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'''Butler Service Plaza''' was the most western westbound service plaza on the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]. It closed in 2002 to make way for the construction project which created the Warrendale Toll Plaza, where travelers pay their last measured toll heading westbound before reaching Ohio. | '''Butler Service Plaza''' was the most western westbound service plaza on the [[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]. It closed in 2002 to make way for the construction project which created the Warrendale Toll Plaza, where travelers pay their last measured toll heading westbound before reaching Ohio. | ||
The last stop before Ohio for a westbound traveler who does not wish to leave the Turnpike is [[New Stanton Service Plaza]], a full | The last stop before Ohio for a westbound traveler who does not wish to leave the Turnpike is now [[New Stanton Service Plaza]], a full 81 miles from the next plaza (Mahoning Valley Service Plaza in Ohio). Butler Service Plaza was only 31 miles from Ohio. | ||
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<ref name="t">[https://www.paturnpike.com/Press/2002/20020228100516.htm Turnpike Commission news release about the plaza closing]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 26 March 2016
| Direction | Westbound |
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| Opened | 1951 |
| Closed | February 28, 2002[1] |
Butler Service Plaza was the most western westbound service plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It closed in 2002 to make way for the construction project which created the Warrendale Toll Plaza, where travelers pay their last measured toll heading westbound before reaching Ohio.
The last stop before Ohio for a westbound traveler who does not wish to leave the Turnpike is now New Stanton Service Plaza, a full 81 miles from the next plaza (Mahoning Valley Service Plaza in Ohio). Butler Service Plaza was only 31 miles from Ohio.
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