Ocean Drive (New Jersey)
highway in New Jersey
Ocean Drive is a series of local toll 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 drawbridges owned by the Cape May County Bridge Commission.
Route description
Ocean Drive begins in Cape May Point, and its southern terminus is split among two separate roads. One branch of Ocean Drive begins on Sunset Boulevard (CR 606) at its dead end and travels for 0.5 miles. The second branch of Ocean Drive begins on Cape Avenue (CR 651) at Lincoln Avenue, and travels for 0.7 miles. The two branches meet at an intersection, and Ocean Drive continues along CR 606 into Cape May. At the end of CR 606, Ocean Drive turns south along Broadway (CR 626), then heads east along Beach Avenue (CR 604). Ocean Drive travels along the coast to Pittsburgh Avenue (CR 622), and heads north along CR 622 to its terminus at Washington Street (Route 109), and continues north again.
It crosses the Cape May Canal into Lower Township and makes a right turn onto CR 621. At this point, Ocean Drive signage begins.
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