Because of development and freeways, the groups would not end up at Sutter’s Fort, instead their journey would end here at Overlook Park in Auburn. The team arrived after five days on the trial.

In 1940, drivers lined up for hours to be the first to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened at midnight on Oct. 1, 1940. Journalists at the time called the Turnpike a “dream highway” and ...