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Port Kent and Hopkinton Turnpike | |
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Route information | |
Length | 75 mi[1] (121 km) |
Existed | 1833[1]–1838[2] |
Major junctions | |
West end | Hopkinton, New York |
East end | Port Kent, New York |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
Counties | St. Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Essex |
Highway system | |
The Port Kent and Hopkinton Turnpike was a 19th-century toll road in the North Country of New York in the United States. It began in the town of Hopkinton and ended at the hamlet of Port Kent, located on the western shore of Lake Champlain. The turnpike was constructed in the early 1830s and was completed in 1833. The tolls along the road were removed just five years later; however, parts of the former turnpike later became the basis for several 20th century state highways. One, the former New York State Route 99 (NY 99), is still known today as the "Port Kent–Hopkinton Turnpike".