Beach & Geography

On the barrier-island geography that produced Atlantic City and the related towns — Margate, Ventnor, Brigantine — and on the beach-replenishment work, the inlet engineering, and the shoreline geomorphology that determine what the coast actually does year over year.

3 articles

Beach & Geography

The Brigantine Bridge: A Brief Architectural and Engineering Study of the Causeway North of the City

The Brigantine Bridge connects Atlantic City to Brigantine Island across the Absecon Inlet. The bridge is a working piece of regional infrastructure…

Elaine Cosgrove May 11, 2026 8 min read

Beach & Geography

Beach Replenishment: The Continuous Engineering Project That Keeps Atlantic City's Beach Where It Is

Atlantic City's beach is engineered. Without periodic replenishment work, the beach as the city knows it would not exist. The replenishment project…

Elaine Cosgrove May 11, 2026 8 min read

Beach & Geography

The Inlet: Atlantic City's Northern Tip and the Long History of a Particular Few Blocks

The Inlet is the northernmost neighborhood of Atlantic City, the few blocks closest to the channel between Absecon Island and Brigantine Island.…

Elaine Cosgrove May 11, 2026 8 min read