Beesley's Point Bridge
| Beesley's Point Bridge | |
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The Beesley's Point Bridge heading north
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| Carries | 2 lanes of  US 9
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| Crosses | Great Egg Harbor Bay |
| Maintained by | Cape May County Bridge Commission |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Causeway |
| Total length | 4,800 ft (1,500 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1928 |
| Closed | 2004 (demolished 2013 - 2014) |
Coordinates: 39°17′33.9″N 74°37′33.8″W / 39.292750°N 74.626056°W
The Beesley's Point Bridge was a bridge in New Jersey, United States, that was built privately by the Ocean City Automobile Club in 1927. Completed in 1928, control of the bridge was acquired by the Beesley's Point Bridge Company. It was a toll bridge from its opening. Prior to its closing, it was best known for carrying US 9 over the Great Egg Harbor Bay, connecting Upper Township, in Cape May County to Somers Point in Atlantic County. Prior to 1955, the bridge concurrently carried the Garden State Parkway over the Great Egg Harbor Bay. When the Parkway completed its own bridge over the bay, each had its own alignment with the Garden State Parkway using the Great Egg Harbor Bridge.
Through the decades, the Beesley's Point Bridge Company became unable to fund repairs on the aging bridge. In 1997, the bridge in conjunction with private outside investors, secured a $1 million loan from the New Jersey Department of Transportation to fund the necessary improvements in exchange for a promise that they would continue to keep the bridge open until 2016.
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