The Newark-Pompton Turnpike is a road with a storied history. This is the first turnpike chartered by the state of New Jersey, chartered in 1801 and competed by 1806. The southernmost stretch of the mainline from Newark to the Passaic River in Little Falls (the entirety of the Essex County segment) is already covered in my pages for CR 506 Spur, CR 506, and NJ 23 (in order from Newark towards Riverdale / Pompton Lakes). NJ 23 (and it's predecessor, NJSHR 8) once followed the entirety of the Newark-Pompton Turnpike north of Verona. However, large portions of modern NJ 23 north of the Passaic River are realignments away from the outmoded Turnpike to suit modern traffic needs.
A branch of the Newark-Pompton Turnpike extended from Verona to Pine Brook. This is now the westernmost segment of CR 506 and NJ 159.
This page documents former alignments of NJ 23 along the Newark-Pompton Turnpike, many of which are now county roads. Portions of this alignment are current 500-series county routes, such as CR 504 and CR 511 Alternate. Other portions are either 600 or 700 series county routes, or municipal roads.
Old Turnpike Road (Passaic CR 703):
Old Turnpike Road is a former alignment of NJ 23 just immediately north of the Passaic River.
Passaic CR 703 begins at Hobson Avenue after a low-clearance rail bridge carrying the Montclair-Boonton Line (historic Boonton Branch).
This striped section of CR 703 used to be the NJ 23 mainline. It also once had a grade crossing with the Boonton Branch.
CR 703 has a sharp right turn, but NJ 23 used to go straight ahead before the tangled mess of road spaghetti known as the US 46/I-80/NJ 23 interchange was built, forcing the Turnpike / NJ 23 to take a new routing.
Newark-Pompton Turnpike (Passaic CR 683):
This sign indicates the Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
Newark-Pompton Turnpike (CR 504):
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And by Turnpike, you mean Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
Present-day CR 504 along the Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
A historic bridge along the Newark-Pompton Turnpike (CR 504). Inscribed on the bridge is STATE HIGHWAY ROUTE 8 (NJSHR 8), a historic designation for the pre-1927 predecessor of NJ 23.
CR 504 enters/departs the Turnpike at Black Oak Ridge Road. However, CR 504 is poorly signed until east of NJ 23 in Passaic County.
Newark-Pompton Turnpike (Morris CR 660):
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CR 660 serves as the main street of the Pompton Plains section of Pequannock.
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Newark-Pompton Turnpike (CR 511 Alternate):
Present-day CR 511 Alternate along the Newark-Pompton Turnpike.
CR 511 Alternate and the Newark-Pompton Turnpike have a brief overlap with NJ 23.
The Newark-Pompton Turnpike ends at the Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike.
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