turnpike

Example Sentences

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Roger Hargreaves, director of Glossop Heritage Trust, said it was built as a turnpike - or toll road - to connect Sheffield with Manchester.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

The bugs are still so plentiful, the trained eye can spot them clinging to the trunks of tree of heaven while driving on the turnpike.

From National Geographic • Aug. 31, 2023

In addition to carrying traffic into Manhattan, the turnpike is, like Route 710 in Los Angeles, an artery heavily trafficked by freight trucks carrying goods between ports and warehouses in the area.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2023

Citing Boston’s Big Dig, a budget-busting bridge-and-tunnel project led by a turnpike authority, U.S.

From Washington Post • Nov. 12, 2022

And then I start the car again and head for the turnpike.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King