not generate enough revenue from tolls to retire the bonds that financed construction.