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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
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.