Reynolds Channel is a strait in

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that separates Long Beach Barrier Island, which contains the City of Long Beach and the villages of Atlantic Beach, Lido Beach, and Point Lookout, from Long Island, Barnum Island, Harbor Isle, and various uninhabited islands between Long Beach Island and Long Island. The channel begins at the East Rockaway Inlet to the west, and ends at Point Lookout to the east, where it merges with the Jones Inlet. The channel is named after William H. Reynolds, a developer and former State Senator who greatly built up Long Beach Island in the early 20th century.

Bridges over the channel

There are four

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s that cross Reynolds channel: * The Atlantic Beach Bridge, which carries NY-878 over the channel. * The Wreck Lead Bridge, which carries the

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of the Long Island Rail Road over the channel. * The Long Beach Bridge, which carries Long Beach Road over the channel. * The Loop Parkway Bridge, which carries the Loop Parkway over the channel.

References

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Bridges over the channel

See also

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