List of crossings of the Rahway River

The Rahway River drainage basin encompasses approximately 41 square miles in Union, Essex, and Middlesex counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Rahway River in Rahway
New Jersey Turnpike over Rahway River near mouth at Arthurs Kill

The Rahway River consists of four separate branches that converge in Rahway, from whence it flows as a single waterway to its mouth at the Arthur Kill. The longest, or West Branch, courses for 24 miles from Verona. The East Branch rises in West Orange/Montclair and joins the West Branch in Springfield, forming the main stem of the river. The South Branch, which originates in Woodbridge, and the Robinson's Branch, which begins in Scotch Plains, join the main stem in Rahway. The upper portion above Rahway consists of floodplains, woodlands and freshwater marshes; the lower portion includes saltwater marshes and tidal flats.[1] The river is tidal for approximately five mies upstream.[2]

Many of the crossings of the river were built in the late 19th and early 20th century[3] and are part of the Rahway River Parkway, a greenway along the banks of the river.

Crossings (main stem)
Crossing Image Carries Location Coordinates References
Conrail (CRCX) Garden State Secondary Linden/Carteret 40°35′56″N 74°13′51″W [4][5]
New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 40°35′56″N 74°13′54″W [6]
Lawrence Street CR 514 Rahway 40°35′57″N 74°16′07″W [7][3]
U.S. Route 1/9 40°35′58″N 74°16′12″W [3][8]
South Branch enters from south
Milton Avenue CR 648 Rahway 40°36′16″N 74°16′18″W [3][9]
Monroe Street 40°36′29″N 74°16′23″W [3]
Bridge Street 40°36′32″N 74°16′25″W
Rahway River Bridge Northeast Corridor
(MP 19.13)
Amtrak (Northeast Regional)
New Jersey Transit
Northeast Corridor Line
North Jersey Coast Line		 40°36′33″N 74°16′26″W [10]
Elizabeth Avenue 40°36′36″N 74°16′29″W
Robinson's Branch enters from west
Grand Avenue CR 613 Rahway 40°36′43″N 74°16′27″W
Whitter Street 40°36′57″N 74°16′31″W [3][11][12]
Church Street 40°37′05″N 74°16′42″W [3]
St. George's Avenue New Jersey Route 27 40°37′09″N 74°16′57″W [13][14]
Rahway River Water Supply Dam 40°37′08″N 74°17′22″W
Valley Road CR 608 Clark 40°37′39″N 74°17′07″W [3]
Jacksons Pond Dam aka Valley Road Dam 40°37′41″N 74°17′07″W [15][16]
Bloodgoods Pond Dam 40°37′43″N 74°17′53″W [17][16]
Garden State Parkway (MP 137.08) Cranford/Clark 40°38′23″N 74°17′26″W [18]
Raritan Road CR 607 40°38′24″N 74°17′26″W [3]
Dam 40°38′25″N 74°17′26″W
Rahway River Parkway Footbridge Cranford 40°38′26″N 74°17′38″W
Rahway River Parkway Footbridge aka Crane Parkway River Crossing 40°38′25″N 74°18′10″W
Conrail
Lehigh Line		 40°38′31″N 74°18′15″W [19]
Rahway River Parkway Footbridge 40°38′44″N 74°18′04″W
High Street aka Lincoln Avenue 40°39′01″N 74°18′06″W
Droeschers Mill Dam 40°39′02″N 74°18′05″W
South Avenue East CR 610 40°39′18″N 74°18′03″W
Raritan Valley Line New Jersey Transit 40°39′21″N 74°18′02″W
North Avenue East New Jersey Route 28 40°39′24″N 74°18′03″W [3][20]
Union Avenue 40°39′31″N 74°18′06″W [3][21]
Hansel's Dam 40°39′32″N 74°18′09″W
Springfield Avenue CR 615 40°39′36″N 74°18′22″W [3]
Eastman Street (2x) 40°39′27″N 74°18′31″W
40°39′30″N 74°18′36″W		 [3]
Springfield Avenue CR 615 40°39′41″N 74°18′30″W [3]
Balmiere Parkway Footbridge 40°39′55″N 74°18′36″W
Boulevard
aka Kenilworth Boulevard		 New Jersey CR 509 Cranford/Kenilworth 40°40′24″N 74°18′47″W [22][3]
Lenape Park Dam 40°40′26″N 74°18′48″W [23]
U.S. Route 22
dual bridges		 (MP 52.09) Union/Springfield 40°41′16″N 74°18′43″W
40°41′19″N 74°18′43″W		 [3][24][25]
Dam Union 40°41′27″N 74°18′32″W
Milltown Road Union/Springfield 40°41′37″N 74°18′24″W
Rahway Valley Railroad 40°42′06″N 74°18′36″W [26]
Morris Avenue New Jersey Route 82 40°42′29″N 74°18′07″W [27][28]
Springfield Avenue New Jersey Route 124 40°42′44″N 74°17′58″W [29]
West Branch and East Branch converge
Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway Interstate 78 Hobart Gap
Springfield/Millburn		 40°42′50″N 74°17′59″W [30]

