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The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, also known as the Hudson River Walkway, is a promenade along the
Hudson Waterfront The Hudson Waterfront is an urban area of northeastern New Jersey along the lower reaches of the Hudson River, the Upper New York Bay and the Kill van Kull. Though the term can specifically mean the shoreline, it is often used to mean the contigu ...
in
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. The ongoing and incomplete project located on
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 th ...
and the western shore of
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and the
Hudson River The Hudson River is a river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between Ne ...
was implemented as part of a New Jersey state-mandated master plan to connect the municipalities from the
Bayonne Bridge Bayonne Bridge is an arch bridge spanning the Kill Van Kull and connecting Bayonne, New Jersey with Staten Island in New York City. It carries New York State Route 440 (NY 440) and New Jersey Route 440. It is the sixth-longes ...
to the
George Washington Bridge The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee, New Jersey, with Manhattan in New York City. The bridge is named after George Washington, the first president of the United S ...
with an urban
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 ...
and provide contiguous unhindered access to the water's edge. There is no projected date for its completion, though large segments have been built or incorporated into it since its inception. The southern end in
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 r ...
may eventually connect to the
Hackensack RiverWalk Hackensack RiverWalk, also known as the Hackensack River Greenway, a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The linear park, which closely follows the contour o ...
, another proposed walkway along
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, ...
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 ...
on the west side of the Hudson County peninsula, and form part of a proposed Harbor Ring around the harbor. Its northern end is in Palisades Interstate Park, allowing users to continue along the river bank and alpine paths to the New Jersey/
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state line and beyond. (A connection to the Long Path, a hiking trail with terminus near Albany, is feasible.) As of 2007, eleven miles (18 km) of walkway have been completed, with an additional five miles (8 km) designated HRWW along Broadway in Bayonne. A part of the
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, or ECG, a project to create a nearly 3000-mile (4828 km) urban path linking the major cities along the
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coast runs concurrent with the HRWW. In 2013 the walkway showed signs of age. Some of the pilings on which it is built succumbed to marine worms and effects of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey, which undermined bedding.


Route

The distance of the walkway from beginning to end is approximately as "the crow flies". It is considerably longer as it follows the contour of the shoreline. It traverses established residential and commercial areas, re-developed piers, wetland preservation zones, industrial and transportation infrastructure, and is dotted with public and private marinas and parks. Expansive views of the water and the New York skyline can be seen from most of its length. It passes through the following municipalities, which have combined population of approximately 545,000, as of the 2010 census.Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
,
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, February 2011, Accessed March 13, 2021 *
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 r ...
(63,024) *
Jersey City Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.Liberty National Golf Club, and through Liberty State Park to Jersey Avenue. Another segment runs from Exchange Place through Newport to Hoboken. *
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
(50,005) *
Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.
(12,554) *
West New York West New York is a town in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, situated upon the New Jersey Palisades. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 52,912. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates ...
(49,708) * Guttenberg (11,176) *
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 ...
(60,773) * Edgewater (11,513) * Fort Lee (35,345)


History

A walkway or promenade along the northeastern New Jersey waterfront was first discussed at a state level in the late 1970s. In 1988, the
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution. NJDEP now has a staff ...
created the Coastal Zone Management Rules, which outlined the regulations and specifications for its construction. They require anyone building within of the water's edge to provide a minimum of wide open, public space along the shoreline. Construction must be permitted by the agency and paid for by the developer. In 1999, the National Association of Home Builders and the New Jersey Builders Association challenged the obligation in court as an unfair taking of private property under
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, saying that property owners should be compensated as specified by the "Takings clause" of the Fifth Amendment. A federal judge rejected the suit, upholding a state rule that requires property owners to provide access to the waterfront. By the end of 2019, most of the Walkway was complete. Only seven "gaps" remain to be built from Liberty State Park in Jersey City to the George Washington Bridge. Major sections of the Walkway remain unbuilt in industrial Bayonne.


