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One person died after one of the last remaining sections of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet collapsed on Wednesday. Emergency responders were called to Oregon Inlet just before 5 p.m., according to OBX Today. One of the two remaining sections of the navigation span in the middle of the inlet appeared to have collapsed.
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday evening confirmed that one person was standing on the bridge. At least one other person was reported seriously injured. Other details about the incident were not yet available.
As the bridge was being dismantled, the concrete road deck and guardrails were cut apart and stacked on the support beams, according to the article. It was then loaded onto barges, followed by steel beams. The northern steel sections had been lowered to a barge sometime in the 24 hours prior to the collapse. The southern section was in the process of being unloaded of the
SHARE April 16, 2021
One person died after one of the last remaining sections of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet collapsed on Wednesday. Emergency responders were called to Oregon Inlet just before 5 p.m., according to OBX Today. One of the two remaining sections of the navigation span in the middle of the inlet appeared to have collapsed.
The Dare County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday evening confirmed that one person was standing on the bridge. At least one other person was reported seriously injured. Other details about the incident were not yet available.
As the bridge was being dismantled, the concrete road deck and guardrails were cut apart and stacked on the support beams, according to the article. It was then loaded onto barges, followed by steel beams. The northern steel sections had been lowered to a barge sometime in the 24 hours prior to the collapse. The southern section was in the process of being unloaded of the
Capt. Jeff Derringer of the Dare County Sheriff’s Office said workers were dismantling a section of the old Bonner Bridge around 5 p.m. when that section fell approximately 110 feet into Oregon Inlet. The accident was first reported by OBX Today.
Official: Person killed after partial collapse of old Outer Banks bridge
Authorities say workers were dismantling a section of the old Bonner Bridge on Wednesday when that section fell approximately 110 feet into Oregon Inlet. Author: Associated Press Updated: 11:14 PM EDT April 14, 2021
MANTEO, N.C. Authorities on the North Carolina coast say one person is dead after a portion of an old bridge on the Outer Banks collapsed and fell into the water.
Capt. Jeff Derringer of the Dare County Sheriff s Office says workers were dismantling a section of the old Bonner Bridge on the Outer Banks on Wednesday when that section fell approximately 110 feet into Oregon Inlet.
By Mark Starling
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