The Elizabeth River runs through Essex and Union counties, New Jersey in the United States for 11.9 miles (19.2 km) before draining into the Arthur Kill .
10-772: Elizabeth River may refer to: Elizabeth River (New Jersey) , a tributary of the Arthur Kill Elizabeth River (Virginia) , an estuary of Chesapeake Bay Elizabeth River (New Zealand) , a river in Fiordland Elizabeth River (Northern Territory) , a river near Darwin in the Northern Territory Elizabeth River (Tasmania) , a tributary of the Macquarie River [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
20-655: A concrete channel with masonry walls built in the 1920s and 30s passing along the east side of Civic Square. Further south, it forms the west boundary of the 19th century Clinton Cemetery . At the southern end of the cemetery, the river passes under the Garden State Parkway near Exit 143 and disappears as a surface waterway. The Elizabeth River reemerges just south of the Union County line near Garden State Parkway Interchange 142 between Union and Hillside . After passing under I-78 it runs through
30-865: A distance of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles. Phase I, between Broad and Bridge streets near St. John's Parsonage , opened in 2012. Phase II was completed and opened in August 2018. This list is for the crossings in Union County This list is for the crossings in Essex County from Union County line to source Download coordinates as: Union County Park Commission Administration Buildings The Union County Park Commission Administration Buildings are located in Warinanco Park in Elizabeth, New Jersey . The Administration Building and
40-456: A temporary commission was named and given $ 10,000.00 and two years to complete the study. Within five months, the group finished the study and returned $ 8,391.00 of the funds. The emphasis of the report was to move quickly, before the available open space was gone. On the November 8, 1921, ballot, voters were asked to approve a permanent five-member Park Commission and $ 2.5 million to be spent at
50-638: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Elizabeth River (New Jersey) The headwaters of the Elizabeth are in East Orange in Essex County . The river rises in an urban area at the border between Irvington and the Vailsburg neighborhood of Newark . It flows in a generally southern direction through the center of Irvington in
60-534: The 1920s by the historic firm Olmsted Brothers , and is one of the three "emerald necklaces" in the county park system, the others being Rahway River Parkway and Passaic River Parkway . The firm also designed Warinanco Park The Elizabeth River Trail is a project to construct a park and riverside trail from South Broad Street in Downtown Elizabeth to the river's outlet into the Arthur Kill ,
70-613: The Elizabeth River Parkway. Here, the river is joined on its left bank by its first significant tributary, Lightning Brook. The Elizabeth River then flows under the Garden State Parkway again. After passing under US 22 , the river turns eastward and is joined by the West Branch Elizabeth River. The river then flows past historic Liberty Hall and Kean University . Much of the river is contained by levees in this section. At Trotters Lane,
80-533: The Service Building were built in 1924-1925 in the Tudor Revival style soon after the establishment of the commission. They were listed on the state (#2675) and the federal (# 85002976) registers of historic places in 1985. In April 1921, Superior Court Justice James J. Bergen was petitioned to appoint a temporary committee to study the feasibility of a parks commission. On April 30,
90-613: The river enters Elizabeth , where the river runs for 4.0 miles (6.4 km), passes under numerous bridges, and for a greater extent is channelized . At the bridge on the South Front Street it flows into the Arthur Kill. The Elizabeth River Parkway is a set of parklands that hugs the river from Hillside through Elizabeth It was designed in for the Union County Parks Commission in
100-433: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elizabeth_River&oldid=1149219302 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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