West Portal is an unincorporated community located within Bethlehem Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2][3]
West Portal, New Jersey | |
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![]() The old town hall, West Portal in 2016 | |
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Coordinates: 40°39′44″N 75°2′0″W | |
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County | Hunterdon |
Township | Bethlehem |
Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 881725[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 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.
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County seat: Flemington | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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