This is a list of turnpike roads, built and operated by private companies in exchange for the privilege of collecting a toll, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, mainly in the 19th century. While most of the roads are now maintained as free public roads, some have been abandoned.
Name[1] | Chartered | Routing[2][3] | Modern designation | Built?[4] | Notes | |
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Morris Turnpike | March 9, 1801 | Elizabeth - Union - Morristown - Netcong - Newton - Culver's Gap | Route 82, Route 124, Sussex Ave, Sussex Turnpike, Main St, U.S. Route 46, Route 183, U.S. Route 206, County Route 519, Morris Turnpike | Yes | ||
Belleville Bridge and Turnpike Road Association | November 23, 1802 | Belleville - Kearny | Route 7 | Yes | ||
Bergen Turnpike | November 30, 1802 | Hackensack - Ridgefield - Hoboken | Hudson Street, Bergen Turnpike, Edgewater Avenue, U.S. Route 1/9, Bergen Turnpike, 32nd St, Hackensack Plank Road, Clinton Street | Yes | ||
Union Turnpike | Main Road | February 23, 1804 | Morristown - Morris Plains - Dover - Sparta - Branchville - Culver's Gap - Montague - Pennsylvania | U.S. Route 202, Mountain Way, Route 10, Mount Pleasant Turnpike, Salem Street, Route 15, Route 181, Route 15, U.S. Route 206, Union Turnpike, U.S. Route 206 | Yes | |
Branch | January 16, 1812 | Dover - Succasunna | Blackwell Street, U.S. 46 | |||
Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike | November 14, 1804 | Trenton - New Brunswick | Brunswick Ave, U.S. Route 1 Business, U.S. Route 1, Route 26 | Yes | ||
Newark Turnpike | December 1, 1804 | Hoboken - Jersey City - Harrison - Newark | Newark Avenue, Route 7, County Route 508 | Yes | ||
Newark and Pompton Turnpike | Main Road | February 24, 1806 | Newark - Bloomfield - Montclair - Singac - Riverdale | County Route 506 Spur, County Route 506, Route 23, Old Turnpike Road, Route 23, Holy Cross Way, Route 23, Newark Pompton Turnpike, Route 23, Newark Pompton Turnpike | Yes | Northernmost 6 miles abandoned 1830; abandoned north of Mountain View 1861; abandoned within Newark 1868; fully abandoned 1870 |
Branch | Montclair - Caldwell - Pine Brook | County Route 506 | Yes | |||
New Jersey Turnpike | February 27, 1806 | New Brunswick - Bound Brook - Somerville - Lebanon - Clinton - Bloomsbury - Phillipsburg - Pennsylvania | County Route 527, Route 28, U.S. Route 22, Route 122 | Yes | ||
Newark and Mount Pleasant Turnpike | February 27, 1806 | Newark - West Orange - Dover | Orange St, Main St, Mount Pleasant Ave, Route 10 | Yes | ||
Essex and Middlesex Turnpike | March 3, 1806 | New Brunswick - Metuchen - Rahway - Elizabeth - Newark | Route 27, Northeast Corridor right-of-way to Broad Street | Yes | ||
Franklin Turnpike | March 3, 1806 | Ho-Ho-Kus - Allendale - Mahwah - New York (Orange Turnpike) | Franklin Turnpike, County Route 507 | Yes | ||
Paterson and Hamburg Turnpike | March 3, 1806 | Paterson - Riverdale - Bloomingdale - Hamburg - Sussex - Montague - Pennsylvania | W Broadway, Central Ave, Hamburg Turnpike, Route 23, County Route 515, Hamburgh Turnpike, Route 23, Libertyville Road, Deckertown Turnpike | Yes | ||
Springfield and Newark Turnpike | March 3, 1806 | Springfield - Irvington - Newark | Route 124, Springfield Avenue | Yes | ||
Washington Turnpike | Main Road | March 3, 1806 | Morristown - Mendham - Chester - Schooley's Mountain - Washington - Phillipsburg - Pennsylvania; | County Route 510, County Route 513, County Route 517, Pleasant Grove Road, Penwell Road, Route 57 | Yes | |
Branch | Schooley's Mountain - Hackettstown | County Route 517 | Yes | |||
Hunterdon and Sussex Turnpike | March 12, 1806 | Trenton - Hope | No | |||
Jefferson Turnpike | December 3, 1807 | Jefferson - West Milford | Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge Road | No | ||
Princeton and Kingston Branch Turnpike | Main Road | December 3, 1807 | Trenton - Princeton - Kingston | County Route 583, Route 27, Raymond Boulevard | Yes | |
Branch | February 26, 1834 | Kingston - Georgetown Franklin Turnpike | Route 27 | Yes | ||
Belleville Turnpike | November 15, 1808 | Belleville - Glen Ridge | County Route 506 | Yes | ||
