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Elizabeth River (New Jersey)

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Coordinates: 40°38′39″N 74°11′24″W / 40.6441°N 74.1900°W / 40.6441; -74.1900 (Elizabeth River mouth)
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Elizabeth River
Midtown/Downtown Elizabeth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
RegionEssex
Union
Physical characteristics
SourceWatchung Mountains
 • locationsurfaces Irvington/Newark
 • coordinates40°44′12″N 74°13′43″W / 40.736566°N 74.228531°W / 40.736566; -74.228531
MouthArthur Kill
 • location
Elizabeth
 • coordinates
40°38′39″N 74°11′24″W / 40.6441°N 74.1900°W / 40.6441; -74.1900 (Elizabeth River mouth)
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length11.9 mi (19.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationArthur Kill

The Elizabeth River runs through Essex and Union counties, New Jersey in the United States for 11.9 miles (19.2 km) before draining into the Arthur Kill.[1]

Course

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The headwaters of the Elizabeth are in East Orange in Essex County.[1] The river rises in an urban area at the border between Irvington and the Vailsburg neighborhood of Newark.[2] It flows in a generally southern direction through the center of Irvington in a concrete channel with masonry walls built in the 1920s and 30s[3][4] passing along the east side of Civic Square. Further south, it forms the west boundary of the 19th century Clinton Cemetery.[5] At the southern end of the cemetery, the river passes under the Garden State Parkway near Exit 143 and disappears as a surface waterway.

The Elizabeth River reemerges just south of the Union County line near Garden State Parkway Interchange 142 between Union and Hillside. After passing under I-78 it runs through the Elizabeth River Parkway. Here, the river is joined on its left bank by its first significant tributary, Lightning Brook. The Elizabeth River then flows under the Garden State Parkway again. After passing under US 22, the river turns eastward and is joined by the West Branch Elizabeth River. The river then flows past historic Liberty Hall and Kean University. Much of the river is contained by levees in this section.[6]

At Trotters Lane, the river enters Elizabeth, where the river runs for 4.0 miles (6.4 km), passes under numerous bridges, and for a greater extent is channelized.[1] At the bridge on the South Front Street it flows into the Arthur Kill.

Elizabeth River Parkway

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Broad Street entrance to Elizabeth River Trail

The Elizabeth River Parkway is a set of parklands that hugs the river from Hillside through Elizabeth[7][8][9][10] It was designed in for the Union County Parks Commission in the 1920s by the historic firm Olmsted Brothers, and is one of the three "emerald necklaces" in the county park system, the others being Rahway River Parkway and Passaic River Parkway.[11] The firm also designed Warinanco Park[12]

Elizabeth River Trail

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The Elizabeth River Trail is a project to construct a park and riverside trail from South Broad Street in Downtown Elizabeth to the river's outlet into the Arthur Kill, a distance of 2+1⁄2 miles. Phase I, between Broad and Bridge streets near St. John's Parsonage, opened in 2012.[13][14][15][16] Phase II was completed and opened in August 2018.[17]

Crossings

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This list is for the crossings in Union County

