
Residents in Perquimans County walked and biked across the new ‘Hertford S-Bridge’ today during a Community Day to celebrate the near-completion of the project.
The state-of-the-art swing span bridge will carry U.S. 17 Business across the Perquimans River between Hertford and Winfall. It replaces the previous bridge, which was built in 1928 and removed in July 2021.
The bridge replacement is part of a $57 million project to improve U.S. 17 Business. The project also included a replacement of the adjoining causeway, which had been settling unevenly due to poor soil under the roadway.
The bridge and causeway are expected to open to traffic in the coming weeks.