Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey.
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10 Facts About Newark Bay
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Newark Bay is connected to Upper New York Bay by the Kill Van Kull and to Raritan Bay by the Arthur Kill.
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The Upper Newark Bay Bridge is a vertical lift bridge north of the Casciano that is used by CSX Transportation for freight shipment, including the notable Juice Train.
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Central Railroad of New Jersey's Newark Bay Bridge crossed the bay from 1864 to connect its Communipaw Terminal.
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Western edge of Newark Bay was originally shallow tidal wetlands covering approximately 12 square miles .
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In 1910s the City of Newark Bay began excavating an angled shipping channel in the northeastern quadrant of the wetland which formed the basis of Port Newark Bay.
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The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was formed in 1921 and the Newark Bay Channels were authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Acts in 1922.
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Newark Bay is notoriously polluted, and it is a Superfund site.
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Killifish within Newark Bay have emerged as a popular tool for studying population effects of historical and emerging chemicals of concern due to their chronic exposure to complex mixtures of common contaminants, and subsequent effects due to living within a polluted environment.
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Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company dredge in Newark Bay was struck by a 669-ft Liberian-flagged orange juice freighter named the Orange Sun.
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