Hertford S-Bridge replacement opens to traffic

October 26, 2022 Submitted
The Hertford S-Bridge opened to traffic on Tuesday afternoon. The bridge carries U.S. 17 Business over the Perquimans River between Hertford and Winfall. The bridge replaced the old bridge, which was removed last year. To mark the occasion, fire trucks from the two towns met on the bridge at about 4 p.m. [NCDOT]

The N.C. Department of Transportation officially opened the Hertford S-Bridge replacement to traffic Tuesday afternoon.

The first vehicles, fire trucks from Hertford and Winfall, met each other at the middle of bridge at about 4 p.m.

The new swing-span bridge carries U.S. 17 Business over the Perquimans River between the communities of Hertford and Winfall. The bridge replaces the iconic, but deteriorating old Hertford S-Bridge, which welcomed vehicular and maritime traffic for 93 years before its removal last year.

Construction began on the design-build process in the summer of 2019. The total cost of the project was about $60 million, which included replacement of the bridge and improvements to the adjacent causeway.

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