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Coordinates: 41°28′13″N 82°51′18″W / 41.47028°N 82.85500°W / 41.47028; -82.85500
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The [[Sandusky River]] drains into the bay at its westernmost point. The [[Edison Bridge (Ohio)|Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge]] carries [[Ohio State Route 2|Route 2]] and [[Ohio State Route 269|Route 269]] across Sandusky Bay at its Eastern end. This is the only direct highway link between Ottawa and Erie Counites.
The [[Sandusky River]] drains into the bay at its westernmost point. The [[Edison Bridge (Ohio)|Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge]] carries [[Ohio State Route 2|Route 2]] and [[Ohio State Route 269|Route 269]] across Sandusky Bay at its Eastern end. This is the only direct highway link between Ottawa and Erie Counites.

Samples of water from Sandusky Bay gathered on July 30 and 31 showed that invasive Asian carp might have gotten to Lake Erie, possibly impacting Lake Erie's $1 billion fishing industry and $10 billion tourism industry. <ref> http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/18755 </ref>


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Location of Sandusky Bay (darker blue).

Sandusky Bay is a body of water situated in between Erie, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties in the U.S. state of Ohio and just to the south of Lake Erie. Sandusky Bay runs from Muddy Creek Bay to Cedar Point, which is part of Sandusky.

The Sandusky River drains into the bay at its westernmost point. The Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge carries Route 2 and Route 269 across Sandusky Bay at its Eastern end. This is the only direct highway link between Ottawa and Erie Counites.

Samples of water from Sandusky Bay gathered on July 30 and 31 showed that invasive Asian carp might have gotten to Lake Erie, possibly impacting Lake Erie's $1 billion fishing industry and $10 billion tourism industry. [1]

41°28′13″N 82°51′18″W / 41.47028°N 82.85500°W / 41.47028; -82.85500