Ocean Drive (New Jersey)
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| Ocean Drive |
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| South end: | Cape May | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Major junctions: |
 NJ 109 in Lower Twp. NJ 47 in Wildwood NJ 147 in North Wildwood NJ 152 in Longport |
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| North end: | Atlantic City | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ocean Drive is a series of local roads in southern New Jersey, connecting Atlantic City to Cape May along barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean. It consists of several roads and includes all five toll bridges owned by the Cape May County Bridge Commission.
[edit] Route description
Ocean Drive begins in the city of Cape May in Cape May County, heading north on County Route 633 and New Jersey Route 109 (Lafayette Street). It crosses the Cape May Canal into Lower Township and makes a right turn onto County Route 621. It then crosses over the Middle Thorofare Bridge (toll) and continues north into Wildwood Crest. Ocean Drive follows CR 621 through the length of The Wildwoods, passing through Wildwood Crest, Wildwood (where it intersects New Jersey Route 47), and finally continuing into North Wildwood. In North Wildwood, CR 621 ends and Ocean Drive follows New Jersey Route 147 into Middle Township.
It then turns right onto County Route 619 and crosses over the Grassy Sound Bridge (toll) and then the Stone Harbor Bridge into Stone Harbor. Ocean Drive follows CR 619 north through Stone Harbor and into Avalon. It then crosses over the Townsends Inlet Bridge (toll) and continues north through Sea Isle City. It then heads through the Strathmere section of Upper Township before crossing the Corson's Inlet Bridge (toll) into Ocean City.
Ocean Drive continues to follow CR 619 north through Ocean City before meeting County Route 623. It then follows CR 623 for several blocks to the northwest on 34th Street before following County Route 656 (Bay Avenue) through downtown Ocean City, where it crosses 9th street, which provides access to New Jersey Route 52. Ocean Drive then crosses the Ocean City-Longport Bridge over the Great Egg Harbor into Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County.
Upon entering Atlantic County, Ocean Drive follows the northern approach of the Ocean City-Longport Bridge to New Jersey Route 152. It then makes a right turn on NJ 152 and follows it to the Intracoastal Waterway bridge into Longport. Ocean Drive then heads north on County Route 629, following that route from Longport north through Margate City and Ventnor City into Atlantic City.
[edit] Continuations to the north
Route 87 and County Route 638 continues from Atlantic City north to Brigantine, but there is no other access to the mainland from Brigantine. State Route S4A (Great Bay Boulevard) was proposed to head north from Brigantine to Tuckerton. Further north, County Route 607 runs along the length of Long Beach Island, but is only connected to the mainland by one bridge - Route 72 - in the middle of the island. Route 35 begins at Island Beach State Park, connected to the mainland by the Thomas A. Mathis Bridge (Route 37) in Seaside Heights, and then heads north to Point Pleasant Beach, where the barrier island merges with the mainland.
[edit] References
- Atlantic County 629 straight line diagram (PDF)
- Cape May County 656 straight line diagram (PDF)
- Cape May County 619 straight line diagram (PDF)
- Cape May County 621 straight line diagram (PDF)
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