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Unlike Outer Banks beaches, Sunset Beach is a relatively new attraction, having made a name for itself in the last 70 years.

On the island today, there remains nostalgia for the modest but community-defining bridge.

Over time, as more people discovered the island oasis at the tip of southeastern North Carolina, the fondness for the one-lane bridge grew. As much as the ocean, it became part of the lore and lure of Sunset Beach. Nelson visited for the first time when he was 10 years old in 1965. His grandfather had a place on the island and visited annually until he moved here permanently in 1990. "The first time I crossed the bridge, I had an epiphany this was where I was meant to be," he said. "That's what the bridge means to me." Bokelman had been vacationing locally since 1995 and retired here in 200...