Perth Amboy Turnpike | November 22, 1808 | Perth Amboy - Metuchen - Piscataway - Bound Brook | New Brunswick Avenue, County Route 501 | Incomplete beyond Piscataway | ||
Woodbridge Turnpike | November 22, 1808 | New Brunswick - Woodbridge - Rahway | County Route 514 | Yes | ||
Burlington Turnpike | November 24, 1808 | Burlington - Bordentown - Trenton and New Brunswick Turnpike | Bordentown Road - U.S. Route 130 - Burlington St - U.S. 206 - County Route 533 | Yes | ||
Jersey City and Acquackanonk Turnpike | November 28, 1808 | Acquackanonk Landing - Jersey City | No | |||
Parsippany and Rockaway Turnpike | November 14, 1809 | Pine Brook - Parsippany - Denville - Rockaway - Wharton | U.S. Route 46, Main Street, Mount Pleasant Avenue | No | ||
Water Gap Turnpike | February 8, 1811 | Netcong - Allamuchy - Hope - Delaware Water Gap | No | |||
Farmers' Turnpike | February 9, 1811 | Springfield - New Providence - Long Hill - Pluckemin - Potterstown | No? | |||
Ringwood and Long Pond Turnpike | February 9, 1811 | Ringwood - Greenwood Lake - New York | County Route 511, Warwick Turnpike | Yes | ||
Newark and Morris Turnpike | February 11, 1811 | Newark - South Orange - Morristown | County Route 510 | Yes | ||
New Milford Turnpike | February 14, 1811 | Ringwood - Greenwood Lake - New York | County Route 511, Warwick Turnpike | No? | Built by Ringwood and Long Pond Turnpike Company | |
Vernon Turnpike | February 14, 1811 | Paterson and Hamburg Turnpike - Vernon - New York | Route 94 (in part) | Yes | ||
Dover Turnpike | January 12, 1813 | Dover - Drakesville | US 46 | Yes | ||
Spruce Run Turnpike | January 12, 1813 | Clinton - Hampton - Washington - Oxford | Route 31 | Yes | ||
Hope and Hackettstown Turnpike | February 11, 1813 | Hackettstown - Hope | No | |||
New Germantown Turnpike | February 11, 1813 | North Branch - Lamington - Oldwick - Long Valley | County Route 665, County Route 523, County Route 517 | Yes | ||
Deckertown and Newton Turnpike | January 27, 1814 | New York - Sussex - Newton[5] | Lake Wallkill Road, Owen's Station Road, Bassetts Bridge Road, Route 284, Unionville Avenue, Newton Avenue, Loomis Avenue, County Route 565, U.S. Route 206 | Yes | Connected to Great Island Turnpike at its northern end | |
Vernon and Newton Turnpike | January 27, 1814 | New York - Vernon - Hamburg - Newton[5] | No | |||
New Brunswick and Middleburgh Turnpike | February 11, 1814 | No | ||||
Hackensack and Paterson Turnpike | February 6, 1815 | Paterson - Elmwood Park - Saddle Brook - Hackensack | Market Street, Essex Street | Yes | ||
Mount Hope and Longwood Turnpike | February 11, 1815 | Rockaway and Parsippany Turnpike - Mount Hope - Union Turnpike | Wall St, Academy St, Mt Hope Road | Incomplete beyond Mt. Hope[6] | ||
New Providence Turnpike | February 11, 1815 | Morristown - New Providence - Scotch Plains | No | |||
Georgetown and Franklin Turnpike | February 15, 1816 | New Brunswick - Rocky Hill - Hopewell - Lambertville - Pennsylvania | Route 27, County Route 518 | Yes | ||
Bordentown and South Amboy Turnpike | February 16, 1816 | Bordentown - Washington - Hightstown - Cranbury - Jamesburg - Spotswood - Old Bridge - South Amboy | U.S. Route 130, Route 33, Main Street, County Route 535, Bordentown Turnpike, County Route 615 | Yes | ||
Woodbridge and Blazing Star Turnpike | February 16, 1816 | Woodbridge - Carteret - New York (Richmond Turnpike via New Blazing Star ferry)[7] | Port Reading Avenue | Yes | ||
Pochuck Turnpike | February 12, 1817 | Hamburg - Glenwood - New York[4] | County Route 517 | Incomplete south of McAfee | ||
Columbia and Walpack Turnpike | January 21, 1819 | Columbia - Millbrook - Walpack - Tuttles Corner | Interstate 80, Old Mine Road, National Park Service Route 615, Bevans Road, Layton-Hainesville Road | Yes | ||
Newton Turnpike | February 6, 1819 | Andover Furnace - Newton - Culver’s Gap | No | |||
Paterson and New Antrim Turnpike | November 23, 1825 | Paterson - Saddle River - Franklin | No | |||
Paterson and New Prospect Turnpike | November 23, 1825 | Paterson - Ho-Ho-Kus | No | |||
Passaic and Hackensack Ferry and Road | January 21, 1828 | Newark - Jersey City | Newark Avenue, Communipaw Ave/U.S. Route 1/9 Truck, Ferry Street | Yes | ||
