List of crossings of the Rahway River explained

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.

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.

Many of the crossings of the river were built in the late 19th and early 20th century^[2] 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	40.5989°N -74.2307°W	^[3] ^[4]
New Jersey Turnpike				40.599°N -74.2318°W	^[5]
Lawrence Street			Rahway	40.5992°N -74.2687°W	^[6]
U.S. Route 1/9				40.5994°N -74.2701°W	^[7]
South Branch enters from south
Milton Avenue		CR 648	Rahway	40.6045°N -74.2716°W	^[8]
Monroe Street				40.6081°N -74.273°W
Bridge Street				40.6089°N -74.2735°W
Rahway River Bridge		Northeast Corridor (MP 19.13) Amtrak (Northeast Regional) New Jersey Transit Northeast Corridor Line North Jersey Coast Line		40.6091°N -74.2738°W	^[9]
Elizabeth Avenue				40.61°N -74.2748°W
Robinson's Branch enters from west
Grand Avenue		CR 613	Rahway	40.6118°N -74.2742°W
Whitter Street				40.6159°N -74.2754°W	^[10] ^[11]
Church Street				40.6181°N -74.2784°W
St. George's Avenue				40.6191°N -74.2825°W	^[12] ^[13]
Rahway River Water Supply Dam				40.6188°N -74.2895°W
Valley Road		CR 608	Clark	40.6276°N -74.2852°W
Jacksons Pond Dam aka Valley Road Dam				40.628°N -74.2852°W	^[14] ^[15]
Bloodgoods Pond Dam				40.6286°N -74.2981°W	^[16]
Garden State Parkway		(MP 137.08)	Cranford/Clark	40.6397°N -74.2905°W	^[17]
Raritan Road		CR 607		40.6399°N -74.2904°W
Dam				40.6403°N -74.2906°W
Rahway River Parkway Footbridge			Cranford	40.6406°N -74.294°W
Rahway River Parkway Footbridge aka Crane Parkway River Crossing				40.6402°N -74.3028°W
Conrail Lehigh Line				40.6419°N -74.3041°W	^[18]
Rahway River Parkway Footbridge				40.6457°N -74.3012°W
High Street		aka Lincoln Avenue		40.6502°N -74.3018°W
Droeschers Mill Dam				40.6506°N -74.3013°W
South Avenue East		CR 610		40.6551°N -74.3007°W
Raritan Valley Line		New Jersey Transit		40.6559°N -74.3006°W
North Avenue East		New Jersey Route 28		40.6566°N -74.3007°W	^[19]
Union Avenue				40.6586°N -74.3017°W	^[20]
Hansel's Dam				40.6588°N -74.3025°W
Springfield Avenue		CR 615		40.66°N -74.306°W
Eastman Street (2x)				40.6576°N -74.3085°W 40.6584°N -74.31°W
Springfield Avenue		CR 615		40.6614°N -74.3084°W
Balmiere Parkway Footbridge				40.6654°N -74.31°W
Boulevard aka Kenilworth Boulevard			Cranford/Kenilworth	40.6733°N -74.3129°W	^[21]
Lenape Park Dam				40.6739°N -74.3133°W	^[22]
U.S. Route 22 dual bridges		(MP 52.09)	Union/Springfield	40.6878°N -74.3118°W 40.6886°N -74.3119°W	^[23] ^[24]
Dam			Union	40.6907°N -74.309°W
Milltown Road			Union/Springfield	40.6936°N -74.3066°W
				40.7016°N -74.31°W	^[25]
Morris Avenue				40.708°N -74.3019°W	^[26] ^[27]
Springfield Avenue				40.7122°N -74.2994°W	^[28]
West Branch and East Branch converge
Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway			Hobart Gap Springfield/Millburn	40.714°N -74.2997°W	^[29]

