Kill Van Kull
![The Kill Van Kull (in red) connects Newark Bay and Upper New York Bay](/Images/godic/202501/22/Wpdms_terra_killvankull5323.jpg")
![Map of New York Harbor showing the location of the Kill Van Kull](/Images/godic/202501/22/Kill-Van-Kull-map.svg5323.png")
![](/Images/godic/202501/22/Kill_Van_Kull_BB_high_jeh5323.JPG")
![](/Images/godic/202501/22/Deepening_the_Kill_Van_Kull_channel5323.jpg")
The Kill Van Kull is a tidal strait between Staten Island, New York, and Bayonne, New Jersey, in the United States. Approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1,000 feet (305 m) wide, it connects Newark Bay with Upper New York Bay. The Robbins Reef Light marks the eastern end of the Kill, Bergen Point its western end. Spanned by the Bayonne Bridge, it is one of the most heavily travelled waterways in the Port of New York and New Jersey.