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
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
, mainly in the 19th century. While most of the roads are now maintained as free public roads, some have been abandoned.
Turnpikes in Name Only
The 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
References
*Thomas F. Gordon
A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey 1834, pp. 17–18
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Toll roads in New Jersey
Toll may refer to:
Transportation
* Toll (fee) a fee charged for the use of a road or waterway
** Toll road, a type of road which for which payment is required for passage
** Road pricing, the modern practice of charging for road use
** Road to ...
New Jersey
New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...
Turnpikes in New Jersey