2 9 ▁to ▁Long port . ▁ ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 ▁origin ates ▁as ▁an ▁alignment ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁County ▁Route ▁ 2 0 , ▁which ▁ran ▁along ▁the ▁entire ▁alignment ▁of ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 ▁from ▁Som ers ▁Point ▁to ▁Long port . ▁The ▁state ▁took ▁over ▁Route ▁ 2 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁design ating ▁the ▁route ▁as ▁ 1 5 2 ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁Route ▁ 5 2 ▁design ation ▁further ▁south . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁former ▁bridge ▁over ▁the ▁Broad ▁Thor ough fare ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Dol ores ▁G . ▁Cooper ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁Route ▁description ▁ ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 ▁begins ▁at ▁an ▁intersection ▁with ▁Atlantic ▁County ▁Route ▁ 6 2 0 ▁( West ▁Maryland ▁Avenue ) ▁and ▁ 6 3 5 ▁( B ay ▁Avenue ) ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Som ers ▁Point . ▁The ▁route ▁heads ▁east ward , ▁passing ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁mar ina ▁as ▁East ▁Maryland ▁Avenue , ▁crossing ▁over ▁Bass ▁Har bor ▁Creek ▁soon ▁after . ▁Just ▁after ▁crossing ▁the ▁cre ek , ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 ▁leaves ▁Som ers ▁Point , ▁entering ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁Township . ▁On ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁cre ek , ▁Route ▁ 1 5 2 ▁becomes ▁known ▁as ▁Long port – S om ers ▁Point ▁Bou lev ard ▁and ▁heads ▁along ▁a ▁cause way ▁through ▁E gg ▁Har bor ▁Township . ▁The