Hackensack River Greenway

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Newark Bay looking east to Jersey City and Bayonne
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The Hackensack in Secaucus

Hackensack River Greenway, once known as the Hackensack RiverWalk, [1] a is partially constructed greenway along the Newark Bay and Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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The 18-mile (29 km) linear park, 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 ( 40°38′40″N74°08′29″W / 40.644476°N 74.141422°W / 40.644476; -74.141422 ), where it would connect to the Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, and the Eastern Brackish Marsh in the north ( 40°48′07″N74°01′36″W / 40.801873°N 74.026798°W / 40.801873; -74.026798 ). [7] The walkway passes through the contiguous municipalities of Bayonne (5.5 linear miles), [8] [9] [10] [11] Jersey City (5.6 linear miles), and Secaucus [12] [13] with a potential connection to a walkway in North Bergen. [1] It passes through new and established residential neighborhoods, county and municipal parks, brownfields, industrial areas, commercial districts, and wetland preserves. While existing parks and promenades have been incorporated and new sections have been built there remain gaps. [14] It will pass under sixteen bridges (some no longer in use) and cross over eight natural creeks. [15] 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 100 feet (30 m) of the water must provide 30 feet (9.1 m) of public space along the water's edge. [16]

After a preliminary assessment in 2015, [17] in September 2022 the Lower Hackensack was declared a federal superfund site, triggering a process to remediate and restore the water and shoreline. [18] [19] [20]

The Hackensack River Greenway Through Teaneck is a National Recreation Trail [21] which is not connected to the one in Hudson County.

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Bergen Point from Bayonne Bridge
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Newark Bay from Bayonne shoreline

Route and points along walkway

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Rutkowski Park walkway
Promenade at Droyer's Point Winter at the Hackensack RiverWalk, Society Hill, New Jersey.jpg
Promenade at Droyer's Point
Cove between Droyers Point and Bayfront Bayfront Jersey City Honeywell redevelopment site 2013.JPG
Cove between Droyers Point and Bayfront
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Lincoln Park and Pulaski Skyway
Riverbend Wetlands 2021-09-19 10 59 32 View southeast down the Hackensack River towards the Portal Bridge and Pulaski Skyway from the Lewandowski Bridge for Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur) along the border of Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey.jpg
Riverbend Wetlands

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