Fort Lee, New Jersey

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Fort Lee, New Jersey is a borough in Bergen County located at the western terminus of the George Washington Bridge, known as a historic gateway between New Jersey and New York City.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
municipality
areaCode 201
551
borderedBy Hudson River
category Boroughs in Bergen County, New Jersey
New York City commuter towns
Populated places on the Hudson River
congressionalDistrict New Jersey's 9th congressional district
connectedBy George Washington Bridge
country United States
county Bergen County
crossRiverConnectionTo Manhattan, New York City
governmentType borough form of New Jersey municipal government
hasDemographicCharacteristic ethnically diverse community
large Korean American population
hasFormOfGovernment mayor–council system
hasLandmark Fort Lee Historic Park
George Washington Bridge Plaza
Palisades Interstate Park (Fort Lee section)
historicalSignificance Revolutionary War military encampment area
site of early American film industry
isGatewayTo New York City
knownAs historic gateway between New Jersey and New York City
legislativeDistrict New Jersey state legislative districts
locatedAt western terminus of the George Washington Bridge
locatedIn Bergen County, New Jersey
Northeastern New Jersey
United States East Coast
locatedOn Hudson River Palisades
namedAfter Fort Lee (Revolutionary War fort)
namedFor General Charles Lee
neighboringMunicipality Cliffside Park, New Jersey
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Leonia, New Jersey
Palisades Park, New Jersey
partOf Gateway Region of New Jersey
New York metropolitan area
postalCodeType ZIP Code
region Northern New Jersey
servedByHighway Interstate 95
New Jersey Route 4
U.S. Route 1/9
U.S. Route 46 NERFINISHED
state New Jersey
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time
transportationRole major highway and bridge access hub


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