Hackensack and Fort Lee Turnpike | January 23, 1828 | Hackensack - Fort Lee | Fort Lee Road, Main Street | Yes | ||
Passaic Turnpike | February 2, 1833 | Paterson - Little Falls | McBride Ave, Paterson Ave | Yes | ||
Delaware and Jobstown Rail or McAdamised Road | February 11, 1833 | Florence - Columbus - Jobstown | No | Reorganized as the Delaware & Atlantic Railroad Company[8] | ||
Weehawken Turnpike | March 2, 1837 | Weehawken - Fort Lee | Park Ave, Palisade Avenue | Yes | Included in the bill creating Weehawken.[9] Disbanded March 18, 1858 | |
Haddonfield and Camden Turnpike | March 9, 1839 | Haddonfield - Camden | County Route 561 | Yes | ||
Red Bank and Woodbury Turnpike or McAdamized Road | March 8, 1848 | Red Bank - Woodbury | Red Bank Ave | Yes | 1853: Extended through Woodbury along Broad St | |
Newark Plank Road and Ferry | February 24, 1849 | Newark - Jersey City | Newark Avenue, Communipaw Ave/U.S. Route 1/9 Truck, Ferry Street | Yes | ||
Camden, Ellisburg and Marlton Turnpike | February 28, 1849 | Camden - Marlton | Route 70, Old Marlton Pike | Yes | ||
Moorestown and Camden Turnpike | February 28, 1849 | Moorestown - Camden | County Route 537 | Yes | ||
Mullica Hill and Red Bank Turnpike or McAdamized Road | February 28, 1849 | Mullica Hill - Berkley - Red Bank | Grove Ave | Unbuilt south of Thorofare | Road that was built maintained by Mantua Creek and Red Bank Turnpike[10] | |
Mullica Hill and Woodbury Turnpike | February 28, 1849 | Mullica Hill - Woodbury | Route 45 | Yes | Attempted to unite with Woodbury and Camden TP as Mullica Hill and Camden TP, though later charter amendments refer to the companies separately | |
Westfield and Camden Turnpike | Main Road | February 28, 1849 | Camden - Pennsauken | Westfield Avenue, U.S. Route 130 | Yes | Extended to Bridgeboro 1852 and Cooperstown 1853
Locally known as Burlington TP |
Branch | March 5, 1852 | Cinnaminson - Palmyra | Cinnaminson Avenue | Yes | ||
Williamstown and Camden Road | February 28, 1849 | Williamstown - Cross Keys - Blackwoodtown - Chew's Landing - Mount Ephraim - Haddonfield & Camden Turnpike | No | |||
Woodbury and Camden Turnpike | February 28, 1849 | Woodbury - Camden | Broadway, S Hannevig Ave, Broad St | Yes | Attempted to unite with Mullica Hill and Woodbury TP as Mullica Hill and Camden TP, though later charter amendments refer to the companies separately | |
Mullica Hill and Camden Turnpike | March 1, 1849 | Mullica Hill - Mantua - Woodbury | Route 45, Broadway | No/A | An attempt to unite the Mullica Hill and Woodbury TP and the Woodbury and Camden TP, though later charter amendments refer to the companies separately | |
Belleville and Newark Plank Road | March 2, 1849 | Newark - Belleville | No[11] | |||
Glassboro and Carpenter's Landing Turnpike | February 4, 1850 | Glassboro - Mantua | Yes | Postal records indicate the company was in business by at least 1904[12] | ||
Raritan and Delaware Plank Road | February 18, 1850 | New Brunswick - Trenton | No | |||
South River and Freehold Plank Road | February 19, 1850 | Old Bridge - Freehold | No | Converted to railroad | ||
Monmouth County Plank Road | February 20, 1850 | Freehold - Marlboro - Middletown Point - Keyport | Route 79, County Route 516, County Route 6 | Yes | ||
Gloucester Turnpike | March 5, 1850 | Woodbury - Westville - Gloucester | Yes? | Revived 1874. May be same as Mullica Hill and Camden TP | ||
Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road | March 6, 1850 | Jersey City - Bayonne - Bergen Point | Grand Street, Ocean Avenue, Broadway | Yes | ||
Coleville and Carpenter's Point Turnpike | February 21, 1851 | Colesville - Montague Twp | Route 23 | Yes[13] | ||
Pittstown and Barnsboro Turnpike | February 28, 1851 | Pittstown - Hardingville - Barnsboro | County Route 609 (Salem/Gloucester County) | Yes | ||
Cape Island Turnpike | March 1, 1851 | Cape May Point - Cape Island | Sunset Boulevard[14] | Yes | ||
Gloucester and Salem Turnpike | March 6, 1851 | Woodbury - Clarksboro - Swedesboro - Woodstown | County Route 605, County Route 551 | Yes | ||
Mullica Hill and Woodstown Turnpike | March 7, 1851 | Mullica Hill - Harrisonville - Eldridge Hill - Woodstown | Route 45, County Route 617 | Yes[15] | ||
