Old York Road
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| Existed: | 1711 – present |
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| South end: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| North end: | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
Old York Road (originally York Road) is a roadway that was built in the 18th century to connect Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with Elizabethtown Point, New Jersey. Through New Jersey it was built along the Raritan (Unami tribe) "Naraticong Trail," also known as the Tuckaraming Trail. A memorial plaque to the "friendship" of the Naraticong Indians, who permitted the road to be built over their trail, sits at the intersection of Old York Road and Canal in Raritan, NJ. The Swift Sure Stage Coach Line completed the journey between the two cities in two days and cost only a few dollars.
A ferry left Elizabethtown Point for New York City, New York or passengers could continue onto Newark and ultimately Powles Hook Ferry (present day Exchange Place in Jersey City) via Bergen Point Plank Road/Newark Plank Road.
Old York Road was laid out from New Hope to Philadelphia between 1711 and 1771. Its start (or end) point was at the intersection of Fourth and Vine Streets. A 1960s urban redevelopment project removed most of Old York Road between Vine and Spring Garden Streets, although a remnant remains as the unmarked alley midway between 5th and 4th Streets at Willow Street. North of Spring Garden Street, the Old York Road ran through Lower North Philadelphia along today's Fifth Street.
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