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Received: 4 Nov 2026, 00:00Updated: 4 Nov 2026, 18:15
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SECTOR DELAWARE BAY, SUBMERGED LAND ACT (SLA) - CAPE MAY INLET
General / Bridges / Proposal
Location: 38-57.35N 074-52.45W Bridge Name: 621 County Route Bridge All interested parties are notified that the Commander, Coast Guard East District has received a proposal from the Cape May County Bridge Commission with plans for replacement of an existing highway drawbridge across a navigable waterway of the United States. WATERWAY AND LOCATION: Middle Thorofare, New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway (NJICW), at mile 112.2, at approximate location [38-57.35N 074-52.45W], and the Upper Thorofare, at mile 0.0, at approximate location [38-57.32N 074-52.62W] near Lower Township, Cape May County, NJ. CHARACTER OF WORK: The proposed project is to replace the Two-Mile drawbridge, located on County Route 621 (Ocean Drive), across the Middle Thorofare, NJICW, with a fixed bridge that will carry County Route 621 (Ocean Drive), across the Middle Thorofare, NJICW, and Upper Thorofare, near Lower Township, Cape May County, NJ. The purpose of the project is to address structural, geometric, carrying capacity, and operational deficiencies of the Cape May County Bridge Commission-owned bridge located across the Middle Thorofare, NJICW, on the Ocean Drive Causeway, and to provide safe, efficient, and reliable passage for all modes of transportation. The existing drawbridge across the Middle Thorofare, NJICW, has a horizontal clearance of 50.00 feet and a vertical clearance of 23.00 feet above mean high water in the closed position and unlimited vertical clearance in the open position. The replacement bridge will be a fixed bridge across Middle Thorofare, NJICW, and Upper Thorofare. The portion of the replacement bridge across the Middle Thorofare, NJICW, will provide a horizontal clearance of 80.00 feet and a vertical clearance of 80.00 feet above mean high water. The portion of the replacement bridge across Upper Thorofare, will provide a horizontal clearance of 50.00 feet and a vertical clearance of 49.73 feet above mean high water. A copy of Preliminary Public Notice D05PPN-06-2026, which describes the proposal in detail, can be obtained by calling (571) 607-6762 or by viewing at https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/public-notice-for-bridges-active (select East District). Comments will be received for the record at the address in the header or via email at ([email protected]) no later than December 4, 2026.
Valid 2026-11-04 to 2026-12-05.
USCG East District Local Notice to Mariners 44/2026