Manahawkin Bay Bridge

Manahawkin Bay Bridge
Coordinates39°39′42″N 74°12′09″W / 39.6616°N 74.2026°W / 39.6616; -74.2026
Carries4 lanes of Route 72
CrossesManahawkin Bay
LocaleOcean County, New Jersey
Official nameDorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge
Other name(s)The Causeway
Named forDorland J. Henderson
Characteristics
DesignDorland J. Henderson
MaterialSteel girder
Location
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The Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge,[1] familiarly known as the Manahawkin Bay Bridge or (while technically inaccurate) The Causeway, is a steel girder bridge that spans Manahawkin Bay, carrying traffic along Route 72 between Long Beach Island (LBI) and the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, in Ocean County, New Jersey. The bridge starts at Manahawkin and ends at Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island. The bridge spans five land masses: the mainland, Long Beach Island, and three intermediate land masses, of which two are small and one is rather large.

The bridge provides views of Barnegat Bay, Little Egg Harbor Bay and the Atlantic City skyline, less than 25 miles (40 km) away.