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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 1969 file photo, concert goers abandon their trucks, cars and buses as thousands try to reach the Woodstock Music and Art Festival at White Lake in Bethel, N.Y. Although Arlo Guthrie famously announced from the festival stage that "The New York State Thruway is closed, man," that wasn't exactly the case. Police closed at least one thruway exit east of the festival to stem the source of a blockbuster traffic jam around the site. The New York Daily News reported on Aug. 16 that cars were being delayed by as much as eight hours between New York City and the concert site - a distance of less than 100 miles. (AP Photo)