
Centralia Pa & Abandoned Pa Turnpike
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Posted November 25, 2012 - 07:00 PM
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Posted November 25, 2012 - 07:23 PM
A section of the major road that used to run thur it is blocked on both ends, it was a neat walk seeing all the graffiti in the road, some many years old.
I'm not sure about 4 wheeling around there, but lots of places to mountain bike.
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Posted November 25, 2012 - 08:25 PM
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Posted November 25, 2012 - 08:36 PM
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Posted November 25, 2012 - 08:42 PM
http://www.abandonedturnpike.com/
http://www.offroader...a/centralia.htm
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Posted November 25, 2012 - 08:47 PM
is anyone still living in the town?
Yes, a few hold outs are still there.
And it is Rt 61 which was rebuilt around the town. Most if not all the other streets are still there, but some are very overgrown.
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Posted November 25, 2012 - 09:20 PM
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Posted November 26, 2012 - 02:09 AM
Edited by Orangeman05, November 26, 2012 - 02:10 AM.
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Posted November 26, 2012 - 09:26 AM
It's strange to drive through there when there is snow on the ground, as there is no snow on the "hot spots", and steam is seen coming up from the ground.
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Posted November 26, 2012 - 09:31 AM
was it creepy in any sort of way? or were you just in awe of what mother nature can do
Nope, not creepy at all. In a way it looks like at one time a town was going to be built there, then someone changed their mind. Not knowing what happened, I'm sure some have thought that.
I had a bunch of photos from there, but dam if I can find them. If I figure where I stored them, I'll post a few.
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Posted November 26, 2012 - 10:04 AM
It's strange to drive through there when there is snow on the ground, as there is no snow on the "hot spots", and steam is seen coming up from the ground.
What's that all about? Sounds paranormal to me!

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Posted November 26, 2012 - 11:11 AM
I had no idea they had a website for it but your link just pulled up a completely blank page.
For those that don't know about it, the PA turnpike was actually built on the abandoned right of way that was to become the South Penn Railroad. The railroad was to be Vanderbilt's competitor to the Pennsylvania Railroad but it was never finished. The right of way existed and the tunnels were all there but not finished so it became the Pennsylvania Turnpike. As time passed and the tunnels needed to be paralleled to handle increased traffic, they were able to reroute the TP to eliminate several tunnels and save money. Due to the fact that cars were able to handle steeper grades than trains, they basically just went around and up the back side of the mountain instead of through it. I believe they ended up with two (maybe three) sections that were abandoned. If I remember correctly, the eastern section is 12ish miles long and has one tunnel.
I've heard they make great hiking and biking trails.
Technically, I don't believe the sections are open for use and I've heard they were going to seal off the tunnels but I never heard if that happened or not. I'm sure it's use at your own risk.
What's that all about? Sounds paranormal to me!
The hot spots and steam are from a coal mine fire that's been burning since 1962.
Edited by Canawler, November 26, 2012 - 11:33 AM.
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Posted November 26, 2012 - 12:04 PM
from what ive read the fire started behind the cemetary in the dump when they started bruing some brush from spring clean up.the site i posted the link to has more info as well as pics. if you google centralia or look on youtube you can find out a lot about the town
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Posted November 26, 2012 - 06:27 PM

I've never seen anything even remotely like that on my phone. What exactly are you trying to get us into??

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Posted November 26, 2012 - 07:12 PM