River in Union County, New Jersey, U.S.
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
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
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
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
This list is for the crossings in Union County
South Front Street Bridge
Elizabeth River downstream of the New Jersey Turnpike
This list is for the crossings in Essex County from Union County line to source
See also
References
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Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army (Report). U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972. Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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"Google Maps" . Google Maps . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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"Elizabeth river floods Irvington family's dream home, again and again" . 10 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2018 .
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"Historic Bridge Survey Essex County (1991-1994)" (PDF) . NJDOT. 2001.
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"Google Maps" . Google Maps . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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http://www.state.nj.us/njoem/programs/pdf/mitigation2014/2014-Section-5-3.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
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http://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lightning-Brook-Section.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
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http://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Ursino-Park.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
^ Parkland on the Elizabeth River
https://goo.gl/maps/AEY2bU95BnQ2
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http://ucnj.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/2008.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
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"Passaic River Parkway" . Union County Department of Parks. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018 .
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"Warinanco Park" (PDF) . Union County Parks. Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
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"Groundwork Elizabeth: Reconnecting the City and the River - Urban Waters Learning Network" . Retrieved 7 April 2018 .
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"Elizabeth Opens New River Trail Recreation Space" . 28 May 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2018 .
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"Elizabeth River Trail - DCO" . www.dcoenergy.com . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/bf-ss-groundwork-elizabeth-032911-.pdf [
bare URL PDF ]
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"Elizabeth River Trail Phase II Opens" . County of Union, New Jersey . 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2019-07-09 .
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"Union County, South Front Street Bridge LCD Study, City of Elizabeth, NJ : FAQ" . www.southfrontstbridge.org . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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"South Front Street Bridge" . Bridgehunter.com . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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"Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 → Chapter I → Subchapter J → §117.718 Elizabeth River" . January 18, 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018 .
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"Historic Bridge Survey Union County (1991-1994)" (PDF) . NJDOT. 2001.
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South Front Street Bridge , BridgesNYC, December 20, 2011. Accessed March 16, 2015.
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a
b
"New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County" .
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2018-01-19 .
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"BridgeReports.com - Bridges of Elizabeth, New Jersey" . uglybridges.com . Retrieved 7 April 2018 .
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"South First Street Bridge" . Bridgehunter.com . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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"Archived copy" . Archived from
the original on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 2018-02-16 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link )
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"CRCX - Elizabeth River Bridge" . Bridgehunter.com . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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"CNJ -Elizabeth River Drawbridge (Old)" . Bridgehunter.com . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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Staten Island Bridges Program, Modernization and Capacity Enhancement Project: Environmental Impact Statement (Report). Vol. 1. United States Coast Guard. 1997.
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"NJTurnpike/I-95 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF) . New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 25, 2016 .
^ Baptista, Robert J (2015).
"Elizabeth, New Jersey Then and Now" . Retrieved 15 February 2018 .
^ Unit, NJDOT Web Development.
"NJDOT holds groundbreaking ceremony for the new Route 1 & 9 Viaduct over the Elizabeth River" . www.state.nj.us . Retrieved 6 February 2018 .
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"US 1 straight line diagram" (PDF) .
New Jersey Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2009-11-25 .
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"Rt. 1&9, Section 4T - George Harms Construction Company" . ghcci.com . Retrieved 6 February 2018 .
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"South Broad Street Bridge" . Bridgehunter.com . Retrieved 5 February 2018 .
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"South Broad Street Bridge, Spanning Elizabeth River, Elizabeth, Union County, NJ" .
Library of Congress . Retrieved 6 February 2018 .
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"Route 27 straight line diagram" (PDF) .
New Jersey Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2018-01-08 .
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Elizabeth River Basin Ursino Dam 00387 (PDF) (Report). USACE. December 1979.
Archived (PDF) from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018 .
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"USGS Current Conditions for USGS 01393450 Elizabeth River at Ursino Lake at Elizabeth NJ" . waterdata.usgs.gov . Retrieved 7 April 2018 .
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"County Route 509 (straight line diagram)" (PDF) .
New Jersey Department of Transportation . Retrieved 11 January 2018 .
^ Turner, Jean-Rae; Koles, Richard T. (2001),
Hillside , Arcadia Publishing,
ISBN
9780738508641
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"US 22 straight line diagram" (PDF) .
New Jersey Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2018-01-09 .
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"Garden State Parkway straight line diagram" (PDF) .
New Jersey Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2018-01-09 .
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"I-78 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF) .
New Jersey Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2018-01-09 .
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"Garden State Parkway Interchange 142 - Structural Engineering - CME Associates" . www.cmeusa1.com . Retrieved 7 April 2018 .