diff --git a/core/includes/common.inc b/core/includes/common.inc
index 23069cb..6405c0b 100644
--- a/core/includes/common.inc
+++ b/core/includes/common.inc
@@ -2176,7 +2176,7 @@ function url($path = NULL, array $options = array()) {
   }
   elseif (!empty($path) && !$options['alias']) {
     $langcode = isset($options['language']) && isset($options['language']->langcode) ? $options['language']->langcode : '';
-    $alias = drupal_get_path_alias($original_path, $langcode);
+    $alias = path()->getPathAlias($original_path, $langcode);
     if ($alias != $original_path) {
       $path = $alias;
     }
@@ -2498,7 +2498,7 @@ function drupal_deliver_html_page($page_callback_result) {
           $_GET['destination'] = current_path();
         }
 
-        $path = drupal_get_normal_path(variable_get('site_404', ''));
+        $path = path()->getNormalPath(variable_get('site_404', ''));
         if ($path && $path != current_path()) {
           // Custom 404 handler. Set the active item in case there are tabs to
           // display, or other dependencies on the path.
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ function drupal_deliver_html_page($page_callback_result) {
           $_GET['destination'] = current_path();
         }
 
-        $path = drupal_get_normal_path(variable_get('site_403', ''));
+        $path = path()->getNormalPath(variable_get('site_403', ''));
         if ($path && $path != current_path()) {
           // Custom 403 handler. Set the active item in case there are tabs to
           // display or other dependencies on the path.
diff --git a/core/includes/menu.inc b/core/includes/menu.inc
index 581a6ce..08fdedd 100644
--- a/core/includes/menu.inc
+++ b/core/includes/menu.inc
@@ -2992,7 +2992,7 @@ function _menu_delete_item($item, $force = FALSE) {
  * @param $item
  *   An associative array representing a menu link item, with elements:
  *   - link_path: (required) The path of the menu item, which should be
- *     normalized first by calling drupal_get_normal_path() on it.
+ *     normalized first by calling path()->getNormalPath() on it.
  *   - link_title: (required) Title to appear in menu for the link.
  *   - menu_name: (optional) The machine name of the menu for the link.
  *     Defaults to 'navigation'.
diff --git a/core/includes/path.inc b/core/includes/path.inc
index 0c7e4d4..802fc2a 100644
--- a/core/includes/path.inc
+++ b/core/includes/path.inc
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use Drupal\Core\Path\DrupalPathRegistry;
+
 /**
  * @file
  * Functions to handle paths in Drupal, including path aliasing.
@@ -9,6 +11,19 @@
  * executing "drupal_bootstrap(DRUPAL_BOOTSTRAP_FULL);".
  */
 
+
+/**
+* Return a DrupalPathRegistryInterface class.
+*/
+function path() {
+  static $path_registry;
+  if ($path_registry === NULL) {
+    $path_registry = new DrupalPathRegistry();
+  }
+  return $path_registry;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * Initializes the current path to the proper normal path.
  */
@@ -16,18 +31,19 @@ function drupal_path_initialize() {
   // At this point, the current path is either the request path (due to
   // drupal_environment_initialize()) or some modified version of it due to
   // other bootstrap code (e.g., language negotiation), but it has not yet been
-  // normalized by drupal_get_normal_path().
+  // normalized by path()->getNormalPath().
   $path = _current_path();
 
   // If on the front page, resolve to the front page path, including for calls
-  // to current_path() while drupal_get_normal_path() is in progress.
+  // to current_path() while path()->getNormalPath() is in progress.
   if (empty($path)) {
     $path = variable_get('site_frontpage', 'user');
     _current_path($path);
   }
 
