[Vigilanteman]

If I am going east as far as Breezewood, I will gladly spend the extra 20 minutes on U.S. 30 to save the stupid tolls. Not only is the scenery better and the congestion way less, but if there is an incident on the turnpike, you can literally be trapped for hours.

Like those busses full of school kids who attended the pro-life rally in DC a few years back.

[fortes fortuna juvat]

If I am going east as far as Breezewood, I will gladly spend the extra 20 minutes on U.S. 30
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In the winter when the snow flies, I think many people would be freaked out driving on U.S. 30 for the first 15/20 miles to the east of Breezewood.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

In 1982, my grandparents (RIP) took me to the Pittsburgh area to show me places where they grew up, like Sewickley and Ben Avon. On the way back, they took Route 30 to Breezewood instead of the turnpike. That took quite a while, but I’m sure the road has been improved since then.