[EXPIRED] Hwy 158 Bridge Now Repaired, Elizabeth City, NC, Dismal Swamp Canal Alternate Route Mile 51, 5/4/2016
This now void Alert from Annette Baker came via our good friend, Hank Pomeranz of Carolina Yacht Care, out of Southport, NC. Highway 158 Bridge crosses the Dismal Swamp AICW Route at Statute Mile 51, in the heart of downtown Elizabeth City, and has returned to it’s reconstruction opening schedule following mechanical repairs.
Gentlemen,
Appreciate your help getting the following word out’¦
Thanks to Annette Baker aboard S/V Magnolia who reported this late yesterday after hearing chatter on VHF. She verified it today and I followed up with a call to the bridge tender.
Status as of 2:30PM today’¦The bridge is closed since yesterday due to mechanical difficulties. The bridge tender states that parts have arrived but is unsure how long to repair. Bridge tender can be reached at 252 331-4772.
Best regards
Hank
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