CLOSED MONDAY: TOWNSEND’S INLET BRIDGE

The Townsend’s Inlet Bridge between Avalon and Sea Isle City is closed for business as of Monday.  County officials say the bridge will be closed until at least the end of April for structural repairs that are needed on the span.  The bridge was built back in 1939 and was designed to handle a 17.5 ton truck.  The entire project will cost over $4.4 million; motorists will have to drive around to the mainland to get back and forth between both communities.