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Herbert C. Bonner Bridge

Dare County, North Carolina

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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

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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
Closed, replaced by Marc Basnight Bridge
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
Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
4,500
Inventory numbers
NC 550011 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 55203 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 4 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (14,372)
Built 1963 (224)
Built during 1960s (1,909)
Closed (2,570)
Continuous (2,319)
Dare County, North Carolina (11)
Doomed (1,065)
Have street view (25,405)
Lost 2019 (58)
 Lost during 2010s (2,878)
North Carolina (921)
Over a mile long (273)
Owned by state (15,122)
Preserved (1,126)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,885)
Steel stringer (5,617)
Total length over 2500 feet (819)

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
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Herbert C. Bonner Bridge
Posted February 13, 2019, by Ethan McDowell (etmcdowell1 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Replacement bridge set to open within days per NCDOT. Existing structure will be demolished except for 1000' on the south end of the inlet for use as a fishing pier.

Herbert C. Bonner Bridge
Posted December 29, 2018, by Kelly McClanahan

Take a look on Google Street View for views of the new bridge bring built. Google earth view does not show much, but take a ride across the bridge, and see the new bridge being built -- cool.