Bristol Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

c.1810 Turnpike Milestone

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2025

1. c.1810 Turnpike Milestone and Marker

Inscription.

[Stone marker reads]

22
T

Erected by Frankford and Bristol Turnpike Company and Washington Crossing Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1810.

Location. 40° 7.302′ N, 74° 49.886′ W. Marker is near Bristol, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Bristol Township. It is on Radcliffe Street north of Purdue Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6934 Radcliffe Street, Bristol PA 19007, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Delaware Canal (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tullytown (approx. one mile away); Florence Township Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away in New Jersey); Roll of Honor (approx. 1.3 miles away in New Jersey); Florence M. E. Church (approx. 1.4 miles away in New Jersey); Tullytown Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Florence Township War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away in New Jersey); Levittown (approx. 1½ miles away).

Regarding c.1810 Turnpike Milestone. The stone turnpike marker likely means "22" miles from "T"own, being Philadelphia, where the toll turnpike started, and not 22 miles to Trenton NJ, which is less than ten miles to the northeast.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2025

2. c.1810 Turnpike Milestone and Marker

Looking south, with present PA Turnpike (I-276) Bridge in distance

c.1810 Turnpike Milestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 3, 2025

3. c.1810 Turnpike Milestone

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 4, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 197 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 4, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.