Jamaica Plank Road

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Jamaica Plank Road was a historic 19th-century toll road in Queens, New York, that served as a major transportation route and precursor to modern Jamaica Avenue.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic toll road
transportation route
connectsTo Jamaica Avenue NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era pre-automobile era
followedBy paved Jamaica Avenue
function toll road
hasSurfaceType plank road
historicalCategory 19th-century infrastructure in New York City
historicalRole early overland route in Queens
locatedIn New York City
New York State NERFINISHED
Queens, New York NERFINISHED
material wooden planks
partOf transportation network of Queens in the 19th century
precededBy earlier dirt road routes in Queens
precursorTo Jamaica Avenue NERFINISHED
regionServed Jamaica, Queens NERFINISHED
eastern Queens
replacedBy modern paved roadway
servedAs major transportation route
significance contributed to development of Jamaica, Queens
status defunct
tollStatus toll was charged for use
transportMode horse-drawn vehicles
wagons
usedDuring 19th century
usedFor movement of goods
movement of people

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Jamaica Avenue followsFormerRouteOf Jamaica Plank Road