I-80 runs from northeast to southwest, I-476 (the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension) northwest to southeast. Scale is approximately 1 km per grid square.
When the Pennsylvania Turnpike built its Northeast Extension from Metro Philadelphia to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, they included an interchange at this relatively 'middle of nowhere' place to serve the resort and vacation properties in the area. Later on, I-80 showed up on the scene. There was, of course, a desire for the two to connect, so PennDOT added a 'trumpet' interchange to I-80 to line up with the Turnpike's PA 940 access. However, PennDOT added its interchange to the Turnpike's by building it opposite the end of the Turnpike access road's 'T' intersection with PA 940, leaving the intersection intact. A direct, 'interstate compatible' roadway between the two was never built and the intersection is currently protected with a traffic signal. Development in the vacinity includes some motels, fast food joints and, IIRC, a truck stop. Unlike at Breezewood, PA, though, there is not much through traffic demand between I-80 and the Turnpike, as (except for the I-80 west to/from I-476 south direction) there are much better, more direct routings between the population centers that the two highways serve.
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