Mullica Hill and Pittsgrove Turnpike | March 14, 1851 | Mullica Hill - Pole Tavern | Route 77, County Route 630, 606 | Yes[16] | 1853: Authorized to extend to Bridgeton, though not built | |
Mullica Hill and Pole Tavern Turnpike | March 14, 1851 | Mullica Hill - Pole Tavern | County Route 581 | Yes | 1853: Authorized to extend to Daretown | |
Paterson and New York Plank Road | March 14, 1851 | Paterson - Passaic - Wallington - East Rutherford - Secaucus - Hoboken | Main Street, Main Avenue, Paterson Avenue, Route 120, Paterson Plank Road | Yes | ||
Beverly and Mount Holly Plank Road or Turnpike | March 18, 1851 | Beverly - Rancocas - Mount Holly | County Route 626 | Yes[17] | ||
Glassboro and Malaga Turnpike | March 18, 1851 | Glassboro - Clayton - Franklinville - Malaga | Route 47 | Yes[18] | ||
Good Intent and Woodbury Turnpike | March 18, 1851 | Good Intent - Woodbury | No | |||
Princeton and West Windsor Plank or McAdamized Road | March 18, 1851 | Princeton - Delaware and Raritan Canal | No | |||
Lambertville and Flemington Plank Road | March 19, 1851 | Lambertville - Ringoes - Flemington | No | |||
Mantua Creek and Red Bank Turnpike | March 19, 1851 | Berkley - Red Bank | Grove Ave | Yes | Intended as replacement for Mullica Hill and Red Bank TP[10] | |
Florence and Freehold Plank or Turnpike Road | February 19, 1852 | Florence - New Lisbon | No | To be built on the path of the Delaware and Hanover Railroad, which was a reorganization of the Delaware and Atlantic Railroad. Later became the Pennsylvania Railroad's Kinkora Branch[8] | ||
Keyport and Middletown Turnpike | March 5, 1852 | Keyport - Middletown | Route 35 | No | See also the Middletown and Keyport TP | |
Zinc Mines Plank Road | March 10, 1852 | Ogdensburg - Dover | No | |||
Shrewsbury Plank Road | March 19, 1852 | Freehold - Colt’s Neck - Red Bank | No | |||
Hudson and Bergen Plank Road | March 24, 1852 | Bergen - Hudson - Seacaucus | Seacaucus Road, JFK Blvd, Sanford Plaza, Summit Avenue, Sip Avenue, Bergen Avenue, Old Bergen Road | Yes | 1858: Authorized to extend their road south to the Jersey City-Bergen Point Plank Road | |
Millville and Malaga Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Millville - Vineland - Malaga | Route 47 | Yes[19] | ||
Pittstown and Bridgeton Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Pittstown - Centreville - Bridgeton | Yes? | |||
Port Elizabeth and Millville Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Port Elizabeth - Millville | Route 47 | Yes[19] | ||
Salem and Woodstown Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Salem - Woodstown | Route 45 | Yes[19] | ||
Upper Pittsgrove and Pittsgrove Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Pittsgrove - Pennytown (now Greenville) | No | |||
Vincentown and Mount Holly Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Vincentown - Newbold’s Corner - Mt Holly | Newbold’s Corner Road, Eayrestown Road | North of Newbold's Corner[20] | Road later maintained by Mount Holly and Eayrestown TP Co. | |
Westville and Glassborough Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Westville - Glassboro | Route 47 | Yes[21] | ||
Williamstown and Good Intent Turnpike | March 24, 1852 | Williamstown - Good Intent | Route 168, Route 42 | Yes | ||
Bridgeton and Deerfield Turnpike | March 25, 1852 | Bridgeton - Deerfield | County Route 606 | Yes | ||
Camden and Atlantic Turnpike | March 25, 1852 | Haddonfield - Longacoming - Tansboro - Blue Anchor - Winslow - Weymouth - Emmelsville - May’s Landing | No[22] | |||
Medford and Tuckerton Turnpike | March 25, 1852 | Medford - Tuckerton | No[20] | |||
Mount Holly and Moorestown Turnpike | March 25, 1852 | Mount Holly - Moorestown | County Route 537 | Yes | ||
Mount Holly and Pemberton Turnpike | March 26, 1852 | Mount Holly - Pemberton | No[20] | |||
Woodstown and Pennsgrove Turnpike | March 26, 1852 | Woodstown - Penn’s Grove | US 40, Route 48 | Yes[10] | ||
Pleasantville and Atlantic Turnpike or Plank Road | February 2, 1853 | Pleasantville - Atlantic City | Old Turnpike, Turnpike Road | Yes | ||
Woodbury and Cross Keys Turnpike | February 9, 1853 | Woodbury - Cross Keys | County Route 643, Egg Harbor Road, Hurffville-Cross Keys Road | Yes[10] | ||