Parks and points of interest

* Bergen Point **
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, world's third-longest steel
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** Collins Park **Bradys Dock **former
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Tank Cleaning Services/Texaco Tank Farm ** Port Johnson ** Constable Hook ** Robbins Reef Light **Bayonne Golf Course - site of most extensive brownfields reclamation project in New Jersey *The
Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor Military Ocean Terminal at Bayonne (MOTBY) was a U.S. military ocean terminal located in the Port of New York and New Jersey which operated from 1967 to 1999. From 1942 to 1967 the site was the Bayonne Naval Drydock. The site is on Upper New Yo ...
, site of former
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**
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- gift from Russia commemorating September 11, 2001 **
Cape Liberty Cruise Port The Cape Liberty Cruise Port is one of three trans-Atlantic passenger terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey. It is located in Bayonne, New Jersey at the north side of the long pier of the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, a former military ...
*
Port Jersey Port Jersey, officially the Port Jersey Port Authority Marine Terminal and referred to as the Port Jersey Marine Terminal, is an intermodal freight transport facility that includes a container terminal located on the Upper New York Bay in the ...
**Waterfront Observation Tower and
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for endangered least tern ** Greenville Yards ** Liberty National Golf Course-southern section *
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**Caven Athletic Complex **
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station **
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** Liberty State Park-Caven Point Branch **US Army Reserve Center ** Liberty National Golf Course-main section * Liberty State Park ** Black Tom, site of
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sabotage explosion ** Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal **Hornblower Cruises ferry to
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and
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** Liberty Science Center ** Morris Canal Big Basin * Paulus Hook ** Liberty State Park-Peninsula Park ** Morris Canal-Little Basin ** Colgate Clock, with claims to being the world's largest ** Goldman Sachs Tower, tallest building in New Jersey. ** Exchange Place, downtown Jersey City's "financial" district ** Katyń Memorial * Pavonia **
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse, also known as the Jersey City Powerhouse in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, was built in 1908. The powerhouse made possible the subway system between New Jersey and New York ...
** Harsimus Cove site one of early European settlements ** Pavonia/Newport, site of
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's Pavonia Terminal (1861–1958) **
Holland Tunnel The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects the New York City neighborhood of Hudson Square in Lower Manhattan to the east with Jersey City in New Jersey to the west. The tunnel is operated by the Port Author ...
Ventilation Tower, with twin across river ***''
Water's Soul ''Water's Soul'' is a sculpture along the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway in the Newport, Jersey City, Newport section of Jersey City. It depicts a woman with closed eyes holding a finger to her lips in a state of silent contemplation and self-ref ...
'' (2021) sculpture **13 panel exhibition of history of environment, development of lower Hudson River **Long Slip *
Hoboken Hoboken ( ; Unami: ') is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 60,417. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 58,69 ...
**
Hoboken Terminal Hoboken Terminal is a commuter-oriented intermodal passenger station in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, it is served by nine NJ Transit (NJT) commuter rail lines, one Metr ...
, 1908 national landmark and major transportation hub ** Pier A ** Marineview Plaza, urban renewal project in the
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style **
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**
Castle Point Castle Point is a local government district with borough status in south Essex, east of central London. The borough comprises the towns and villages of Canvey Island, Hadleigh, South Benfleet, and Thundersley. The borough council is situated ...
, serpentine rock bluff **
Sybil's Cave Hoboken, New Jersey is home to many parks, historical landmarks, and other places of interest. Landmarks Association of Exempt Firemen Building Carlo's Bakery A famous bakery and setting for the TLC reality television series '' Cake Boss''. It i ...
, long-abandoned site of spring and inspiration for
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's " The Mystery of Marie Roget" ** Elysian Park **Maxwell Place i previous home of Maxwell House coffee ** Hudson Tea Building, massive former
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Tea plant *
Weehawken Weehawken is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is located largely on the Hudson Palisades overlooking the Hudson River. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 17,197.
**
Weehawken Cove Weehawken Cove is a cove on the west bank of the Hudson River between the New Jersey municipalities of Hoboken to the south and Weehawken to the north. At the perimeter of the cove are completed sections the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, o ...
, where
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's Half Moon anchored in 1609 **
Lincoln Harbor Lincoln Harbor is a station on the Hudson–Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) located at Waterfront Terrace, north of 19th Street, in Weehawken, New Jersey. The station opened on September 7, 2004. There are two tracks and an island platform. A five m ...
**Riva Point **The Atrium, home to events sponsored by the proposed Hudson River Performing Arts Center **King's Bluff, at the foot of which the Burr-Hamilton duel took place in 1804 **
Lincoln Tunnel The Lincoln Tunnel is an approximately tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey, to the west with Midtown Manhattan in New York City to the east. It carries New Jersey Route 495 on the New Jersey side and unsigned Ne ...
Ventilation Towers **Weehawken park and Municipal Athletic Fields **
Hudson Riverfront 9/11 Memorial The ''Hudson Riverfront 9/11 Memorial'', also known as the ''Weehawken 9/11 Memorial'', is a memorial in Weehawken, New Jersey. It commemorates the '9/11 boat lift', the emergency rescue response, and those who perished (including five Weehawken ...
**
West Shore Railroad The West Shore Railroad was the final name of a railroad that ran from Weehawken, New Jersey, on the west bank of the Hudson River opposite New York City, north to Albany, New York, and then west to Buffalo. It was organized as a competitor ...
Tunnel, used by Hudson-Bergen Light Rail **
Weehawken Port Imperial Port Imperial is an intermodal transit hub on the Weehawken, New Jersey, waterfront of the Hudson River across from Midtown Manhattan, served by New York Waterway ferries and buses, Hudson–Bergen Light Rail, and NJT buses. The district lies ...
* Guttenberg ** Galaxy Towers, a trio of octagonal highrises built in the late 1970s **
Palisades Medical Center Palisades Medical Center (PMC) is a 186-bed hospital located in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States, that serves a population of 400,000 in Hudson County and in Southern Bergen County. The non-profit medical center is part of the Hackensack M ...
(
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 ...
) * Edgewater **Edgewater Harbor **Municipal Building ** Edgewater Cemetery, with 19th and 20th century graves **Previous site of the
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, decommissioned ferry and registered national historic place ** Mitsuwa Marketplace **Old Municipal Building now a museum **
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**Veterans Park/Edgewater Community Center-site of plaque commemorating Vriessendael, the first European settlement in what would become contemporary
Bergen County Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Edgewater Colony * Palisades Interstate Park **Mt. Constitution, atop which sits
Fort Lee Historic Park Fort Lee Historic Park is located atop a bluff of the Hudson Palisades overlooking Burdett's Landing, known as Mount Constitution, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States. Native Americans appear to have lived in the area for thousands of years ...
, site of
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's 1776 encampment Fort ConstitutionAdams, ''Hudson River Guidebook'', p. 106 **
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See also


References


External links


Bergen County HRWW



Bayonne masterplan

Hudson River WaterfrontThe Harbor Ring Project
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