Hackensack River Greenway, once known as the Hackensack RiverWalk, a is partially constructed greenway along the

Newark Bay Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, t ...

and

Hackensack River The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the subur ...

in Hudson County,

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

, United States. The

linear park A linear park is a type of park that is significantly longer than it is wide. These linear parks are strips of public land running along canals, rivers, streams, defensive walls, electrical lines, or highways and shorelines. Examples of linear p ...

, which closely follows the contour of the water's edge where possible, runs along the west side of Bergen Neck peninsula between its southern tip at Bergen Point (), where it would connect to the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, and the Eastern Brackish Marsh in the north (). The walkway passes through the contiguous municipalities of

Bayonne Bayonne (; eu, Baiona ; oc, label= Gascon, Baiona ; es, Bayona) is a city in Southwestern France near the Spanish border. It is a commune and one of two subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine re ...

(5.5 linear miles),

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Secaucus Secaucus ( ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by a ...

. It passes through new and established residential neighborhoods,

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and municipal parks, brownfields, industrial areas, commercial districts, and

wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...

preserves. While existing parks and promenades have been incorporated and new sections have been built there remain gaps. It will pass under sixteen bridges (some no longer in use) and cross over eight natural creeks. A section will run concurrently with the proposed Essex - Hudson Greenway and it will intersect with the proposed Morris Canal Greenway. Since 1988, in accordance with the public trust doctrine New Jersey law requires new construction built within of the water must provide of public space along the water's edge. After a preliminary assessment in 2015, in September 2022 the Lower Hackensack was declared a federal

superfund Superfund is a United States federal environmental remediation program established by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The program is administered by the United States Environmental Pro ...

site, triggering a process to remediate and restore the water and shoreline. The Hackensack River Greenway Through Teaneck is a

National Recreation Trail The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nati ...

which is not connected to the one in Hudson County. Bergen_Point_dry_jeh

Route and points along walkway

Bayfront Jersey City Honeywell redevelopment site 2013

* Collins Park along the

Kill van Kull __NOTOC__ The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York and Bayonne, New Jersey in the United States. It is approximately long and wide and connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the ...

* Bayonne Bridge * Bergen Point *

1888 Studios 1888 Studios is a proposed film and television studio planned to be built on a site at Bergen Point in Bayonne, New Jersey. Its name is a nod to the year the movie camera was invented. At 22 million gross square feet, reports say it will be the l ...

(proposed film studios) *Bayview (proposed) *Bayonne Luxury Waterwalk (proposed) *Site of CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge

caissons Caisson (French for "box") may refer to: * Caisson (Asian architecture), a spider web ceiling * Caisson (engineering), a sealed underwater structure * Caisson (lock gate), a gate for a dock or lock, constructed as a floating caisson * Caisson (pe ...

*Boatworks, former

Electric Launch Company The Electric Launch Company, later renamed Elco Motor Yachts ("Elco"), is an American boat building and electric motor company that has operated from 1893 to 1949 and from 1987 to the present. History Elco first made its mark at the World's Col ...

, promenade *Robins Reef Yacht Club (private) *

16th Street Park 16th Street Park, also known as Dominico – 16th Street Park, is a municipal park in Bayonne, New Jersey. It is located on the west side of the city along the Newark Bay across from Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal. It is a component of th ...

* Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium * Bayonne High School * Stephen R. Gregg Park—Bayonne Park * Rutowski Park * Route 440 south bound

right-of-way Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another. A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...

Newark Bay Bridge The Newark Bay Bridge, officially the Vincent R. Casciano Memorial Bridge, is a steel through arch bridge that is continuous across three spans. It crosses Newark Bay and connects the cities of Newark (in Essex County) and Bayonne (in Hudson Cou ...

, part of

New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highways in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although maintained by NJTA, is not consi ...

Extension

I-78 Interstate 78 (I-78) is an east–west Interstate Highway in the Northeastern United States, running from I-81 northeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, through Allentown to western and northern New Jersey and terminating at the Holland T ...

** Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge *

New Jersey City University New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, and known as Jersey City State College for 40 years of its history, New Jersey City University consists of the School of Business, ...

Athletic Complex *

Droyer's Point Droyer's Point is a section of Jersey City, New Jersey at Newark Bay that was the site of the Jersey City Airport and later of Roosevelt Stadium, both of which were demolished. It has become a residential and commercial district. Geography In the ...

promenade * Bayfront (planned) *

Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark. * Site of

New York and Newark Railroad Bridge The Newark and New York Railroad was a passenger rail line that ran between Downtown Newark and the Communipaw Terminal at the mouth of the North River (Hudson River) in Jersey City, bridging the Hackensack River and Passaic River just north ...

