List of turnpikes in New Jersey

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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name[1] Chartered Routing[2][3] Modern designation Built?[4] Notes
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 - 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 - Eldrige’s 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 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[39]
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[40]
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[41]
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[42]
Red Bank and Eatontown Turnpike February 9, 1865 Red Bank - Shrewsbury - Eatontown Broad Street, County Route 11, Route 35 Yes[43]
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[44]
Long Branch and Deal Turnpike March 16, 1866 Branchport - Great Pond Branchport Avenue, Norwood Avenue Yes[45] 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[45]
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[46] Had right to extend to Squan Village
Freehold and Jerseyville Turnpike March 27, 1866 Freehold - Jerseyville Jerseyville Avenue, Route 33 Yes[47]
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[48]
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[49]
Ocean City and Beesley's Point Turnpike December 6, 1882[50] No
Sea Isle City Turnpike 1908[50] Ocean View - Sea Isle City[51] Yes
Long Beach Turnpike Manahawkin - Ship Bottom[52] Yes
For the turnpike built in the 20th century, see New Jersey Turnpike.

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

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Name Location Notes
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[53]
Powerville Turnpike Either Main Street in Boonton[53] or Intervale Road[54]
Morris Turnpike Randolph Township

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