ocean city nj boardwalk is 2.5 miles long.
ocean city nj boardwalk is 2.5 miles long.
how many miles is ocean city nj boardwalk?
2.5 miles
the ocean city boardwalk currently runs from south 2nd street at the ocean city inlet in south ocean city (by the ocean city life saving museum) up to 27th street in south ocean city. the boardwalk is home to food, shops, arcades, and amusements. originally called the "atlantic avenue", the first ocean city boardwalk was constructed in 1902. after being damaged by a storm in 1962, the boardwalk was rebuilt to stretch a total of 2.25 miles, which is still its length today. many years later the boardwalk would suffer extensive storm damage during hurricane gloria in 1985 which pummeled ocean city with 89 mph winds; however, the boardwalk was refurbished and a concrete sea wall was soon constructed following the storm to prevent further damage, and the aftermath of hurricane gloria led to the first phase of extensive beach replenishment projects in ocean city. it wouldn't be until 2012, that the ocean city boardwalk was damaged again as a result of hurricane sandy. the boardwalk was flooded and half of it was destroyed as a result of the water coming so far onto shore. the boardwalk has since been rebuilt back to its original length and still attracts many tourists and families. as a historical landmark the ocean city boardwalk has been consistently rated as one of the "best boardwalks for food" in "usa today", and was rated one of the top ten boardwalks to visit in the us by "national geographic". also located in south ocean city is trimper's rides amusement park. trimper's rides is a historic amusement park that was founded in 1893 as "the windsor resort", and is over 100 years old. the trimper's carousel (first built in the 1920s), was voted one of the "best carousels in america" by "travel & leisure" in 2012, and is one of the oldest running carousels operating today in the world.
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ocean city also has a public transportation system called ocean city transportation. this agency operates the coastal highway beach bus, the west ocean city park-n-ride beach bus, the express beach bus for special events, and a trackless train shuttle called the boardwalk tram. ocean city transportation also offers paratransit service. the coastal highway beach bus, which operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week year-round, runs the north-south length of the town along baltimore avenue and philadelphia avenue in the downtown area and coastal highway further north between the south division street transit center near the ocean city inlet and 145th street near the delaware border, ending at the 144th street transit center. the west ocean city park-n-ride beach bus provides seasonal park and ride service in the summer months from the west ocean city park and ride along u.s. route 50 in west ocean city to the south division street transit center, where connections can be made to the coastal highway beach bus. the express beach bus operates service for special events throughout the summer months, providing service to events from remote parking areas. the boardwalk tram operates during the summer months along the entire length of the ocean city boardwalk, using a dedicated path south of 5th street and running along the boardwalk north of 5th street.
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