438:. In 1828, the first bridge over the Hackensack River was built. A wooden structure, it was replaced at the turn of the 20th century by the bridge which still stood before the erection of the present span. It was necessary to pay tolls on both the bridge and Bergen Turnpike until the start of the World War. In 1915, the Board of Chosen Freeholders took over the entire stretch of roadway from Fairview to Main Street, Hackensack. Public Service later became the owners of the bridge and retained the right of way along the turnpike for the operation of its trolleys. In 1934, after the present structure was completed the old historic bridge was torn down despite efforts of the local government and residents of Little Ferry to have it remain. Through the town the route retains the name Bergen Turnpike and its designation of
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Today there is little or nothing to be seen of the plank road in
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Hendricks Causeway, which was built in the 1930s, and runs parallel to Edgewater Avenue, the original Bergen Turnpike. A short stretch, Motel Avenue, connects it to Bergen Turnpike which crosses
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Hackensack and Hoboken Turnpike. The route mostly still exists today, though some segments are now called the Bergen Turnpike. It was during the 19th century that
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775:Transportation in Hudson County, New Jersey
770:Transportation in Bergen County, New Jersey
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539:Laws of the State of New Jersey
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745:History of New Jersey
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239:North Hudson
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36:1802–present
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395:Bergen line
281:. Crossing
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200:Bergen Hill
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94:Hoboken, NJ
65:US 1-9
785:Plank road
739:Categories
712:74°01′35″W
709:40°45′44″N
692:2009-08-23
650:2009-08-24
564:2009-08-23
515:References
444:Hackensack
407:Ridgefield
378:Union Hill
343:East Coast
311:Bergenwood
307:New Durham
289:it enters
267:Union City
188:New Jersey
184:Hackensack
133:New Jersey
243:Weehawken
206:from the
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114:Location
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43:highways
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