Middle Thorofare Bridge

 Well  the Middle Thorofare Bridge connecting Wildwood and Lower  Township malfunctioned and  is stuck in the open position...  . It's one of a bout  a half a dozen bridges throughout lower Cape May County that people  I  never knew the name bridge but like thousands of other people I have travelled the bridge on my way to Wildwood, especially during the Firefighters convention in September. Now looks like I'm taking the long way home!!  

 According to reports there's a part hat  needs  to be replaced but since the bridge is so old, the part is very  hard to come by. There is even talk about having to manufacture the part from scratch or even taking i t for a bridge that isn't in use any more. I have my doubts about the last option because thar will leave another bridge disabled. However what ev

The bridge closure isn't just a hassle for people commuting between Wildwood and Lower Township, it poses  a public safety  danger as ,well. Diamond Beach is covered by the Lower Township Police and rescue squad. Now it looks like Lower Township- either needs to post a car on the other side of the bridge or Wildwood needs to take up the slack. Which will be a little easier once the summer season ends. There are meetings going on right now between  the two town I would be surprised if different police departments on the north side of the bridge pitched in, maybe even  the stated police like they did with the T rump rallies over in Wildwood.   

UPDATE: It took me a few days to write this post but the Cape May County Bridge Commission found the part to fix the bridge and it's now fully operational.