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Chaplain Washington–Harry Laderman Bridge
The Chaplain Washington Memorial Bridge and the Harry Laderman Memorial Bridge are a pair of bridges on the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) crossing the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey. Unlike most twin bridges, each bridge carries traffic in both directions. The 1952 Washington Bridge carries the eastern spur of the Turnpike while the 1970 Laderman Bridge carries its western spur; the two spurs split just south of the bridges. Description The bridges pass over the Passaic River, connecting Newark in Essex County with Kearny in Hudson County. In Newark, the viaducts leading to the bridges align for the southbound merge/northbound separation of the eastern and western spurs just north of the Southern Mixing Bowl interchange with Interstate 78. The southern end of the bridges cross under the Pulaski Skyway ( U.S. 1-9) and passes by the Essex County Resource Recovery Facility and over the Conrail Passaic and Harsimus Line. In Kearny, the bridges cross over the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passaic River
The Passaic River ( or ) is a river, approximately long, in North Jersey, northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey, called the Great_Swamp_National_Wildlife_Refuge, Great Swamp, draining much of the northern portion of the state through its tributaries. In its lower (southern) portion, it flows through the most Urban area, urbanized and industrialized areas of the state, including along Downtown Newark, Downtown Newark, New Jersey, Newark. The lower river suffered from severe water pollution, pollution and industrial abandonment in the 20th century. In April 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $1.7 billion plan to remove of toxic mud from the bottom of lower of the river. It is considered List of most-polluted rivers, one of the most polluted stretches of water in the nation, and the project is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essex County Resource Recovery Facility
The Essex County Resource Recovery Facility, also known as Covanta Essex, is a waste-to-energy incineration power station in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Opened in 1990, it is owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) and operated by Reworld. It is located adjacent to the New Jersey Turnpike between Raymond Boulevard and the Passaic River in Newark. As of 2012, the facility processed 2,800 tons of municipal solid waste per day, its two generators producing approximately 65 megawatts of power. The facility burns garbage from the 22 municipalities of Essex County and from New York City's Manhattan Community Board Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. As of January 1, 2013 the PANYNJ gave Covanta control of the facility through 2032, with optional extension to 2052. As part of the agreement the New York City Department of Sanitation will continue to use about 50% of the plant's disposal capacity. Covanta agreed to invest $75 to $100 million f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, about 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 suburban area outside New York City just west of the lower Hudson River, which it roughly parallels, separated from it by the New Jersey Palisades. It also flows through and drains the New Jersey Meadowlands. The lower river, which is navigable as far as the city of Hackensack, is heavily industrialized and forms a commercial extension of Newark Bay. Once believed to be among the most polluted watercourses in the United States, it staged a modest revival by the late 2000s. The river is divided into the upper river, north of the Oradell Reservoir and Oradell Dam, and lower river, south of the reservoir and dam. Description The Hackensack River rises in southeastern New York, in Rockland County, in the Sweet Swamp, located in the hamlet of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Lombardi Park & Ride
The Vince Lombardi Park & Ride is located on the New Jersey Turnpike in the New Jersey Meadowlands, Meadowlands in Ridgefield, New Jersey, Ridgefield, Bergen County, New Jersey. The park and ride and separate Rest area, service area to south of it are dedicated to and named after Vince Lombardi. Located at the edge of the Little Ferry Yard it has been viewed as a potential rail station location since the 1990s and as of 2021, it is under consideration by NJ Transit as part of the Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Project. Park and ride The park and ride and New Jersey Turnpike#Service areas, service area opened in 1974. They are situated between the eastern and western spurs at the northern end the turnpike (+/- mile marker 116) just south of the Overpeck Creek bridge, where the turnpike officially ends. They are operated by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. They are named for Vince Lombardi, who worked at St. Cecilia's High School in nearby Englewood, New Jersey, Englewood a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadowlands Sports Complex
The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports complex located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The facility is owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA). It is named for the New Jersey Meadowlands, upon which it was built. The complex currently consists of MetLife Stadium, which is home to the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League; the Meadowlands Racetrack, a famous harness racing circuit (which is home of the annual Hambletonian Stakes); and the Quest Diagnostics Training Center, which is the Giants' practice facility. The complex is also home to the American Dream retail and entertainment venue, which was home to the Metropolitan Riveters of the Premier Hockey Federation, and the now-closed Meadowlands Arena, which served as a home for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League, Seton Hall University's men's basketball team, and the team the arena was built for, the now–Brooklyn Net ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meadowlands Environment Center
The Meadowlands Environment Center (formerly the Hackensack Meadowlands Environmental Center) is an educational facility in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, located along the Hackensack River. It is operated by Ramapo College of New Jersey under the auspices of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (NJSEA). In 2003 Ramapo College began working with the Meadowlands Environmental Center to develop an environmental education program, and as of 2024 the college operates the facility. The center facilities include the Center for Environmental and Scientific Education, and the William D. McDowell Observatory. The center is located within Richard W. DeKorte Park, named after Richard W. DeKorte, a resident of Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, who as majority leader of the New Jersey General Assembly sponsored legislation that established the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC; formerly the Hackensack Meadowlands Deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belleville Turnpike
