Bridges Over The Passaic River
Often Scenic and Useful Landmarks
Here's a list of bridges spanning the river, along with the general location of parks and tributaries in relation to them, starting at the headwaters in Mendham and listed in order of flow downstream to Newark Bay. The abreviation 'rds' is for right side when looking downstream, 'lds' for the left side. The fishermans parking lot at Lord Stirling Park is one of the first points where the river becomes navigable.
***Lewis Morris Park adjacent to Leddells Pond***
1 - Tempe Wick Road / 646 at Leddells Pond (Mendham Township)
2 - Leddell Road goes over it twice (Mendham Township)
3 - Leddell Road goes over it twice (Mendham Township)
***Morristown National Historical Park - NJ Brigade Area***
***NJ Audubon Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary in Bernardsville***
***Indian Grave Brook enters on west bank rds***
4 - Mt. Kemble Avenue / Morristown Road / 202 (Bernards Township / Harding)
5 - Route 287 (Bernards Township / Harding)
6 - Lee's Hill Road / Madisonville Road at end of Osborn Pond (Bernards Township / Harding)
***Basking Ridge Golf Coarse on west bank rds***
***Penns Brook enters on west bank rds (Bernards Township)***
***Great Brook enters on east bank lds (Harding)***
***Black Brook enters on east bank lds (Long Hill)***
***Lord Stirling Park in Basking Ridge (Bernards Township) on west bank rds - easy access***
7 - Lord Stirling Road / White Bridge Road at Lord Sterling Park (Basking Ridge / Millington)
8 - South Maple Avenue / Basking Ridge Road / 657 (Bernards Township / Millington)
9 - Railroad - NJ Transit (Bernards Township / Millington)
10 - Haas Road / Stonehouse Road (Bernards Township / Millington)
11 - Valley Road / 512 (Bernards Township / Millington)
***Power Lines***
***Dead River enters on west bank rds (Bernards-Warren border)***
***South Main Avenue (Warren Township / Millington) no bridge, road abandoned***
***Longhill Township Sewage Treatment Plant on north bank lds***
***Brook enters Passaic on north bank lds***
12 - Plainfield Road / Stirling Road (Warren Township / Stirling)
***Riverside Park in Gillette / Longhill on north bank lds - no easy access***
13 - Mountain Avenue / Hillcrest Road / 531 (Warren Township / Gillette-Longhill)
***Power Lines***
14 - Railroad - NJ Transit (Gillette-Longhill / Berkeley Heights)
15 - Valley Road / Springfield Avenue / 512 (Gillette-Longhill / Berkeley Heights)
***Passaic River County Park - several undeveloped properties in Longhill & Chatham -
end of River Road-Longhill easy access on south bank rds***
***Berkeley Heights Sewage Treatment Plant on south bank rds***
16 - Bridge Avenue / Snyder Avenue (Chatham / Berkeley Heights)
***Passaic River Park in Berkeley Heights on south bank rds - distance to parking***
17 - Central Avenue / Fairmont Avenue (Chatham / New Providence)
***Power Lines***
***Power Lines***
18 - Passaic Street (Chatham / New Providence)
***New Providence Wastewater Treatment Plant on south bank rds***
***Oakwood Park in New Providence on south bank rds - moderate access***
19 - Mt. Vernon Avenue (Chatham / Summit)
20 - Stanley Avenue (Chatham / Summit)
***Passaic River Park in Summit on south bank rds - easy access?***
***Small Spillway Dam at Park***
21 - Railroad - NJ Transit (Chatham / Summit)
22 - Watchung Avenue / River Road (Chatham / Summit)
23 - Summit Avenue / Chatham Road (Chatham / Summit)
***Sheppard Kollack Park in Chatham on north bank lds - easy access***
24 - Main Street / Morris Turnpike / 124 (Y bridge) (Chatham / Millburn)
25 - Route 24 (Chatham / Millburn)
***Canoe Brook on east bank rds - between reservoirs***
***Slough Brook on east bank rds***
26 - Passaic Avenue (Chatham / Livingston)
27 - Columbia Turnpike / South Orange Avenue / 510 (Florham Park / Livingston)
28 - Old Mt. Pleasant Avenue (Hanover Cook Bridge)(East Hanover / Livingston)
29 - Route 10 (East Hanover / Livingston)
***Power Lines***
***Power Lines***
30 - Railroad (East Hanover / Roseland)
***Power Lines***
***Essex County Environmental Center in Roseland on east bank rds***
31 - Eagle Rock Avenue / 611 (Swinefield Bridge)(East Hanover / Roseland)
32 - Route 280 (East Hanover / Roseland)
***Fullertons Creek in Roseland on east bank rds***
***Rockaway River between East Hanover and Montville on west bank lds***
33 - Bloomfield Avenue (Pine Brook Bridge)(Montville / Fairfield)
