Old York Road | |
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| Route information | |
| Existed | 1711–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| North end | Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Highway system | |
Old York Road, originally York Road, with reference to New York, is a roadway that was built during the 18th century to connect Philadelphia with New York City.
The road was built along the Raritan tribe's Naraticong Trail, also known as the Tuckaraming Trail. A memorial plaque to the friendship of the Naraticong tribe, who permitted the road to be built over their trail, is located at the intersection of Old York Road and Canal in Raritan, New Jersey. The Swift Sure Stage Coach Line completed the journey between the two cities in two days.
A ferry left Elizabethtown Point for New York City, or passengers could continue onto Newark, New Jersey and ultimately Powles Hook Ferry in present day Exchange Place in Jersey City via Bergen Point Plank Road/Newark Plank Road.[1]
- ^ Cawley (1965), p. 51.