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Tunnel in Pennsylvania, United States For the tunnel on Interstate 476 crossing the Kittatinny Mountain, see Lehigh Tunnel.

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Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel
Overview
The eastern portal of the Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel
Location	Kittatinny Mountain
Route	I-76 / Penna Turnpike
Crosses	Kittatinny Mountain
Operation
Operator	Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Technical
Length	4,727 feet (1,441 m)
No. of lanes	4 (two in each direction)

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.

References

"History and pictures of the Pennsylvania Turnpike and tunnels". users.zoominternet.net. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
0x6966 (12 July 2009). "National Lampoon's Vacation (title sequence)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 25 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

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

v t e Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Completed highways	Mainline Turnpike (I-70, I-76, I-95, 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 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 Rays Hill Tunnel Sideling Hill Tunnel Laurel Hill Tunnel South Pennsylvania Railroad Negro Mountain Tunnel Quemahoning Tunnel
Tolling systems	E-ZPass Cashless Tolling

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