***Pio Costa Industrial Park in Fairfield on east bank rds - easy access***
34 - Route 46 (Montville / Fairfield)
35 - Route 80 (Montville / Fairfield)
36 - Horseneck Road (Montville / Fairfield)
37 - Two Bridges Road (Fairfield / Lincoln Park)
***Two Bridges Point in Lincoln Park on north bank lds - access from Pompton River side***
***Pompton River from north bank lds***
38 - Route 80 (Fairfield / Wayne)
39 - Route 46 (Fairfield / Wayne)
40 - Route 23 (Wayne / Little Falls)
41 - Railroad - NJ Transit (Wayne / Little Falls)
***Fern River Park Island*** (Wayne)
***Suchorsky Park in Little Falls on west bank rds - easy / last access before waterfalls***
***Little Falls / Beatties Dam*** (Totowa / Little Falls)
42 - Union Boulevard / 646 (Totowa / Little Falls)
***PVWC Water Pipes*** (Totowa / Little Falls)
43 - Route 46 (Totowa / Little Falls)
***Water Pipes***
44 - Lackawanna Avenue / 632 (Totowa / Woodland Park)
***Peckman River enters on east bank lds (Woodland Park)***
45 - Route 80 (Totowa / Woodland Park)
46 - Totowa Road / Hillary Street / 644 (Totowa / Woodland Park)
47 - Glover Avenue / 636 (Totowa / Woodland Park)
***Pennington Park in Paterson on south bank rds***
***Slippery Rock Brook enters in Pennington Park***
***West Side Park in Paterson on north bank lds***
***Molly Ann Brook enters in West Side Park***
48* - Foot Bridge (Paterson)
49 - Wayne Avenue (Paterson)
***Great Falls / Great Falls National Park in Paterson***
50 - Mulberry Street (Alfano Island) (Paterson)
51 - West Broadway / 673 (Paterson)
52 - Main Street (Paterson)
53 - Arch Street (Paterson)
54 - North Bridge Street / Straight Street / 650 (Paterson)
55 - North 6th Street / 652 (Prospect Park / Paterson)
***Goffle Brook enters on north bank lds (Hawthorne)***
***Stevenson Brook enters on north bank lds (Hawthorne)***
56 - Railroad (Hawthorne / Paterson)
57 - Railroad (Hawthorne / Paterson)
58 - Lincoln Avenue (Hawthorne / Paterson)
***Diamond Brook enters on east bank lds (culvertised?)(Fairlawn)
59 - Maple Avenue (Paterson / Fairlawn)
***Little Diamond brook enters on east bank lds (Fairlawn)
60 - Fairlawn Avenue (Paterson / Fairlawn)
***Memorial Park in Fairlawn on east bank lds - Passaic River Blueway - easy access***
61 - Morlot Avenue (Paterson / Fairlawn)
***Lyncrest brook enters on east bank lds (Fairlawn-Elmwood Park border)***
62 - Broadway / Rt 4 (Paterson / Elmwood Park)
63 - Railroad (Paterson / Elmwood Park)
64 - Market Street (Paterson / Elmwood Park)
65 - Route 80 (Paterson / Elmwood Park)
66 - Route 46 (Paterson / Elmwood Park)
67 - Garden State Parkway (Clifton / Elmwood Park)
***Dundee Dam***
68 - Outwater Lane / 42 (Clifton / Garfield)
69 - Monroe Street (Passaic / Garfield)
70 - Railroad (Passaic / Garfield)
71 - Passaic Street (Passaic / Garfield)
***Saddle River enters on east bank lds (Garfield-Wallington border)***
72 - Locust Avenue / 8th Street (Passaic / Wallington)
73 - Market Street / Wallington Avenue (Passaic / Wallington)
74 - Main Avenue (Passaic / Wallington)
***Waterfront Park / Veterans Park Extension in Wallington on east bank lds***
***Rutherford Memorial Park on Rutherford on east bank lds***
75 - Union Avenue (Passaic / Rutherford)
76 - Route 3 (Clifton / Rutherford)
77 - Railroad (Clifton / Lyndhurst)
78 - Park Avenue / 646 / Kingsland Avenue (Nutley / Lyndhurst)
***Riverside County Park in Lyndhurst & North Arlington on east bank lds***
79 - Rutgers Street / Belleville Turnpike / 7 (Belleville / North Arlington)
***Riverbank Park in Kearny on east bank lds***
80 - Railroad (Newark / Kearny)
81 - Railroad Drawbridge (Newark / East Newark)
82 - Clay Street (Newark / East Newark)
83 - Route 280 (Newark / East Newark)
84 - Railroad (Newark / East Newark-Harrison)
85 - Bridge Street (Newark / Harrison)
86 - Double Railroad (Newark / Harrison)
87 - Frank E Rogers Boulevard / Jackson Street (Newark / Harrison)
***Riverbank Park in Newark on south bank rds***
88 - NJ Turnpike (Newark / Kearny)
89 - Railroad (Newark / Kearny)
90 - Pulaski Skyway / Rt 1&9 (Newark / Kearny)
91 - Raymond Boulevard / Rt 1&9 Trucks (Newark / Kearny)
92 - Abandoned Railroad Dilapidated (Newark / Kearny)
***Passaic River merges with Hackensack River into Newark Bay***
Passaic River Bridges - Flickr
Passaic River - BridgeHunter.com
