Rodanthe Bridge

The Rodanthe Bridge, commonly called the Jug Handle Bridge,[1] is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) two-lane "jug handle" trestle bridge in Dare County, North Carolina. The bridge carries North Carolina Highway 12 from Rodanthe to the southern point of Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge by going west into the Pamlico Sound and then parallel an area of the Hatteras Island that is prone to coastal erosion, washouts, and flooding from storms.[2]

Rodanthe Bridge
The Rodanthe Bridge on the date of its opening, 2022
Coordinates35.61°N 75.48°W / 35.61; -75.48
CrossesPamlico Sound
LocaleRodanthe, NC
Characteristics
DesignTrestle
History
DesignerRK&K
Constructed byFlatiron Construction Corp.
Construction startSeptember 6, 2018
Construction cost$145 million
OpenedJuly 28th, 2022
Location

The bridge is designed around climate resilience in mind using nature-based design practices to try to make the bridge more resilient to extreme weather.[3]

History

Construction began in September 2018.[4] The bridge is being built by Flatiron Construction Company.[3]

The construction of the bridge was allowed because of a settlement with environmental groups that needed to avoid the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.[3]

The bridge opened to traffic on July 28, 2022, with southbound traffic at 11:40 AM, followed by northbound traffic at 12:20 PM[5]

See also

References
  1. Crist, Joy (2020-09-03). "Jug Handle Bridge is nearly 50% complete, and is still expected to open in the fall of 2021". Island Free Press. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. "N.C. 12 Rodanthe Bridge". Flatiron Construction Corp. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. "Shoring Up for Rising Sea Levels". Engineering News Record. Retrieved 2021-01-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "First piling driven in Rodanthe for the N.C. 12 Jug Handle Bridge". Kill Devil Hills, NC: The Outer Banks Voice. September 9, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  5. "Jug Handle Bridge opens to the public". Island Free Press. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-28.

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  2. NCDOT NC 12 - First Cars Across! | Facebook | By NCDOT NC 12 | Here's some video of the first vehicles to cross the new Rodanthe Bridge when southbound lanes opened at 11:40 a.m. today! The northbound lanes opened..., retrieved 2022-07-28
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