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Neighborhood Walk Today

Took another walk this morning heading to a different area which led to some spectacular views of the wetlands; of course in the way background of the last wetlands pic is the G.V. Barbee Bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway - a little summary below (more at the link). We'll be crossing the bridge this afternoon on our way to Southport and the NC Maritime Museum there.

The G. V. Barbee Bridge carries NC 133 across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), connecting Oak Island, North Carolina to the mainland. The 4,250-foot-long (1,300 m), 65-foot-high (20 m) structure, built under contract to the NC DOT, consists of 37 concrete girder main spans and 28 hollow core concrete slab approach spans. In the 2018/ 2019 time frame, DOT replaced all 28 cored concrete slabs and the barrier rails, resurfaced the roadway and made substructure repairs to include work on the pier caps, columns, piles and footings. (Source)

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