Historical Marker
Basilone Memorial Bridge
Historical marker location:
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
( Memorial can be reached from New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) 1 mile south of Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway, on the right when traveling south.)
The first recorded boardwalk in the world was built in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1870. The boardwalk was originally constructed as a way to keep sand out of the city's hotels and railway cars.