An investigation is underway into a fatal April 14 accident during demolition at the decommissioned Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The Dare County Sheriff’s office confirmed that one construction worker was killed when a steel section of the bridge suddenly collapsed into the inlet.
Built in 1962, the Bonner Bridge was closed in early 2019 following completion of the parallel Marc Basnight Bridge, built by PCL Civil Constructors. Over the past two years, PCL has overseen demolition of the 2.3-mile Bonner Bridge, with most of the material deposited at several offshore artificial reef sites.