Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel

The western portal of the Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel.

The Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel is a tunnel through Kittatinny Mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It is one of seven tunnels completed for the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and one of four still in use today. The Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel is 4,727 feet (1,441 m) in length, and is located 600 feet (180 m) west of the Blue Mountain Tunnel, separated by the Gunter Valley.

Popular culture

The Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel's western portal is featured on the first postcard during the opening sequence of National Lampoon's Vacation.

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Map: 40°09′10″N 77°40′14″W / 40.15278°N 77.67056°W / 40.15278; -77.67056Coordinates: 40°09′10″N 77°40′14″W / 40.15278°N 77.67056°W / 40.15278; -77.67056

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Completed highways	Mainline Turnpike (I-70, I-76, I-276) Northeast Extension (I-476) James E. Ross Highway (I-376) Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass (Turnpike 66)

Partially-completed highways	I-95 Connector Mon–Fayette Expressway (Turnpike 43) Southern Beltway (Turnpike 576)

Tunnels and bridges	Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Allegheny River Bridge Beaver River Bridge Blue Mountain Tunnel Delaware River Bridge Diamond Run Viaduct Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel Lehigh Tunnel Mingo Creek Viaduct Mon–Fayette Expressway Bridge Schuylkill River Bridge Susquehanna River Bridge Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel

Aborted expansion plans	Chester Extension Erie Extension Gettysburg Extension Keystone Shortway Northwest & Southwest Extension Philadelphia Loop Extension Scranton Extension

Historical structures	Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike Laurel Hill Tunnel Negro Mountain Tunnel Quemahoning Tunnel Rays Hill Tunnel Sideling Hill Tunnel South Pennsylvania Railroad

Tolling systems	E-ZPass

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