Kill Van Kull

The Kill Van Kull is shown here in red, connecting Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay

From Bayonne Bridge

The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1,000 feet (305 m) wide separating Staten Island and Bayonne, New Jersey, USA. The name kill comes from from the Middle Dutch word kille, meaning "riverbed" or "water channel."

Kill Van Kull connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the eastern end. Historically it has been one of the most important channels for the commerce of the region, providing a passage for marine traffic between Manhattan and the industrial towns of New Jersey. Since the final third of the 20th century, it has provided the principal access for ocean-going container ships to Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the busiest port facility in the eastern United States and the principal marine terminal for New York Harbor.

Deepening Kill Van Kull channel to 50 feet. Army dredge brings up debris of blasted bedrock.

The strait is spanned by the Bayonne Bridge.

See also

• List of New Jersey rivers
• List of New York rivers

Coordinates: 40°38′38″N 74°07′12″W / 40.644°N 74.120°W / 40.644; -74.120

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