ðə tˈɜːnpaɪk wʌz fˈɜːst plˈænd æz ˈɜːli æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, bˌʌt ˌɔːθɚɹᵻzˈeɪʃən tə bɪɡˈɪn kənstɹˈʌkʃən wʌz dᵻlˈeɪd ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn, ænd θwˈɔːɹɾᵻd ðˈɛn baɪ ðə pˈænɪk ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn.
The turnpike was first planned as early as 1784, but authorization to begin construction was delayed until 1819, and thwarted then by the Panic of 1819.