Crossings West Branch

Crossing	Image	Carries	Location	Coordinates	References
Ridgewood Road			Millburn	40.7205°N -74.3066°W
Taylor Pond Dam				40.7216°N -74.3062°W
Footbridge				40.7228°N -74.3064°W
Millburn Avenue				40.724°N -74.3068°W
Essex Street				40.7251°N -74.3064°W
Morristown Line		New Jersey Transit		40.7259°N -74.3076°W	^[30]
Footbridge				40.726°N -74.3076°W
Glen Avenue				40.7288°N -74.3079°W
Diamond Mill Pond Dam			South Mountain Reservation Millburn	40.7312°N -74.3071°W
Campbells Pond Dam				40.7364°N -74.3051°W
Dam				40.7413°N -74.302°W
Overlook Trail Footbridge				40.7443°N -74.3002°W
Rahway Trail Footbridge				40.7469°N -74.2963°W
South Orange Avenue				40.7538°N -74.2926°W
Lenape Trail Footbridge				40.7555°N -74.2923°W
Tulip Spring Bridge		Cherry Lane		40.7567°N -74.2916°W	^[31]
Orange Reservoir Dam			South Mountain Reservation West Orange	40.7592°N -74.2876°W
Footbridge				40.769°N -74.2834°W
Northfield Avenue			West Orange	40.7696°N -74.2833°W
Mount Pleasant Avenue				40.7927°N -74.2691°W
Essex Freeway				40.7977°N -74.2651°W

See also

• List of crossings of the Elizabeth River
• List of county routes in Union County, New Jersey
• List of county routes in Essex County, New Jersey
• List of county routes in Middlesex County, New Jersey
• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
• List of crossings of the Raritan River

External links

• Web site: Bridgehunter.com - Rahway River. bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
• Web site: Historic Bridge Survey Union County (1991-1994) . NJDOT . 2001 .
• Web site: Historic Bridge Survey Essex County (1991-1994) . NJDOT . 2001 .
• The Rahway River Watershed. MAYOR’S COUNCIL RAHWAY RIVER . 20 January 2018.
• Rahway River Basin Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. January 2017. 20 January 2018.

Notes and References

1. Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University . Rahway River Greenway Plan . February 2009 . 10 January 2018.
2. Web site: Historic Bridge Survey Union County (1991-1994) . NJDOT . 2001 . 10 January 2018.
3. Web site: CRCX - Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 16 January 2019.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-01-23 . 2018-01-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071439/http://www.conrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Automation-of-Conrail-Moveable-Bridges.pdf . dead .
5. Web site: Staff . Route 700 Straight Line Diagram . March 25, 2016 . New Jersey Department of Transportation.
6. Web site: Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
7. Web site: US 1 straight line diagram. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2009-11-25.
8. Web site: Rahway Bridge Permit Asked. timesmachine.nytimes.com. 16 January 2019.
9. Web site: Amtrak - Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
10. Web site: Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
11. Web site: Whittier Street Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
12. Web site: Route 27 straight line diagram. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2018-01-08.
13. Web site: Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
14. Web site: Rahway River Parkway, NJ. gonehikin.blogspot.nl. 19 April 2013. 11 January 2018.
15. Web site: Before and After: Valley Road Dam, Waterfall, Bridge and Jackson's Pond in Clark. 28 August 2011. 21 January 2018.
16. http://gardenstatelegacy.co/file/New_Jerseys_Oldest_Felt_Mill_DAndrea_Russo_GSL33.pdf
17. Web site: . Garden State Parkway straight line diagram . 2018-01-09 .
18. Web site: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 → Chapter I → Subchapter J → Part 117 117.743 Rahway River . January 18, 2018 . 21 January 2018.
19. Web site: Route 28 straight line diagram. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2018-01-09.
20. Web site: North Union Avenue Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
21. Web site: County Route 509 (straight line diagram) . New Jersey Department of Transportation. 11 January 2018.
22. Web site: Rahway River Basin Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study Essex and Union Counties, NJ. June 2015. US Army Corps of Engineers.
23. Web site: US 22 straight line diagram. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2018-01-09.
24. Web site: Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
25. Web site: RVRR - Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
26. Web site: New Jersey Route 82 (straight line diagram) . New Jersey Department of Transportation. 11 January 2018.
27. Web site: Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 11 January 2018.
28. Web site: Route 124 straight line diagram. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2018-01-10.
29. Web site: I-78 Straight Line Diagram. 2018-01-09. New Jersey Department of Transportation.
30. Web site: West Branch Rahway River Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 21 January 2018.
31. Web site: Tulip Spring Bridge. Bridgehunter.com. 21 January 2018.