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The Herbert C. Bonner Bridge was a two-lane automobile bridge spanning the Oregon Inlet, between Bodie Island from Pea Island, in Dare County, North Carolina. The bridge carried NC 12 and was utilized by local and seasonal tourist traffic. The 2.7-mile (4.3 km) bridge was built in 1963 and was dedicated to Herbert C. Bonner. [4]
A former bridge spanning Oregon Inlet on the Outer Banks was named in honor of him and his service to the state of North Carolina. When the bridge was replaced in 2019, 1,000 ft of the Bonner bridge was left to be used a pier and retains the Bonner name. The M/V Herbert C. Bonner, a 25 car ferry was also named for him.
Captain Charlie Griffin, of Reels of Fortune, might be leading the fleet in the bluefin earning, but his boat has been having problems since his crash into Oregon Inlet’s treacherous Bonner Bridge. When Charlie picks up his boat after mechanics have finished working on the damage, it comes with a $10,000 bill, so now he and his hard-working ...
What to do on the Outer Banks. Immerse yourself in the history of the Outer Banks, the site of the some of the earliest European settlement in the U.S.: the colony at Roanoke Island established in ...
Rodney Hines of Raleigh, N.C, the “ No-Hand King” pedals on one wheel along NC 12 between sand dunes in the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday June 16, 2015 in the Cape Hatteras National ...
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It bypasses the community of Rodanthe using the Rodanthe Bridge. It crosses the New Inlet bridge onto Pea Island and 11 miles (18 km) further north is the Marc Basnight Bridge over Oregon Inlet, connecting Pea Island to Bodie Island. Nearby is the Bodie Island Lighthouse and visitor center.
Bodie Island (/ ˈ b ɒ d i / BAH-dee) is a long, narrow barrier peninsula that forms the northernmost portion of the Outer Banks.The land that is most commonly referred to as Bodie Island was at one time a true island, but in 1811 Roanoke Inlet, which had separated it from the Currituck Banks in the north, closed. [1]