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A Roy Rogers in Westiminster, Maryland. Four new Roy Rogers will open in Bergen and Essex counties by 2016.

(Roy Rogers in Westminster, Md.; Wikipedia Commons)

Four new Roy Rogers restaurants will open in northern New Jersey by 2016, according to a report on NorthJersey.com.

The additions will be in Bergen and Essex counties, though specific locations haven't been announced.

New Jersey was once dotted with outlets of the fast-food chain known for its roast beef sandwiches, but just nine remain in the state. Eight of are in service areas along the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway. The other is in Pine Beach, Ocean County.

The only Roy Rogers north of Woodbridge is in the Alexander Hamilton service area along the Turnpike in Secaucus.

Frederick, Md. based Plamondon Companies own and operate 22 Roy Rogers. It oversees 28 franchise locations in the Mid-Atlantic region.