Beverly and Riverton Turnpike and Bridge Company | February 23, 1853 | Beverly - Riverton | No[10] | |||
Mount Holly and Jobstown Turnpike | February 25, 1853 | Mount Holly - Jobstown | County Route 537 | Yes[10] | ||
Freehold and Howell Plank Road | March 1, 1853 | Freehold - Howell | Route 79, U.S. Route 9, County Route 524 | Yes | ||
Hackensack Plank Road | March 3, 1853 | Hackensack - Ridgefield - Hoboken | Hudson Street, Bergen Turnpike, Edgewater Avenue, U.S. Route 1/9, Bergen Turnpike, 32nd St, Hackensack Plank Road, Clinton Street | Yes | Replaced Bergen Turnpike | |
Camden and Gloucester City Turnpike | March 4, 1853 | Camden - Gloucester | Yes | Recharter of Woodbury-Camden TP; Repealed in 1870 | ||
Hainesport, Lumberton and Vincentown Turnpike | March 5, 1853 | Hainesport - Lumberton - Vincentown | County Route 614 | Yes[20] | ||
Newark and Clinton Plank Road | March 9, 1853 | Newark - Irvington | Clinton Ave | Yes[11] | ||
Almonesson and Westville Turnpike | March 11, 1853 | Westville - Almonesson | Westville-Almonesson Road | |||
Ramapo and Weehawken Plank Road | Main Road | March 11, 1853 | Ramapo - Weehawken | No | ||
Branch | Weehawken - Fort Lee | |||||
Branch | Weehawken - English Neighbourhood | |||||
Florence and Keyport Plank Road | August 17, 1853 | Union Beach - Morganville - Florence | County Route 39, County Route 3 | No of Morganville | ||
White Horse Turnpike | January 27, 1854 | Camden - Stratford | U.S. Route 30 | Yes | ||
Bridgeton and Millville Turnpike | February 7, 1854 | Bridgeton - Millville | Route 49 | Yes[19] | ||
Mount Holly, Lumberton and Medford Turnpike | February 24, 1854 | Mount Holly - Lumberton - Medford | County Route 541 | Yes[20] | ||
Bordentown and Hornerstown Turnpike | March 3, 1854 | Bordentown - Chesterfield - Hornerstown | County Route 528 | No | ||
Cape May Turnpike | March 3, 1854 | Cape May - Cape May Court House | U.S. Route 9, Route 109 | Yes[19] | ||
Freehold and Smithville Plank Road | March 3, 1854 | Freehold - Smithville | No[20] | |||
Lambertville and Ringoes Turnpike | March 3, 1854 | Lambertville - Ringoes | No | |||
Port Monmouth and Middletown Plank Road | March 3, 1854 | Port Monmouth - New Monmouth - Middletown | Church Street, New Monmouth Road | Yes[23] | ||
Peapack Plank Road | March 9, 1854 | Peapack - Bridgewater | No | |||
Crosswicks and Trenton Turnpike | March 17, 1854 | Crosswicks - Trenton | Broad Street | Yes[24] | ||
Hopewell and Ewing Turnpike | Main Road | March 17, 1854 | Trenton - Ewing - Pennington | Route 31 | Yes[25] | |
Branch | Trenton - Birmingham | Parkway Avenue, Scotch Road | ||||
Newark and Elizabethtown Plank Road | March 17, 1854 | Newark - Elizabeth | No[11] | Reincorporated as Newark and Elizabeth Plank Road | ||
Vincentown and Tabernacle Turnpike | March 17, 1854 | Vincentown - Tabernacle | No[20] | |||
Great and Little Egg Harbor Turnpike | February 19, 1855 | Weymouth Station - Batsto - Tuckerton | No[20] | |||
Centreton Turnpike | February 26, 1855 | Centerton - Masonville | Old Centerton Turnpike, Masonville-Centerton Road | Yes | ||
Burlington and Jacksonville Turnpike | March 9, 1855 | Burlington - Jacksonville | Burlington-Jacksonville Road | Yes[20] | ||
Mount Holly and Pemberton South Turnpike | March 15, 1855 | Mount Holly - Pemberton | No[20] | |||
Burlington and Willingboro Turnpike | March 21, 1855 | Burlington - Willingboro | Salem Road[citation needed] | Yes | Road made public 1870 | |
Camden and Blackwoodtown Turnpike | March 24, 1855 | Camden - Mount Ephraim - Blackwood | Route 168 | Yes | Part of the Black Horse Turnpike[26] | |
Columbus and Wrightstown Turnpike | March 24, 1855 | Columbus - Wrightstown | No[20] | |||
Lawrenceville, Berkeley and Thorofare Turnpike | March 24, 1855 | Lawrenceville - Berkley - Thorofare | No | |||
Mount Holly and Eayrestown Turnpike | March 24, 1855 | Mount Holly - Newbold's Corner | Yes | 1856: Authorized to extend to Vincentown
Road made public 1873 | ||
Bridgeton and Marlton Turnpike | April 5, 1855 | Bridgeton - Marlton | ||||
Bordentown and Crosswicks Turnpike | Main Road | March 3, 1856 | Bordentown - Crosswicks | CR 528, Bordentown Crosswicks Road; CR 528 | Yes | Extended to North Crosswicks 1857
Company folded 1901[27] |
