Freeholders Discuss Glimmer Glass Bridge

The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders heard a presentation on the Glimmer Glass Bridge by Fran Drew during its regular meeting held at Neptune City Hall. County engineers are currently exploring options for repairing the 122-year-old bridge.

Drew, a member of the Committee to Save the Glimmer Glass Bridge, urged the governing body to adopt a plan that would preserve the historical integrity of the bridge, which is in the National Historic Registry.

“It is a national treasure which is in our own backyard,” Drew said.

However, Manasquan Planning Board member Joan Harriman encouraged the freeholders to consider a design that would be a compromise between functionality and historical design.

“Many Manasquan residents living in the beach area are awaiting a public hearing to state our concerns and emphasize the need for a new bridge that is safe and made wider to accommodate cars, bicycles and pedestrians,” Harriman said. “We use it as our entrance and exit on a daily basis.”