NC: Harker's Island, bridge construction
- Date Reported: Oct 3, 2022
- Reporter: Ted Stehle
- Source: CG Sector NC BNM 0382-22
- Description:
MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT A CONSTRUCTION FIRM, ON BEHALF OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (NCDOT), IS CONSTRUCTING A NEW BRIDGE TO REPLACE THE HARKER’S ISLAND BRIDGE ACROSS THE STRAITS, MILE 0.9, NEAR HARKER’S ISLAND, NC. COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 3, 2022, FOUR 50-FOOT LONG BY 30-FOOT WIDE TEMPORARY WORK TRESTLES WILL BE POSITIONED TO THE EAST OF THE NAVIGATION SPAN FOR THE NEW BRIDGE, WHICH IS CENTERED ON POSITION APPROXIMATE 34° 42' 57.24" N, 76° 34' 40.88" W. UPON PLACEMENT OF THE WORK TRESTLES, THE VICINITY OF THE NAVIGATION SPAN OF THE NEW BRIDGE WILL NOT BE OPEN TO NAVIGATION FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS. VESSELS MAY TRANSIT TO THE SOUTH OF THE WORK TRESTLES DURING THIS TIME, WITH DUE REGARD FOR NAVIGATION SAFETY AND THE PREVAILING DEPTHS OF WATER. COMMENCING ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 17, 2022, THE CENTER TWO TEMPORARY WORK TRESTLES WILL BE REMOVED TO REOPEN THE CENTER OF THE NAVIGATION SPAN OF THE NEW BRIDGE, WHICH WILL PROVIDE APPROXIMATELY 98 FEET OF HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE AND UNLIMITED VERTICAL CLEARANCE ABOVE MEAN HIGH WATER. ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 2, 2022, THE REMAINING TEMPORARY WORK TRESTLES IN THE VICINITY OF THE NAVIGATION SPAN FOR THE NEW BRIDGE WILL BE REMOVED. UPON COMPLETION, THE REPLACEMENT BRIDGE WILL BE A FIXED BRIDGE WITH A HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE OF 125 FEET AND A VERTICAL CLEARANCE OF 45 FEET ABOVE MEAN HIGH WATER CENTERED ON POSITION APPROXIMATE 34° 42' 57.24" N, 76° 34' 40.88" W. MARINERS SHOULD TRANSIT THE VICINITY OF BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION USING EXTREME CAUTION AND DUE REGARD FOR GENERAL SAFETY AND NAVIGATION SAFETY.
- Lat / Lon: N 34° 42.936' / W 076° 34.784'
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