Branch | Chesterfield - New Egypt | At least to Recklesstown[20] | ||||
Long-a-coming and Chew's Landing Turnpike | March 3, 1856 | Berlin - Clementon - Chews Landing | Clementon Road, Berlin Road, Chews Landing Road[28] | Yes | ||
Trenton and Allentown Turnpike | March 11, 1856 | Trenton - Mercerville - Hamilton Square - Robbinsville - Allentown | Route 33, CR 526 | Yes[29] | ||
Bordentown and Columbus Turnpike | March 14, 1856 | Bordentown - Columbus | U.S. Route 206 | Yes[20] | Extended to Chambers Corners 1857 | |
Burlington and Columbus Turnpike | March 14, 1856 | Burlington - Columbus - Tilghmans Corner | No[20] | |||
Columbus and Kinkora Turnpike | March 14, 1856 | Kinkora - Columbus | No[20] | |||
Gravelly Ridge Turnpike | March 14, 1856 | Woods Lower Mill - Woods Upper Mill | ||||
Hackensack and Harrington Plank Road | March 14, 1856 | Ridgefield Park - Teaneck - Dumont - New York | No[30] | |||
Newark and Elizabeth Plank Road | March 14, 1856 | Newark - Elizabeth | No[11] | |||
Bordentown and Drawbridge Turnpike | March 5, 1857 | Bordentown - White Horse | No[20] | |||
Hoboken and Hudson River Turnpike | March 16, 1857 | Bull's Ferry - Hoboken | Port Imperial Boulevard, River Road | Yes | 1860: Authorized to extend their road to Tillou's Dock, now Edgewater Marina | |
Burlington and Mount Holly Turnpike | March 18, 1857 | Burlington - Mount Holly | County Route 541 | Yes[20] | ||
Shrewsbury Turnpike | March 19, 1857 | Red Bank - Shrewsbury - Eatontown | No | |||
Hightstown and Imlaystown Turnpike | March 20, 1857 | Hightstown - Sharon Corner - Imlaystown | No | |||
Medford and Indiantown Turnpike | March 20, 1857 | Medford - Shamong | No | |||
Millville and Buckshutem Turnpike | March 20, 1857 | Millville - Buckshutem | No[31] | |||
Red Bank and Tinton Falls Turnpike | March 20, 1857 | Shrewsbury - Tinton Falls - Colt's Neck | No | |||
Freehold and Smithville Turnpike | February 26, 1858 | Freehold - Smithville | County Route 537 | Yes | ||
Winslow Turnpike | February 27, 1858 | Long-a-coming - Waterford - Winslow | No | |||
Bridgeton and Fairfield Turnpike | March 6, 1858 | Bridgeton - Fairton | Bridgeton Fairton Road | Yes[19] | ||
Howell Turnpike | March 7, 1858 | Freehold and Howell Turnpike - Our House Tavern, Howell | No | |||
Allentown and Imlaystown Turnpike | March 16, 1858 | Allentown - Imlaystown | CR 526 | Yes[32] | ||
Burlington and Beverly Turnpike | March 16, 1858 | Burlington - Beverly | County Route 543 | Yes[20] | ||
Florence and Jobstown Turnpike | March 16, 1858 | Florence - Jobstown | No | |||
Lawrence Turnpike | March 18, 1858 | Eight Mile Run (Shipetauken Creek) - Trenton | No[33] | |||
Hightstown and Perrineville Turnpike | March 9, 1859 | Hightstown - Perrineville | County Route 571, Perrineville Road | Yes[34] | ||
Holmdel and Keyport Turnpike | March 9, 1859 | Holmdel - Keyport | County Route 4 | Yes | ||
Freehold and Colt's Neck Turnpike | March 15, 1859 | Freehold - Colts Neck | County Route 537 | Yes[35] | ||
Middletown and Keyport Turnpike | March 15, 1859 | Keyport - Middletown | Route 35 | Yes[36] | ||
Longacoming, May's Landing and Tuckerton Turnpike | Main Road | March 16, 1859 | Long-a-coming - Winslow - May's Landing | No | ||
Branch | Winslow - Tuckerton | |||||
Stockton and Newton Turnpike | March 18, 1859 | Kaighn Point - Haddonfield and Camden Turnpike | Atlantic Avenue | Yes | Mentioned in the act deleting Newton Township | |
Moorestown and Mount Laurel Turnpike | March 23, 1859 | Moorestown - Mount Laurel | Mount Laurel Road | Yes | ||
Upper Freehold and Millstone Turnpike | February 22, 1860 | Smithville - Fillmore | No | |||
Trenton and Ewing Turnpike | March 17, 1860 | Trenton - Birmingham | State Street, Sullivan Way, Grand Avenue | Yes[37] | Locally known as Asylum Road | |
Lambertville and Rocky Hill Turnpike | Main Road | March 22, 1860 | Lambertville - Rocky Hill | No | ||
Branch | Ringoes - Ringoes Station | |||||
Robertsville and Patton's Corner Turnpike | February 27, 1861 | Robertsville - Patton's Corner | County Route 3 | Yes | Merged with the Manalapan TP Co. to form the Manalapan and Patton's Corner TP in 1863 | |
Holmdel and Middletown Point Turnpike | February 28, 1862 | Holmdel - Matawan | Route 34 | Yes[38] | ||