   // Normalize the path.
-  _current_path(drupal_get_normal_path($path));
+  $path = path()->getNormalPath($path);
+  _current_path($path);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -133,7 +149,7 @@ function drupal_lookup_path($action, $path = '', $langcode = NULL) {
       if (isset($cache['map'][$langcode][$path])) {
         return $cache['map'][$langcode][$path];
       }
-      // Check the path whitelist, if the top_level part before the first /
+      // Check the path whitelist, if the top-level part before the first /
       // is not in the list, then there is no need to do anything further,
       // it is not in the database.
       elseif (!isset($cache['whitelist'][strtok($path, '/')])) {
@@ -226,64 +242,6 @@ function drupal_cache_system_paths() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Given an internal Drupal path, return the alias set by the administrator.
- *
- * If no path is provided, the function will return the alias of the current
- * page.
- *
- * @param $path
- *   An internal Drupal path.
- * @param $langcode
- *   An optional language code to look up the path in.
- *
- * @return
- *   An aliased path if one was found, or the original path if no alias was
- *   found.
- */
-function drupal_get_path_alias($path = NULL, $langcode = NULL) {
-  // If no path is specified, use the current page's path.
-  if ($path == NULL) {
-    $path = current_path();
-  }
-  $result = $path;
-  if ($alias = drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path, $langcode)) {
-    $result = $alias;
-  }
-  return $result;
-}
-
-/**
- * Given a path alias, return the internal path it represents.
- *
- * @param $path
- *   A Drupal path alias.
- * @param $langcode
- *   An optional language code to look up the path in.
- *
- * @return
- *   The internal path represented by the alias, or the original alias if no
- *   internal path was found.
- */
-function drupal_get_normal_path($path, $langcode = NULL) {
-  $original_path = $path;
-
-  // Lookup the path alias first.
-  if ($source = drupal_lookup_path('source', $path, $langcode)) {
-    $path = $source;
-  }
-
-  // Allow other modules to alter the inbound URL. We cannot use drupal_alter()
-  // here because we need to run hook_url_inbound_alter() in the reverse order
-  // of hook_url_outbound_alter().
-  foreach (array_reverse(module_implements('url_inbound_alter')) as $module) {
-    $function = $module . '_url_inbound_alter';
-    $function($path, $original_path, $langcode);
-  }
-
-  return $path;
-}
-
-/**
  * Check if the current page is the front page.
  *
  * @return
@@ -392,11 +350,10 @@ function drupal_path_alias_whitelist_rebuild($source = NULL) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Fetch a specific URL alias from the database.
+ * Menu wildcard path loader.
  *
- * @param $conditions
- *   A string representing the source, a number representing the pid, or an
- *   array of query conditions.
+ * @param $pid
+ *   A number representing the pid.
  *
  * @return
  *   FALSE if no alias was found or an associative array containing the
@@ -406,78 +363,8 @@ function drupal_path_alias_whitelist_rebuild($source = NULL) {
  *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
  *   - langcode: The language code of the alias.
  */
-function path_load($conditions) {
-  if (is_numeric($conditions)) {
-    $conditions = array('pid' => $conditions);
-  }
-  elseif (is_string($conditions)) {
-    $conditions = array('source' => $conditions);
-  }
-  elseif (!is_array($conditions)) {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-  $select = db_select('url_alias');
-  foreach ($conditions as $field => $value) {
-    $select->condition($field, $value);
-  }
-  return $select
-    ->fields('url_alias')
-    ->execute()
-    ->fetchAssoc();
-}
-
-/**
- * Save a path alias to the database.
- *
- * @param $path
- *   An associative array containing the following keys:
- *   - source: The internal system path.
- *   - alias: The URL alias.
- *   - pid: (optional) Unique path alias identifier.
- *   - langcode: (optional) The language code of the alias.
- */
-function path_save(&$path) {
-  $path += array('langcode' => LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED);
-
-  // Load the stored alias, if any.
-  if (!empty($path['pid']) && !isset($path['original'])) {
-    $path['original'] = path_load($path['pid']);
-  }
-
-  if (empty($path['pid'])) {
-    drupal_write_record('url_alias', $path);
-    module_invoke_all('path_insert', $path);
-  }
-  else {
-    drupal_write_record('url_alias', $path, array('pid'));
-    module_invoke_all('path_update', $path);
-  }
-
-  // Clear internal properties.
-  unset($path['original']);
-
-  // Clear the static alias cache.
-  drupal_clear_path_cache($path['source']);
-}
-
-/**
- * Delete a URL alias.
- *
- * @param $criteria
- *   A number representing the pid or an array of criteria.
- */
-function path_delete($criteria) {
-  if (!is_array($criteria)) {
-    $criteria = array('pid' => $criteria);
-  }
-  $path = path_load($criteria);
-  $query = db_delete('url_alias');
-  foreach ($criteria as $field => $value) {
-    $query->condition($field, $value);
-  }
-  $query->execute();
-  module_invoke_all('path_delete', $path);
-  drupal_clear_path_cache($path['source']);
+function path_load($pid) {
+  return path()->load($pid);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -580,14 +467,3 @@ function drupal_valid_path($path, $dynamic_allowed = FALSE) {
   return $item && $item['access'];
 }
 
-/**
- * Clear the path cache.
- *
- * @param $source
- *   An optional system path for which an alias is being changed.
- */
-function drupal_clear_path_cache($source = NULL) {
-  // Clear the drupal_lookup_path() static cache.
-  drupal_static_reset('drupal_lookup_path');
-  drupal_path_alias_whitelist_rebuild($source);
-}
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/PathSubscriber.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/PathSubscriber.php
index 9104544..2834868 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/PathSubscriber.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/EventSubscriber/PathSubscriber.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class PathSubscriber extends PathListenerBase implements EventSubscriberInterfac
 
     $path = $this->extractPath($request);
 
-    $path = drupal_get_normal_path($path);
+    $path = path()->getNormalPath($path);
 
     $this->setPath($request, $path);
   }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ExceptionController.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ExceptionController.php
index b163395..dccfce7 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ExceptionController.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ExceptionController.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ExceptionController {
     $system_path = $request->attributes->get('system_path');
     watchdog('access denied', $system_path, NULL, WATCHDOG_WARNING);
 
-    $path = drupal_get_normal_path(variable_get('site_403', ''));
+    $path = path()->getNormalPath(variable_get('site_403', ''));
     if ($path && $path != $system_path) {
       // Keep old path for reference, and to allow forms to redirect to it.
       if (!isset($_GET['destination'])) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class ExceptionController {
       $_GET['destination'] = $system_path;
     }
 
