Pulaski Skyway, Newark

Name: Pulaski Skyway
Address: Newark, United States

#7 among attractions in Newark

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Facts and practical information

The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge-causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying an expressway designated U.S. Route 1/9 for most of its length. The structure has a total length of 3.502 miles. Its longest bridge spans 550 feet. Traveling between Newark and Jersey City, the roadway crosses the Passaic and Hackensack rivers, Kearny Point, the peninsula between them, and the New Jersey Meadowlands. ()

Alternative names: Length: 3.5 miWidth: 56 ftCoordinates: 40°44'9"N, 74°5'58"W

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Pulaski Skyway – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Temple Beth-El, Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge, Lincoln Highway, Lincoln Park.

1.6 miSE
Synagogue
Temple Beth-El, Jersey City
40 min walk • Temple Beth-El is a Reform synagogue in Jersey City, New Jersey. located at 2419 Kennedy Boulevard in the Bergen Section.
1.1 miW
Bridge
Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge, Newark
28 min walk • The Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge is a vehicular moveable bridge crossing the Passaic River at a point 1.8 mi from the river mouth at Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey, United States.
0.5 miS
Bridge, Police
Lincoln Highway, Newark
14 min walk • The Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge is a vehicular vertical lift bridge crossing the Hackensack River at a point 1.8 mi from the river mouth at Newark Bay in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The bridge, along the route of the Lincoln Highway, carries U.S.
0.9 miSE
Park
Lincoln Park, Jersey City
24 min walk • Lincoln Park is an urban park in Jersey City, New Jersey with an area of 273.4 acres. Part of the Hudson County Park System, it opened in 1905 and was originally known as West Side Park. The park was designed by Daniel W. Langton and Charles N.
1 miE
Bridge
Wittpenn Bridge, Jersey City
26 min walk • The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River connecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is named after H. Otto Wittpenn, a former mayor of Jersey City. The bridge has an annual average daily traffic of nearly 50,000 vehicles, including about 2,000 trucks.
1.2 miSE
Monuments and statues
Lincoln the Mystic, Jersey City
32 min walk • Lincoln the Mystic, also known as the Abraham Lincoln Memorial, is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser. It is located at Lincoln Park in Hudson County, New Jersey, near the beginning of the Lincoln Highway.
1.1 miE
Cemetery
Holy Name Cemetery, Jersey City
29 min walk • Holy Name Cemetery is a Roman Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark. It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is 63 acres and all but 0.3 acres has been developed and sold for burials.
1.2 miW
Bridge
Point-No-Point Bridge, Newark
32 min walk • Point-No-Point Bridge is a railroad bridge crossing the Passaic River between Newark and Kearny, New Jersey, United States, in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The swing bridge is the fourth from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 2.6 miles upstream from it.
0.9 miE
Bridge
PATH Lift Bridge, Jersey City
24 min walk • The PATH Lift is a lift bridge carrying the Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid transit line across the Hackensack River between Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is used by PATH trains going to and from Newark.
1.2 miS
Bridge
Newark and New York Railroad, Newark
31 min walk • The Newark and New York Railroad was a passenger rail line that ran between Downtown Newark and the Communipaw Terminal at the mouth of the North River in Jersey City, bridging the Hackensack River and Passaic River just north of their mouths at the Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey.
1.3 miN
Bridge
Portal Bridge, Jersey City
33 min walk • The Portal Bridge is a two-track moveable swing-span railroad bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey, United States. It is on the Northeast Corridor just west of Secaucus Junction and east of the Sawtooth Bridges.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Pulaski Skyway?

Nearby attractions include Lincoln Highway, Newark (14 min walk), South Kearny, Jersey City (16 min walk), Lincoln Park, Jersey City (24 min walk), PATH Lift Bridge, Jersey City (24 min walk).

How to get to Pulaski Skyway by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pulaski Skyway:

Bus

JFK Boulevard at Communipaw Avenue • Lines: 10, 119 (41 min walk)