Seems that if a road was once a toll road, it remains a "turnpike" even
after tolls are no longer collected.
On 4/12/2016 6:21 PM, P.J. Alling wrote:
That's my understanding as well. It gets more confusing here because
the State removed the Tolls from the Connecticut Turnpike about 20 years
ago so it's properly speaking no longer a turnpike.
On 4/12/2016 6:03 PM, steve harley wrote:
On 2016-04-12 15:49 , Brian Walters wrote:
Speaking of words, 'turnpike' is one I've never understood. I know it
refers to what we (ie. downunder) would call an expressway or motorway,
but what's the etymology of 'turnpike'?
it's specifically a toll road in the U.S.; online etymology dictionary
tells me "pike" was a barrier at which one would stop and pay the
toll, and "turn" is because the barrier could be hinged out of the way
<http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=turnpike>
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