-    $path = drupal_get_normal_path(variable_get('site_404', ''));
+    $path = path()->getNormalPath(variable_get('site_404', ''));
     if ($path && $path != $system_path) {
       // @todo Um, how do I specify an override URL again? Totally not clear. Do
       //   that and sub-call the kernel rather than using meah().
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/DrupalPathRegistry.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/DrupalPathRegistry.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d859ed1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/DrupalPathRegistry.php
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\Core\Path\DrupalPathRegistry.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Path;
+
+use Drupal\Core\Path\DrupalPathRegistryInterface;
+
+class DrupalPathRegistry implements DrupalPathRegistryInterface {
+
+  public function save(array &$path) {
+    $path += array('pid' => NULL, 'language' => LANGUAGE_NONE);
+
+    // Insert or update the alias.
+    $status = drupal_write_record('url_alias', $path, (!empty($path['pid']) ? 'pid' : array()));
+
+    // Verify that a record was written.
+    if ($status) {
+      if ($status === SAVED_NEW) {
+        module_invoke_all('path_insert', $path);
+      }
+      else {
+        module_invoke_all('path_update', $path);
+      }
+      $this->cacheClear($path['source']);
+    }
+  }
+
+  public function load($conditions) {
+    if (is_numeric($conditions)) {
+      $conditions = array('pid' => $conditions);
+    }
+    elseif (is_string($conditions)) {
+      $conditions = array('source' => $conditions);
+    }
+    elseif (!is_array($conditions)) {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    $select = db_select('url_alias');
+    foreach ($conditions as $field => $value) {
+      $select->condition($field, $value);
+    }
+    return $select
+      ->fields('url_alias')
+      ->execute()
+      ->fetchAssoc();
+  }
+
+  public function delete($conditions) {
+    if (!is_array($conditions)) {
+      $conditions = array('pid' => $conditions);
+    }
+    $path = $this->load($conditions);
+    $query = db_delete('url_alias');
+    foreach ($conditions as $field => $value) {
+      $query->condition($field, $value);
+    }
+    $query->execute();
+    module_invoke_all('path_delete', $path);
+    $this->cacheClear($path['source']);
+  }
+
+  public function getNormalPath($path, $path_language = NULL) {
+    $original_path = $path;
+
+    // Lookup the path alias first.
+    if ($source = drupal_lookup_path('source', $path, $path_language)) {
+      $path = $source;
+    }
+
+    // Allow other modules to alter the inbound URL. We cannot use drupal_alter()
+    // here because we need to run hook_url_inbound_alter() in the reverse order
+    // of hook_url_outbound_alter().
+    foreach (array_reverse(module_implements('url_inbound_alter')) as $module) {
+      $function = $module . '_url_inbound_alter';
+      $function($path, $original_path, $path_language);
+    }
+
+    return $path;
+  }
+
+  public function getPathAlias($path = NULL, $path_language = NULL) {
+    // If no path is specified, use the current page's path.
+    if ($path === NULL) {
+      $path = _current_path();
+    }
+    $result = $path;
+    if ($alias = drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path, $path_language)) {
+      $result = $alias;
+    }
+    return $result;
+  }
+
+  public function cacheClear($source = NULL) {
+    drupal_static_reset('drupal_lookup_path');
+    drupal_path_alias_whitelist_rebuild($source);
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/DrupalPathRegistryInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/DrupalPathRegistryInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a00195a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Path/DrupalPathRegistryInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Definition of Drupal\Core\Path\DrupalPathRegistryInterface.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\Core\Path;
+
+interface DrupalPathRegistryInterface {
+  /**
+   * Save a path alias to the database.
+   *
+   * @param $path
+   *   An associative array containing the following keys:
+   *   - source: The internal system path.
+   *   - alias: The URL alias.
+   *   - pid: (optional) Unique path alias identifier.
+   *   - language: (optional) The language of the alias.
+   */
+  public function save(array &$path);
+
+  /**
+   * Fetch a specific URL alias from the database.
+   *
+   * @param $conditions
+   *   A string representing the source, a number representing the pid, or an
+   *   array of query conditions.
+   *
+   * @return
+   *   FALSE if no alias was found or an associative array containing the
+   *   following keys:
+   *   - source: The internal system path.
+   *   - alias: The URL alias.
+   *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
+   *   - language: The language of the alias.
+   */
+  public function load($conditions);
+
+  /**
+   * Delete a URL alias.
+   *
+   * @param $criteria
+   *   A number representing the pid or an array of criteria.
+   */
+  public function delete($pid);
+
+  /**
+   * Given a path alias, return the internal path it represents.
+   *
+   * @param $path
+   *   A Drupal path alias.
+   * @param $path_language
+   *   An optional language code to look up the path in.
+   *
+   * @return
+   *   The internal path represented by the alias, or the original alias if no
+   *   internal path was found.
+   */
+  public function getNormalPath($path, $path_language = NULL);
+
+  /**
+   * Given an internal Drupal path, return the alias set by the administrator.
+   *
+   * If no path is provided, the function will return the alias of the current
+   * page.
+   *
+   * @param $path
+   *   An optional internal Drupal path.
+   * @param $path_language
+   *   An optional language code to look up the path in.
+   *
+   * @return
+   *   An aliased path if one was found, or the original path if no alias was
+   *   found.
+   */
+  public function getPathAlias($path = NULL, $path_language = NULL);
+
+  /**
+   * Clear the path cache.
+   *
+   * @param $source
+   *   An optional system path for which an alias is being changed.
+   */
+  public function cacheClear($source = NULL);
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/block/block.module b/core/modules/block/block.module
index 50bae76..8e3c6fc 100644
--- a/core/modules/block/block.module
+++ b/core/modules/block/block.module
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ function block_block_list_alter(&$blocks) {
       if ($block->visibility < BLOCK_VISIBILITY_PHP) {
         // Compare the lowercase path alias (if any) and internal path.
         $path = current_path();
-        $path_alias = drupal_strtolower(drupal_get_path_alias($path));
+        $path_alias = drupal_strtolower(path()->getPathAlias($path));
         $page_match = drupal_match_path($path_alias, $pages) || (($path != $path_alias) && drupal_match_path($path, $pages));
         // When $block->visibility has a value of 0 (BLOCK_VISIBILITY_NOTLISTED),
         // the block is displayed on all pages except those listed in $block->pages.
diff --git a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocalePathTest.php b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocalePathTest.php
index 61fd67f..242da8a 100644
--- a/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocalePathTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/locale/lib/Drupal/locale/Tests/LocalePathTest.php
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ class LocalePathTest extends WebTestBase {
       'alias'    => $custom_path,
       'langcode' => LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED,
     );
-    path_save($edit);
-    $lookup_path = drupal_lookup_path('alias', 'node/' . $node->nid, 'en');
+    path()->save($edit);
+    $lookup_path = path()->getPathAlias('node/' . $node->nid, 'en');
     $this->assertEqual($english_path, $lookup_path, t('English language alias has priority.'));
     // Same check for language 'xx'.
-    $lookup_path = drupal_lookup_path('alias', 'node/' . $node->nid, $prefix);
+    $lookup_path = path()->getPathAlias('node/' . $node->nid, $prefix);
     $this->assertEqual($custom_language_path, $lookup_path, t('Custom language alias has priority.'));
-    path_delete($edit);
+    path()->delete($edit);
 
