 The estimated price tag to replace the bridge was more than $20 million, and the county would look for federal funding for that work.The work to repair the 279-foot bridge, which connects Brielle and Manasquan over a tidal inlet, began on October 1.Despite record cold temperatures, several winter storms and exceptional high tides, 11 weeks ahead of schedule, the bridge reopened to traffic on March 13, 2015.