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The Bethany Turnpike Tunnels were the first highway tunnels constructed west of the Alleghenies. They were built in 1831 by Richard Waugh at his personal expense to ease transportation to his flour mills. The two tunnels stood a mile apart and were removed by the State in 1957.
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