     // Create language nodes to check priority of aliases.
     $first_node = $this->drupalCreateNode(array('type' => 'page', 'promote' => 1));
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class LocalePathTest extends WebTestBase {
       'alias'    => $custom_path,
       'langcode' => 'en',
     );
-    path_save($edit);
+    path()->save($edit);
 
     // Assign a custom path alias to second node with LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED.
     $edit = array(
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class LocalePathTest extends WebTestBase {
       'alias'    => $custom_path,
       'langcode' => LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED,
     );
-    path_save($edit);
+    path()->save($edit);
 
     // Test that both node titles link to our path alias.
     $this->drupalGet('<front>');
diff --git a/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc b/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
index 496ff88..55b5c4e 100644
--- a/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/menu/menu.admin.inc
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function menu_edit_item($form, &$form_state, $type, $item, $menu) {
  */
 function menu_edit_item_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   $item = &$form_state['values'];
-  $normal_path = drupal_get_normal_path($item['link_path']);
+  $normal_path = path()->getNormalPath($item['link_path']);
   if ($item['link_path'] != $normal_path) {
     drupal_set_message(t('The menu system stores system paths only, but will use the URL alias for display. %link_path has been stored as %normal_path', array('%link_path' => $item['link_path'], '%normal_path' => $normal_path)));
     $item['link_path'] = $normal_path;
diff --git a/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathAliasTest.php b/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathAliasTest.php
index af8b0c7..82bd1c5 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathAliasTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathAliasTest.php
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class PathAliasTest extends PathTestBase {
     $this->assertText($node1->title, 'Changed alias works.');
     $this->assertResponse(200);
 
-    drupal_static_reset('drupal_lookup_path');
+    path()->cacheClear();
     // Confirm that previous alias no longer works.
     $this->drupalGet($previous);
     $this->assertNoText($node1->title, 'Previous alias no longer works.');
diff --git a/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathLanguageTest.php b/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathLanguageTest.php
index b3dba0e..e16f8ba 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathLanguageTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/lib/Drupal/path/Tests/PathLanguageTest.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class PathLanguageTest extends PathTestBase {
     $this->drupalPost(NULL, $edit, t('Save'));
 
     // Clear the path lookup cache.
-    drupal_lookup_path('wipe');
+    path()->cacheClear();
 
     // Ensure the node was created.
     $french_node = $this->drupalGetNodeByTitle($edit["title"]);
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ class PathLanguageTest extends PathTestBase {
     // We need to ensure that the user language preference is not taken into
     // account while determining the path alias language, because if this
     // happens we have no way to check that the path alias is valid: there is no
-    // path alias for French matching the english alias. So drupal_lookup_path()
+    // path alias for French matching the english alias. So DrupalPathRegistry
     // needs to use the URL language to check whether the alias is valid.
     $this->drupalGet($english_alias);
     $this->assertText($english_node->title, 'Alias for English translation works.');
@@ -133,20 +133,20 @@ class PathLanguageTest extends PathTestBase {
     $this->drupalGet($french_alias);
     $this->assertResponse(404, t('Alias for French translation is unavailable when URL language negotiation is disabled.'));
 
