| Bergen Point | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Hudson County |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Bergen Point in Hudson County in New Jersey |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hudson |
| Subdivision Type3: | City |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bayonne |
| Elevation Ft: | 7 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6475°N -74.1414°W |
| Area Code: | 201 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 874681 |
| Unit Pref: | imperial |
Bergen Point is a point of land that lends its name to the adjacent neighborhood in Bayonne in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1] The point is located on the north side of Kill van Kull at Newark Bay. It is the section of the city closest to the Bayonne Bridge.[2] Historically the term has been used more broadly as synonymous with Constable Hook, from which it is geographically separated at Port Johnson.
The area was connected to Staten Island with a ferry as early as the late 17th century, and was later developed as a resort.[3] [4] In the late 18th century it became more prominent as a ferry landing for travelers between New York City and Philadelphia.[5] An 1837 US government coastal survey map identifies it as Vanhorn Point,[6] reflecting the name of a Dutch family that occupied the area just to the north called Pamrapo (among many other spellings, roughly today's Curries Woods neighborhood in Greenville) from the mid-17th century. The Bergen Point Lighthouse, built offshore in 1849, was demolished and replaced with a skeletal tower in the mid 20th century.[7] A charter was granted for the construction of The Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road in 1851.[8]
Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine announced on May 6, 2006, that funding was in place to extend the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail system to Eighth Street. Work was completed and the station opened in January 2011.[9]
A large portion of the point was once site of a Texaco plant, which was cleared and is slated to become a residential and recreational area along Newark Bay and Kill Van Kull.[10] Other former industrial sites are slated for mixed-use development.[11] [12] In 2022, the construction of a major studio at was announced. Called 1888 Studios, it will be the largest in New Jersey.[13] [14]
The renovated Collins Park and walkways along the new developments are part of the Hackensack RiverWalk.