Last Bridge into Ocean City

It may not be the only bridge to cross to get to the beach but it’s the one with the best view.

There is one route into Ocean City, Maryland that has, what some refer to as, the iconic view of arriving at the beach. Ocean City is, of course, located on a barrier island, a really huge sand bar actually named Fenwick Island, and that means you must cross a bridge (or bridges) to get there.

Ocean City Route 90 Bridge – connecting the Isle of Wight to the Town of Ocean City.

Many people claim the best view of one’s arrival at the beach is seeing the skyline of Ocean City after breaking through the trees lining Route 90. Here are a few of the comments generated by posting the above photograph on social media in a couple of Ocean City related pages.

  • But the last mile going the other way hurts.
  • My playground.
  • One of the best feelings in the world.
  • I love this picture.
  • A double edged sword: it’s the best feeling coming out of the “woods” and seeing the city in the distance but the saddest part is when leaving and heading back into the “woods” knowing the trip is unfortunately over already.
  • Love this view every time we drive over the bridge.
  • The “longest” mile to the beach.
  • What a great picture!

Here’s another view that was taken from nearly the same location but with a slightly different angle.

Ocean City Condo Row Route 90 Bridge – showing the same bridge as in the image above but showing the condos to which many travelers are headed.

This gives us a clear view of the high-rise condominium buildings of Condo Row in Ocean City (sometimes referred to as the Gold Coast).

Both photographs were captured with a small drone flying above the Isle of Wight park on the small island that separated the two approach bridges over the St. Martin River and the Assawoman and Isle of Wight Bays. Assawoman is generally said to be north of this bridge and the Isle of Wight Bay to the the south.


Yes, prints are available.

The above photographs can be purchased as prints and on a variety of home decor items. Either click on a photo above or one of the links below.

Link to: Ocean City Route 90 Bridge

Link to: Ocean City Condo Row Route 90 Bridge

Link to the: Ocean City Collection by Bill Swartwout Photography.


Iconic Black and White Ocean City Photographs

Traditional B&W imagery creates a special effect for scenes related to our beach resort area.

From getting here to being here, from the north to the south, these photographs represent things we see and things we love about being in Ocean City.

Of course, in getting to the beach, most of us must cross one of two impressive bridges. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is for those beachgoers arriving from the west and the Indian River Inlet Bridge serves those coming from parts north.

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At the north border of Ocean City is the Fenwick Island Lighthouse, an iconic structure for sure.

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To the south are the unique wild horses of Assateague Island. They are affectionately called the Assateague Ponies.

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A spectacular wave during a storm and a popular “Fall” beach scene.

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Even in the “off season” of late fall and winter, Ocean City has a variety of visual “clues” to what a great vacation is all about. Here’s a late fall sunset over Assawoman Bay and the iconic fishing pier with a nearly deserted beach.

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Having fun…amusement rides, a park and, naturally, being on the beach on a sunny summer day.

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The iconic “beach ball” water tower in downtown Ocean City and, of course the Boardwalk Arch that welcomes people to the beach.

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Beach Vacation Personal Checks

When you love the beach you order your own beach-theme personal bank checks.

If you are at all like us – you love the beach. We are fortunate to live and work at the beach all year ’round. But it wasn’t always like that. We could only get to the beach a couple times a year and just “wish” we were at the beach the rest of the time.

We did, however, have custom beach themed personal checks to remind us of the good times here every time we wrote a check on one of our bank accounts.

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