Near its mouth, the river has a New Jersey Transit railroad bridge. There is the Victory Bridge that carries Route 35 (connecting Perth Amboy and Sayreville, New Jersey); the Edison Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 9 (connecting Woodbridge Township and Sayreville); and the Driscoll Bridge, which carries the Garden State Parkway (connecting Woodbridge Township and Sayreville).
The Raritan River is an important source of drinking water for the central portion of New Jersey.
The Raritan River has flooding problems when massive rain from storms affects the river basin.
In August 2011, record flooding occurred once again after Hurricane Irene swept through the area.
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Somerset County is one of America's oldest counties, and is named after the English county of Somerset. The area was first settled in 1681.
Most of the early residents were Dutch. General George Washington and his troops marched through the county on several occasions and slept in many of the homes located throughout the area. Somerset County also played an important part during both World War I and World War II with weapons depots and the manufacturing of the army's woolen blankets.
Somerset County was primarily an agricultural county. In the late 19th century, the county saw many wealthy people come to live. The area is still the home of several wealthy people who were in the pharmaceutical industry.
In the 1960s, townships that were once exclusively agricultural were quickly transformed into suburban communities. Examples include Bridgewater Township and the Watchung Hills communities of Watchung, Green Brook and Warren Township.
At the 2010 United States Census, there were 323,444 people, 117,759 households, and 84,669 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,071.7 per square mile (413.8/km).
At the 2000 United States Census, there were 297,490 people, 108,984 households and 78,359 families residing in the county. The population density was 976 per square mile (377/km²). .
Municipalities in Somerset County are below. A CDP is a Census-designated place, as described by the Census Bureau.
Somerset County has numerous roads. , the county had a total of of roadways. were maintained by the towns. were maintained by Somerset County and were by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
The only two state routes that traverse through are Route 27 (only in Franklin) and Route 28.
U.S. Routes include U.S. Route 22, U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206. The two interstates that pass through are Interstate 78 and Interstate 287.
Route 18 runs at the New Brunswick border of Somerset.
New_Jersey_Transit provides train service. It operates Raritan_Valley_Line.It can go to New York City. PPublic bus transportation is provided by several transit agencies.
NJ Transit provides bus service Midtown Manhattan, as well as service to major cities in New Jersey and within Somerset County.
Bedminster, New Jersey
Bedminster is a township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The township's population was 8,165, according to the 2010 United States Census.
Bedminster was the corporate headquarters of AT&T Corporation, before its merger with SBC Communications (the combined company is now known as AT&T Inc.).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 26.301 square miles (68.119 km), including 26.080 square miles (67.547 km) of land and 0.221 square miles (0.573 km) of water (0.84%).
As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 8,302 people, 4,235 households, and 2,100 families residing in the township. The population density was 313.6 people per square mile (121.1/km²).
Trump National Golf Course - owned by Donald Trump, the course features 36 holes designed by Tom Fazio, with fees to join of $350,000.
Bedminster Township has a township government. The five-member Township Committee is elected by the voters serve three-year terms of office. At an annual reorganization meeting held during the first week of January, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as mayor.
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 6,183 registered voters in Bedminster Township
The Bedminster Township School District serves students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade at Bedminster Township Public School. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 582 students and 56.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.25:1.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Bernards High School. It is part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Somerset Hills Regional School District. It is a K - 12 district that serves students from Bernardsville, Far Hills and Peapack-Gladstone.
, the township had a total of of roadways. are maintained by the municipality, by Somerset County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
Bedminster has Interstate 287 that which runs through the eastern section, while Interstate 78 runs mostly through the center of the township. U.S. Route 202 and U.S. Route 206 also pass through running parallel to I-287 from the Bridgewater area to Pluckemin.
Major county roads that pass through include CR 512 and CR 523.
The closest New Jersey Transit service offered is at the Far Hills station on the Morris & Essex Lines.
Somserset County operates bus service along Route 206.
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bedminster Township include:
University of Worcester
The University of Worcester is a university, in Worcester, England. It started in 1946.
In 1946, it started as a teaching college. It was on unused bases for the Royal Air Force. In 1997 the Privy Council renamed it iversity College Worcester. In 2005, the Privy Council let it become a university. The institution was renamed "University of Worcester" in September of that year.
Since 2005, the University has got many new sites in the city of Worcester.
St John's is the main campus. It is the central place for all courses, support departments and academic institutes. it does have any places that does business, computing, marketing or management.
The university's second campus is known as City Campus. The Worcester Business School is here.
In addition, the University occupies a large site adjacent to the River Severn, now known as "Riverside". This includes an Art Space & Exhibition building and a 2,000-seat capacity Sports Arena built as a new facility for sports, events, a base for the Worcester Wolves basketball team, a national centre of excellence for disability sports and as a further teaching and office space. The facility, known as Worcester Arena is also accessible to the local community.
The Hive was opened in July 2012. It has a bunch of services for adults, children and adamic sections. It has 250,000 books, and huge archive collections. It also has meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and a studio theatre.
The institution has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard. The university has been recgonized for efficiency.
The University of Worcester is the UK's fastest growing University. Applications increased by 10.6% in 2009 and by 100% since 2004. The University has consistently recorded the largest increases in applications of any UK University for 7 years in a row.
As of April 2011, the University of Worcester has proposed to set its undergraduate Tuition Fees at £8,100 under the new regime announced by the Coalition Government.
The university guide of the Times newspaper rates the university at place 81 out of 114 institutions.
In the National Student Survey students from the University rated their overall satisfaction at 80% in 2008/09. A number of subject areas received excellent levels of satisfaction, with an overall student satisfaction of 92% in Sports Science and 89% in Initial Teacher Training.