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Ocean City, sometimes known as OC, is an Atlantic Ocean resort town located in Worcester County, Maryland. Ocean City is widely known in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States and is a frequent destination for vacationers.

Today, the Ocean City area continues to sprawl westward across the bay and toward Berlin and Ocean Pines. It is part of the Ocean Pines Micropolitan Statistical Area. No longer a quaint resort, it still affords hundreds of thousands of vacationers an escape from their everyday lives.

Nearby Wicomico Regional Airport provides air service for Ocean City. Ocean City Municipal Airport, located just 3 miles west of downtown Ocean City also serves as an alternate option for those with private planes.

Ocean City's location in the middle of the East Coast affords it a mild Humid subtropical climate, with hot, humid summers and mild, wet winters.

Ocean City now extends just over 9 miles from the southern inlet to the Delaware line. The strip now supports hotels, motels, apartment houses, shopping centers, residential communities, and condominiums. The southern tip houses the famous Ocean City Boardwalk. The boardwalk is the main shopping district and entertainment area of the town. The boardwalk has many tantalizing treats to choose from. Visitors will wait in long lines for Fisher's famous Caramel Popcorn & Thrashers French Fries. Other notable boardwalk businesses are Dollies Salt Water Taffy & Candy Kitchen. The Boardwalk has two amusement parks, Trimpers Rides and The Pier, which was recently renamed Jolly Roger's, after its sister uptown local amusement park. The downtown neighborhood is marked by Victorian style houses and other older buildings, many of which have been razed in recent years to construct more parking lots, hotels and condos.

The City is on the barrier spit, which encompasses Ocean City, South Bethany, Delaware, and Fenwick Island, Delaware.

Ocean City has a long history of fishing, both commercial and recreational. The town bills itself as the White Marlin Capital of the World. During the summer numerous charter and private boats fish for billfish, tuna, wahoo, and other game fish. In early August, one of the largest fishing tournaments in the world, the White Marlin Open, is held. Prize money for the largest White Marlin, Blue Marlin, and Tuna can range over 1 million dollars.

The town supports a year-round population of about 8,000, with the town itself being a major employer. Summer employment in Ocean City rises many multiples above that level, supported by a large number of college age and young adults - many native to Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom - are attracted by plentiful job opportunities. In the summer, the town bursts at the seams, with businesses and government agencies augmented with about 100 seasonal police officers, plus extra firefighters and other workers.

Tourism in the winter has picked up pace. Where once even many traffic lights were shut down or bagged up, increased traffic from golfers and conventions has convinced many seasonal restaurants and hotels to remain open. Many bars and restaurants that close during the winter will re-open for St. Patrick's Day.

The city has erected a memorial to the firefighters who lost their lives on September 11. This memorial is located on the boardwalk, about six blocks from the inlet. The memorial consists of a firefighter statue, engraved brick and stone, and a piece of one of the twin towers that collapsed in New York City.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (commonly known as the Bay Bridge) is a major dual-span bridge in the USA state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore region with the urban Western Shore. The original span opened in 1952 and at the time, with a length of 4.3 miles (7 km), was the world's longest continuous over-water steel structure. A parallel span was added in 1973 giving rise to the bridge's current dual-span nature. The bridge is officially named the William Preston Lane, Jr. Memorial Bridge after William Preston Lane, Jr. who, as governor of Maryland, initiated its construction.

The bridge is part of U.S. Routes 50 and 301, and serves as a vital link in both routes. As part of US Route 50, it connects the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area with tourist destinations such as Ocean City, Maryland, Delaware's ocean resorts, Assateague Island, and Chincoteague, Virginia. As part of U.S. Route 301, it serves as part of an alternate route for Interstate 95 travelers between northern Delaware and the Washington, DC area. Because of this, the bridge is heavily traveled and has become known as a point of traffic congestion, particularly during peak hours.

Worcester County (pronounced as "Wis-ter," "Wuss-ster," or "Wuhr-shter") is the easternmost county located in the US state of Maryland. The county contains the entire length of the state's Atlantic coast line. The terrain is mostly level and coastal. The lowest elevation is sea level along the Atlantic Ocean and the highest elevation is 49 ft in the northwestern part of the county along State Route 12 just south of the Wicomico County line.

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