Everything about Bergenline Avenue New Jersey totally explained
Bergenline Avenue is a major north-south
street in
Hudson County,
New Jersey,
United States, passing through the city of
Union City, the town of
West New York, the town of
Guttenberg, and the township of
North Bergen. Its south end is at Union City's Second Street, the north boundary of Washington Park. From there north to 47th Street, the street is
one-way southbound;
New York Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard serve northbound traffic. Between 48th and 49th Streets, an
elevator on the west side provides access to the underground
Bergenline Avenue station of the
Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. After passing through West New York and Guttenberg and into North Bergen, the street meets North Hudson Park, running along its west side from 79th Street to the
Bergen County line, where the name changes to Anderson Avenue, continuing to
Fort Lee. Just south of the county line, Bergenline Avenue passes through the community of Nungessers and crosses Kennedy Boulevard. The northernmost 0.04 miles of the route from Kennedy Boulevard to the Bergen County line is designated as
County Route 721.
Currently the longest commercial avenue in the state, boasting over 300 retail stores and restaurants, Bergenline runs through not only the entire length of Union City from north to south, but also through West New York,
Guttenberg and North Bergen, making it the main commercial strip for
North Hudson County. Also known as the "Miracle Mile", Bergenline’s largest concentration of retail and chain stores begins at the intersection of 32nd Street and continues north until 92nd Street in North Bergen, and while it's a narrow one-way, southbound street throughout most of Union City, it becomes a four lane, two-way street at 48
th Street, just one block south of the town’s limit. Bergenline Avenue is also used as the route for local parades, such as the annual
Memorial Day Parade.
The street is also a major transportation corridor, served by
New Jersey Transit buses to local points (
22,
22X,
84,
86, and
89) and to the
Port Authority Bus Terminal (
156 and
159) and
George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal (
181) in
Manhattan. The portion along the west side of North Hudson Park sees almost 300 buses in each direction on a normal weekday, an average of one every five minutes.
History
Until the 1880s, the primary commercial area of Union City was Palisade Avenue. An influential citizen named Henry Kohlmeier who lived there objected to the noise created by horse-drawn public coaches, which led to the route being transferred two blocks west to Lewis Street, which runs parallel to Palisade Avenue, and which is now known as Bergenline.
Today Bergenline Avenue is the heart of the
Cuban-American community in Union City, and home to many other
Hispanics. It was once an
Italian-American strip, but was predominantly Cuban by 1981.
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