Evening journal., 1912-12-27

Woodrow Wilson through the COM
bncd efforts of the various counties
assisted by the State. with the result
that the State Ocean Highway has
been completed and Is now open TO
traffic throughout almost its entire
course distance OF about l25 miles
from Atlantic Highlands on the north
10 Cape May on the south.
Cape May county has built It's Sec
ton of the State ocean Highway. be-
ginning at Cape May City and extend
ing northwardly 90 Bceslcys Point
a distance Of about 80 miles, together
with tributary roads opening off Of
the Highway and connecting with
Wildwood, Stone Harbor Avalon Sea
Isle City and Ocean City on the sea-
shore and with Greer Greek Goshen.
Woodbine Donnisvillo and Tuckahoe
In the interior of the county, thus af-
iording SAFE rapid and convenient
routes for the transportation of farm
products 20 the railroads and seashorc
resorts and enabling vegetable wag-
ons and automobiles To reach an the
resorts of the county With equal iacil-
ity and despatch, as was the purpose
when the state Ocean Highway was
first proposed.
Tho County of Atlantic has built rs
section of the State Ocean Highway
from the Mullica River 10 Somcrs
Point on Great Egg Harhor Bay, con-
Meeting with the Boulevard TO Allan
| tic City at Ploasantyillo and with the
/ White Horse Pike for Mays Landing
and philadelphia, thus carrying out
the plan and purpose OF the State
/ Ocean Highway idea as announced by
the State authorities
Great Egg Harhor Bay. which sep
arates Atlantic county from Cape May
county. Us only z 1000 feet wide and rs
not hrldged and the State Ocean High
way comes to dead end at Somers
Point and likewise to a dead end al
BeeHloy's Point thus offcctually pre-
venting traffic from one side 10 the
other and making the highway useless
as an artery of travel and available
for the free intercourse OF the peo.
pie of the two counties as well ms
shutting OFF access to Cape May coun.
ty from the counties of North Jersey
Now a survey has been made by
the Boards of Frecholders Of Atlantic
and Cape May counties for a bridge
across Great Egg Harbor Bay 10 close
the gap In the highway between Som.
ors Point and Beosley point The
building of such a bridge has been ap-
proved as a great public necessity by
the state Road Commissioner and hs
the Boards of Frcoholdors Of the coun.
ties Of Atlantic and Cape May at a
Joint meeting of the two boards. held
at Atlantic City September 13. 1911.
Under an act passed hv the Legis.
laturo last winter the State if
empowered TO pay one-nfth OF tho
cost of bridge built to connect any
two counties I'm the State. but as tho
Great Egg Harbor Bay bridge Is IN,
most important link IN the Stat,
Ocean Highway system and as II
crosses one of the widest bodies o
water In the State Il would seen
only Just that the State should pa,
one-half, or az loast ono-thlrd. Of IN,
cost of the structure the remainder
OF the expense being divided eQualll
between the counties OF Atlantic an,
Cape May A large part of the dis
tance TO be bridged can be "hlled" by
, hydraulic dredglng tho water beinl
, only 8 TO 6 feet deep One draw
bridge will be needed over fhe mai
channel. concrete structure whicl
would be moro expensive rs not re
: qulred aa creosotod yellow pine pll
+, Ing win last for 20 or 30 years 4
these waters.