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.
Officials said workers were dismantling an old bridge Wednesday when the section fell into the Oregon Inlet. Author: Associated Press Updated: 7:40 AM EDT April 15, 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.
The accident was first reported by OBX Today, and there was no official word on any other injuries.
By Sarah Tate
Apr 15, 2021
A portion of an old bridge in the Outer Banks of North Carolina collapsed Wednesday (April 14) afternoon, leaving one person dead and another seriously injured. The collapse sent the section of the bridge falling 110 feet into the Oregon Inlet below,
OBX Today reports.
According to Dare County Sheriff s Office Capt.
Jeff Derringer, workers were attempting to dismantle a portion of the old Herbert C. Bonner Bridge when it suddenly fell into the water around 5 p.m. Wednesday. The news outlet reports that the collapsed section, which was also the highest point of the old Bonner Bridge, was the last to be demolished.
April 15, 2021
MANTEO, N.C. (AP) One person was killed after a portion of an old bridge on the North Carolina Outer Banks collapsed and fell into the water, authorities said Wednesday.
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.
Pictures taken from traffic cameras showed the road deck had been removed from the steel girders and stacked on top of them.
The section of the bridge that fell was the last section to be demolished and was the tallest point of the old span, officials said. The portion of the bridge that remains is being prepared for conversion into a fishing pier that will open to the public this summer.