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No injuries were reported due to the collapse. A portion of Highway 12 temporarily closed near the collapse, as well as the beach in front of Rodanthe due hazardous debris.
“Highway 12 is currently closed near the Pea Island Visitor Center due to a serious traffic accident,” the N.C. Department of Transportation posted on Facebook, later sharing that the stretch ...
North Carolina Highway 12 (NC 12) is a 148.0-mile-long (238.2 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina, linking the peninsulas and islands of the northern Outer Banks. Most sections of NC 12 are two lanes wide, and there are also two North Carolina Ferry System routes which maintain continuity of the route as it traverses ...
In the Outer Banks, conditions were worse, with NC 12 being temporarily closed on Ocracoke Island between Pony Pen and Point Beach due to ocean overwash. The stretch of road has since re-opened ...
Many parts of North Carolina Highway 12 were partially washed out, damaged, or reduced one lane, which slowed recovery efforts and the return of homeowners in the Outer Banks. [ 7 ] [ 10 ] The ferry between Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island was temporarily halted due to damage after the hurricane, though a small passenger ferry remained ...
Ocracoke continues to suffer frequent storm damage, including the recent Hurricane Dorian in 2019, which destroyed approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) of pavement along NC 12. Afterwards, Ocracoke Island was closed to visitors for contractors to repair the road and dune line. Normal access was restored as of December 5, 2019. [30]
The Wallula Junction fire is 50% contained by the highway is back open. Fire crews still trying to smother 250-acre fire that closed Highway 12 for 4 hours Skip to main content
In 2017 the North Carolina Department of Transportation replaced a temporary road bridge on North Carolina Highway 12 spanning New Inlet with an "interim" bridge, so called due to ongoing efforts to resolve how to best route N.C. 12 through or around the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. [2]