Nov. 7, Lower Township – Veterans, dignitaries and members of the U.S. Coast Guard assembled under the Lower Township Bridge to rededicate the bridge. Forty nine years ago on November 5, 1960 this bridge in Lower Township over the Cape May Canal at the end of the Garden State Parkway was dedicated without a name. The governor, it seems, belonged to one party and the legislature another, but thanks to efforts of the 400th Committee, headed by Bob Elwell and Carol Boyd, and inspired by committee member Jane Roop, the New Jersey Sate Legislature passed the necessary bill to properly name the bridge. State Senator Van Drew offered the legislation this year and on September 13, 2009, P.L. 2009 Chapter 125 became law designating the bridge over State Highway 109 going over the Cape May Canal as the “Cape May County Veterans Memorial Bridge.”