-    // drupal_lookup_path() has an internal static cache. Check to see that
+    // DrupalPathRegistry has an internal static cache. Check to see that
     // it has the appropriate contents at this point.
-    drupal_lookup_path('wipe');
-    $french_node_path = drupal_lookup_path('source', $french_alias, $french_node->langcode);
+    path()->cacheClear();
+    $french_node_path = path()->getNormalPath($french_alias, $french_node->language);
     $this->assertEqual($french_node_path, 'node/' . $french_node->nid, t('Normal path works.'));
     // Second call should return the same path.
-    $french_node_path = drupal_lookup_path('source', $french_alias, $french_node->langcode);
+    $french_node_path = path()->getNormalPath($french_alias, $french_node->language);
     $this->assertEqual($french_node_path, 'node/' . $french_node->nid, t('Normal path is the same.'));
 
     // Confirm that the alias works.
-    $french_node_alias = drupal_lookup_path('alias', 'node/' . $french_node->nid, $french_node->langcode);
+    $french_node_alias = path()->getPathAlias('node/' . $french_node->nid, $french_node->language);
     $this->assertEqual($french_node_alias, $french_alias, t('Alias works.'));
     // Second call should return the same alias.
-    $french_node_alias = drupal_lookup_path('alias', 'node/' . $french_node->nid, $french_node->langcode);
+    $french_node_alias = path()->getPathAlias('node/' . $french_node->nid, $french_node->language);
     $this->assertEqual($french_node_alias, $french_alias, t('Alias is the same.'));
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc b/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc
index 4188eff..4d8376f 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.admin.inc
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function path_admin_overview($keys = NULL) {
 
     // If the system path maps to a different URL alias, highlight this table
     // row to let the user know of old aliases.
-    if ($data->alias != drupal_get_path_alias($data->source, $data->langcode)) {
+    if ($data->alias != path()->getPathAlias($data->source, $data->langcode)) {
       $row['class'] = array('warning');
     }
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ function path_admin_form_delete_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function path_admin_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   $source = &$form_state['values']['source'];
-  $source = drupal_get_normal_path($source);
+  $source = path()->getNormalPath($source);
   $alias = $form_state['values']['alias'];
   $pid = isset($form_state['values']['pid']) ? $form_state['values']['pid'] : 0;
   // Language is only set if language.module is enabled, otherwise save for all
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ function path_admin_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   // Remove unnecessary values.
   form_state_values_clean($form_state);
 
-  path_save($form_state['values']);
+  path()->save($form_state['values']);
 
   drupal_set_message(t('The alias has been saved.'));
   $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/config/search/path';
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ function path_admin_delete_confirm($form, &$form_state, $path) {
  */
 function path_admin_delete_confirm_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   if ($form_state['values']['confirm']) {
-    path_delete($form_state['path']['pid']);
+    path()->delete($form_state['path']['pid']);
     $form_state['redirect'] = 'admin/config/search/path';
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.api.php b/core/modules/path/path.api.php
index f2c5ece..09901aa 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.api.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
  *   - langcode: The language code of the alias.
  *
- * @see path_save()
+ * @see DrupalPathRegistry::save()
  */
 function hook_path_insert($path) {
   db_insert('mytable')
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ function hook_path_insert($path) {
  *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
  *   - langcode: The language code of the alias.
  *
- * @see path_save()
+ * @see DrupalPathRegistry::save()
  */
 function hook_path_update($path) {
   db_update('mytable')
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function hook_path_update($path) {
  *   - pid: Unique path alias identifier.
  *   - langcode: The language code of the alias.
  *
- * @see path_delete()
+ * @see DrupalPathRegistry::delete()
  */
 function hook_path_delete($path) {
   db_delete('mytable')
diff --git a/core/modules/path/path.module b/core/modules/path/path.module
index d01c623..ec2e298 100644
--- a/core/modules/path/path.module
+++ b/core/modules/path/path.module
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ function path_form_node_form_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
     if ($form['#node']->langcode != LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED) {
       $conditions['langcode'] = $form['#node']->langcode;
     }
-    $path = path_load($conditions);
+    $path = path()->load($conditions);
     if ($path === FALSE) {
       $path = array();
     }
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function path_node_insert(Node $node) {
       // Ensure fields for programmatic executions.
       $path['source'] = 'node/' . $node->nid;
       $path['langcode'] = isset($node->langcode) ? $node->langcode : LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED;
-      path_save($path);
+      path()->save($path);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -211,14 +211,14 @@ function path_node_update(Node $node) {
     $path['alias'] = trim($path['alias']);
     // Delete old alias if user erased it.
     if (!empty($path['pid']) && empty($path['alias'])) {
-      path_delete($path['pid']);
+      path()->delete($path['pid']);
     }
     // Only save a non-empty alias.
     if (!empty($path['alias'])) {
       // Ensure fields for programmatic executions.
       $path['source'] = 'node/' . $node->nid;
       $path['langcode'] = isset($node->langcode) ? $node->langcode : LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED;
-      path_save($path);
+      path()->save($path);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function path_node_update(Node $node) {
  */
 function path_node_predelete(Node $node) {
   // Delete all aliases associated with this node.
-  path_delete(array('source' => 'node/' . $node->nid));
+  path()->delete(array('source' => 'node/' . $node->nid));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ function path_node_predelete(Node $node) {
 function path_form_taxonomy_form_term_alter(&$form, $form_state) {
   // Make sure this does not show up on the delete confirmation form.
   if (empty($form_state['confirm_delete'])) {
-    $path = (isset($form['#term']['tid']) ? path_load('taxonomy/term/' . $form['#term']['tid']) : array());
+    $path = (isset($form['#term']['tid']) ? path()->load('taxonomy/term/' . $form['#term']['tid']) : array());
     if ($path === FALSE) {
       $path = array();
     }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ function path_taxonomy_term_insert(Term $term) {
       // Ensure fields for programmatic executions.
       $path['source'] = 'taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid;
       $path['langcode'] = LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED;
-      path_save($path);
+      path()->save($path);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -292,14 +292,14 @@ function path_taxonomy_term_update(Term $term) {
     $path['alias'] = trim($path['alias']);
     // Delete old alias if user erased it.
     if (!empty($path['pid']) && empty($path['alias'])) {
-      path_delete($path['pid']);
+      path()->delete($path['pid']);
     }
     // Only save a non-empty alias.
     if (!empty($path['alias'])) {
       // Ensure fields for programmatic executions.
       $path['source'] = 'taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid;
       $path['langcode'] = LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED;
-      path_save($path);
+      path()->save($path);
     }
   }
 }
@@ -309,5 +309,5 @@ function path_taxonomy_term_update(Term $term) {
  */
 function path_taxonomy_term_delete(Term $term) {
   // Delete all aliases associated with this term.
-  path_delete(array('source' => 'taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid));
+  path()->delete(array('source' => 'taxonomy/term/' . $term->tid));
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/search/search.module b/core/modules/search/search.module
index f567dae..f34cc06 100644
--- a/core/modules/search/search.module
+++ b/core/modules/search/search.module
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ function search_index($sid, $module, $text) {
         if ($tagname == 'a') {
           // Check if link points to a node on this site
           if (preg_match($node_regexp, $value, $match)) {
-            $path = drupal_get_normal_path($match[1]);
+            $path = path()->getNormalPath($match[1]);
             if (preg_match('!(?:node|book)/(?:view/)?([0-9]+)!i', $path, $match)) {
               $linknid = $match[1];
               if ($linknid > 0) {
diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutLinksTest.php b/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutLinksTest.php
index 278b1e0..7f50497 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutLinksTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/lib/Drupal/shortcut/Tests/ShortcutLinksTest.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ShortcutLinksTest extends ShortcutTestBase {
       'source' => 'node/' . $this->node->nid,
       'alias' => $this->randomName(8),
     );
-    path_save($path);
+    path()->save($path);
 
