# List of crossings of the Hackensack River

The Hackensack River courses southward for approximately 50 miles (80 km) in Rockland County, New York in the north and Bergen and Hudson counties in northeastern New Jersey to the south, forming the border of the latter two for part of its length. Its source is in New City, New York. The river empties into Newark Bay between Kearny Point in South Kearny and Droyer's Point in Jersey City.
The area was settled by Bergen Dutch who established regular water crossings at Douwe's Ferry and Little Ferry. The first bridge crossing of the Hackensack was at Demarest Landing (now Old Bridge Road), built in 1724, which was replaced by that at New Bridge Landing in 1745. The first railroad crossing was completed by the NJRR in 1834, and was soon followed by many others. By the early 1900s conflicts between rail and maritime traffic led to calls for changes in regulations giving priority to trains.
At one time, Van Buskirk Island, created in 1804, was the head of navigation, but freshwater flow in the Hackensack has been diminished by construction of dams, namely the Oradell (1923), the DeForest (1952), and the Tappan (1972). The river is now tidally influenced to the island. The Hackensack has only been channelized to Milepoint 3.5 at the Riverbend in Hudson County. The accumulation of silt has diminished the depth, and thus navigability, of the Lower Hackensack. which at one time was a major waterway for towboats and river barges in the Port of New York and New Jersey.
Since 1999, the bridge at Milepoint 16.3 is the most upstream bridge required by the Code of Federal Regulations to open on request, though no requests have made since 1994. The Lower Hackensack remains partially in use for commercial maritime traffic, notably for sewage sludge for treatment at a facility on the bay. (Coal deliveries to the Hudson Generating Station ended upon the facilities closure). Downstream of the power plant site, vehicular moveable bridges (at MP 1.8 and MP 3.1) are required at all times to open on demand. and rail crossings to open on 1-hour notice. New crossings included the replacement the Wittpenn Bridge, a vehicular bridge at MP 3.1 with a new vertical lift bridge and replacement the Portal Bridge, a rail swing bridge at MP 5.0, with a through arch bridge.

## Crossings

| Mile | Crossing | Carried/Carries | Location | Coordinates | Notes |
| | HD Draw (defunct) | Newark and New York Branch (CNJ) | Jersey City & Kearny Point | 40°43′07″N 74°06′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.718709°N 74.103985°W﻿ / 40.718709; -74.103985﻿ (HD Draw) | |
| 1.7 | Newark Plank Road (defunct) | PS | Jersey City & Kearny Point | 40°43′36″N 74°05′57″W﻿ / ﻿40.7268°N 74.0992°W﻿ / 40.7268; -74.0992﻿ (Newark Plank Road) | |
| 1.8 | Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge (Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen Memorial Bridge) | US 1-9 Truck milepoint 1.72 Lincoln Highway East Coast Greenway | Jersey City & Kearny Point | 40°43′38″N 74°05′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.727324°N 74.098728°W﻿ / 40.727324; -74.098728﻿ (Lincoln Highway) | |
| | Pulaski Skyway | US 1-9 Truck | Jersey City & Kearny Point | 40°44′06″N 74°05′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.735064°N 74.09493°W﻿ / 40.735064; -74.09493﻿ (Pulaski Skyway) | |
| | PATH Lift Bridge | PRR and H&M PATH | Jersey City & Kearny Meadows | 40°44′24″N 74°04′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.740108°N 74.083048°W﻿ / 40.740108; -74.083048﻿ (PATH Lift Bridge) | |
| | Harsimus Branch Lift aka Hack Freight Railroad Bridge | PRR Conrail (North Jersey Shared Assets) NS CSX | Jersey City & Kearny Meadows | 40°44′26″N 74°04′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.740475°N 74.082034°W﻿ / 40.740475; -74.082034﻿ (Harsimus Branch Lift) | |
