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sand has been a problem for the fishing industry, recreational boating, and other maritime interests for decades. Since 1950, when
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we know it will have a devastating effect on the people who live along and visit the Outer Banks," said NCDOT Secretary Tony Tata. "We will work to safely reopen this vital lifeline quickly, and hope to be able to begin construction on a new bridge as soon as possible." Until it was safe to reopen, The NCDOT Ferry
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Like many other inlets along the Outer Banks, Oregon Inlet moves southward due to drifting sands during tides and storms. It has moved south over two miles (3.2 km) since 1846, averaging around 66 feet (20 m) per year. Shoaling of the channel through Oregon Inlet caused by this movement of
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Congress approved and appropriated funds for a decade earlier. By 1888, the Oregon Inlet Station had to be relocated to a new site. It
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million contract to replace the bridge. In
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Prior to the building of the Bonner bridge, Hatteras Island was only accessible by air or ferry. Ferries could carry a maximum of 2,000 people per day. The ferries cost the state $ 500,000 per year to operate, and there were very long lines waiting for the ferries during peak season. Due to the
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million. The arrangement for a portion of the state's cost to be paid by the
National Park Service was arranged by Rep. Herbert C. Bonner, for whom the bridge is named. The bridge also made it possible to provide electric power to the islands using transmission lines rather than generators.
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is assumed that this relocation was necessary because of the shifting of the channel to the south and the encroachment of the ocean from the east. The station was decommissioned and moved to a new safer location some 400 feet (120 m) westward toward the sound.
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almost every day. The inlet is also the location of a
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