LBI Views – Page 19 of 20 – A look at Long Beach Island, New Jersey

Last Updated on January 6, 2020

The Express Restaurant in Surf City was a collection of freight and passenger cars arranged into a restaurant. The restaurant closed some time around 2006. The cars are no longer on LBI

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Last Updated on January 6, 2020

Aerial photos of the aftermath of the March 1962 Northeaster storm. The first photo is of the intersection of 17th and Waverly in North Beach Haven. That storm devastated Long Beach Island with wind and flooding damage.

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Last Updated on December 5, 2019

A railroad once ran to Long Beach Island. Once on the island, the tracks split. One line went north to Barnegat Light and the other went south to Third Street in Beach Haven. You may have wondered about the extra lanes on the boulevard. These were where sidings were for the railroad. When the automobile bridge was opened, the new boulevard followed the railroad. It had to go around the sidings. Today they are simply a place for extra parking.

Last Updated on November 29, 2019

Hotels, Motels and Guest Houses on Long Beach Island.

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Last Updated on November 29, 2019

Apparently there was a hole in the decking in the eastbound lanes of the Manahawkin bridge. Supposedly repairs will be complete by Midnight Fri May 15 2015.

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Last Updated on November 29, 2019

Apparently some guy launched a small seaplane from the boat ramp at Beach Haven. He got about 30′ in the air and crashed. It seems that he is OK.

Read the full story in the Asbury Park Press.

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Last Updated on November 11, 2019

We’ve all been watching the construction of the Manahawkin bridge over the last few years. Sometimes we’ve gotten a good look as we’ve been stuck in traffic. Other times you can’t look anywhere as you are in a cattle chute.

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