| 3.1 | Wittpenn Bridge | original alignment of the Newark Turnpike Route 7 | Jersey City & Kearny Meadows | 40°44′25″N 74°04′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.740313°N 74.081138°W﻿ / 40.740313; -74.081138﻿ (Wittpenn Bridge) | |
| | Wittpenn Bridge | | Jersey City & Kearny Meadows | 40°44′28″N 74°04′53″W﻿ / ﻿40.741064°N 74.081266°W﻿ / 40.741064; -74.081266﻿ (Wittpenn Bridge Replacement) | |
| | New Jersey Railroad (defunct) | PRR | Jersey City & Kearny Meadows | 40°44′28″N 74°04′53″W﻿ / ﻿40.741064°N 74.081266°W﻿ / 40.741064; -74.081266﻿ (New Jersey Railroad) | |
| 3.4 | Lower Hack Lift | DL&W Morris and Essex Lines (NJT) | Riverbend | 40°44′36″N 74°04′37″W﻿ / ﻿40.7432°N 74.0770°W﻿ / 40.7432; -74.0770﻿ (Lower Hack Lift) | |
| 5.0 | Portal Bridge | PRR Northeast Corridor Amtrak and NJT | Secaucus Junction & Kearny Meadows | 40°45′13″N 74°05′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.75361°N 74.09472°W﻿ / 40.75361; -74.09472﻿ (Portal Bridge) | |
| | Portal Bridge South (planned) | Gateway Project | Secaucus Junction & Kearny Meadows | | |
| | Portal Bridge North (planned) | Gateway Project | Secaucus Junction & Kearny Meadows | | |
| | Lewandowski Hackensack River Bridge | I-95 Toll / N.J. Turnpike (Eastern Spur) | Snake Hill & Kearny Meadows | 40°45′36″N 74°05′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.760098°N 74.094594°W﻿ / 40.760098; -74.094594﻿ (Lewandowski Hackensack River Bridge) | |
| | DB Draw (unused) | New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad (Erie) Boonton Line (NJT) NS Essex–Hudson Greenway | Snake Hill & Kearny Meadows | 40°45′30″N 74°05′36″W﻿ / ﻿40.75831°N 74.093355°W﻿ / 40.75831; -74.093355﻿ (DB Draw) | |
| 6.9 | Upper Hack Lift | DL&W Boonton Line (1959-1963) Erie/NJ Transit Main Line (NJT) Port Jervis Line (MNCR) MP 4.95 | Harmon Cove & Kingsland | 40°46′41″N 74°05′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.778015°N 74.089906°W﻿ / 40.778015; -74.089906﻿ (Upper Hack Lift / Former Lackawanna Swing Bridge) | NJT #129 |
| | Lackawanna Swing Bridge (defunct) | DL&W | Harmon Cove & Kingsland | 40°46′41″N 74°05′24″W﻿ / ﻿40.778015°N 74.089906°W﻿ / 40.778015; -74.089906﻿ (Upper Hack Lift / Former Lackawanna Swing Bridge) | |
| 7.7 | HX Draw aka The Jacknife | Bergen County Line (NJT) Pascack Valley Line (NJT) Meadowlands Rail Line (NJT) Port Jervis Line (MNCR) former Erie Main LineMP 5.48 | Harmon Cove & Meadowlands Sports Complex | 40°47′17″N 74°04′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.788078°N 74.081869°W﻿ / 40.788078; -74.081869﻿ (HX Draw) | NJT # |
| | Route 3 East | Route 3 | Secaucus & Meadowlands Sports Complex | 40°47′55″N 74°04′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.798745°N 74.068978°W﻿ / 40.798745; -74.068978﻿ (Route 3 East) | |
| | Route 3 West (Medgar Evers Bridge) | Route 3 | Secaucus & Meadowlands Sports Complex | 40°48′02″N 74°04′01″W﻿ / ﻿40.800678°N 74.067058°W﻿ / 40.800678; -74.067058﻿ (Route 3 West) | |
| | Paterson Plank Road (defunct) | Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Railway Public Service | Secaucus North End & Meadowlands Sports Complex | 40°48′21″N 74°03′39″W﻿ / ﻿40.80586°N 74.0608°W﻿ / 40.80586; -74.0608﻿ (Paterson Plank Road) | |
| | Western Spur Bridge | I-95 Toll / N.J. Turnpike (Western Spur) | Carlstadt & Ridgefield Park | 40°49′23″N 74°02′04″W﻿ / ﻿40.823179°N 74.034358°W﻿ / 40.823179; -74.034358﻿ (New Jersey Turnpike (Western Spur)) | |
| | Bergen Turnpike (aka Hackensack Plank Road) (defunct) | Public Service CR 124 | Ridgefield Park & Little Ferry | 40°50′55″N 74°01′49″W﻿ / ﻿40.8485°N 74.0303°W﻿ / 40.8485; -74.0303﻿ (Bergen Turnpike) | |