South Front Street Bridge
Elizabeth River downstream of the New Jersey Turnpike
Mile Point Crossing Carries Coordinates References
0.0 South Front Street Bridge 40°38′40″N 74°11′27″W / 40.64437°N 74.19083°W / 40.64437; -74.19083 (South Front Street Bridge) [18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
0.4 South First Street/Amboy Avenue 40°38′32″N 74°11′54″W / 40.64222°N 74.19834°W / 40.64222; -74.19834 (South First Street Bridge) [25][21][26]
0.7 Elizabeth River Bridge
Conrail (CRCX) 		Perth Amboy and Elizabethport Railroad
Garden State Secondary 		40°38′43″N 74°12′10″W / 40.64514°N 74.20268°W / 40.64514; -74.20268 (Elizabeth River Bridge (CRCX)) [27][28][29][23]
0.9 New Jersey Turnpike I-95 / N.J. Turnpike 40°38′44″N 74°12′13″W / 40.64555°N 74.20359°W / 40.64555; -74.20359 (I-95 bridges) [30] Baltic Street eliminated in 1959[31]
Trenton Avenue/Atlantic Street 40°38′51″N 74°12′18″W / 40.64756°N 74.20509°W / 40.64756; -74.20509 (Trenton Avenue Bridge)
1.7 South Fifth Street/Summer Street 40°39′00″N 74°12′35″W / 40.65005°N 74.20968°W / 40.65005; -74.20968 (South Fifth Street Bridge)
Elizabeth River Viaduct US 1-9 40°39′30″N 74°12′34″W / 40.65836°N 74.20937°W / 40.65836; -74.20937 (Elizabeth River Viaduct (U.S. Route 1/9)) [21][32][33][34]
South Street 40°39′29″N 74°12′38″W / 40.65812°N 74.21045°W / 40.65812; -74.21045 (South Street Bridge)
2.1 Bridge Street 40°39′40″N 74°12′42″W / 40.66103°N 74.21157°W / 40.66103; -74.21157 (Bridge Street Bridge)
South Broad Street 40°39′40″N 74°12′55″W / 40.66098°N 74.21519°W / 40.66098; -74.21519 (South Broad Street Bridge) [35][36]
Rahway Avenue 40°39′42″N 74°13′03″W / 40.6616°N 74.2175°W / 40.6616; -74.2175 (Rahway Avenue Bridge)
Elizabeth River Bridge Northeast Corridor
Amtrak (Northeast Regional)
New Jersey Transit
Northeast Corridor Line
North Jersey Coast Line 		40°39′43″N 74°13′05″W / 40.66203°N 74.21797°W / 40.66203; -74.21797 (Elizabeth River Bridge (Northeast Corridor))
Murray Street 40°39′48″N 74°13′08″W / 40.66325°N 74.21879°W / 40.66325; -74.21879 (Murray Street Bridge)
West Jersey Street 40°39′53″N 74°13′08″W / 40.66464°N 74.21885°W / 40.66464; -74.21885 (West Jersey Street Bridge)
West Grand 40°39′59″N 74°13′07″W / 40.66632°N 74.21852°W / 40.66632; -74.21852 (West Grand Street Bridge)
Central Railroad of New Jersey ROW 40°40′01″N 74°13′07″W / 40.66701°N 74.21868°W / 40.66701; -74.21868 (Jersey Central Bridge)
Westfield Avenue Route 27 40°40′05″N 74°13′10″W / 40.66805°N 74.21943°W / 40.66805; -74.21943 (Westfield Avenue Bridge) [37]
Morris Avenue CR 629 40°40′12″N 74°13′09″W / 40.66997°N 74.21906°W / 40.66997; -74.21906 (Morris Avenue Bridge)
Orchard Street 40°40′16″N 74°13′10″W / 40.67115°N 74.21951°W / 40.67115; -74.21951 (Orchard Street Bridge)
3.7 Trotters Lane 40°40′30″N 74°13′20″W / 40.67502°N 74.22219°W / 40.67502; -74.22219 (Trotters Lane Bridge)
3.8 Ursino Dam 40°40′31″N 74°13′21″W / 40.67536°N 74.22246°W / 40.67536; -74.22246 (Ursino Dam) [38][39]
North Avenue Route 439 40°40′39″N 74°13′32″W / 40.67752°N 74.22552°W / 40.67752; -74.22552 (North Avenue Bridge)
Kean University Footbridge 40°40′51″N 74°13′37″W / 40.68091°N 74.22708°W / 40.68091; -74.22708 (Kean University Footbridge)
Conrail
New Jersey Transit 		Lehigh Line
Raritan Valley Line 		40°41′10″N 74°14′04″W / 40.68617°N 74.23439°W / 40.68617; -74.23439 (Lehigh Line/Raritan Valley Line Bridge)
Liberty Avenue/Salem Road CR 509 40°41′23″N 74°14′16″W / 40.68979°N 74.23772°W / 40.68979; -74.23772 (Liberty Avenue Bridge) [40][21]
Salem Dam 40°41′24″N 74°14′16″W / 40.69010°N 74.23773°W / 40.69010; -74.23773 (Salem Dam) [41]
U.S. Route 22 US 22 40°41′52″N 74°14′48″W / 40.69785°N 74.24654°W / 40.69785; -74.24654 (U.S. Route 22 Bridge) [21][42]
Garden State Parkway G.S. Parkway 40°42′04″N 74°14′57″W / 40.70108°N 74.24930°W / 40.70108; -74.24930 (Garden State Parkway Bridge) [43]
Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway I-78 40°42′20″N 74°14′50″W / 40.70556°N 74.24719°W / 40.70556; -74.24719 (I-78 Bridge) [44]
Union Avenue 40°42′26″N 74°14′49″W / 40.70726°N 74.24707°W / 40.70726; -74.24707 (Union Avenue Bridge) [21]
Garden State Parkway Interchange 142 G.S. Parkway 40°42′34″N 74°14′46″W / 40.70949°N 74.24600°W / 40.70949; -74.24600 (Garden State Parkway Interchange 142 bridges) [45]
Elizabeth River becomes sub-surface waterway

This list is for the crossings in Essex County from Union County line to source

Crossing Carries Coordinates References
Elizabeth River runs as sub-surface waterway under the Garden State Parkway
Mill Road
Chancellor Avenue CR 601
Yale Avenue [4]
Lyons Avenue CR 602 40°43′44″N 74°14′02″W / 40.728822°N 74.233985°W / 40.728822; -74.233985 [4]
Nye Avenue [4]
Springfield Avenue CR 603 [4]
Bridge at Civic Square
Bridge at Civic Square
Clinton Avenue CR 605 40°43′44″N 74°14′02″W / 40.728822°N 74.233985°W / 40.728822; -74.233985
Madison Avenue
Valley Street [4]
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See also

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References

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  7. ^ http://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lightning-Brook-Section.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ http://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ursino-Park.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ Parkland on the Elizabeth River https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1mEY66Ebb68qcFhS0W_p0xAeNmkc
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  11. ^ "Passaic River Parkway". Union County Department of Parks. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Warinanco Park" (PDF). Union County Parks. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Groundwork Elizabeth: Reconnecting the City and the River - Urban Waters Learning Network". Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Elizabeth Opens New River Trail Recreation Space". 28 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Elizabeth River Trail - DCO". www.dcoenergy.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  16. ^ https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/bf-ss-groundwork-elizabeth-032911-.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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