Bergen Point | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′51″N 74°08′29″W / 40.64750°N 74.14139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hudson |
City | Bayonne |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Area code | 201 |
GNIS feature ID | 874681 [1] |
Bergen Point is a point of land that lends its name to the adjacent neighborhood in Bayonne in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The point is located on the north side of Kill van Kull at Newark Bay. It is the section of the city closest to the Bayonne Bridge. [3] Historically the term has been used more broadly as synonymous with Constable Hook, from which it is geographically separated at Port Johnson.
The area was connected to Staten Island with a ferry as early as the late 17th century, and was later developed as a resort. [4] [5] In the late 18th century it became more prominent as a ferry landing for travelers between New York City and Philadelphia. [6] An 1837 US government coastal survey map identifies it as Vanhorn Point, [7] reflecting the name of a Dutch family that occupied the area just to the north called Pamrapo (among many other spellings, roughly today's Curries Woods neighborhood in Greenville) from the mid-17th century. The Bergen Point Lighthouse, built offshore in 1849, was demolished and replaced with a skeletal tower in the mid 20th century. [8] A charter was granted for the construction of The Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road in 1851. [9]
Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine announced on May 6, 2006, that funding was in place to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system to Eighth Street. Work was completed and the station opened in January 2011. [10]
A large portion of the point was once site of a Texaco plant, which was cleared and is slated to become a residential and recreational area along Newark Bay and Kill Van Kull. [11] Other former industrial sites are slated for mixed-use development. [12] [13] In 2022, the construction of a major studio at was announced. Called 1888 Studios, it will be the largest in New Jersey. [14] [15]
The renovated Collins Park and walkways along the new developments are part of the Hackensack RiverWalk.
Bergen Point | |
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Coordinates: 40°38′51″N 74°08′29″W / 40.64750°N 74.14139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hudson |
City | Bayonne |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Area code | 201 |
GNIS feature ID | 874681 [1] |
Bergen Point is a point of land that lends its name to the adjacent neighborhood in Bayonne in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [2] The point is located on the north side of Kill van Kull at Newark Bay. It is the section of the city closest to the Bayonne Bridge. [3] Historically the term has been used more broadly as synonymous with Constable Hook, from which it is geographically separated at Port Johnson.
The area was connected to Staten Island with a ferry as early as the late 17th century, and was later developed as a resort. [4] [5] In the late 18th century it became more prominent as a ferry landing for travelers between New York City and Philadelphia. [6] An 1837 US government coastal survey map identifies it as Vanhorn Point, [7] reflecting the name of a Dutch family that occupied the area just to the north called Pamrapo (among many other spellings, roughly today's Curries Woods neighborhood in Greenville) from the mid-17th century. The Bergen Point Lighthouse, built offshore in 1849, was demolished and replaced with a skeletal tower in the mid 20th century. [8] A charter was granted for the construction of The Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road in 1851. [9]
Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine announced on May 6, 2006, that funding was in place to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system to Eighth Street. Work was completed and the station opened in January 2011. [10]
A large portion of the point was once site of a Texaco plant, which was cleared and is slated to become a residential and recreational area along Newark Bay and Kill Van Kull. [11] Other former industrial sites are slated for mixed-use development. [12] [13] In 2022, the construction of a major studio at was announced. Called 1888 Studios, it will be the largest in New Jersey. [14] [15]
The renovated Collins Park and walkways along the new developments are part of the Hackensack RiverWalk.