| 14.0 | Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge (aka S46 Bridge & Winant Avenue Bridge) | US 46 | Ridgefield Park & Little Ferry | 40°51′04″N 74°01′45″W﻿ / ﻿40.8511°N 74.0293°W﻿ / 40.8511; -74.0293﻿ (Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge) | |
| | Interstate 80 | I-80 | Bogota & Hackensack | 40°52′02″N 74°02′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.867104°N 74.035601°W﻿ / 40.867104; -74.035601﻿ (Interstate 80) | |
| 16.3 | Court Street Bridge (Harold J. Dillard Memorial Bridge) | Court Street - West Fort Lee Road | Bogota & Hackensack | 40°52′44″N 74°02′22″W﻿ / ﻿40.8790°N 74.0395°W﻿ / 40.8790; -74.0395﻿ (Court Street Bridge) | |
| 16.2 | New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway | NYS&W | Bogota & Hackensack | 40°52′52″N 74°02′15″W﻿ / ﻿40.881163°N 74.037393°W﻿ / 40.881163; -74.037393﻿ (New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway) | |
| | Midtown Bridge aka Salem Street Bridge (Ryan Memorial Bridge) | CR 56 West Main Street originally carried PS and predecessor streetcars lines | Bogota & Hackensack | 40°52′57″N 74°02′10″W﻿ / ﻿40.882509°N 74.036116°W﻿ / 40.882509; -74.036116﻿ (Midtown Bridge) | |
| | Anderson Street Bridge aka Cedar Lane Bridge | East Anderson Street - Cedar Lane | Teaneck & Hackensack | 40°53′31″N 74°02′11″W﻿ / ﻿40.891975°N 74.036288°W﻿ / 40.891975; -74.036288﻿ (Cedar Lane Bridge) | |
| | Fairleigh Dickinson University Footbridge | | Teaneck & Hackensack | 40°53′56″N 74°01′54″W﻿ / ﻿40.898812°N 74.031638°W﻿ / 40.898812; -74.031638﻿ (Fairleigh Dickinson University Footbridge) | |
| | Route 4 | Route 4 | Teaneck & Hackensack | 40°54′09″N 74°01′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.902582°N 74.030021°W﻿ / 40.902582; -74.030021﻿ (Route 4) | |
| | Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing Built 1889. to replace earlier 1744 sliding drawbridge. | Main Street (no cars) | New Bridge Landing River Edge, Teaneck, New Milford | 40°54′46″N 74°01′56″W﻿ / ﻿40.912816°N 74.032221°W﻿ / 40.912816; -74.032221﻿ (Swing Bridge at New Bridge Landing) | |
| | New Bridge Road | | New Milford & River Edge | 40°54′54″N 74°01′50″W﻿ / ﻿40.914907°N 74.030521°W﻿ / 40.914907; -74.030521﻿ (New Bridge Road) | |
| | River Edge Avenue Bridge | | New Milford & River Edge | 40°56′06″N 74°01′43″W﻿ / ﻿40.934914°N 74.028541°W﻿ / 40.934914; -74.028541﻿ (River Edge Avenue Bridge) | |
| | New Milford Avenue Bridge (Merschrod Memorial Bridge) | | New Milford | 40°56′46″N 74°01′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.946163°N 74.026505°W﻿ / 40.946163; -74.026505﻿ (New Milford Avenue Bridge) | |
| | Elm Street Bridge part of the New Milford Plant of the Hackensack Water Company | Phoenix column Pratt pony truss | New Milford & Oradell | 40°56′49″N 74°1′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.94694°N 74.02500°W﻿ / 40.94694; -74.02500 | |
| | Oradell Avenue Bridge | | Oradell | 40°57′14″N 74°01′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.953909°N 74.028933°W﻿ / 40.953909; -74.028933﻿ (Oradell Avenue Bridge) | |
| | Oradell Reservoir Dam | | Oradell | 40°57′22″N 74°01′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.956129°N 74.029001°W﻿ / 40.956129; -74.029001﻿ (Oradell Reservoir Dam) | |
| | Old Hook Road Bridge | CR 502 | Emerson, Harrington Park & Closter | 40°58′37″N 73°59′03″W﻿ / ﻿40.976889°N 73.984235°W﻿ / 40.976889; -73.984235﻿ (Old Hook Road Bridge) | |
| | Harriot Avenue Bridge | | River Vale & Harrington Park | 40°59′06″N 73°59′30″W﻿ / ﻿40.984976°N 73.991579°W﻿ / 40.984976; -73.991579﻿ (Harriot Avenue Bridge) | |
