The new Garden State Parkway bridge over Great Egg Harbor Bay will offer pedestrian access, wider lanes and an estimated century-long lifespan when it is finished in October.
The taller, wider span will replace one of two bridges crossing the nearly mile-wide bay between Somers Point and Upper Township.
Once it is completed, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority will demolish the old southbound bridge and rehabilitate the northbound span.
Along with the $130 million bridge replacement, the authority is making improvements at Exit 0 in Lower Township and widening the highway north of Exit 36.
Improvements to this route will make it easier for the 12.5 million visitors who come to Cape May County to explore.