Some more facts about The Church on The Turnpike

I located another article today about St. John's Church and the upcoming removal of the stairs and found some unique facts about it.

The steps were built sometime in the 1950s. It was a handshake agreement between the Turnpike Commission and the Church
Most people that visit the Church do so from the westbound lanes as the shoulder area is wider, also the stairs are not as steep.
There was at one time a Greyhound stop on the Pike at the Church steps for the Village of New Baltimore.
Parishioners are forming a petition to keep the stairs. Most village residents have signed the petition.
The turnpike widening would replace the Findley Street Bridge over the turnpike with a new higher and longer span. The bridge is the only access the church has with the town.
The pike will be widened to six lanes east of the bridge and five lanes (It's current configuration) with an 18' median west of the bridge.

Source: Somerset Daily American

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