Stepney in Monroe in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Bridgeport/Newtown Turnpike

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009

1. Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike Marker

Inscription. Stepney
1801
Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike
The forerunner of CT Route 25. Five toll stations were located along this road. Travelers would be stopped by a pole or “pike” across the road attached to a base. Upon paying a few cents toll the attendant would turn the pike allowing the travellers to continue, thus the name “turnpike.” This turnpike was a catalyst for Stepney’s commercial growth & for moving goods from Bridgeport to Danbury.
Stepney Heritage Trail – The Sippin Family

Erected by The Save Our Stepney Task Force.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1801.

Location. 41° 18.997′ N, 73° 15.631′ W. Marker is in Monroe in Greater Bridgeport Region, Connecticut. It is in Stepney. It is on Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) 0.1 miles north of Knollwood Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monroe CT 06468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline

and in Greater Bridgeport.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Birdsey’s Plain (approx. 0.4 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain Stepney Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Original Bell of Stepney Baptist Church

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(approx. 0.4 miles away); Birdsey’s Plain Methodist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); Monroe World War I Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Burr Hawley & Burritt General Store (approx. half a mile away); Stepney Schoolhouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stepney Fire House #1 (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monroe.

Also see . . . Bridgeport and Newtown Turnpike. (Submitted on December 10, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 8, 2009

2. Bridgeport / Newtown Turnpike Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,487 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 10, 2009, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.