Manahawkin Bay Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 39°39′42″N 74°12′09″W / 39.6616°N 74.2026°W |
Carries | 4 lanes of Route 72 |
Crosses | Manahawkin Bay |
Locale | Ocean County, New Jersey |
Official name | Dorland J. Henderson Memorial Bridge |
Other name(s) | The Causeway |
Named for | Dorland J. Henderson |
Characteristics | |
Design | Dorland J. Henderson |
Material | Steel girder |
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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.