Manalapan Turnpike | February 28, 1862 | Manalapan - Robertsville | Yes | Merged with the Robertsville and Patton's Corner TP Co. to form the Manalapan and Patton's Corner TP in 1863 | ||
Englishtown Turnpike | March 11, 1862 | Englishtown - Gordon's Corner | No | |||
Matawan and Holmdel Turnpike | March 11, 1862 | Holmdel and Keyport Turnpike - Middletown Point | Bethany Road, Church Street | Yes[citation needed] | ||
Freehold and Englishtown Turnpike | March 6, 1863 | Freehold - Englishtown | County Route 522 | Yes | ||
Middlesex and Monmouth Turnpike | March 13, 1863 | Old Bridge - Matawan | County Route 516 | Yes | Not to be confused with the second unbuilt Middlesex and Monmouth TP | |
Englishtown and Millstone Turnpike | March 14, 1863 | Englishtown - Bergen Mills | High Bridge Road, Iron Ore Road, Dugan's Grove Road, Route 33 | Yes[39] | ||
Manalapan and Freehold Turnpike | March 18, 1863 | Manalapan - Freehold | Route 33; County Route 24 | Yes | ||
Manalapan and Patton's Corner Turnpike | March 24, 1863 | Manalapan - Patton's Corner - Robertsville | County Route 3 | Yes | ||
Marlborough and Quinton's Bridge Turnpike | February 15, 1864 | Marlborough - Quinton's Bridge | Route 49 | Yes[40] | ||
Red Bank and Holmdel Turnpike | Main Road | March 24, 1864 | Red Bank - Leedsville - Holmdel | Front Street (in part) | Yes | Notable for the case "Freeholders of Monmouth County vs. Red Bank and Holmdel Turnpike Co." |
Branch | February 8, 1866 | Navesink River Bridge - Middletown-Licroft Road | ||||
Woodmancy and Barnegat Turnpike | March 29, 1864 | Woodmansie - Barnegat | 1867: Authorized to extend their road to Manahakwin | |||
Eatontown and Sea Shore Turnpike | February 9, 1865 | Eatontown - Long Branch - Land's End | Eatontown Boulevard, Broadway | Yes[41] | ||
Red Bank and Eatontown Turnpike | February 9, 1865 | Red Bank - Shrewsbury - Eatontown | Broad Street, County Route 11, Route 35 | Yes[42] | ||
New Brunswick and Cranbury Turnpike | February 24, 1865 | New Brunswick - Cranbury - Cranbury Station | Route 171, U.S. 130, Georges Road, U.S. 130, Main Street | Yes | ||
Schooley's Mountain Turnpike | March 22, 1865 | German Valley - Hackettstown | ||||
Ewing and Hopewell Turnpike | March 30, 1865 | Birmingham - Bear Tavern | ||||
East Brunswick and New Brunswick Turnpike | April 6, 1865 | Old Bridge - New Brunswick | Old Bridge Turnpike, Route 18 | Yes | ||
Millville, Vineland and Carlsburg Turnpike | Main Road | April 6, 1865 | Millville - Vineland | No | ||
Branch | Vineland - Carlsburg | |||||
Smithville and Blue Ball Turnpike | Main Road | February 7, 1866 | Clayton's Corner - Turkey Blue Ball | County Route 524 | No | |
Branch | April 1, 1868 | Stilwell's Corner - Manalapan Turnpike | ||||
Millville and Mauricetown Turnpike | February 26, 1866 | Millville - Mauricetown - Dorchester | No | |||
Eatontown and Squan Turnpike | March 7, 1866 | Eatontown - Squan Village | No | |||
Tinton Falls Turnpike | Main Road | March 7, 1866 | Colts Neck - Tinton Falls - Shrewsbury | County Route 537, Sycamore Avenue | Yes[35] | |
Branch | Tinton Falls - Eatontown | County Route 537 | ||||
Hightstown and Manalapanville Turnpike | March 16, 1866 | Hightstown - Manalapan | Route 33 | Yes[43] | ||
Long Branch and Deal Turnpike | March 16, 1866 | Branchport - Great Pond | Branchport Avenue, Norwood Avenue | Yes[44] | Initially authorized to extend their turnpike to Manasquan, though repealed in 1868 | |
Mechanicsville and Oceanville Turnpike | March 16, 1866 | Mechanicsville - Oceanville - Woodley's Mill (Whale Pond Brook) | Locust Avenue, Monmouth Avenue | Yes[44] | ||
Manalapanville and Perrineville Turnpike | March 21, 1866 | Manalapanville - Hightstown and Perrineville Turnpike | No | |||
Sweetman's Lane Turnpike | March 22, 1866 | Sweetman - Perrineville | No | |||
Farmingdale and Squankum Turnpike | March 26, 1866 | Our House Tavern - Farmingdale - Squankum | County Route 524 | Yes[45] | Had right to extend to Squan Village | |
Freehold and Jerseyville Turnpike | March 27, 1866 | Freehold - Jerseyville | Jerseyville Avenue, Route 33 | Yes[46] | ||
Morristown and Baskingridge Turnpike | March 27, 1866 | Morristown - Basking Ridge | No | |||
