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Monmouth County Plank Road

Coordinates: 40°14′53″N 74°16′23″W / 40.248°N 74.273°W / 40.248; -74.273
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The Monmouth County Plank Road was a plank road in New Jersey, running north from Freehold to Keyport by way of Matawan.[1] Its path is now roughly followed by New Jersey Route 79.

The Monmouth County Plank Road was chartered February 20, 1850 to run from Freehold to Keyport.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ KSK Architects Planners Historians, Inc. (2011), New Jersey Historic Roadway Study, Prepared for the New Jersey Department of Transportation
  2. ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1850, Chapter 107

40°14′53″N 74°16′23″W / 40.248°N 74.273°W / 40.248; -74.273