Crossings West Branch
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Crossing Image Carries Location Coordinates References
Ridgewood Road Millburn 40°43′14″N 74°18′24″W
Taylor Pond Dam 40°43′18″N 74°18′22″W
Footbridge 40°43′22″N 74°18′23″W
Millburn Avenue CR 527 40°43′26″N 74°18′25″W
Essex Street 40°43′30″N 74°18′23″W
Morristown Line New Jersey Transit 40°43′33″N 74°18′27″W [31]
Footbridge 40°43′34″N 74°18′27″W
Glen Avenue 40°43′44″N 74°18′28″W
Diamond Mill Pond Dam South Mountain Reservation
Millburn		 40°43′52″N 74°18′25″W
Campbells Pond Dam 40°44′11″N 74°18′18″W
Dam 40°44′29″N 74°18′07″W
Overlook Trail Footbridge 40°44′39″N 74°18′01″W
Rahway Trail Footbridge 40°44′49″N 74°17′47″W
South Orange Avenue CR 510 40°45′14″N 74°17′33″W
Lenape Trail Footbridge 40°45′20″N 74°17′32″W
Tulip Spring Bridge Cherry Lane 40°45′24″N 74°17′30″W [32]
Orange Reservoir Dam South Mountain Reservation
West Orange		 40°45′33″N 74°17′15″W
Footbridge 40°46′08″N 74°17′00″W
Northfield Avenue CR 508 West Orange 40°46′10″N 74°17′00″W
Mount Pleasant Avenue New Jersey Route 10 40°47′34″N 74°16′09″W
Essex Freeway Interstate 280 40°47′52″N 74°15′54″W

See also

References
  1. Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University (February 2009). Rahway River Greenway Plan (PDF) (Report). Rahway River Greenway Plan. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. New Jersey Coastal Management Program: Environmental Impact Statement, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1980
  3. "Historic Bridge Survey Union County (1991-1994)" (PDF). NJDOT. 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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  5. http://www.conrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Automation-of-Conrail-Moveable-Bridges.pdf
  6. Staff. "Route 700 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
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  8. "US 1 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2009-11-25.
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  13. "Route 27 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
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  16. "Before and After: Valley Road Dam, Waterfall, Bridge and Jackson's Pond in Clark". 28 August 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  17. http://gardenstatelegacy.co/file/New_Jerseys_Oldest_Felt_Mill_DAndrea_Russo_GSL33.pdf
  18. "Garden State Parkway straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  19. "Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 → Chapter I → Subchapter J → Part 117 117.743 Rahway River". January 18, 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  20. "Route 28 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  21. "North Union Avenue Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  22. "County Route 509 (straight line diagram)" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  23. http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/Portals/37/docs/civilworks/projects/nj/frm/Rahway/ArmyCorps_Rahway_Fluvial_NEPA-ScopingDocument.pdf
  24. "US 22 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  25. "Rahway River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  26. "RVRR - Rahway River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  27. "New Jersey Route 82 (straight line diagram)" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  28. "Rahway River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  29. "Route 124 straight line diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2018-01-10.
  30. "I-78 Straight Line Diagram" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2018-01-09.
  31. "West Branch Rahway River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  32. "Tulip Spring Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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