 Opened in 1795, the turnpike was paved with stone the whole way, and overlaid with gravel.The sixty-two-mile turnpike cost more than $450,000, a staggering sum for the time.The route followed what is now Pennsylvania Route 340 (also called the "Old Philadelphia Pike") from Lancaster to Thorndale and U.S. Route 30 Business and U.S. Route 30 from Thorndale to Philadelphia.