▁Kennedy ▁Memorial ▁Bridge . ▁There , ▁the ▁state ▁design ation ▁ends , ▁and ▁it ▁continues ▁as ▁Atlantic ▁County ▁Route ▁ 6 2 9 ▁( V ent nor ▁Avenue ) ▁into ▁Long port . ▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁span ▁of ▁the ▁Long port ▁Bridge ▁is ▁accessible ▁to ▁ped est ri ans , ▁run ners , ▁and ▁b icy cles , ▁with ▁dedicated ▁lan es ▁on ▁each ▁side . ▁The ▁bridge ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁featured ▁route ▁in ▁running , ▁walking , ▁and ▁cy cling ▁events ▁including ▁the ▁Bi ke ▁MS : ▁City ▁to ▁Sh ore ▁R ide . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁the ▁cause way ▁connecting ▁Som ers ▁Point ▁and ▁Long port ▁opened . ▁The ▁current ▁alignment ▁of ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 ▁origin ates ▁as ▁a ▁state ▁take over ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁County ▁Route ▁ 2 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁The ▁state ▁approved ▁the ▁measure , ▁and ▁effective ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁took ▁over ▁maintenance ▁of ▁County ▁Route ▁ 2 0 . ▁The ▁alignment ▁was ▁designated ▁as ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 , ▁number ed ▁after ▁nearby ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Route ▁ 5 2 ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁in ▁Som ers ▁Point ▁and ▁Ocean ▁City . ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 ▁originally ▁went ▁along ▁a ▁lower ▁bridge ▁across ▁the ▁Broad ▁Thor ough fare . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8