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Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission was created by the Ohio General Assembly in 1949 and issued $326 million in revenue bonds in 1952 to fund the superhighway project.

The 241-mile toll road, officially named the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike after the agency's first director, began construction on October 27, 1952 and opened on October 1, 1955 after thirty-eight months of completion.

The Ohio Turnpike runs east and west through the northern section of the state, serving as a primary corridor to Chicago and Pittsburgh, with more than 49.8 million vehicles traveling it in 2012.

The Ohio Senate congratulates the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the turnpike.

The Senate Clerk transmits an authenticated copy of this resolution to the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission.