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Photo taken by Irma Hale in July 2011

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Overview: Swing bridge over Perquimans River on Business US 17 in Hertford
Location: Perquimans County, North Carolina
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929
Design: Swing Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 161.1 ft.
Total length: 640.1 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.19389, -76.46611 (decimal degrees)
36°11'38" N, 76°27'58" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/368182/4006449 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Hertford
Inventory numbers: NC 1430008 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 23305 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 5.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010): 4,400

Update Log

July 25, 2011: New photos from Irma Hale
March 12, 2010: Updated by Matthew Ridpath: Added Street View and main span design information.

Sources

Matthew Ridpath
'S' bridge may be near end of road in N.C. - The Virginian-Pilot, April 18, 2010

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'S' Bridge

Posted June 8, 2010, by George (gws1968 [at] live [dot] com)

They are wanting to tear this bridge down. If you know anything about this area you know it has great significance to the town of Hertford. Please sign the petition to try and save this historic bridge. I'll also post a link to a local paper that gives more detail on what they are planning to do. If they succeed in tearing down the bridge they will also succeed in strangling the last bit of life left in the town of Hertford.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sbridge/

Story from Pilot Online:

http://hamptonroads.com/2010/04/s-bridge-may-be-near-end-road-nc