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Title: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: Roadsguy on April 03, 2017, 10:40:46 PM
What is this thing (https://goo.gl/maps/TngehhpNKxw)? It was built near the eastern end of the abandoned PA Turnpike segment east of Breezewood. Whatever it is, they built a hill at one end of it that partially obliterates the old Turnpike, and it's been there long enough that the Google 3D view terrain has been updated to show all this.
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: sbeaver44 on April 03, 2017, 10:47:31 PM
I wonder if that's the old Cove Valley Service Plaza which was/is used as a State Police shooting range?
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: epzik8 on April 03, 2017, 11:01:24 PM
That's basically Fort Littleton, but yeah, I agree with what the above user posted.
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: wanderer2575 on April 03, 2017, 11:20:20 PM
Xtreme shuffleboard!
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: SteveG1988 on April 04, 2017, 01:18:54 AM
It looks like either a shooting range, or a paving/painting test area.
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: qguy on April 04, 2017, 10:57:05 AM
Quote from: sbeaver44 on April 03, 2017, 10:47:31 PM
I wonder if that's the old Cove Valley Service Plaza which was/is used as a State Police shooting range?

The site of the Cove Valley service plaza can be seen further to the west, nearer to the tunnel portal.
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: jeffandnicole on April 04, 2017, 11:12:00 AM
Quote from: sbeaver44 on April 03, 2017, 10:47:31 PM
I wonder if that's the old Cove Valley Service Plaza which was/is used as a State Police shooting range?

It's located directly thru the former roadway, so it wouldn't be a service plaza.

I'm trying to tell if it's raised in any sort of way.
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: Roadgeek Adam on April 04, 2017, 12:31:29 PM
We can end the Cove Valley question, because that is much further west, near Sideling Hill Tunnel.

Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: Roadsguy on April 04, 2017, 01:07:38 PM
I checked historic aerials. It seems something at least resembling this was there as far back as 2003, with the current version of it built around 2007 or so. There were no traces of it in 1994.
Title: Re: Mysterious rectangular field in abandoned PA Turnpike
Post by: Alps on April 04, 2017, 07:27:13 PM
It almost looks like a solar roadway from the air.