Thu April 01, 2021 - Southeast Edition #7
Cindy Riley â CEG Correspondent
Construction crews in North Carolina are replacing the Perquimans River Bridge in Perquimans County. The work is part of a $57 million project that will improve U.S. Highway 17 Business/N.C. Highway 37 between Hertford and Winfall.
(NCDOT photo)
Construction crews in North Carolina are replacing the
Perquimans River Bridge in Perquimans County. The work is part of a $57 million project that will improve U.S. Highway 17 Business/N.C. Highway 37 between Hertford and Winfall. The aging swing span bridge over the Perquimans River has become structurally obsolete, said David B. Otts, district engineer of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Although still safe to traverse, the high costs of maintaining a 91-year-old structure make it financially prudent to replace it with a new, low maintenance bridge.