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 Jerse ...

and

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 ar ...

Hudson County Hudson County is a List of counties in New Jersey, county in the U.S. state of New Jersey, its smallest and most densely populated. Lying in the northeast of the state and on the west bank of the North River (Hudson River), Hudson River, the No ...

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

, 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 Esplanade, shorelines. Examples o ...

, 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 The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, also known as the Hudson River Walkway, is a promenade along the Hudson Waterfront in New Jersey. The ongoing and incomplete project located on Kill van Kull and the western shore of Upper New York Bay and t ...

, and the Eastern Brackish Marsh in the north (). The walkway passes through the contiguous municipalities of

Bayonne Bayonne () is a city in southwestern France near the France–Spain border, Spanish border. It is a communes of France, commune and one of two subprefectures in France, subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments of France, departm ...

(5.5 linear miles),

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

(5.6 linear miles), and

Secaucus Secaucus ( ) is a town in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 22,181, an increase of 5,917 (+36.4%) from the 2010 census count of 16,264, which in turn reflected an in ...

with a potential connection to a walkway in

North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 63,361, an increase of 2,588 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 60,773, ...

. It passes through new and established residential neighborhoods,

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and municipal parks,

brownfields Brownfield is previously-developed land that has been abandoned or underused, and which may carry pollution, or a risk of pollution, from industrial use. The specific definition of brownfield land varies and is decided by policy makers and l ...

, industrial areas, commercial districts, and

wetland A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...

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 The public trust doctrine is the principle that the sovereign holds in trust for public use some resources such as shoreline between the high and low tide lines, regardless of private property ownership. Origins Roman law Ancient Roman law se ...

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

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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

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Bayonne Bridge The Bayonne Bridge is an Through arch bridge, arch bridge that spans the Kill Van Kull between Staten Island, New York (state), New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, Bayonne, New Jersey, United States. It carries New York State Route 440 and ...

* Bergen Point * 1888 Studios (proposed film studios) *Bayview (proposed) *Bayonne Luxury Waterwalk (proposed) *Site of CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge caissons *Boatworks, former Electric Launch Company, promenade *Robins Reef Yacht Club (private) * 16th Street Park * Don Ahern Veterans Memorial Stadium *

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* Stephen R. Gregg Park—Bayonne Park * Rutowski Park * Route 440 south bound right-of-way ** Newark Bay Bridge, part of

New Jersey Turnpike The New Jersey Turnpike (NJTP) is a system of controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll roads in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The turnpike is maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA).The Garden State Parkway, although ma ...

Extension I-78 ** Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge *

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Athletic Complex * Droyer's Point promenade * Bayfront (planned) *

Jersey City Jersey City is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, second-most populous

Municipal Utilities Authority facility * Site of New York and Newark Railroad Bridge caissons * Hudson Toyota/Hudson Nissan car dealerships * Hudson Mall *

Morris Canal The Morris Canal (1829–1924) was a toll road, common carrier Anthracite, anthracite coal canal across North Jersey, northern New Jersey that connected the two industrial canals in Easton, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River from its weste ...

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 *

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 * Desir ...

) ** Harsimus Branch Lift (

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

) ** Wittpenn Bridge ( New Jersey Route 7) ** Lower Hack Lift ( NJ Transit Rail Operations) * Site of Hudson Generating Station * Former NY&GL/NJT Boonton Line right of way — Essex - Hudson Greenway (proposed) ** Penhorn Creek ** Riverbend Wetlands Preserve ** Portal Bridge (

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, Rhod ...

- Amtrak and NJ Transit) **

Eastern Spur * DB Draw - bridge de-commissioned (2002) * Laurel Hill County Park * Waterside at Exchange *Meadowlands Parkway ** Upper Hack Lift, for NJ Transit's Main Line and Port Jervis Line ** Anderson Creek Marsh ** HX Draw for NJ Transit's Bergen County Line and

Pascack Valley Line The Pascack Valley Line is a commuter rail line operated by the Hoboken Division of New Jersey Transit, in the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. The line runs north from Hoboken Terminal, through Hudson and Bergen counties in New Jerse ...

** Harmon Cove * Hudson Regional Hospital * 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 - 1.5 mile walking trail * Harmon Meadow Plaza * Cromakill Creek *West Side Avenue/Eastern Brackish Marsh **Paunpeck Creek **Bellmans Creek

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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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Route and points along walkway

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