     // Create some paths to test.
     $test_cases = array(
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ShortcutLinksTest extends ShortcutTestBase {
       $this->assertResponse(200);
       $saved_set = shortcut_set_load($set->set_name);
       $paths = $this->getShortcutInformation($saved_set, 'link_path');
-      $this->assertTrue(in_array(drupal_get_normal_path($test['path']), $paths), 'Shortcut created: '. $test['path']);
+      $this->assertTrue(in_array(path()->getNormalPath($test['path']), $paths), 'Shortcut created: '. $test['path']);
       $this->assertLink($title, 0, 'Shortcut link found on the page.');
     }
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc
index 9f1888a..1d8cd12 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.admin.inc
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ function _shortcut_link_form_elements($shortcut_link = NULL) {
     );
   }
   else {
-    $shortcut_link['link_path'] = drupal_get_path_alias($shortcut_link['link_path']);
+    $shortcut_link['link_path'] = path()->getPathAlias($shortcut_link['link_path']);
   }
 
   $form['shortcut_link']['#tree'] = TRUE;
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ function shortcut_link_edit_validate($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function shortcut_link_edit_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   // Normalize the path in case it is an alias.
-  $form_state['values']['shortcut_link']['link_path'] = drupal_get_normal_path($form_state['values']['shortcut_link']['link_path']);
+  $form_state['values']['shortcut_link']['link_path'] = path()->getNormalPath($form_state['values']['shortcut_link']['link_path']);
 
   $shortcut_link = array_merge($form_state['values']['original_shortcut_link'], $form_state['values']['shortcut_link']);
 
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ function shortcut_admin_add_link($shortcut_link, &$shortcut_set, $limit = NULL)
   }
 
   // Normalize the path in case it is an alias.
-  $shortcut_link['link_path'] = drupal_get_normal_path($shortcut_link['link_path']);
+  $shortcut_link['link_path'] = path()->getNormalPath($shortcut_link['link_path']);
 
   // Add the link to the end of the list.
   $shortcut_set->links[] = $shortcut_link;
diff --git a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.module b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.module
index be29dce..79ec35f 100644
--- a/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.module
+++ b/core/modules/shortcut/shortcut.module
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ function shortcut_set_title_exists($title) {
  */
 function shortcut_valid_link($path) {
   // Do not use URL aliases.
-  $normal_path = drupal_get_normal_path($path);
+  $normal_path = path()->getNormalPath($path);
   if ($path != $normal_path) {
     $path = $normal_path;
   }
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
index ef1bceb..84cb72f 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ function statistics_block_view($delta = '') {
  *   A string as a link, truncated to the width, linked to the given $path.
  */
 function _statistics_link($path, $width = 35) {
-  $title = drupal_get_path_alias($path);
+  $title = path()->getPathAlias($path);
   $title = truncate_utf8($title, $width, FALSE, TRUE);
   return l($title, $path);
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/LookupTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/LookupTest.php
index a90b5f4..9b3f485 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/LookupTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/LookupTest.php
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Path;
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
 
