Freehold and Howell Plank Road explained

The Freehold and Howell Plank Road was a plank road in New Jersey, running south from Freehold into Howell Township. Its path is now roughly followed by New Jersey Route 79, U. S. Route 9 and County Route 524.

The Freehold and Howell Plank Road was chartered March 1, 1853 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature.^[1] On June 1, 1901, it was purchased by the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and incorporated into the county highway system.^[2] Portions were later taken over as a state highway.

See also

• List of turnpikes in New Jersey

External links

• New Jersey Roads - Route Log - Turnpikes
• N.J. Cultural Resource 1800-1865 by Larrabeehttp://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/arkeo_res.htm

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Notes and References

1. Book: Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey . An act to incorporate the Freehold and Howell Plank Road Company . 211–218 . 1852 . .
2. Monmouth County Deed Book 668, page 452