Turnpike often refers to: * A type of gate, another word for a

turnstile A turnstile (also called a turnpike, gateline, baffle gate, automated gate, turn gate in some regions) is a form of gate which allows one person to pass at a time. A turnstile can be configured to enforce one-way human traffic. In addition, a t ...

* In the United States, a

toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or ''toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented ...

Turnpike may also refer to:

Roads

United Kingdom

* A turnpike road, a principal road maintained by a

turnpike trust Turnpike trusts were bodies set up by individual Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom, acts of Parliament, with powers to collect road toll road, tolls for maintaining the principal roads in Kingdom of Great Britain, Britain from the 17th b ...

, a body with powers to collect road tolls in Britain from the 17th but especially during the 18th and 19th centuries *

Turnpike Lane, Haringey Turnpike Lane is a street in Haringey, north London. Description Turnpike Lane forms part of the A504 route, running roughly east–west for less than one mile. The road is characterised by independent retailers with flats above the shops. I ...

, a street in Haringey, North London, England

United States

Connecticut Turnpike The Connecticut Turnpike (officially the Governor John Davis Lodge Turnpike) is a controlled-access highway and former toll road in the U.S. state of Connecticut; it is maintained by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT). Span ...

, a former toll road in Connecticut, United States *

Delaware Turnpike Interstate 95 (I-95) is an Interstate highway running along the East Coast of the United States from Miami, Florida, north to the Canadian border in Houlton, Maine. In the state of Delaware, the route runs for across the Wilmington are ...

, a toll road in Delaware, United States *

Florida's Turnpike Florida's Turnpike, designated as unsigned State Road 91 (SR 91), is a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately along a northwest–southeast axis, the turnpike is in two s ...

, a toll road in Florida, United States *

Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike The Homestead Extension of Florida's Turnpike (HEFT), designated as unsigned State Road 821 (SR 821), is the southern extension of Florida's Turnpike, a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE ...

, a toll road in Florida, United States (part of Florida's Turnpike) * Indiana Toll Road, a toll road in Indiana, United States (often called "the Indiana Turnpike") * Kansas Turnpike, a toll road in Kansas, United States *

Kentucky Turnpike Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, a former toll road in Kentucky, United States * Maine Turnpike, a toll road in Maine, United States * Massachusetts Turnpike, a toll road in Massachusetts, United States * Turnpikes in New Hampshire, United States ** Everett Turnpike, a toll road in central New Hampshire (built prior to the inception of the

Interstate Highway System The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate and Defense Highways, commonly known as the Interstate Highway System, is a network of controlled-access highways that forms part of the National Highway System in the United States. Th ...

) ** Blue Star Turnpike (also known as the New Hampshire Turnpike), a toll road entirely located in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Its entire route is concurrent with the NH portion of

Interstate 95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from U.S. Route 1, US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between M ...

. ** Spaulding Turnpike, a toll road in eastern New Hampshire *

New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...

, a toll road in New Jersey, United States *

Ohio Turnpike The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor between Chicago and Pittsburgh. The road runs east–west in the northern section of ...

, a toll road in Ohio, United States * Turnpikes of Oklahoma, a turnpike system in Oklahoma, United States *

Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...

, a toll road in Pennsylvania, United States * President George Bush Turnpike, a toll road in Texas, United States *

West Virginia Turnpike West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some R ...

, a toll road in West Virginia, United States

Places

* Turnpike Stadium, the former name of Arlington Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States * Turnpike Esker, name of a Mi'kmaw portage trail in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Other uses

Turnpike (ride) The Turnpike was a ride at Kennywood amusement park in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Allegheny Co ...

, a former amusement ride at Kennywood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US * Turnpike (software), an Internet software suite for Microsoft Windows *

Turnpike stair Stairs are a structure designed to bridge a large vertical distance between lower and higher levels by dividing it into smaller vertical distances. This is achieved as a diagonal series of horizontal platforms called steps which enable passage ...

, the common name of a spiral staircase in Scottish architecture *

Turnpike theory Turnpike theory refers to a set of economic theories about the optimal path of accumulation (often capital accumulation) in a system, depending on the initial and final levels. In the context of a macroeconomic exogenous growth model, for example, ...

, an economic theory deriving from the concept of the toll road being the fastest route between two points * Turnpike Troubadours, a country band from Oklahoma, United States * Mercury Turnpike Cruiser, a flagship model for the Mercury automotive division {{disambiguation