 /**
- * Unit test for drupal_lookup_path().
+ * Tests for DrupalPathRegistry.
  */
 class LookupTest extends WebTestBase {
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
       'name' => t('Path lookup'),
-      'description' => t('Tests that drupal_lookup_path() returns correct paths.'),
+      'description' => t('Tests that DrupalPathRegistry returns correct paths.'),
       'group' => t('Path API'),
     );
   }
 
   /**
-   * Test that drupal_lookup_path() returns the correct path.
+   * Test that DrupalPathRegistry returns the correct path.
    */
   function testDrupalLookupPath() {
     $account = $this->drupalCreateUser();
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class LookupTest extends WebTestBase {
       'source' => "user/$uid",
       'alias' => 'foo',
     );
-    path_save($path);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path['source']), $path['alias'], t('Basic alias lookup works.'));
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('source', $path['alias']), $path['source'], t('Basic source lookup works.'));
+    path()->save($path);
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getPathAlias($path['source']), $path['alias'], t('Basic alias lookup works.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getNormalPath($path['alias']), $path['source'], t('Basic source lookup works.'));
 
     // Create a language specific alias for the default language (English).
     $path = array(
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ class LookupTest extends WebTestBase {
       'alias' => "users/$name",
       'langcode' => 'en',
     );
-    path_save($path);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path['source']), $path['alias'], t('English alias overrides language-neutral alias.'));
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('source', $path['alias']), $path['source'], t('English source overrides language-neutral source.'));
+    path()->save($path);
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getPathAlias($path['source']), $path['alias'], t('English alias overrides language-neutral alias.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getNormalPath($path['alias']), $path['source'], t('English source overrides language-neutral source.'));
 
     // Create a language-neutral alias for the same path, again.
     $path = array(
       'source' => "user/$uid",
       'alias' => 'bar',
     );
-    path_save($path);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path['source']), "users/$name", t('English alias still returned after entering a language-neutral alias.'));
+    path()->save($path);
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getPathAlias($path['source']), "users/$name", t('English alias still returned after entering a language-neutral alias.'));
 
     // Create a language-specific (xx-lolspeak) alias for the same path.
     $path = array(
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ class LookupTest extends WebTestBase {
       'alias' => 'LOL',
       'langcode' => 'xx-lolspeak',
     );
-    path_save($path);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path['source']), "users/$name", t('English alias still returned after entering a LOLspeak alias.'));
+    path()->save($path);
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getPathAlias($path['source']), "users/$name", t('English alias still returned after entering a LOLspeak alias.'));
     // The LOLspeak alias should be returned if we really want LOLspeak.
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path['source'], 'xx-lolspeak'), 'LOL', t('LOLspeak alias returned if we specify xx-lolspeak to drupal_lookup_path().'));
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getPathAlias($path['source'], 'xx-lolspeak'), 'LOL', t('LOLspeak alias returned if we specify xx-lolspeak to DrupalPathRegistry.'));
 
     // Create a new alias for this path in English, which should override the
     // previous alias for "user/$uid".
@@ -75,17 +75,17 @@ class LookupTest extends WebTestBase {
       'alias' => 'users/my-new-path',
       'langcode' => 'en',
     );
-    path_save($path);
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path['source']), $path['alias'], t('Recently created English alias returned.'));
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('source', $path['alias']), $path['source'], t('Recently created English source returned.'));
+    path()->save($path);
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getPathAlias($path['source']), $path['alias'], t('Recently created English alias returned.'));
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getNormalPath($path['alias']), $path['source'], t('Recently created English source returned.'));
 
     // Remove the English aliases, which should cause a fallback to the most
     // recently created language-neutral alias, 'bar'.
     db_delete('url_alias')
       ->condition('langcode', 'en')
       ->execute();
-    drupal_clear_path_cache();
-    $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('alias', $path['source']), 'bar', t('Path lookup falls back to recently created language-neutral alias.'));
+    path()->cacheClear();
+    $this->assertEqual(path()->getPathAlias($path['source']), 'bar', t('Path lookup falls back to recently created language-neutral alias.'));
 
     // Test the situation where the alias and language are the same, but
     // the source differs. The newer alias record should be returned.
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class LookupTest extends WebTestBase {
       'source' => 'user/' . $account2->uid,
       'alias' => 'bar',
     );
-    path_save($path);
+    path()->save($path);
     $this->assertEqual(drupal_lookup_path('source', $path['alias']), $path['source'], t('Newer alias record is returned when comparing two LANGUAGE_NOT_SPECIFIED paths with the same alias.'));
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/SaveTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/SaveTest.php
index a34b384..218fd88 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/SaveTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/SaveTest.php
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ namespace Drupal\system\Tests\Path;
 use Drupal\simpletest\WebTestBase;
 
