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Re: New Bonner Bridge?
Posted By: Kevin oneill In Response To: Re: New Bonner Bridge? (Al)
Date: Monday, 2-18-08, at 4:54 a.m.
yeah from what I hear and see the new bridge will swing more out into the Sound from Wancheese and return to Pea Island.
Here is a paragraph I copied from wikipedia.com about the bridge..Oregon Inlet is spanned by North Carolina Route 12 over the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge, built in 1963. The environment’s impact on the bridge and road was not fully understood at the time of construction, and now constant beach erosion, severe weather and high volume of traffic continually forces the state to protect the integrity of the road system. As much as $50 million was spent between 1987 and 1999 to repair and protect the Bonner Bridge and NC 12 from the ocean.
Plans are in place for a replacement bridge over Oregon Inlet that makes landfall on Pea Island and lies within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Once a final route is chosen, construction of the new bridge, which will be longer and curve farther inland, will begin. It will cost at least $300 million and should by completed by 2010, although it is likely to be later and could surpass $1 billion with other road improvements.
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