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. 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 and are part of the Rahway River Parkway, a greenway along the banks of the river.
Crossings (main stem) Crossing Image Carries LocationCoordinatesReferences Conrail (CRCX) Garden State SecondaryLinden/Carteret New Jersey Turnpike Interstate 95 Lawrence Street CR 514 Rahway U.S. Route 1/9 South Branch enters from south Milton Avenue CR 648 Rahway Monroe Street Bridge Street Rahway River Bridge Northeast Corridor(MP 19.13)Amtrak (Northeast Regional)New Jersey TransitNortheast Corridor LineNorth Jersey Coast Line Elizabeth Avenue Robinson's Branch enters from west Grand Avenue CR 613 Rahway Whitter Street Church Street St. George's Avenue New Jersey Route 27 Rahway River Water Supply Dam Valley Road CR 608 Clark Jacksons Pond Dam aka Valley Road Dam Bloodgoods Pond Dam http://gardenstatelegacy.co/file/New_Jerseys_Oldest_Felt_Mill_DAndrea_Russo_GSL33.pdf Garden State Parkway (MP 137.08) Cranford/Clark Raritan Road CR 607 Dam Rahway River Parkway FootbridgeCranford Rahway River Parkway Footbridge aka Crane Parkway River Crossing ConrailLehigh Line Rahway River Parkway Footbridge High Street aka Lincoln Avenue Droeschers Mill Dam South Avenue East CR 610 Raritan Valley Line New Jersey Transit North Avenue East New Jersey Route 28 Union Avenue Hansel's Dam Springfield Avenue CR 615 Eastman Street (2x) Springfield Avenue CR 615 Balmiere Parkway Footbridge Boulevardaka Kenilworth Boulevard New Jersey CR 509 Cranford/Kenilworth Lenape Park Dam U.S. Route 22dual bridges (MP 52.09) Union/Springfield Dam Union Milltown Road Union/Springfield Rahway Valley Railroad Morris Avenue New Jersey Route 82 Springfield Avenue New Jersey Route 124 West Branch and East Branch converge Phillipsburg-Newark Expressway Interstate 78 Hobart GapSpringfield/Millburn
Crossings West Branch
Crossing Image Carries LocationCoordinatesReferences Ridgewood Road Millburn Taylor Pond Dam Footbridge Millburn Avenue CR 527 Essex Street Morristown Line New Jersey Transit Footbridge Glen Avenue Diamond Mill Pond Dam South Mountain ReservationMillburn Campbells Pond Dam Dam Overlook Trail Footbridge Rahway Trail Footbridge South Orange Avenue CR 510 Lenape Trail Footbridge Tulip Spring Bridge Cherry Lane Orange Reservoir Dam South Mountain ReservationWest Orange Footbridge Northfield Avenue CR 508 West Orange Mount Pleasant Avenue New Jersey Route 10 Essex Freeway Interstate 280
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
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