 /**
- * Tests the path_save() function.
+ * Tests the path()->save() function.
  */
 class SaveTest extends WebTestBase {
   public static function getInfo() {
     return array(
       'name' => t('Path save'),
-      'description' => t('Tests that path_save() exposes the previous alias value.'),
+      'description' => t('Tests that path()->save() exposes the previous alias value.'),
       'group' => t('Path API'),
     );
   }
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class SaveTest extends WebTestBase {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests that path_save() makes the original path available to modules.
+   * Tests that path()->save() makes the original path available to modules.
    */
   function testDrupalSaveOriginalPath() {
     $account = $this->drupalCreateUser();
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ class SaveTest extends WebTestBase {
       'alias' => 'foo',
     );
     $path_original = $path;
-    path_save($path);
+    path()->save($path);
 
     // Alter the path.
     $path['alias'] = 'bar';
-    path_save($path);
+    path()->save($path);
 
     // Test to see if the original alias is available to modules during
     // hook_path_update().
diff --git a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php
index 9188b02..2de0c12 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/lib/Drupal/system/Tests/Path/UrlAlterFunctionalTest.php
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class UrlAlterFunctionalTest extends WebTestBase {
 
     // Test that a path always uses its alias.
     $path = array('source' => "user/$uid/test1", 'alias' => 'alias/test1');
-    path_save($path);
+    path()->save($path);
     $this->assertUrlInboundAlter('alias/test1', "user/$uid/test1");
     $this->assertUrlOutboundAlter("user/$uid/test1", 'alias/test1');
 
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class UrlAlterFunctionalTest extends WebTestBase {
    *
    * @param $original
    *   A string with the aliased or un-normal path that is run through
-   *   drupal_get_normal_path().
+   *   path()->getNormalPath().
    * @param $final
    *   A string with the expected result after url().
    * @return
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class UrlAlterFunctionalTest extends WebTestBase {
    */
   protected function assertUrlInboundAlter($original, $final) {
     // Test inbound altering.
-    $result = drupal_get_normal_path($original);
+    $result = path()->getNormalPath($original);
     $this->assertIdentical($result, $final, t('Altered inbound URL %original, expected %final, and got %result.', array('%original' => $original, '%final' => $final, '%result' => $result)));
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
index da54c96..47cf5f3 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.admin.inc
@@ -1493,10 +1493,11 @@ function system_site_information_settings() {
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
     '#title' => t('Front page'),
   );
+  $front_page = variable_get('site_frontpage') != 'user' ? path()->getPathAlias(variable_get('site_frontpage')) : '';
   $form['front_page']['site_frontpage'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Default front page'),
-    '#default_value' => (variable_get('site_frontpage') != 'user' ? drupal_get_path_alias(variable_get('site_frontpage', 'user')) : ''),
+    '#default_value' => $front_page,
     '#size' => 40,
     '#description' => t('Optionally, specify a relative URL to display as the front page.  Leave blank to display the default content feed.'),
     '#field_prefix' => url(NULL, array('absolute' => TRUE)),
@@ -1538,7 +1539,7 @@ function system_site_information_settings_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   }
   else {
     // Get the normal path of the front page.
-    form_set_value($form['front_page']['site_frontpage'], drupal_get_normal_path($form_state['values']['site_frontpage']), $form_state);
+    form_set_value($form['front_page']['site_frontpage'], path()->getNormalPath($form_state['values']['site_frontpage']), $form_state);
   }
   // Validate front page path.
   if (!drupal_valid_path($form_state['values']['site_frontpage'])) {
@@ -1546,10 +1547,10 @@ function system_site_information_settings_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   }
   // Get the normal paths of both error pages.
   if (!empty($form_state['values']['site_403'])) {
-    form_set_value($form['error_page']['site_403'], drupal_get_normal_path($form_state['values']['site_403']), $form_state);
+    form_set_value($form['error_page']['site_403'], path()->getNormalPath($form_state['values']['site_403']), $form_state);
   }
   if (!empty($form_state['values']['site_404'])) {
-    form_set_value($form['error_page']['site_404'], drupal_get_normal_path($form_state['values']['site_404']), $form_state);
+    form_set_value($form['error_page']['site_404'], path()->getNormalPath($form_state['values']['site_404']), $form_state);
   }
   // Validate 403 error path.
   if (!empty($form_state['values']['site_403']) && !drupal_valid_path($form_state['values']['site_403'])) {
diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.api.php b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
index f7a0e35..e6d1e29 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.api.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.api.php
@@ -3718,7 +3718,7 @@ function hook_system_themes_page_alter(&$theme_groups) {
  * @param $path_language
  *   The language of the path.
  *
- * @see drupal_get_normal_path()
+ * @see DrupalPathRegistry::getNormalPath()
  */
 function hook_url_inbound_alter(&$path, $original_path, $path_language) {
   // Create the path user/me/edit, which allows a user to edit their account.
diff --git a/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh b/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
index 7f03846..55efa7d 100644
--- a/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
+++ b/core/scripts/generate-d7-content.sh
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ for ($i = 0; $i < 12; $i++) {
     'alias' => "content/poll/$i/results",
     'source' => "node/$node->nid/results",
   );
-  path_save($path);
+  path()->save($path);
 
   // Add some votes
   $node = node_load($node->nid);