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Point Pleasant Beach
A boardwalk town at the Manasquan Inlet.
- Population
- 4,766 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- 1886
- Boardwalk
- About a mile
Then
- 1886
Point Pleasant Beach incorporates, carved from Brick Township.
- 1920s
Charles Jenkinson opens a pavilion and swimming pool, starting the boardwalk amusements.
- 2012
Hurricane Sandy destroys nearly 2,800 feet of boardwalk. Rebuilt homes must be raised on pilings.
Now
The boardwalk runs about a mile south from the Manasquan Inlet, with Jenkinson's rides, aquarium and arcades in the middle. Manasquan, Brielle, Belmar and Bay Head share this stretch.
19 tide stations around Point Pleasant Beach
- Manasquan Inlet, USCG Station1.0 mi
- Brielle, Route 35 bridge1.0 mi
- Riviera Beach2.1 mi
- Beaverdam Creek entrance2.2 mi
- Beaverdam Creek, inside2.5 mi
- Mantoloking3.8 mi
- Tall Pines Camp4.3 mi
- Forge Pond4.9 mi
- New Bedford6.0 mi
- Shark River Island, fixed RR. bridge6.7 mi
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- Belmar, Atlantic Ocean6.8 mi
- Shark River Hills6.9 mi
- Long Branch (fishing pier)15.1 mi
- Gooseneck Point, bridge16.3 mi
- Long Branch Reach16.3 mi
- Red Bank, Navesink River18.2 mi
- Sea Bright19.3 mi
- Oceanic Bridge, Navesink River19.8 mi
- Highlands, Route 36 bridge21.4 mi