West Portal, New Jersey

West Portal is an unincorporated community located within Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[1][2][3]

West Portal, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
The old town hall, West Portal in 2016
The old town hall, West Portal in 2016
West Portal, New Jersey is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
West Portal, New Jersey
West Portal, New Jersey
West Portal's location in Hunterdon County (Inset: Hunterdon County in New Jersey)
West Portal, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
West Portal, New Jersey
West Portal, New Jersey
West Portal, New Jersey (New Jersey)
West Portal, New Jersey is located in the United States
West Portal, New Jersey
West Portal, New Jersey
West Portal, New Jersey (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 75°2′0″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyHunterdon
TownshipBethlehem
Elevation
[1]
133 m (436 ft)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID881725[1]

The community is centered at the intersection of Route 173 and County Route 643, approximately 5.1 miles (8.2 km) southwest of Hampton.[4]

The namesake West Portal of the Pattenburg Tunnel

The Norfolk Southern Railway's Lehigh Line (formerly the mainline of the Lehigh Valley Railroad), runs through West Portal and Lehigh Line's north entrance to the Pattenburg Tunnel (which goes underneath Musconetcong Mountain) is located in West Portal.

References
  1. Feature Detail Report for: West Portal, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  3. Areas covering the point (-75.033333,40.662222), MapIt. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  4. N 40.66222 W 75.03333, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 1, 2015.
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