Hightstown and Cranbury Turnpike | March 28, 1866 | Hightstown - Cranbury | No | |||
Washington and Cranbury Turnpike | March 29, 1866 | Washington - Cranbury | No | |||
Shiloh Turnpike | April 5, 1866 | Marlborough - Shiloh - Bridgeton | Route 49 | Yes | ||
Middletown Turnpike | April 6, 1866 | Middletown - Red Bank | Route 35 | Yes[35] | Road sold to the Middletown and Red Bank Turnpike Company, though the legality of the sale was questioned | |
Spotswood and Old Bridge Turnpike | February 25, 1867 | Spotswood - Old Bridge | No | |||
Leedsville and Colt's Neck Turnpike | March 6, 1867 | Leedsville - Colt's Neck | No | |||
Port Elizabeth Turnpike | March 27, 1867 | Manamuskin - Port Elizabeth | No | |||
Toms River and Forked River Turnpike | March 27, 1867 | Tom's River - Bayville - Forked River | US 9 | Yes[47] | ||
Smithville and Clarksburgh Turnpike | April 3, 1867 | Smithville - Clarksburg | No | |||
Dutch Lane and Marlboro Turnpike | April 4, 1867 | Freehold - Marlboro | No | |||
Godwinville and Paterson McAdamized Road | April 4, 1867 | Paterson - Godwinville | River Street, Maple Avenue | Yes | ||
Pompton and Paterson Turnpike | April 4, 1867 | |||||
New Egypt and Manchester Turnpike | April 9, 1867 | |||||
Deal and Squan Bridge Turnpike | February 20, 1868 | Deal - Asbury Park - Belmar - Lake Como | Route 71 | |||
Manalapanville and Englishtown Turnpike | March 27, 1868 | Manalapan - Englishtown | County Route 527 Alternate | |||
Beverly and Charleston Turnpike | April 2, 1868 | |||||
Squankum and Point Pleasant | April 3, 1868 | |||||
Texas Mills and Spotswood Turnpike | April 9, 1868 | |||||
Milltown Turnpike | March 2, 1869 | |||||
Englewood Dock and Turnpike | March 16, 1869 | |||||
Navesink Turnpike | March 17, 1869 | |||||
Perrineville and Monroe Turnpike | March 24, 1869 | |||||
Long Branch and Sea Bright Turnpike | February 22, 1870 | Sea Bright - Long Branch | Route 36 | |||
Forked River and Barnegat Turnpike | February 23, 1870 | |||||
Keyport and Oak Grove Turnpike | February 23, 1870 | Unbuilt | Broadway, Lloyd Road, Line Road | |||
Spotswood and Matchaponix Turnpike | March 10, 1870 | |||||
Elizabeth and Rahway Plank Road | March 17, 1870 | |||||
Hightstown and Allentown Turnpike | March 17, 1870 | |||||
Hightstown and Princeton Turnpike | March 17, 1870 | |||||
Hightstown and Robbinsville Turnpike | March 17, 1870 | |||||
Middletown and Holmdel Turnpike | March 17, 1870 | |||||
Bricksburg and Point Pleasant Turnpike | March 8, 1871 | |||||
Perrineville and Sweetman's Lane Turnpike | March 28, 1871 | County Route 1 | ||||
Cape May Boulevard Turnpike | March 13, 1873 | |||||
Lambertville and Flemington Turnpike | April 3, 1873 | |||||
West Hoboken Roadway | April 4, 1873 | |||||
County Line Turnpike | March 10, 1874 | New Brunswick - Ten Mile Run | ||||
Hudson and Hackensack Roadway | March 10, 1874 | |||||
Ocean Beach and Squan River Turnpike | March 12, 1874 | |||||
Berlin and Haddonfield Turnpike | March 25, 1875 | Berlin - Haddonfield | CR 561 | |||
Highlands and Sea Bright Turnpike | March 25, 1875 | Navesink Beach (Highlands Station) - Sea Bright | Route 36 | |||
North Hudson Turnpike | March 28, 1899 | No | Merged into the Public Service Railway Co. 1907[48] | |||
Ocean City and Beesley's Point Turnpike | December 6, 1882[49] | No | ||||
Sea Isle City Turnpike | 1908[49] | Ocean View - Sea Isle City[50] | Yes | |||
Long Beach Turnpike | Manahawkin - Ship Bottom[51] | Yes |
Turnpikes in Name Only
editThe following is a list of roads in New Jersey that are, or have been, called turnpikes, despite there being no evidence of a company tolling the road
Name | Standort | Notes |
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Union Turnpike | North Bergen, NJ - connecting - Bergen Turnpike - Paterson Plank Road | Part of road superseded by Paterson and New York Plank Road. Possibly not a turnpike, but a union of turnpikes |
Owassa Turnpike | Frankford - Hampton Township | |
Boonton Turnpike | Lincoln Park | |
Newark Turnpike | Lathrop Avenue in Boonton[52] | |
Powerville Turnpike | Either Main Street in Boonton[52] or Intervale Road[53] | |
Morris Turnpike | Randolph Township |
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