December marks the 75th anniversary of the Maine Turnpike. It is a boon to those commuters and travelers who enjoy high-speed travel but also the bane of those same drivers who continue to pay the tolls 40 years after the revenue bonds used to finance the road were supposed to be eliminated.
Maine’s turnpike was conceived in 1941, a year after the first turnpike in the nation, Pennsylvania’s, was opened; however, World War II interrupted the legislators’ plans, and construction was delayed until 1945.
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