Belleville (French, literally "beautiful town"; ) may refer to: Places Canada * Belleville, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community in Wakefield Parish * Belleville, Nova Scotia * Belleville, Ontario France * Belleville, Deux-Sèvres, in the Deux-Sèvres ''département'' * Belleville, Meurthe-et-Moselle, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle ''département'' * Belleville, Paris is a neighbourhood of Paris, previously the center of an independent commune annexed by the City of Paris in 1860 ** Belleville (commune), that independent commune ** Belleville (Paris Métro), metro station named for commune * Belleville, Rhône, in the Rhône ''département'' * Belleville-en-Caux, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' * Belleville-et-Châtillon-sur-Bar, in the Ardennes ''département'' * Belleville-sur-Loire, in the Cher ''département'' * Belleville-sur-Mer, in the Seine-Maritime ''département'' * Belleville-sur-Meuse, in the Meuse ''département'' * Belleville-sur-Vie, in the Vendée ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Route 508 (New Jersey)
County Route 508 (CR 508) is a County routes in New Jersey, county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from New Jersey Route 10, Route 10 (Mt. Pleasant Avenue) in Livingston, New Jersey, Livingston to Belleville Turnpike (New Jersey Route, Route 7) in Kearny, New Jersey, Kearny. Route description CR 508 begins in Livingston, New Jersey, Livingston at the Livingston Circle, a realigned traffic circle, with Mt. Pleasant Avenue (New Jersey Route 10, Route 10) and Eisenhower Parkway (CR 609). As West Northfield Road, the highway travels through a primarily residential section of Livingston. This turns into a more commercial area approaching the intersection of South Livingston Avenue (List of county routes in Essex County, New Jersey#649, CR 649), after which East Northfield Road goes through another residential section. At the eastern end of Livingston there is another commercial area near the intersections of East Cedar Street (County Route 527 (New Jers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Meadowlands
New Jersey Meadowlands, also known as the Hackensack Meadowlands after the Hackensack River, primary river flowing through it, is a general name for a large ecosystem of wetlands in northeastern New Jersey in the United States, a few miles to the west of New York City. During the 20th century, much of the Meadowlands area was Urbanization, urbanized, and it became known for being the site of large landfills and decades of environmental abuse. A variety of projects began in the late 20th century to restore and conserve the remaining ecological resources in the Meadowlands. Geography The Meadowlands stretch mainly along the terminus of the Hackensack River, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers as they flow into Newark Bay; tributaries of the Hackensack include Mill Creek, Berrys Creek, and Overpeck Creek. The present Meadowlands consist of roughly 8,400 acres (34 km2) of open, undeveloped space in addition to developed areas that had been part of the natural wetlands which were heavi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 in the north to Washington, D.C., in the south, with major stops in Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, Stamford, Connecticut, Stamford, New York City, Newark, New Jersey, Newark, Trenton, New Jersey, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, Delaware, Wilmington, and Baltimore. The NEC is roughly paralleled by Interstate 95 for most of its length. Carrying more than 2,200 trains a day, it is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States by ridership and service frequency. The corridor is used by many Amtrak trains, including the high-speed ''Acela'' (formerly ''Acela Express''), intercity trains, and several Long-distance Amtrak routes, long-distance trains. Most of the corridor also has frequent Commuter rail in North America, commuter rail service, operated by the MBTA Commuter Rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NJ Transit Rail Operations
NJ Transit Rail Operations is the rail division of NJ Transit. It operates commuter rail service in New Jersey, with most service centered on transportation to and from New York City, Hoboken, and Newark. NJ Transit also operates rail service in Orange and Rockland counties in New York under contract to Metro-North Railroad. The commuter rail lines saw riders in , making it the third-busiest commuter railroad in North America and the longest commuter rail system in North America by route length. Network and infrastructure The lines operated by NJ Transit were formerly operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad, Central Railroad of New Jersey, New York and Long Branch Railroad, and Erie Lackawanna Railroad, most of which date from the mid-19th century. From the 1960s onward, the New Jersey Department of Transportation began funding the commuter lines. By 1976, the lines were all operated by Conrail under contract to NJDOT. The system took its current form in 1983, when NJ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center Street Branch
The Center Street Branch, formerly known as the Centre Street Branch, is a short railway line in Harrison and Kearny, New Jersey. It was formerly the main line of the New Jersey Railroad between Jersey City and Newark, before the building of a new crossing of the Passaic River reduced its importance. Today, it is an industrial freight line owned and operated Conrail Shared Assets Operations with connections to the Passaic and Harsimus Line and the Morristown Line. History The New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company was incorporated on March 7, 1832, to build a line from Jersey City, New Jersey, to New Brunswick, New Jersey. The line opened between Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey, on September 15, 1834. This initial segment crossed two rivers: the Hackensack River, and the Passaic River in Newark. The railroad had planned to cross the Passaic at Market Street, near the commercial dock, but objections from shipping interests forced the railroad to cross at Centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
