The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River connecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is named after H. Otto Wittpenn, a former mayor of Jersey City. The bridge comprises four 10-foot (3.0 m)-wide lanes, extending 2,169 feet (661 m) and standing 35 feet (11 m) above mean high water with an 209-foot (64 m) main lift span.