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These cranes are now a thing of the past as construction on the Highlands Bridge concluded in time for Christmas 2010.
Update: Construction on the Highlands Bridge is now complete! Visitors will enjoy easier and faster access to Sandy Hook.
GPS address: 1 Bay Avenue, Highlands, NJ 07732
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From North Jersey and New York: - South on the New Jersey Turnpike - Exit 11 onto the Garden State Parkway (South) - Exit 117 (Keyport/Hazlet) - After toll, bear left and follow Route 36 East - 12 miles to park entrance (after crossing the Highlands Bridge)-Stay right to enter the park.
From South Jersey: - North on Garden State Parkway - Exit 105 (Eatontown), bear left for Route 36 East - Continue on Route 36 East, pass Monmouth Mall and across Route 35 through Eatontown and Long Branch (Route 36 is called Joline Avenue here). - Continue on Route 36, which turns left and follows north along ocean. (Route 36 is called Ocean Blvd. here) - North for six miles through the towns of Long Branch, Monmouth Beach and Sea Bright to park.
From Philadelphia & Camden, New Jersey: - New Jersey Turnpike north to Exit 7A (Shore Points) onto I-195 - East on I-195, to Garden State Parkway north. - GSP north to Exit 105 (Eatontown). - Then follow “From South Jersey” directions above.
Public transportation is available to Sandy Hook by ferry, bus and train. Click here for more information.
Map of Sandy Hook, pdf
