Newark Riverfront Park is a park and promenade being developed in phases along the Passaic River in Newark, New Jersey , United States. It is part of the Essex County Park System . The park, expected to be 3 miles (4.8 km) long and encompass 30.5 acres (12.3 ha), is being created from brownfield and greyfield sites along the river, which itself is a Superfund site due to decades of pollution. It will follow the river between the Ironbound section along Raymond Boulevard and Downtown Newark along McCarter Highway . Announced in 1999, a groundbreaking took place in 2008, and the first phase of the park opened in 2012. It was the first time residents of the largest city in New Jersey have ever had public access to the river. Other segments of the park have subsequently opened, while others are being developed. The East Coast Greenway uses paths and roads along the park.
12-878: Riverfront Park may refer to: Newark Riverfront Park , a park in Newark, New Jersey Riverfront Park (Salem, Oregon) Riverfront Park (Harrisburg) , a park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Allegheny Riverfront Park , a park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania North Shore Riverfront Park , a park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Riverfront Park, in North Charleston, South Carolina Riverfront Park (Spokane, Washington) See also [ edit ] Riverfront Stadium Riverside Amusement Park (disambiguation) Riverside Park (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
24-771: A portion of which became the underground right-of-way for the Newark City Subway . The eastern three miles (4.8 km) were part of the Lincoln Highway . The road carries traffic from the interchange at the west end of the Pulaski Skyway ( U.S. Route 1/9 ) and U.S. Route 1-9 Truck in the Ironbound , passing thorough historic Riverbank Park and abutting Newark Riverfront Park on the Passaic River . At Pennsylvania Station , it enters
36-499: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Newark Riverfront Park The banks of Passaic River had been industrialized, and in some sections later abandoned for many years, and is an EPA Superfund site . Diamond Alkali in the Ironbound section, was a notable contributor to the contamination. The river's remediation, projected in 2014 to cost an estimated $ 1.7 billion,
48-567: Is to be one of the largest Superfund cleanups ever proposed. While plans for dredging the river to remove contaminants has been planned for many years, it was only more recently that this has been seen as an urban planning opportunity to increase community parks and access to the river itself. Connecting environmental conservation and restoration with intentional park development is a relatively new way to invest in new park infrastructure, as evidenced in increasing research in this area. The United States Army Corps of Engineers has restored much of
60-535: The Essex County Department of Parks . In its initial stages it was called the Joseph G. Minish Passaic River Waterfront and Historic Area in honor of Joseph Minish . The first phase which parallels Raymond Boulevard , encompasses 12 acres and opened in 2012. Designed by Mott MacDonald , it includes playgrounds, fields for soccer and baseball, a boardwalk, and walking trails. This gave members of
72-598: The Northeast Corridor downstream of Newark Penn Station . Phase 3, upstream of Jackson Street Bridge, opened in December 2017, with a ceremony from Newark's Mayor Ras J. Baraka . This four-acre section includes walking and bike paths, river overlooks, open exercise equipment in a fitness zone, seating, lighting, and flood resilience features. Ground was broken on phase 4 of the park in October 2017. It
84-582: The community their first public access to the river in over a century. It was initially known as Essex County Riverfront Park, it is part of the Essex County Park System . Phase 2, adjacent to the existing Riverbank Park downstream of the Jackson Street Bridge , opened in 2013 with it one of the more prominent visual elements of the park, a fluorescent orange boardwalk with four large orange poles, viewable from trains on
96-491: The high-tech corridor of downtown Newark and is lined with modern office skyscrapers such as the Gateway Center , Newark Legal Center , One Newark Center , and 80 Park Plaza . The Eleven 80 building, an Art Deco office tower and one of the tallest buildings in Newark , is named for its Raymond Boulevard address, across from Military Park . The avenue crosses Broad Street two blocks north of Four Corners ,
108-478: The road acts as the westbound member of a one-way pair ; eastbound traffic uses Market Street and Ferry Street . Raymond Boulevard carries eastbound and westbound traffic west of Market Street, passing through Newark Penn Station and intersecting with McCarter Highway ( New Jersey Route 21 ), Broad Street, Halsey Street , Washington Street, among others. The street was built on the filled-in Morris Canal ,
120-427: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Riverfront Park . 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=Riverfront_Park&oldid=1182250623 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
132-603: The shore along the banks of the river in Newark. The project included 6,000 feet (1,800 m) of bulkhead re-construction, and 3,200 feet (980 m) of riverbank grading and native plantings. The park, originally announced in 1999 with a ground breaking taking place in 2008, is being developed through a partnership with the City of Newark , The Trust for Public Land , the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation , and
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#1732772255622144-564: Was designed by James Corner . The parcels along McCarter Highway are north of Dock Bridge and Newark Penn Station upstream to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). Land adjacent to the park is zoned for mixed-use development. The park will eventually reach Bridge Street Bridge . Raymond Boulevard Raymond Boulevard is a major thoroughfare in Newark, New Jersey . The eastern portion of
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