* Hudson Toyota/Hudson Nissan car dealerships * Hudson Mall * Morris Canal Lock 21 East (remnants) — Morris Canal Greenway (proposed) * Western Gateway (proposed) * Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge/ U.S. Route 1/9 Truck, aka Communipaw Avenue * Lincoln Park West * Hudson County Former Prosecutor's and Sheriff's Offices (Duncan Avenue) * Pulaski Skyway * Skyway Park * Vertical Lift Historic District ** PATH Lift Bridge (

PATH A path is a route for physical travel – see Trail. Path or PATH may also refer to: Physical paths of different types * Bicycle path * Bridle path, used by people on horseback * Course (navigation), the intended path of a vehicle * Desire p ...

) ** Harsimus Branch Lift (

CSX Transportation CSX Transportation , known colloquially as simply CSX, is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles () of track. ...

) **

Wittpenn Bridge The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River connecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is named after H. Otto Wittpenn, a former mayor of Jersey City. The bridge has an annual a ...

(

New Jersey Route 7 Route 7 is a state highway in the northern part of New Jersey in the United States. It has two sections, an east–west alignment running from U.S. Route 1/9 Truck in Jersey City to Route 21 in Belleville, and a north–south align ...

) **

Lower Hack Lift The Lower Hack Lift is a lift bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line across the Hackensack River at mile 3.4, Jersey City, New Jersey. The massive 3-track lift span was built in 1927–28 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Ra ...

( NJ Transit Rail Operations) * Site of

Hudson Generating Station Hudson Generating Station was a power plant operated by PSEG Fossil LLC, a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). It was located in Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The site was in operation from 1906 to 201 ...

* Former NY&GL/NJT Boonton Line right of way — Essex - Hudson Greenway (proposed) ** Penhorn Creek ** Riverbend Wetlands Preserve **

Portal Bridge The Portal Bridge is a two-track moveable swing-span railroad bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey, United States. It is on the Northeast Corridor just west of Secaucus Junction and east of the Sawtooth Bridges. Ow ...

(

Northeast Corridor The Northeast Corridor (NEC) is an electrified railroad line in the Northeast megalopolis of the United States. Owned primarily by Amtrak, it runs from Boston through Providence, New Haven, Stamford, New York City, Philadelphia, Wilmington, a ...

- Amtrak and NJ Transit) **

Eastern Spur *

DB Draw DB Draw is a derelict railroad swing bridge crossing the Hackensack River between Secaucus and Kearny, in New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1889 by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, (reorganized in 1895 as the Erie Railroad) a ...

- bridge de-commissioned (2002) * Laurel Hill County Park * Waterside at Exchange *Meadowlands Parkway **

Upper Hack Lift Upper Hack Lift is a lift bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Main Line across the Hackensack River at mile 6.9 between Secaucus, New Jersey and Lyndhurst. History It was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1958 an ...

, for NJ Transit's

Main Line Mainline, ''Main line'', or ''Main Line'' may refer to: Transportation Railway * Main line (railway), the principal artery of a railway system * Main line railway preservation, the practice of operating preserved trains on an operational railw ...

and Port Jervis Line ** Anderson Creek Marsh ** HX Draw for NJ Transit's Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line **

Harmon Cove Secaucus ( ) is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 16,264,Hudson Regional Hospital Hudson Regional Hospital (HRH) is an acute care hospital, located on the Hackensack River, in Secaucus, New Jersey, in the middle of the New Jersey Turnpike and busy Route 3 traffic flow. HRH has a helipad for transporting injured persons from ...

* Mud Flats * Harmon Plaza * Snipes Park * Route 3 Bridge (twin-span) * Riverside Court * Trolley Park, Oak Lane Park, Acorn Park Farm Lane Park * Secaucus High School Marsh * Mill Creek Point Park - 0.5 mile walking trail *

Mill Creek Marsh Mill Creek Marsh is a nature preserve in the New Jersey Meadowlands located in Secaucus, New Jersey, Secaucus at its border with North Bergen, New Jersey, North Bergen, the Cromakill Creek, in Hudson County, New Jersey. It is fed by the Hackensack ...

- 1.5 mile walking trail *

Harmon Meadow Plaza The Plaza at Harmon Meadow is a shopping complex in the Meadowlands of Secaucus, New Jersey, approximately six miles from New York City. It was developed by Hartz Mountain Industries, whose corporate offices are located in the Plaza. The Pla ...

* Cromakill Creek *West Side Avenue/Eastern Brackish Marsh **Paunpeck Creek **Bellmans Creek

Gallery

File:Laurel Hill 3.jpg, Snake Hill File:HarmonCoveHackensackRiverSecaucus.jpg, Harmon Cove and Anderson Marsh along Meadowlands Parkway File:Mill Creek Point boardwalk jeh.jpg, Mill Creek Point Boardwalk File:NorthBergenaerial.jpg, Western Brackish Marsh, Eastern Brackish Marsh, Mill Creek File:2022-09-09 17 13 21 UTC minus 4 Aerial view of the Pulaski Skyway (lower left) and Lincoln Highway (center) as they cross the Hackensack River between Kearny and Jersey City in Hudson County, New Jersey.jpg, Jersey City south of Lincoln Park and south

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