| | Westwood Avenue Bridge | | River Vale & Old Tappan New Jersey | 40°59′57″N 73°59′21″W﻿ / ﻿40.999274°N 73.989304°W﻿ / 40.999274; -73.989304﻿ (Westwood Avenue Bridge) | |
| | Old Tappan Road | | River Vale & Old Tappan New Jersey | 41°00′44″N 74°00′31″W﻿ / ﻿41.012293°N 74.008504°W﻿ / 41.012293; -74.008504﻿ (Old Tappan Road) | |
| | Lake Tappan Dam | footbridge | River Vale & Old Tappan New Jersey | 41°01′06″N 74°00′04″W﻿ / ﻿41.0183°N 74.0011°W﻿ / 41.0183; -74.0011﻿ (Lake Tappan Dam) | |
| | Poplar Road – Washington Avenue | | River Vale & Old Tappan New Jersey | 41°01′07″N 73°59′59″W﻿ / ﻿41.01855°N 73.99978°W﻿ / 41.01855; -73.99978﻿ (Poplar Road / Washington Avenue) | |
| | Veterans Memorial Drive | CR 20 | New York State Pearl River | 41°02′39″N 73°59′17″W﻿ / ﻿41.044145°N 73.98807°W﻿ / 41.044145; -73.98807﻿ (Veterans Memorial Drive) | |
| | Convent Road | CR 26 | Pearl River & Blauvelt | 41°03′16″N 73°58′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.054534°N 73.982284°W﻿ / 41.054534; -73.982284﻿ (Convent Road) | |
| | Blauvelt Road | | Pearl River & Blauvelt | 41°03′38″N 73°59′09″W﻿ / ﻿41.060537°N 73.985845°W﻿ / 41.060537; -73.985845﻿ (Blauvelt Road) | |
| | Palisades Interstate Parkway | Palisades Parkway | Pearl River & Blauvelt | 41°03′57″N 73°58′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.065892°N 73.978937°W﻿ / 41.065892; -73.978937﻿ (Palisades Interstate Parkway) | |
| | Fifth Avenue | | Pearl River & Blauvelt | 41°04′13″N 73°58′32″W﻿ / ﻿41.07024°N 73.97554°W﻿ / 41.07024; -73.97554﻿ (Fifth Avenue) | |
| | Former Erie Railroad Bridge | | Pearl River & Blauvelt | | |
| | Western Highway | CR 15 | West Nyack | 41°05′10″N 73°57′47″W﻿ / ﻿41.086237°N 73.962923°W﻿ / 41.086237; -73.962923﻿ (Western Highway) | |
| | River Subdivision (CSX) | West Shore Railroad (NYC) River Line (Conrail) | West Nyack | 41°05′12″N 73°57′44″W﻿ / ﻿41.086712°N 73.962341°W﻿ / 41.086712; -73.962341﻿ (River Subdivision (CSX)) | |
| | New York State Route 59 | NY 59 | West Nyack | 41°05′40″N 73°57′40″W﻿ / ﻿41.094388°N 73.961045°W﻿ / 41.094388; -73.961045﻿ (New York State Route 59) | |
| | New York Thruway | I-87 / I-287 / New York Thruway | West Nyack & Bardonia | 41°06′03″N 73°57′56″W﻿ / ﻿41.100925°N 73.965501°W﻿ / 41.100925; -73.965501﻿ (New York Thruway) | |
| | Old Mill Road | | Bardonia | 41°06′20″N 73°58′00″W﻿ / ﻿41.105468°N 73.966711°W﻿ / 41.105468; -73.966711﻿ (Old Mill Road) | |
| | Lake DeForest Dam | | Bardonia | 41°06′22″N 73°58′01″W﻿ / ﻿41.10621°N 73.966806°W﻿ / 41.10621; -73.966806﻿ (Lake Deforest Dam) | |
| | Congers Road Causeway | CR 80 across Lake DeForest | New City & Congers | 41°09′21″N 73°57′30″W﻿ / ﻿41.1558°N 73.9584°W﻿ / 41.1558; -73.9584﻿ (Congers Road) | |
| | Ridge Road | CR 23 | New City | 41°09′36″N 73°57′53″W﻿ / ﻿41.1599°N 73.9648°W﻿ / 41.1599; -73.9648﻿ (Ridge Road) | |
| | New York State Route 304 | NY 304 | New City | 41°09′48″N 73°58′05″W﻿ / ﻿41.1632°N 73.9681°W﻿ / 41.1632; -73.9681﻿ (New York State Route 304) | |
| | Haverstraw Road | Old Route 304 | New City | 41°10′17″N 73°58′11″W﻿ / ﻿41.17134°N 73.96984°W﻿ / 41.17134; -73.96984﻿ (Haverstraw Road) | |

## Abbreviations

* CNJ=Central Railroad of New Jersey
* CR=County Road, County Route
* CSXT=CSX Transportation
* DL&W=Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
* Erie=Erie Railroad
* H&M=Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
* MNCR=Metro-North Railroad
* MP=mile point
* NYC=New York Central Railroad
* NJDOT=New Jersey Department of Transportation
* NJT=New Jersey Transit
* NYS&W=New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway
* NS=Norfolk Southern Railway
* PATH=Port Authority Trans-Hudson
* PRR=Pennsylvania Railroad
* PS=Public Service Railway
* USGS=United States Geological Survey