231,000: Number of vehicles traveling the turnpike on Friday, Aug. 9, 2005, an all-time record

650,000: Number of vehicles expected over this year’s four-day Labor Day weekend

62.4 million: Total vehicle traffic for 2004

16.5 million: Total vehicle traffic in 1980

3.8 million: Total vehicle traffic in 1956

Source: www.maineturnpike.com

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