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Freehold and Howell Plank Road

Coordinates: 40°12′47″N 74°14′17″W / 40.213°N 74.238°W

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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

References

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

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40°12′47″N 74°14′17″W / 40.213°N 74.238°W / 40.213; -74.238

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