Herbert C. Bonner Bridge

Photos

Bonner Bridge

Looking south

Photo taken June 2013 by Flickr user NCDOTcommunications

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #309292

Map

Street View

Description

This is the only bridge that connects Hatteras Island to the mainland of North Carolina (Cape Hatteras), via adjacent islands. The bridge is located within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Article on rebuilding: http://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/ncdot-begins-repairs...

Facts

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Oregon Inlet on NC 12
Location: Dare County, North Carolina
Status: Open to traffic, with lane closures Sept-Dec 2013 for emergency repairs
Future prospects: The North Carolina Department of Transportation is replacing Bonner Bridge because of problems related to beach erosion and severe weather. NCDOT awarded a $216 million contract to replace the bridge, with work to begin in 2013, pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by environmental groups. http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/bonnerbridgereplace/ http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/bonnerbridgereplace/download/B...
History: Built 1962
Design: Steel stringer
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 180.1 ft.
Total length: 12,865.8 ft. (2.4 mi.)
Deck width: 27.9 ft.
Also called: Oregon Inlet Bridge
Bonner Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.77040, -75.53499 (decimal degrees)
35°46'13" N, 75°32'06" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/451643/3958615 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Oregon Inlet
Inventory numbers: NC 550011 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 55203 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2014): Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 4.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2012): 4,500

Update Log

August 25, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
August 9, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
March 24, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
November 29, 2014: Photos imported by Dave King
September 24, 2013: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Emergency repair lane closures added
January 14, 2013: Updated by Andy Peters: changes primary name to Herbert C. Bonner Bridge

Sources

Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
Alexander D. Mitchell IV
Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Dana and Kay Klein