Washington Canal

The Washington Canal, in Sayreville, New Jersey, is a waterway connecting the South River with the Raritan River, bypassing several loops at the mouth of the former.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower and Red Oak Power.

Sayre & Fisher Brick Water Tower

Photo: Dicepenguin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Red Oak Power

Power station

Red Oak is an 830-megawatt combined cycle gas turbine power plant located in Sayreville, New Jersey not far from the South River opened in 2002. Energy Capital acquired it from a subsidiary of the AES Corporation in April 2012, which, in November 2013, sold it to the Carlyle Group. Red Oak Power is situated 1½ miles southeast of Washington Canal.

Basilone Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Something Original, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Basilone Memorial Bridge is a bridge on the New Jersey Turnpike in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River. The bridge connects Edison on the north with New Brunswick on the south. Basilone Memorial Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Washington Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sayreville and Sayreville Station.

Sayreville

Town

Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sayreville is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, in the New York metropolitan area. Sayreville is within the heart of the Raritan Valley region, located on the south banks of the Raritan River, and also located on the Raritan Bay.

Sayreville Station

Hamlet

Sayreville Station is a neighborhood in Sayreville in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Originally terminus of Raritan River Railroad's Sayreville Branch between Upper and Lower Sayreville. The spur was abandoned in 1978.

South River

Town

Photo: Carl Mydans, Public domain.

South River is a borough in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,118, an increase of 110 from the 2010 census count of 16,008, which in turn reflected an increase of 686 from the 15,322 counted in the 2000 census. South River is situated 1½ miles southwest of Washington Canal.

Washington Canal

Type: Canal
Description: canal in New Jersey, United States of America
Category: body of water
Location: Middlesex County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.46594° or 40° 27′ 57″ north

Longitude

-74.37182° or 74° 22′ 19″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87G7FJ8H+97

GeoNames ID

5106062

Wikidata ID

Q7971712

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Washington Canal” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Washington Canal (kanal sa Estados Unidos, New Jersey)”
Cebuano: “Washington Canal”
Egyptian Arabic: “قناة واشنطن”
French: “canal de Washington”
French: “Canal de Washington”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include First Presbyterian Church and Majors Pond.

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