Raritan River Greenway

The Raritan River Greenway is a proposed path in Somerset County, New Jersey, designed to connect Branchburg Township to the East Coast Greenway via the Delaware and Raritan Canal trail in South Bound Brook. It is identified as a priority park for Somerset County. The longest completed section spans three miles (5 km) from a hill near Red Oak Way in Bridgewater to Nevius Street in Raritan. This section features a dirt path leading to a parking lot, transitioning into a gravel pathway along the Raritan Water Power Canal and the Raritan River within Duke Island Park. A paved bicycle path begins nearby and ends close to an old railroad bridge near Woodmere Street. The gravel and dirt footpath continues along the canal, reconnecting with the bicycle path near the railroad bridge and extending to a small footbridge at Canal Street in Raritan. A new pedestrian bridge on Old York Road provides additional access. Beyond Raritan center, the trail crosses a mowed field and passes under the Lyman Street Bridge, where a sign explains the history of the Raritan Power Canal. Future plans include extending the trail from Nevius Street to US 206, requiring bridges over the canal and highway. This section would pass near Duke Farms and cross old railroad tracks. Another planned segment connecting US 206 to the Delaware and Raritan Canal trail would span three and a half miles, needing five bridges over water and train tracks. A shorter route from Bridgewater to the Branchburg Trail is ...