Talk:Wallington, New Jersey

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The following section was added December 29th by Alansohn (t c):

==Transportation==

A small portion of Route 21 passes through Wallington.

NOTE: This prior information MAY require some clarification, as New Jersey Route 21 currently passes through obvious sections Newark, Belleville, Nutley, Clifton, Passaic, and Paterson. All of those municipalities are in the counties of Essex and Passaic respectively. Wallington sits across the Passaic River to the east of the City of Passaic, and Wallington is also located in Bergen County. None of Route 21 runs through Bergen County. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Presented-for-the-Record (talk • contribs)

According to the maps I've looked at, Route 21 is indeed on the western bank of the Passaic River. Alan, can you clarify? --ChrisRuvolo (t) 16:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I concur. The straight-line diagram from the NJDOT at this link shows that Route 21 lies exclusively on the Essex/Passaic County side of the river, and never enters Wallington or any other part of Bergen County. Curiously, the NJ 21 article states this same factoid regarding the highway entering Wallington without crossing the river, but I don't see that as justified. Alansohn 17:42, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Looking at the straight line diagram, I see it. The location is here: [1], but it is not obvious from this map. The highway never crosses the river. The odditiy is that Wallington extends to the western shore of the river. The claim is that this is due to changing the course of the river, creating land on the western shore. Need a reference for this, but it seems plausible. This map agrees: [2]. I am restoring the section. --ChrisRuvolo (t) 21:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Regarding the fact that Wallington, NJ geographically extends to the west bank of the Passaic River to this day: Please note that local government meetings have in past years mentioned the fact of "our" borough pump house on the Passaic side, just north of the Gregory Avenue Bridge next to the NJ Route 21 right shoulder on-ramp going northbound. Additionally, please note the following information directly from the Borough website history section... "On a more positive note, the Passaic and Saddle Rivers provided beaches that were popular gathering places, especially during the 1920s. At that time the rivers were clean and full of fish, providing enjoyment for many. During the late 1950s and mid-1960s, construction changed the course of the Passaic River in order to build a major highway, Route 21. Wallington relinquished an entire street, Scott Street, to provide for this."

Therefore, ipso facto land adjacent to NJ Route 21 (northbound), and part of the highway itself also runs through a small portion of Bergen County. Good local trivia question. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Presented-for-the-Record (talk • contribs) 03:17, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

For your reference, please check http://www.wallingtonnj.org/html/history.asp

Regards, --Presented-for-the-Record (talk) 02:47, 6 January 2010 (UTC)Presented-for-the-Record