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The Hudson River Waterfront Walkway, also known as the Hudson River Walkway,〔LaMarca, Stephen. "Experience the Hudson River Walkway" ''The Union City Reporter''. September 18, 2011. pages 4 and 7〕 is an ongoing and incomplete project located on Kill van Kull and the western shore of Upper New York Bay and the Hudson River, implemented as part of a New Jersey state-mandated master plan to connect the municipalities from the Bayonne Bridge to the George Washington Bridge with an urban linear park and provide contiguous unhindered access to the water's edge. There is no projected date for its completion, though large segments have been built or incorporated into it since its inception.〔 〕〔Hortillosa, Summer Dawn. ("PHOTOS: Hudson River Walkway tour to showcase waterfront's beauty, history" ). NJ.com. September 13, 2011.〕 The southern end in Bayonne may eventually connect to the Hackensack RiverWalk, another proposed walkway along Newark Bay and Hackensack River on the west side of the Hudson County peninsula, and form part of a proposed Harbor Ring around the harbor. Its northern end is in Palisades Interstate Park, allowing users to continue along the river bank and alpine paths to the New Jersey/New York state line and beyond. (A connection to the Long Path, a hiking trail with terminus near Albany, is feasible.) As of 2007, eleven miles (18 km) of walkway have been completed, with an additional five miles (8 km) designated HRWW along Broadway in Bayonne. A part of the East Coast Greenway, or ECG, a project to create a nearly 3000-mile (4828 km) urban path linking the major cities along the Atlantic coast runs concurrent with the HRWW.〔("HRWW and East Coast Greenway" ). Liberty Water Gap Trail. accessed September 16, 2011.〕〔("East Coast Greenway" ). Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. accessed September 16, 2011.〕 The walkway is showing signs of ageing with some pilings on which it is built succumbing to marine worms and damage done by Hurricane Sandy which undermined bedding. ==Route== The distance of the walkway from beginning to end is approximately as it follows the contour of the shore-line. It traverses established residential and commercial areas, re-developed piers, wetland preservation zones, industrial and transportation infrastructure, and is dotted with public and private marinas. Expansive views of the water and the New York skyline can be seen from most of its length. It will eventually pass through the following municipalities (which have combined population of approximately 550,000). *Bayonne (2000 population of 61,842) *Jersey City (240,055) *Hoboken (38,577) *Weehawken (13,501) *West New York (45,768) *Guttenberg (10,807) *North Bergen (58,092) *Edgewater (9,635) *Fort Lee (35,461) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hudson River Waterfront Walkway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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